Question 1

Leaders especially want ________ who are productive,reliable,honest,cooperative,proactive,and flexible.

Accepted Answer

Leaders want followers who are productive,reliable,honest,cooperative,proactive,and flexible.They do not want followers who are reluctant to take the lead on projects,fail to generate ideas,are unwilling to collaborate,or who withhold information,provide inaccurate feedback,or hide the truth.

Question 2

Amy,the manager of a branch location of a large travel firm,treated company resources as if they were her own and encouraged continued development and training of her employees.She cared about the staff deeply and even organized international volunteering activities to promote their growth.Amy could best be described as which type of leader?

Accepted Answer

Servant leaders focus on providing increased service to others.Characteristics include belief they are stewards of their employees and resources and commitment to the growth of people.

Question 3

Charismatic leadership is now considered part of ______ leadership.

Accepted Answer

Charismatic leadership,which was assumed to be an individual inspirational and motivational characteristic of particular leaders,much like other trait-theory characteristics,was viewed as a category of its own,but now it is considered part of transformational leadership.

Question 4

Explain Fiedler's contingency theory by describing the factors that contribute to a low-control situation,and what style of leadership would be prescribed in this case.Illustrate the situation with realistic circumstances in which this would occur.

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Question 5

______ have a global mind-set that recognizes that the Internet is opening new markets and recharging existing ones.

Accepted Answer

E-leaders,says one writer,"have a global mind-set that recognizes that the Internet is opening new markets and recharging existing ones.They don't bother fighting mere battles with competitors because they're too busy creating businesses that will surround and destroy them."

Question 6

______ model of leadership emphasizes that leaders have different sorts of relationships with different employees.

Accepted Answer

The leader-member exchange (LMX)model of leadership emphasizes that leaders have different sorts of relationships with different employees.

Question 7

Transformational leadership is positively associated with all the following except _____.

Accepted Answer

Transformational leadership yields positive results and is positively associated with all the following measures of organizational effectiveness;measures of leadership effectiveness and employee job satisfaction;more employee identification with their leaders and with their immediate work groups,commitment to organizational change;higher levels of intrinsic motivation,group cohesion,work engagement,setting of goals consistent with those of the leader,and proactive behavior.

Question 8

Identify at least five of the influence tactics used to get people to do what you want.Is each of these a hard or soft tactic? Which one is most frequently used? Provide examples of how each might be used.

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Question 9

What is a behavioral theory of leadership? Choose one of the behavioral leadership theories and explain it.Then,choose a leader and characterize the leadership style you think that person exhibits according to your chosen theory.

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Question 10

What is a trait theory of leadership? What are the four traits that make a credible leader? Choose a leader that you find credible and assess if that person seems to possess these traits.

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Question 11

Research shows that followers seek and admire leaders who create feelings of _____.

Accepted Answer

Research shows that followers seek and admire leaders who create feelings of significance.Such leaders make followers feel that what they do at work is important and meaningful.

Question 12

Employees at Employees Credit Union were really impressed with Ryan,the new CEO.He was the first person who had fully developed a vision for the company about where it could go,and had energized everyone to try to get there.Ryan is a ______ leader.

Accepted Answer

A transformational leader inspires motivation by offering an agenda,a grand design,an ultimate goal,or in short,a vision.

Question 13

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has made sure his employees have health insurance and work in a positive environment.He could best be described as which type of leader?

Accepted Answer

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is cited as being one of the foremost practitioners of servant-style leadership.Schultz has made sure his employees have health insurance and work in a positive environment,and as a result Starbucks has a strong brand following.

Question 14

Identify and define the five sources of power.Provide an example of how each might be used,and by whom.

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Question 15

Which of the following is not positively associated with transformational leadership,according to research?

Accepted Answer

The research shows that transformational leadership yields several positive results.For example,it is positively associated with (1)measures of organizational effectiveness; (2)measures of leadership effectiveness and employee job satisfaction; (3)more employee identification with their leaders and with their immediate workgroups;and (4)higher levels of intrinsic motivation,group cohesion,work engagement,and setting of goals consistent with those of the leader.

Question 16

Which of the following is a characteristic of transformational leaders?

Accepted Answer

Whereas transactional leaders try to get people to do ordinary things,transformational leaders encourage people to do exceptional things,with higher levels of intrinsic motivation,trust,commitment,and loyalty that can produce significant organizational change and results.

Question 17

"Do my subordinates perform unambiguous,easily understood tasks?" This question reflects the dimension of situational control called _____.

Accepted Answer

Task structure refers to the degree to which tasks are clear, specific, and unambiguous. This question specifically asks if subordinates perform unambiguous and easily understood tasks, indicating a concern for task structure.

Question 18

In the leader-member exchange model,the relationship between leader and follower that is characterized by mutual trust,respect,and liking is known as a(n)________ exchange.

Accepted Answer

In the in-group exchange,the relationship between leader and follower becomes a partnership characterized by mutual trust,respect,and liking,and a sense of common fates.

Question 19

Contrast management with leadership and explain their relationship to one another using John Kotter's criteria.

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Question 20

A leader who focuses on providing increased service to others is called a _____.

Accepted Answer

Servant leaders focus on providing increased service to others,meeting the goals of both followers and the organization rather than to themselves.

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