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Question 81

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The recommended management style from the leadership grid is

A) 1,9.
B) 9,1.
C) 5,5.
D) 1,1.
E) 9,9.

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Question 82

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Recently,Beagle Boutique was attempting to hire a middle manager.They were looking for an intelligent,active,and creative individual.Which approach to leadership was Beagle using?

A) The contingency approach
B) The situational approach
C) The trait approach
D) The behavioral approach
E) The substitute approach

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Question 83

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Leadership occurs among people,involves the use of influence,and is used to attain goals.

"A fire that ignites followers" is used to describe which leadership characteristic?

All of the following are essential parts of any definition of leadership EXCEPT

____ power comes from organizational structure and promotes stability,order,and problem solving within the structure.

Level 5 leaders are ambitious for their organizations,not for themselves.

Which of the following types of leader is one who has the ability to motivate subordinates to transcend their expected performance?

Situational theory model focuses a great deal on the characteristics of followers,not those of the situation.

The alienated follower is a person who is an independent,critical thinker but is passive in the organization.

Which of the following is a passive,independent,critical thinker?

Jerome,a manager at Welford Nonprofit Group,is known for his selflessness and willingness to give to others.He likes working in the nonprofit sector because he wants to apply his skills and abilities to serve others who are less fortunate.Based on this information,which type of leader best describes Jerome?

____________________ clarify the role and task requirements of subordinates,initiate structure,provide appropriate rewards,and try to be considerate to and meet the social needs of subordinates.

In the study of leadership,concern for tasks and concern for people are viewed as metacategories because they are broadly defined behaviors that are used as a basis for study and comparison.

A situational variable that counteracts a leadership style and prevents the leader from displaying certain behaviors is called a neutralizer.

A mission is an attractive,ideal future that is credible yet not readily attainable.

Which of these is the potential ability to influence the behavior of others?

Interactive leadership means that the leader favors a consensual and collaborative process,and influence derives from relationships rather than position power and formal authority.

According to the situational theory of Hersey and Blanchard,which of the following leader styles matches up best with low readiness subordinates?

The leader who builds widespread commitment to a clear and compelling vision and stimulates people to high performance is a ____ leader