Organizational Leadership

AGLS 4308

Adaptation is more important when the external environment is ________.

volatile

An important responsibility for ________ is to formulate strategies for the future survival and prosperity of the organization

top executives

________ is the use of people and resources to carry out essential operations in a way that minimizes costs and avoids wasted effort and resources.

efficiency

What is the MOST accurate description of culture clusters?

countries with a similar set of values

Which condition is LEAST important for the success of a new strategy?

It is similar to a strategy that was previously successful

Which description of cross-cultural research on leadership is MOST accurate?

Methodological problems make the interpretation of results very difficult

Which attribute was considered important for leaders in all of the cultures that were studied?

decisive

The study of global leadership is focused on the ________ challenges that confront the leaders of multinational organizations

practical

Which value was NOT regarded as important for effective leadership in all the cultures that were studied?

compassionate

The shift in focus of leadership literatures reflects an increased interest in understanding how executives can transform their companies to cope with all of the following EXCEPT ________

maintaining the status quo

Define Leadership

Leadership is a process in which an individual influences a group to achieve a common goal

Transformational leadership describes how effective leaders inspire and transform followers by appealing to their ideals and emotions

True

Attributions of charisma are ________ for leaders who have influenced people to collectively achieve objectives that initially seemed impossible.

Probable

Transformational and charismatic leadership are similar in most respects and the terms can be used interchangeably to describe leaders

false

Charismatic leadership is essential for a CEO to be effective.

False

People with a strong internal locus of control orientation believe that events are determined mostly by chance or fate and they can do little to improve their lives

False

__ are relatively stable dispositions to behave in a particular way.

Personality Traits

Followers who identify with the leader are more likely to do all of the following EXCEPT

reject the leader out of fear

A leader who supports the status quo or advocates only small, incremental changes will not be viewed as charismatic.

True

All of the following are related concepts EXCEPT a. self esteem, b. self confidence, c. self control, d. self efficacy

self control

Managers who derailed were less able to handle pressure and were more prone to moodiness, angry outbursts, and inconsistent behavior.

true

is a Greek word that means "divinely inspired gift."

charisma

which of the following is NOT an example of a personality trait

affiliation

The consequences for followers are ________with a positive charismatic leader than with a negative charismatic

better

Empathy, charm, tact, and diplomacy are examples of ________ skills.

interpersonal

People who have an external locus of control are more likely to be effective managers

false

What is the LEAST important reason for delegating to subordinates?

Ensure subordinates have enough work to do

Decisions about what to delegate to a subordinate are MOST likely to be influenced by how

competent and trustworthy the subordinate is

A manager should NOT delegate tasks that are

symbolically important

Which is the following is a guideline for encouraging participation by subordinates in a meeting to discuss a proposed change by a manager

Present the proposal as tentative and encourage subordinates to improve it

__ involves the perception by members of an organization that they have the opportunity to determine their work roles, accomplish meaningful work, and influence important events

empowering leaders

__ involves efforts by a leader to enlist the aid of others in making important decision

Participative leadership

Decision processes usually __

are characterized by confusion and emotionality

Important decisions in organizations

typically require the support and authorization of many different people

If a subordinate lasks the necessary skills and knowledge, delegating responsibility for a more significant task

may cause the subordinate to worry about failure

Failure to delegate

may occur due to a managers insecurity

Which type of change involves using networked workstations, order processing systems, and intranets with groupware for idea sharing among employees?

Technology

Top management should NOT __ to facilitate change

dictate the details of how

What is the initial stage in the multi-stage model of reaction to change

denial

Which is MOST likely to be effective for implementing major change?

Provide opportunities to experience early success in implementing change

What is the recommended way to deal with someone in a key position who continues to resist change and is likely to sabotage it?

