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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.
