JSU- Chapter 13 - OB

Leadership

Leadership behaviors

Task oriented, relationship oriented, passive, and transformational are all characteristics of what

Leadership behaviors

____________ are made up of demographics, intelligence and skills, task orientated traits, and intrapersonal attributes.

Leaders

________ inspire, influence, and create the vision and strategic plan.

Managers

________ implement, plan, organize, and control.

Leaders; managers

________ organize/create a plan as where ______ implements the plan.

NO; good leaders are not necessarily good managers and vice versa

Are leaders and managers interchangeable?

trait approach

attempts to identify personality characteristics or interpersonal attributes that can be used to differentiate leaders from followers

The Big 5 traits

Conscientious, open to experience, emotional stability, extroversion, and agreeableness are all traits of ___________.

experience; learning

Trait theorist believe that leadership can be developed with ______ and _______.

True

True or False: Great man theory is based on the assumption that great leaders were born with the ability to lead.

negatively

Dark traits are _______ associated with leaders.

Narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy

The dark traits are:

implicit leadership theory

based on the idea that people have beliefs about how leaders should behave and what they should do for their followers

leadership prototype

a mental representation of the traits and behaviors that people believe are possessed by leaders

Leadership

________ traits are linked to leadership emergence

global

It is important to develop a _______ mindset in order to be an effective leader.

Positive; dark-side

_______ traits should be cultivated and ________ traits should be avoided.

Behavioral styles approach

____________ uses four categories of unique behaviors displayed by effective leaders.

task oriented, relationship oriented, passive, transformational

What are the four categories of the behavioral styles approach displayed by effective leaders

Task-oriented behaviors

ensures that people, equipment, and other resources are used in an effective way

transactional leadership

Focuses on clarifying roles and requirements; uses contingent rewards and punishments

Initiating structure

organizes group behavior to maximize productivity; strong positive relationship with leader effectiveness

task oriented behaviors

________ are used to increase efficiency.

task oriented behaviors

transactional leadership and initiating structure are examples of

relationship oriented behaviors

_______ enhances employees skills and create positive work relationships.

relationship oriented behaviors

Empowerment and consideration are _________

Empowerment

creates perceptions of psychological empowerment in others; reflects employees beliefs that they have control over their work

Consideration

creates mutual respect or trust and focuses on a concern for group members needs or desires; promotes social interaction

servant leadership

service to others rather than one self; possess several positive traits like listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion

Ethical leadership

focus on being a moral role model; positive relationship to job satisfactions; organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behaviors, organization and performance; lower levels of job stress and counterproductive work and turnover

relationship oriented behaviors

Ethical leadership, servant leadership, consideration and empowerment all are _______

Abusive supervision

The sustained behavior that leads to hostile verbal and nonverbal behavior by managers

abusive supervision

Criticizing employees in front of other collegues and telling them their ideas are stupid are examples of

abusive supervision

Giving employees the silent treatment and reminding them of past mistakes and errors are examples of

abusive supervision

Decrease in job satisfaction, retaliatory behavior by an employee, and decreased productivity can be results of

abusive supervision/behavior

An anonymous tip line, written company policies, and acknowledgment my senior managers that there is no place for abusive behavior in the company’s culture are all strategies to eliminate _________

behavior; traits

Leader ______ is more important than leader ______ when it comes to effectiveness.

improved and developed

Leader behaviors can be _____ and _______.

True

True or False: Leader behaviors can be improved or developed.

True

True or False; There is no one best style of leadership- it depends on the situation.

False

True or False: You can manager every situation the same.

relationship; task

Leaders are thought to have a dominant style that is motivated by the _______ or by the __________

effectiveness

Leader _______ depends on the extent to which leader style matches the situation

Leader member relations, task structure, and position power

What are the three dimensions of situational control identified by Fielder?

situational control

Leader member relations, task structure, and position power are all dimensions of _________

True ; bc we perform multiple tasks a day

True or False: Situations always change.

