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WorksheetsLeadership & Followership
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 31mins
_________ are the approaches to the study of leadership which emphasize the characteristics of the leader:
Contingency theories
Group theories
Trait theories
Inspirational theories
This theory involves assessing the nature of the task and the follower's motivation or readiness to learn and using that to determine the particular style the leader should use
Contingency
Transactional
Transformational
Democratic
The Ohio State Leadership Studies revealed _____________ and initiating structure as two major dimensions of leadership behaviour:
Control
Communication
Collaboration
Consideration
The leadership theories can be classified into:
trait theory
behavioral theory
contingency theory
All of the above
Trait theories of leadership focus on ________.
the special relationship that leaders establish with a small group of their followers
the personal qualities and characteristics that differentiate leaders from non-leaders
the way the leader makes decisions
the extent to which followers are willing and able to accomplish a specific task
Contingency theories focus on the ________ that impact leadership success.
personality variables
leader's abilities to inspire and transform followers
situational variables
values and ethics
The ______ approach to leadership is focused on identifying the innate qualities and characteristics possessed by great social, political, and military leaders.
behavioral
situational
relational
trait
A simple definition of a leader is someone who
is ready to take action at a moment’s notice.
has the ability to guide or direct the actions of others.
can recognize a bad situation and alert others.
lives by a moral and ethical code.
Which type of leadership style involves the leader making all the decisions?
Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez-Faire
Which type of leadership style involves managers and employees working together to make decisions?
Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire
This leader offers guidance to the group, but also participates in the group and allows input from others.
Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire
What is meant by leadership?
Someone that tells employees what to do
The act of guiding a group or team to achieve a certain goal
Inspiring staff members to achieve their dreams
The type of power that results from the manager's knowledge and skills is
reward
position
identity
expert
A democratic leader
makes all the decisions
lets each employee decide how work will be done
encourages shared decision making
does not make decisions
According to contingency leadership theories, leadership success requires that managers adapt different leadership styles to meet the situation
True
False
How many decision making strategies in Normative Decision Model?
5
6
4
7
According to the __________, the situation determines whether leader behaviors will be effective.
trait approaches
behavioral approaches
leadership contingency theory
transactional theory
According to Fiedler's contingency leadership model, what are the three dimensions of situational control?
Leader-member relations, task-structure, and position-power
Task ability, self-efficacy, and experience
Task complexity, follower characteristics, and environmental factors
Consideration and initiation structure
Which characteristics emphasize in Ohio State Studies?
Initiating Structure and Employee oriented
Initiating Structure and Consideration
Employee oriented and Production oriented
Production oriented and Consideration
Which theory evaluated the dimensions of employee oriented and production oriented?
University of Iowa Studies
University of Michigan Studies
Ohio State Studies
University of Texas Studies
According to Michigan Studies, a leader who emphasizing interpersonal relations; taking a personal interest in the needs of employees and accepting individual differences among members is high in ____.
initiating structure
problem solving
employee oriented
consideration
Based on the Vroom-Jago Model, which of the following leader decision styles are suggested in the model?
Decide
Consult individually
Consult the group
Facilitate
Delegate
Based on the Path Goal Theory, which of the following leadership styles are suggested in the model?
Supportive
Participative
Achievement-oriented
Directive
Based on the _________, there are two dimensions of leadership; the Initiating Structure and the Consideration.
The Managerial Grid by Blake and Mouton (1964)
University of Michigan Studies
Ohio State Studies
Scandinavian Studies
The ______ characterizes leadership into two dimensions; employee-oriented leader and production- oriented leader.
University of Michigan Studies
Ohio State Studies
The Managerial Grid by Blake and Mouton (1964)
Scandinavian Studies
Under this leadership members often feel engaged in the process and are more motivated and creative.
Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire
LEADERSHIP is ___________________________________
Ability to follow and involved people
Ability to directing and guiding people
Ability to use veto power
Good leaders need good followers; great leaders make more _______.
Money
Products
Process
Leaders
