OB- Leadership

The contingencies most important to leadership are the situation

and followers.

• True

• False

Which of the following things should leaders know

in order to use Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership?

• They should conclude that they are task-oriented leaders if they are moderately well liked, have some power, and supervise jobs that contain some ambiguity.

• They should diagnose the situation and determine whether leader–member relations, task structure, and position power are favorable or unfavorable.

• They should identify themselves as relationship-oriented leaders if they define the task structure and can establish authority over subordinates.

According to Fiedler’s contingency model of leadership,

if a leader uses negative concepts to describe the least

preferred coworker, he or she is considered a _____.

• task-oriented leader

• "high-high" leader

• people-oriented leader

According to Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership,

which of the following statements is true of task-oriented

leaders?

• They are more effective in a situations where they have little authority over subordinates and cannot evaluate their work or reward them.

• They are more effective when a situation is highly unfavorable because a great deal of structure and task direction is needed.

• They are more effective in favorable situations because the task is not clear to everybody.

Following leAccording to the path–goal theory of leadership, which of the

adership styles involves consulting with subordinates

about decisions?

• Directive leadership

• Participative leadership

• Achievement-oriented leadership

The fundamental assumption of substitutes-for-leadership

researchers is that:

• when a task is highly satisfying and enjoyable, the leader should show acceptance and compassion as it is not provided by the task.

• effective leadership is the ability to recognize and provide the support not already provided by task, group, and organization.

• when a task is highly structured and routine, the leader should provide clarification of task objectives and responsibilities as it is not provided by the task.