True

True or False: Feilder believed that leaders have one natural style that is resistant to change.

goals; relationships

Task motivated leaders focus on accomplishing the _________ where relationship motivated leader are more interested in the __________.

situational control

The amount of control/influence the member has on the immediate work environment

position power

the degree in which the member has formal power where they can reward the employees, punish the employees, or contain compliance by the employees

leader-member relations

support, loyalty and trust of the workgroup

task structure

amount of structure contained within the task by the workgroup

Relationship motivated leadership

In moderate-control situations, what type of leadership style do you need according to fielders contingency model

Task motivated leadership

According to Fielders Model, in high control situations, what type of leadership style do you need?

task motivated leadership

According to Fielders Model, in low control situations, what type of leadership style do you need?

traits; behaviors

Leadership goes beyond _______ and __________.

leadership; situational

Organizations should look to hire or promote people whose ________ styles fit or match the _______ demands.

True

True or False: Leaders need to modify their style to fit the solution.

path goal theory

leaders goals are effected when employees view them as a source for satisfaction or as paving the way for future satisfaction

path goal theory

Reducing roadblocks, providing guidance and support, linking rewards to goal accomplishment are ways leaders can follow the _______

By reducing roadblocks, providing guidance and support, linking rewards to goal accomplishments

What are the ways leaders can follow the path goal theory?

True

True or False: Leadership effectiveness is influenced by leadership behaviors and specifics of the situation?

The match between leadership behaviors and contingency factors

What determines leadership effectiveness?

More

Employee characteristics and environmental factors are expected to cause leadership behaviors to me (more/less) effective than others.

impact; effective

When employee characteristics and environmental factors _________ leadership effectiveness, that will impact how ______ the leader can be.

employee characteristics

Locus of control, task ability, need for achievement, experience, and need for clarity are all examples of ________

environmental factors

Task structure and work group dynamics are examples of ________

leadership effectiveness

Employee motivation, satisfaction, performance, leader acceptance, and work unit performance are characteristics of _______________

Effective

_______ leaders use multiple types of leader behaviors.

Leaders

________ are encouraged to clarify paths to goals accomplishment and remove any obstacles that may impair an employees ability to achieve his or her goals.

Leadership

________ styles should be modified to fit various employees and various environmental characteristics.

Experience; education

_______ and _________ increase effective leaders.

Five

There are ___ steps to the applying the contingency theory.

Identify important outcomes

What is the first step to applying the contingency theory for leadership effectiveness?

Identify relevant leadership behaviors

What is the second step to applying the contingency theory for leadership effectiveness?

Identify situational conditions

What is the third step to applying the contingency theory for leadership effectiveness?

Match leadership to the conditions at hand

What is the fourth step to applying the contingency theory for leadership effectiveness?

Determine how to make the match

What is the fifth step to applying the contingency theory for leadership effectiveness?

Transformational leaders

________ motivate followers to pursue organizational goals over self interests by using leader behaviors that appeal to followers self concepts like values, motives, and personal identity.

Four

There are ______ key leader behaviors for transformational leaders.

The Four Key Leader Behaviors of transformational leaders

Inspirational motivation, idealized influence, individual consideration, intellectual stimulation are what?

Transformational leaders

_________ motivate followers to pursue organizational goals over self interests

Transformational

________ leaders use behaviors that appeal to the followers self concepts.

Inspirational

When a leader talks about attractive view of the future, the use of emotional arguments, optimism and enthusiasm , they are using what type of motivation?

Idealized

When a leader inspires trust and pride in an employee, they are using what type of motivation?

Individualized consideration

When a leader provides support, empowerment, and coaches an employee, they are utilizing __________ consideration.

Intellectual stimulation

Behaviors that are encouraging the employee to question the status quo and invating new ways to solve problems

person; situational

Leadership behaviors are influenced by both ______ and _________ factors.

leader behaviors

__________ have an effect on the followers and work groups.

outcomes

Person/situation factors and leader behaviors have effects on followers and work groups which effect the _________.

Transformational

_________ leadership can be ethical or unethical.

First

Establishment of the view of the future is the ______ step in implications of transformational leadership.

False; The best leaders are NOT just transformational leaders.

True or False: The best leaders are transformational leaders.

Transformational

_________ leadership affects the outcomes at the individual, group, and organizational level.

True

True or False: Transformational leadership works virutally.

ethical

Transformational leadership does not imply ______ leadership.

Leader Member Exchange (LMX) Theory

Based on the assumption that leaders develop unique one-to-one relationships of each of the members reporting to them

Leader Member Exchange (LMX) Theory

Focuses on the quality of the relationships rather than the behaviors or traits

High

Leaders with positive in group exchanges (or _______) LMX get along better, have higher trust, respect and liking.