Find a qualified replacement who supports the change

Control over access to information is a source of power over __

peers, superiors, and subordinates

Explaining why a proposed activity would be good for the target person is an example of which tactic?

apprising

Which influence tactic is used MOST frequently in organizations?

rational persuasion

Which influence tactic is most dependent on the agents reward power?

exchanging

Strong expert power is MOST likely to enhance the effectiveness of which tactic

legitimating

__ power is based on formal authority, and it involves the rights, prerogatives, obligations, and duties associated with a particular position in an organization

legitimate

__ power is the perception by the target person that an agent can provide important resources and remunerations desired by the target person

reward

__ power is derived from a target persons strong feelings of affection, admiration, and loyality toward the agent

referent

Power __

changes over time

giving compliments, doing unsolicited favors, acting deferential and respectful, and acting especially friendly and helpful before making a request are examples of

ingratiation

What is the best explanation for so many different definitions of leadership?

disagreement about what should be considered leadership processes

What is the most common element in definitions of leadership

leadership is an influence process

What process is emphasized in the definition of leadership proposed by Yukl?

facilitating collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives

Charismatic leadership is an example of which approach for studying leadership?

leaders traits

Most leadership theories emphasize

both leader and follower characteristics

A theory that emphasizes leader traits and skills as determinants of leadership behavior is best categorized at what level?

individual

Which of the following statements best defines innovation?

the process of taking an idea from inception to impact

what are two dimensions of the environment component in a strategic plan?

external (macro) and internal (micro)

Which of the following is NOT considered a resource in an organiztion

political connections

What is the purpose of a SWOT analysis in strategic planning?

to analyze both the internal and external contexts of an organization

In the SWOT analysis model, what does the acronym SWOT stand for?

Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats

Which of the following is not an example of clarifying behavior by a leader?

ask the subordinate to set performance goals

Which type of behavior is least likely to occur with people outside the leaders work unit?

Representing

To improve problem-solving, it is recommended that manager should

Look for ways to self related problems at the same time

Most of the theories in research on effective leadership behavior, involve ___ defined behaviors

At least five broadly

According to studies, leader task, oriented behavior is __ related to subordinate satisfaction

Consistently

__ leadership is another name for the behavior category involving decision-making procedures that a leader can use to involve others and decisions about the work

Democratic

What is another term for transformational leadership?

Visionary leadership

Descriptive research on effective manager, suggest that they

Give priority to important problems that can be solved

According to path theory, supportive leadership contributes, most the subordinate satisfaction, and motivation when the task is

Tedious and stressful

Managers and large units are most likely to

Spend more time in planning and coordinating

In a crisis situation, effective leaders are likely to

Act more decisively

Leader instruction, and how to do a task has a little effect on the performance of employees who already know how to do it. This example illustrates, which of the following.

Neutralizer

__ include bureaucratic rules policy regulations that must be observed

Constraints

Low level managers are primarily concerned with

Facilitating work activities

What does emphasize more in ethical leader, leadership theories than a transformational leadership?

Leader values

Which type of value is not emphasized and theories of ethical leadership?

Hedonism

Which of the following was not a recommendation for ethical leader, leadership behavior?

Stay neutral and political conflicts in involving ethical issues

When evaluating whether deception is justified when the purpose is to help another person avoid serious harm, one asserting the extent to which the __ justify the _

Ends, means

The follower consequence is associated with abusive supervision, include more

Aggressive behavior toward the organization

Low quality exchange subordinates get more __ when mistakes and performance difficulties occur

Blame

Correcting performance deficiencies

Is an important difficult managerial responsibility

Which is an example of a situational cause beyond the control of a subordinate

Failure by outsiders to carry out their part of a project on time

Which of the following is not a suggested way for a leader to increase a subordinate confidence

Lower expectations for the person

Specific feedback and examples of performance deficiencies

Should be kept brief

Member skills and clear roll expectations are more important.

During a period of change in team membership

Group performance will be __ when the members have the knowledge and skills necessary to do the work and they understand what to do, how to do it, when it must be done, and by whom

Higher

The performance of a team depends__

On both the motivation and skills of members, and on how members are organized to use their skills

Resource acquisition is less important for a group that __

Has its own ample supply of resources

The __ phase involves the determining who will be members of the group and making initial decisions about performance strategies, work assignments, and member roles in the group

Transition

Trainee should have ample opportunity to practice skills they are learning __ the training.

Both during and after

A challenging situation involves

Risky decisions to make

Feedback is likely to be more accurate when the rating questionnaire tracks behaviors that are

Meaningful

Which approach for leadership development is used most often by organizations

Formal training programs

Research on the way managers acquire leadership skills find that

Learning from experience is an important source of leadership skills