Question 1

Actions taken to ensure the satisfaction of group members,develop and maintain harmonious work relationships,and preserve the social stability of the group are referred to as _____ behaviors.

Accepted Answer

In exhibiting group maintenance behaviors,leaders take action to ensure the satisfaction of group members,develop and maintain harmonious work relationships,and preserve the group's social stability.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of decision styles?

Accepted Answer

The classic study comparing autocratic and democratic styles found that a democratic approach resulted in the most positive attitudes,but an autocratic approach resulted in somewhat higher performance.A laissez-faire style,in which the leader essentially made no decisions,led to more negative attitudes and lower performance.However,when speed is of the essence,democratic decision making may be too slow,or people may want decisiveness from the leader.

Question 3

In the context of Vroom's leader decision styles,which of the following styles is exemplified when a manager makes choices herself using information that she considers relevant and then announces it to the group?

Accepted Answer

In the Vroom model's "decide" style,individuals make the decision alone and either announce or "sell" it to the group.They may use their expertise in collecting information that they deem relevant to the problem from the group or others.

Question 4

_____ is a leadership philosophy characterized by an absence of managerial decision making.

Accepted Answer

A laissez-faire style,in which the leader essentially makes no decisions,has been shown to lead to more negative attitudes and lower performance.

Question 5

The leadership perspective that proposes that universally important traits and behaviors do not exist,and that effective leadership behavior varies from circumstance to circumstance is known as the ____.

Accepted Answer

According to proponents of the situational approach to leadership,effective leader behaviors vary from situation to situation.The leader should first analyze the situation and then decide what to do.

Question 6

Leaders who emphasize quality,accuracy,quantity of output,and following the rules are most likely to be ____.

Accepted Answer

Task performance behaviors are the leader's efforts to ensure that the work unit or organization reaches its goals.These leaders focus on work speed,quality and accuracy,quantity of output,and following the rules.

Question 7

The situational approach to leadership suggests that:

Accepted Answer

According to proponents of the situational approach to leadership,effective leader behaviors vary from situation to situation.The leader should first analyze the situation and then decide what to do.

Question 8

Autocratic leaders:

Accepted Answer

Autocratic leaders make decisions and then announce them to the group.Democratic leadership solicits input from others.

Question 9

A situational model of leadership that focuses on how leaders go about making decisions using factors like decision significance,leader expertise,and group support for objectives is referred to as the ____.

Accepted Answer

The Vroom model emphasizes the participative dimension of leadership: how leaders go about making decisions.Table 12.2 shows the situational factors used to analyze problems.The factors include decision significance,leadership expertise,and group support for objectives.

Question 10

Task performance behaviors are focused on:

Accepted Answer

Task performance behaviors are the leader's efforts to ensure that the work unit or organization reaches its goals.They include a focus on work speed,quality and accuracy,quantity of output,and following the rules.

Question 11

Which of the following is a drawback of grid training?

Accepted Answer

For a long time,grid training was warmly received by U.S.business and industry.Later,however,it was criticized for embracing a simplistic,one-best-way style of leadership and ignoring the possibility that 9,9 leadership is not best under all circumstances.

Question 12

In the context of Vroom's leader decision styles,which of the following styles is used by a manager who shares a problem in a group meeting,and then defines the problem and boundaries with an objective to get concurrence on the decision?

Accepted Answer

In the Vroom model's "facilitate" style,individuals present the problem to the group in a meeting.They act as facilitators,defining the problem to be solved and the boundaries within which the decision must be made.Their objective is to get concurrence on a decision.

Question 13

Which of the following highlights the importance of leader behaviors,not just toward the group as a whole,but toward individuals on a personal level?

Accepted Answer

Leader-member exchange (LMX)theory highlights the importance of leader behaviors not just toward the group as a whole but toward individuals on a personal basis.

Question 14

Leticia has again found herself frustrated at work.Her manager,for whatever reason,never makes a decision.If anything is to get done,Leticia and her coworkers simply do what they think is best.From the scenario,it can be inferred that Leticia's manager has adopted a _____ decision style.

Accepted Answer

A laissez-faire decision style,in which the leader essentially makes no decisions,leads to more negative attitudes and lower performance.

Question 15

_____ is a situational model that focuses on the participative dimension of leadership.

Accepted Answer

The Vroom model emphasizes the participative dimension of leadership: how leaders go about making decisions.The model uses the basic situational approach of assessing the situation before determining the best leadership style.

Question 16

Actions taken to ensure that the work group or organization reaches its goals are referred to as ____.

Accepted Answer

Leadership requires getting the job done.Task performance behaviors are actions taken to ensure that the work group or organization reaches its goals.

Question 17

The three categories of leadership behaviors that have received particular attention are:

Accepted Answer

The behavioral approach downplays personal characteristics in favor of the actual behaviors that leaders exhibit.Three general categories of leadership behavior have received particular attention: behaviors related to task performance,group maintenance,and employee participation in decision making.

Question 18

According to leader behavior research findings at Ohio State and Michigan,the ideal leader:

Accepted Answer

The performance and maintenance dimensions of leadership are independent of each other.In other words,a leader can behave in ways that emphasize one,both,or neither of these dimensions.Some research indicates that the ideal combination is to engage in both types of leader behaviors.After the Ohio State and Michigan findings were published,it became popular to talk about the ideal leader as one who is always both performance and maintenance oriented.

Question 19

Leader-member exchange theory highlights the:

Accepted Answer