Question 1

In a short essay, describe Ibn Khaldun's conception of leadership and his rationale for leadership failures.

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Question 2

In a short essay, list and discuss five sources in which leader power has been identified. Include specific examples of each source of power to support your answer.

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Question 3

Crazy Powermakers, Inc. (Scenario)
Crazy Powermakers, Inc., was a unique company in that its philosophy was to prevent any one person from having too much power in the company. Therefore, any power found to exist in the company was distributed to someone who did not have any power yet. As a result, Tamara was the person employees went to when disciplinary action had to be taken; Kays was the supervisor that the employees went to for general decisions that needed to be made; Fadi was the person employees went to when they were to receive special recognition; Amira was the person employees went to when knowledge of a topic was needed; and Firas was the person employees went to when they needed resources or sought his charisma.
-Fadi held ________ power.

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Fadi held reward power because he was the person employees went to when they were to receive special recognition, which is a form of reward.

Question 4

Crazy Powermakers, Inc. (Scenario)
Crazy Powermakers, Inc., was a unique company in that its philosophy was to prevent any one person from having too much power in the company. Therefore, any power found to exist in the company was distributed to someone who did not have any power yet. As a result, Tamara was the person employees went to when disciplinary action had to be taken; Kays was the supervisor that the employees went to for general decisions that needed to be made; Fadi was the person employees went to when they were to receive special recognition; Amira was the person employees went to when knowledge of a topic was needed; and Firas was the person employees went to when they needed resources or sought his charisma.
-Tamara held ________ power.

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Tamara held coercive power because she was the person employees went to when disciplinary action had to be taken, which involves the ability to enforce rules and administer punishment.

Question 5

A Leadership Junkie (Scenario)
Selma is a leadership "junkie." She has read all of the latest popular management texts on leadership and strongly feels that it has improved her ability to manage and perform her job. She is always eager to share her knowledge with her peers, especially emerging issues in leadership and the differences between the ways men and women lead.
-At home, Salma was fixing dinner and thinking about the new CEO her firm had hired. In her speech the previous day, the new CEO had discussed her experience in the industry and her education. Salma thought that the new CEO would do a great job given these characteristics, coupled with how well-spoken she was and the fact that she just looked like a CEO. Laughing, Salma realized that she had been judging the new CEO in a manner consistent with the ________ theories of leadership that were popular in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Selma's judgment of the new CEO based on characteristics like experience, education, and appearance aligns with trait theories of leadership, which focus on identifying specific qualities and traits that are associated with effective leaders.

Question 6

In a short essay, discuss the path-goal leadership theory developed by Robert House, and the four leadership behaviors based on this theory.

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Question 7

A Leadership Junkie (Scenario)
Selma is a leadership "junkie." She has read all of the latest popular management texts on leadership and strongly feels that it has improved her ability to manage and perform her job. She is always eager to share her knowledge with her peers, especially emerging issues in leadership and the differences between the ways men and women lead.
-Selma had to tell Zeina about the findings concerning women and leadership. Zeina was interested in the fact that all but which of the following is true concerning women and leadership?

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Women tend to share power more than men, not less, which makes option A incorrect concerning women and leadership.

Question 8

In a short essay, contrast the behavioral theories of leadership.

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Question 9

In a short essay, discuss the situational leadership theory as developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard. Next, list and discuss the four specific leadership styles and the four stages of follower readiness as defined by Hersey and Blanchard.

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Question 10

In a short essay, differentiate between transactional and transformational leaders.

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Question 11

Crazy Powermakers, Inc. (Scenario)
Crazy Powermakers, Inc., was a unique company in that its philosophy was to prevent any one person from having too much power in the company. Therefore, any power found to exist in the company was distributed to someone who did not have any power yet. As a result, Tamara was the person employees went to when disciplinary action had to be taken; Kays was the supervisor that the employees went to for general decisions that needed to be made; Fadi was the person employees went to when they were to receive special recognition; Amira was the person employees went to when knowledge of a topic was needed; and Firas was the person employees went to when they needed resources or sought his charisma.
-Kays held ________ power.

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Kays held legitimate power as he was the supervisor responsible for making general decisions, which is typically associated with the authority given by a formal position within an organization.

Question 12

A Leadership Junkie (Scenario)
Selma is a leadership "junkie." She has read all of the latest popular management texts on leadership and strongly feels that it has improved her ability to manage and perform her job. She is always eager to share her knowledge with her peers, especially emerging issues in leadership and the differences between the ways men and women lead.
-Selma stopped Hani in the hall and just had to tell him about ________, that is, leadership characterized by enthusiasm, self-confidence, and the ability to influence people to behave in certain ways.

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Charismatic leadership is characterized by enthusiasm, self-confidence, and the ability to influence people to behave in certain ways, which aligns with Selma's description.

Question 13

Crazy Powermakers, Inc. (Scenario)
Crazy Powermakers, Inc., was a unique company in that its philosophy was to prevent any one person from having too much power in the company. Therefore, any power found to exist in the company was distributed to someone who did not have any power yet. As a result, Tamara was the person employees went to when disciplinary action had to be taken; Kays was the supervisor that the employees went to for general decisions that needed to be made; Fadi was the person employees went to when they were to receive special recognition; Amira was the person employees went to when knowledge of a topic was needed; and Firas was the person employees went to when they needed resources or sought his charisma.
-Amira held ________ power.

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Amira held expert power because she was the person employees went to when knowledge of a topic was needed, indicating her expertise in certain areas.

Question 14

In a short essay, explain the prophetic-caliphal model of leadership.

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Question 15

A Leadership Junkie (Scenario)
Selma is a leadership "junkie." She has read all of the latest popular management texts on leadership and strongly feels that it has improved her ability to manage and perform her job. She is always eager to share her knowledge with her peers, especially emerging issues in leadership and the differences between the ways men and women lead.
-Selma stopped Imad in the parking lot and just had to tell him about ________, where leaders guide or motivate their followers in the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements.

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Transactional leadership involves guiding or motivating followers towards established goals by clarifying roles and task requirements.

Question 16

Crazy Powermakers, Inc. (Scenario)
Crazy Powermakers, Inc., was a unique company in that its philosophy was to prevent any one person from having too much power in the company. Therefore, any power found to exist in the company was distributed to someone who did not have any power yet. As a result, Tamara was the person employees went to when disciplinary action had to be taken; Kays was the supervisor that the employees went to for general decisions that needed to be made; Fadi was the person employees went to when they were to receive special recognition; Amira was the person employees went to when knowledge of a topic was needed; and Firas was the person employees went to when they needed resources or sought his charisma.
-Firas held ________ power.

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Firas held referent power, as employees sought him out for his charisma, which is a key aspect of referent power.

Question 17

A Leadership Junkie (Scenario)
Selma is a leadership "junkie." She has read all of the latest popular management texts on leadership and strongly feels that it has improved her ability to manage and perform her job. She is always eager to share her knowledge with her peers, especially emerging issues in leadership and the differences between the ways men and women lead.
-Selma stopped Sarah in the lunchroom and just had to tell her about ________, where followers make claims about heroic or extraordinary leadership abilities when they observe certain behaviors.

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Question 18

In a short essay, describe the results of the studies that focus on gender and leadership style.

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Question 19

In a short essay, identify seven traits associated with leadership.

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Quiz 16: Managers As Leaders