اداره شابتر 7 بارت 1

Persons who are able to influence others and who possess managerial authority are termed _______

• entrepreneurs

• leaders

• managers

• visionaries

Trait theory ignores ________.

• physical traits of leaders

• the aspects of honesty and integrity

• the interactions of leaders and their group members as well as situational factors

• the fact that leaders should be able to create visions and solve problems

Which one of the following describes the leadership style in which a leader tends to centralize authority, dictate work methods, make unilateral decisions, and limit employee participation?

• Authoritarian style

• Autocratic style

• Democratic style

• Laissez-faire style

The ________ style of leadership describes a leader who tends to involve employees in decision making, delegate authority, encourages participation in deciding work methods and goals, and uses feedback as an opportunity for coaching employees

• participative

• democratic

• laissez-faire

Which one of the following describes the leadership style in which the leader generally gives the group complete freedom to make decisions and complete the work in whatever way it sees fit?

• Facilitative style

• Delegative style

• Democratic style

• Laissez-faire style

According to the Ohio State studies, ________ refers to the extent to which a leader is likely to define and shape his or her role and the roles of group members in the search for goal attainment.

• people orientation

• production orientation

• initiating structure

• consideration

According to the Ohio State studies, the ________ dimension of leader behavior is defined as the extent to which a leader has job relationships characterized by mutual trust and respect for group members' ideas and feelings

• relationship management

• consideration

• people orientation

• integrity

The University of Michigan studies used the two dimensions of ________ and ________ to study behavioral characteristics of leaders.

• employee oriented; production oriented

• consideration; initiating structure

• task; people

• decision-making; employee development

The managerial grid used the behavioral dimensions "concern for people" and "concern for ________" and evaluated a leader's use of these behaviors, ranking them on a scale from 1 (low) to 9 (high).

• integrity

• profit

• environment

• production

The ________ model proposed that effective group performance depended upon the proper match between the leader's style of interacting with his or her followers and the degree to which the situation allowed the leader to control and influence

• Fiedler contingency

• situational leadership

• University of Michigan

• path-goal