Chap 13

According to path-goal theory, obstacles will always be present, so leaders need to ______.

• help followers ignore obstacles to focus on the task at hand

• encourage followers to criticize and voice their opinion about obstacles to get their

  frustrations out and let their voices be heard

• help followers overcome the obstacles they face

• all of these

Path-goal leadership suggests that ______.

• there is one correct path and one correct goal for every situation and follower

• leaders need to choose a leadership style that best fits the needs of their followers and the

  type of work they are doing

• leaders should allow followers to struggle with their problems and not interfere,

  unlessimminent organizational failure will happen

• all of these

Achievement-oriented leaders ______.

• challenge individuals to perform at their highest level possible

• are not happy with the status quo

• show a high degree of confidence that their followers can reach challenging goals

• all of

  these

In expectancy theory, finding the value in work can include ______.

• monetary rewards

• special achievement recognition

• positive personal feedback

• all of these

Low involvement requires what kind of leadership?

• coaching

• authoritarian

• participative

• directive

“Every day when you walk into class, you need to pick up your journal and answer the question written at the front of the class.” This is an example of ______.

• clear goals

• giving social support

• complex tasks

• none of these

If the assignment is a group term paper, the effective teacher describes in detail the required components and then reminds the class that these are the minimum requirements. Grades above a C will be given for those groups going above and beyond these minimum requirements. This is an example of ______.

• clear goals

• clear directions

• lack of challenge

• unclear directions

The two challenges leaders face when helping followers with obstacles are ______.

• figuring out what the problems are and letting the followers solve them on their own

• figuring out what senior management wants done and finding the source of the problem

• figuring out what the problems are and what to do to solve them

• none of these

Leaders define the path by ______.

• providing a glossary of terms needed to understand the project

• providing clear directions

• providing vague and rambling directions, so the follower has to figure it out on their own

• providing simple tasks

According to the text, leaders are much like a GPS in an automobile, in that followers want ______.

• their leaders to redirect them when they make mistakes

• to be able to program their own way of doing tasks

• their leaders to provide suggestions, not absolutes

• their leaders to evaluate and critique them every step of the way