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Organization Leadership
Leadership Questions
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Communication
Undergraduate 4
12/12/2011

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In a major review in 1948, Stogdill suggested that....

 

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No consistent set of traits differentiated leaders from non-leaders.
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Mary has managed the mailroom for 2 years. Management views Mary as a person with special leadership talent.  She has the technical, human, and conceptual talents required to be effective.  Management is using...
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Skills Approach

 

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Emotional Intelligence has to do with 2 different domains and the interplay between them.  Those domains are...
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Affective and Cognitive
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The following traits are associated with charismatic leadership.
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Self-monitoring, impression management
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For leaders operating at lower levels of management, which skills are most important?
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Techinical and Human
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Which of the following is not a competency?
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Cognitive Ability
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Bill is in charge of hiring a new manager for the first shift on the production line. According to Katz's model Bill should be looking for a person with.
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Human and techinical Skills
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Jim is in charge of hiring a new manager for the first shift on the production line.  According to the Katz' model Bill should be looking for a person with...
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Jim is using the Mumford shills model
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Pat Smith is personnel direct for a large bank. Her major goal is to find a person who can adapt his or her leadership to different types of people and situations. Pat is basing her selections on
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The situational approach
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In the skils model, crystallized knowledge refers to...
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Intellectual ability acquired over time
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Which of the following attributes begins to decline in later adulthood?
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General Cognitive Ability
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Larry dislikes giving instructions to employees. He is uncomfortable with...
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Task Behavior
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Which leadership style, according to Blake and Mouton, inlcudes rewards and approval for people in return for their loyalty and obedience?
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Paternalism/Maternalism
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It is accurate to say that SLII is primarily...
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Prescriptive
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You are the president of a large corporation. At a typical monthly meeting each of your vice presidents gives standards area reports.  In the past these reports have been good, and the VPs seem satisfied about their work. Based on SLII, which leadership style should you exhibit at the next meeting?
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Style 4
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You are leader of a group project for class.  The other group members seem insecure about whether they can comlete the project, but it is apparent that they are competent enought to do a good job.  In prior meetings you have been coaching them on the project. Based on SLII which leadership style should you exhibit at the nexxt meeting?
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Style 3
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You have recently been made a department head of the new regional office. In getting to know your departmental staff, you have noticed that one of your inexperienced employees is not following through on assigned task. She is enthused about her new job and wants to get ahead in the organization. Which alternative represents the most effective ledership style?
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Define steps necessary to complete the tasks and monitor her performance frequently.
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Using contigency theory, in highly structured task...
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Both high and low LPC leader could perform effectively
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A low LPC leader would perform best in which situation?
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 good-leader member relations, high structure, strong power.
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Contingency Theory is best described as a...
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Leader match theory
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Kelly is an assistant vice president at Megastore. She has been promoted through the ranks and knows many people at the company. Co-workers, followers, and supervisors like her working with her.  Based on the work of French and Raven, what type of power does Kelly have?
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Referent and legitmate power
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Stella is described by her folloer and supervisors as being willing to take risks, persuasive, and having strong visionary skills.  According to Bolton, Stella is a
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Expressive
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Back up modes are best explained as...
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Predictable and unconscious
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According to the situational approach, ______ and _____ are necessary to accomplish a given task or activity
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Competency and Committment
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