Leadership

According to the definition provided in Chapter 12, what is leadership?

What does the Big Five personality framework suggest is the most important trait in effective leaders?

The Ohio State Studies on leadership identified two dimensions that substantially accounted for most leadership behavior. What are they?

In the Fiedler contingency model, what does the least preferred co-worker (LPC) questionnaire measure?

According to the Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory, how does a leader form an 'ingroup'?

Which of the following is a key characteristic of a charismatic leader, as described in Exhibit 12-3?

What is the primary difference between a transactional and a transformational leader?

According to the Full Range of Leadership Model (Exhibit 12-5), which leadership style is the most passive and least effective?

What is the primary quality produced by authentic leadership?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three key characteristics of a trustworthy leader?

What is the primary function of mentoring that includes lobbying, coaching, and providing exposure to influential individuals?

What does the attribution theory of leadership suggest is most important for being seen as a leader?

What are 'substitutes' for leadership?

What is the greatest challenge for online leaders?

According to research on leadership training, which individuals are most likely to benefit from it?

What is the primary difference between leadership and power?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three situational dimensions identified by Fiedler for defining the situation?

Path-goal theory suggests that directive leadership is likely to be perceived as redundant by which group of employees?

What is the core argument of House's charismatic leadership theory?

Which of the 'Four I's' of transformational leadership involves giving personal attention and treating each employee individually?

What does research on the GLOBE study suggest about the universality of transformational leadership elements?

What is servant leadership?

How do neutralizers of leadership differ from substitutes for leadership?

What is the main finding from a review of 20 different leadership studies in the late 1960s, as mentioned on page 369?

In Fiedler's contingency model, a leader with a high LPC score is described as what?

What percentage of respondents in the Fiedler model's LPC questionnaire fall into the middle range and are thus outside the theory's predictions?

What is a vision statement in the context of charismatic leadership?

The GLOBE study found that a U.S. manager leading a team in Brazil would need to be all of the following EXCEPT:

Which theory argues that leadership is merely an attribution people make about other individuals?

What are the two functions served by mentoring relationships according to Exhibit 12-7?

According to the text, what is the best predictor of a leader's effectiveness?

The research on behavioral theories found that leaders high in consideration had followers who were:

What is identification-based trust in the context of online leadership?

In which type of situation did the Fiedler model conclude that relationship-oriented leaders perform better?

What is the dark side of charismatic leadership discussed in the chapter?

A key finding of the Project Oxygen study at Google was that the most important leadership competency was:

According to the chapter, trust is a psychological state that exists when you agree to what?

What is a major limitation of formal mentoring programs compared to informal ones?

A leader high in initiating structure would be most likely to engage in which behavior?

What is the primary focus of Situational Leadership Theory (SLT)?

According to the chapter, a leader who displays and manages emotions effectively will find it easier to influence the feelings of followers by doing what?

What is a potential negative outcome of a leader differentiating strongly among followers, according to a study in Turkey?

How did leaders in the GLOBE study's Chinese culture differ from U.S. leaders in their preferences for initiating structure and consideration?

What is the key factor that determines trust propensity?

What is one reason leadership training in 'vision creation' is often ineffective?

What is the primary difference between a manager and a leader?

A study of 11 U.S. presidents found that the key quality differentiating successful from unsuccessful presidents was:

What is a core component of Emotional Intelligence (EI) that allows leaders to sense others' needs and read their reactions?

How does trust propensity relate to personality traits?

Which leadership theory is described as being a 'symbiotic relationship between leaders and followers'?