Mana Chapter 12 – Flashcards
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according to John Kotter, leadership (in contrast to management) entails:
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setting a direction for organization
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which of the following is NOT one of the leadership categorization factors: -traits -attitudes -behavior -contingency
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attitudes
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Kotter suggests that leadership and management:
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are two distinct , yet complementary system of action in organization
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according to Zaleznik's thinking on leader as distinct personalities, leader and managers differ along four different dimensions of personality. Which of the following is NOT one of those dimensions?
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internal versus external orientation
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Trait leader theories on all the following EXCEPT: -intelligence -personality characteristics -physical attributes -institutional characteristics
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institutional characteristics
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which of the following statements best reflects the support for trait theories to identify universal distinguishing attributes of leaders?
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finding on traits as a basis for explaining leader effectiveness are neither strong nor uniform
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trait theories of leadership attempt to:
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focus on leaders physical attributes, personality, and abilities
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a major difference between trait and behavioral theories of leadership is:
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trait theories emphasize personality and ability attributes versus actions and abilities
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when comparing autocratic leadership style to democratic leadership style democratic leaders:
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do not closely supervise and allow employee initiative and decision making
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all of the following are autocratic leader characteristics EXCEPT: -strongly controlling work relationships -explicit work orders and minimal follower flexibility in application of work rules -highly structured work situation and close supervision -employee-centered
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employee-centered
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the most pronounced consequence of laissez-faire leadership tends to be:
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chaos in the work environment
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the important underlying behavior of the Ohaio state leadership studies are:
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consideration and initiating structure
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which of the following is NOT a behavior of initiating structure? -Organizing the work environment -establishing lines of communication and authority -assigning employees to tasks -encourage mutual respect and interpersonal trust
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encourage mutual respect and interpersonal trust
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a major difference between the Michigan approach to leadership and Ohio state approach was:
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Ohio studies see the dimensions as coexisting where the Michigan studies see them as mutually exclusive
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an important conclusion of Ohio state leadership studies was:
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leadership climate was a more important determinant of behaviors than was training
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according to the Michigan studies on leadership, a work environment characterized by constant influence attempts on the part of the leader through closer supervision or written rules and regulations is likely the result of:
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production-oriented style
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according to the Michigan studies on leadership, which of the following statements regarding the emotional climate of the work situation is most correct?
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Anxiety may be the result of either autocratic or democratic leadership style
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Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid identifies the country club manager as someone who:
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create a pleasing, happy work environment and applies minimal supervision
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according to the leadership Grid approach to leadership, the manager who exerts just enough effort to avoid being fired would be consistent with position on the grid?
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1,1
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the impoverished manager is one who:
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exerts just enough effort to avoid being fired
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according to Blake and Mouton and their Leadership Grind, a manager with a high concern for production and low concern for people would be in position on the grid?
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1,9
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Contingency theories of leadership, in determining appropriate leader behavior and style, focus strongly on:
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the importance and characteristics of the situation as well as particular traits
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the theories of leadership concerned with identifying the specific leader behaviors that are most effective in specific leadership situation would be:
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contingency theories
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as a supervisor, you find yourself in a situation where you have good relationship with employees, the task is structured, and you have and can exercise strong position power. Your leadership behavior and style should be:
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task-oriented
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Fiedler would advocate which of the following in effecting a match of the leader to favorable leadership situation
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re-engineer the situation
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the LPC scale is:
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a protective technique that evaluate the person and a leader has least preferred to work with
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institutional favorableness using Fiedler's model consists of which three dimensions?
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position power, leader-member relationship, and task structure
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according to fiedler, the effectiveness of leaders is dependent on:
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the favorableness of their situation
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according to Fiedler's leadership research, high LPC (relationship-oriented) leaders are most successful in situation where:
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leader-member relations are good, the task is instructed , and position power is weak
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Fiedler recommends that managers, in order to be effective, should:
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carefully assess and diagnose the situation
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as a manager using Fiedler's approach to leadership, which of the following interventions would be most effective:
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Reenginneer the situation to fit the leader's predisposition
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according to the contingency theory developed by Fiedler, what is the most appropriate action where it is found there is a misfit between the leader and the situation
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reengineer the leader's situation to fit the leader's basic predisposition
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the variables used to determine the most appropriate leader in House's Path-goal theory are:
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follower characteristics and task characteristics
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which of the following isNOT one of the leader behavior styles one can choose from using the path-goal theory leader rffectineness
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relationship-oriented
