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Style of Leadership - correct answer ✅Behavior of leaders is referred to as: Approach - correct answer ✅A general way of thinking about leadership, not necessarily based on empirical research. Leadership - correct answer ✅has been the topic of extensive literature for centuries. Acknowledge and reveal your strengths - correct answer ✅In the text, what is one way to develop your strengths? As a theory or model - correct answer ✅-A way of explaining how leadership works, using hypotheses, principles, or propositions that can be tested. discipline - correct answer ✅Studies of leadership have emerged from every
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Relationship - correct answer ✅The idea that leadership should focus on the communication between leaders and followers and not on the qualities of the leader describes thinking of leadership as a(n) Trait - correct answer ✅- Distinguishing quality of an individual, often inherited (intelligence, confidence, charisma, determination, sociability, or integrity)
- Emphasizes the leader in the leader-follower context.
- Thus the view that, "leaders are born, not made." Contingency - correct answer ✅_____ theory focuses on the match between the leader's style and specific situational variables. Leadership - correct answer ✅As a result, there are many approaches to
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Theory - correct answer ✅a set of hypotheses, principles, or laws that explain a given phenomenon Transformational Leadership Theory - correct answer ✅A theory that describes leadership as a process that changes people and organizations; new leadership True - correct answer ✅True or False: There is a strong demand for effective leadership in today's society. True - correct answer ✅True or False: Leadership and management are not the same Effective Leadership - correct answer ✅is a result of utilizing the right traits at the right time.
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Skill - correct answer ✅- This means leadership is a competency.
- means you know how to do something, that you are competent.
- As a competency, leadership becomes available to everyone.
- If we can learn from experience, we can acquire leadership.
- competency developed to accomplish a task effectively
- available to everyone because people can learn and develop Themes of Human Talent - correct answer ✅Relatively stable, fixed characteristics- similar to personality traits -that are not easily changed. True - correct answer ✅True or False: Views of leadership differ around the world due to cultural differences and political cultures. Connective Leadership Approach - correct answer ✅how leaders identify the need of diverse groups
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Determination - correct answer ✅-focused and attentive to tasks-know where to go and how to get there -includes initiative, persistence, and drive -persevere in face of obstacles -easiest for leaders to acquire -focus on task, clarify goals, articulate vision, and encourage others to stay the course
- E.g.: marathon runners, Nelson Mandela Great Man Theories - correct answer ✅leadership theories that focuses on identifying the innate qualities of great social, political, and military leaders Behavioral Leadership Theory - correct answer ✅explore how managers use task and relationship behaviors in organizational setting Servant Leadership Approach - correct answer ✅An emerging leadership approach that emphasizes the "caring principle" with leaders as "servants" who focus on their
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followers' needs in order to help these followers become more autonomous, knowledgeable, and like servants themselves. Communication - correct answer ✅Most managers also tend to be leaders, but only IF they also adequately carry out the leadership responsibilities of management, which include _________, motivation, providing inspiration and guidance, and encouraging employees to rise to a higher level of productivity Authoritarian Leadership Style - correct answer ✅A style of leadership in which leaders perceive subordinates as needing direction and need to control subordinates and what they do; influence and control must be exercised over group members Theory X - correct answer ✅The assumptions that people dislike work and people need to be directed and controlled; People lack ambition Relationship - correct answer ✅-an unusual way of thinking about leadership
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Process Behaviors - correct answer ✅Behaviors used by leaders to help group members feel comfortable with each other and at ease in the situations in which they find themselves. ALL - correct answer ✅Which of the following are administrative skills? A. Planning B. Organizing C. Assigning D. ALL The toxic effect a destructive leader has on individuals and organizations - correct answer ✅Which of the following best describes "the dark side of leadership"? A) The toxic effect a destructive leader has on individuals and organizations B) The beginning phase of leadership before light and learning occur C) The depression a leader experiences when times are difficult
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D) The second half of a leader's tenure in office E) All of these Leadership - correct answer ✅Which of the following is the weakest link in business, industry, and government today? A) Technology B) Tools and equipment C) Physical plant and facilities D) Systems and procedures E) Leadership Situational Leadership Theory - correct answer ✅- explores how leaders use employee motivation to enhance performance and satisfaction
- Premise is that different situations demand different kinds of leadership.
- match between leader's styles and specific situational variables
- Serious research began in 1960s with Hersey, Blanchard and Reddin.
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Motivation - correct answer ✅A person's view of all of the following form a personal philosophy of leadership EXCEPT: A. People B. Motivation C. Work D. Human Nature Global Leadership Attributes - correct answer ✅-leadership concepts in this chapter are from a North American perspective -different views of leadership exist in other parts of the world- House (2004) studied impact of culture on leadership effectiveness in 62 countries -universally accepted positive and negative leadership characteristics Authentic Leadership - correct answer ✅An emerging leadership approach that looks at the authenticity of leaders and their leadership.
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Behavior Approach - correct answer ✅an approach to leadership research that focuses on behavior and examines what leaders do and how they act Universal Leadership Attributes - correct answer ✅ Functional - correct answer ✅Technical competence is sometimes referred to as ______________ competence. Influencing the behaviors of others through ideas and deeds - correct answer ✅Which of the following best describes leadership? A) Adherence to performance standards B) Influencing the behaviors of others through ideas and deeds C) Evaluating a course of action D) Seeking direction from others E) Writing and speaking effectively
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-3 preconditions for destructive leadership to occur: a. destructive leader b. susceptible followers c. weak checks and balances Relational Approach - correct answer ✅An approach to leadership research that examines the nature of relations between leaders and followers. Leader-Member Exchange Theory - correct answer ✅which predicts that high quality relations generate more positive leader outcomes than lower-quality relations; Conceptualizes leadership as a process that is centered on the interactions between leaders and followers Indra Nooyi - correct answer ✅•One of the top female executives in the US. •Grew up in Madras, India; always pushed conventional boundaries. •Completed a Master's in Management from Yale University.
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•Worked for Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Motorola, and Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) before joining Pepsi. •Chief dealmaker in acquiring Tropicana and Quaker Oats. •Creating healthier products such as Pepsi Next. Linley - correct answer ✅Which research defines strength as a preexisting capacity that is authentic and energizing and enables peak performance. True - correct answer ✅True or False: An ability can be acquired, developed, and improved. Caring about the task to be done and caring about people - correct answer ✅Which of the following best describes caring leadership? A) Caring about the task to be done and caring about people B) Caring about self-advancement and caring about the task to be done
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Laissez-Faire - correct answer ✅Steve knows each of his employees by name and believes in giving them complete freedom to their work. He doesn't conduct evaluations or attempt to influence their work. He is what kind of leader? Practicing Leadership - correct answer ✅-there is a strong demand for leadership today- people want effective leadership -effective leadership is intentional and creates change for the common good -the challenge is to be prepared to lead when called on -how you think about leadership will influence the way you practice leadership Relationship Behaviors - correct answer ✅Behaviors used by leaders that help subordinates feel comfortable with themselves, with each other, and with the situation they find themselves in. Task Behavior - correct answer ✅behaviors used by leaders to get the job done
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Intelligence - correct answer ✅- includes having good language skills, perceptual skills, and reasoning ability.
- Becoming more knowledgeable about our leadership position gives us the information we need to become better leaders
- it is hard to change Intelligence Quotient (IQ).
- it is possible to: -- obtain knowledge -- learn about your job and environment -- use information to become better leaders all - correct answer ✅Lewin, Lippitt, and White conducted primary work on what style(s) of leadership? A. authoritarian B. democratic C. laissez-faire D. all
