اداره شابتر 7 بارت 2

Fiedler would expect that the best leadership style was a function of ________

• leader-member relations, task structure, and position power

• formal authority, production orientation, and consideration

• chain of command, relationships, and power

• situation, personality of leader, and readiness of employees

Fiedler's dimension termed ________ is the degree of confidence, trust, and respect subordinates have for their leader.

• leader-member relations

• position power

• task structure

• leader-member exchange

The degree to which the job assignments are formalized and proceduralized is the ________ contingency dimension identified by Fiedler.

• production orientation

• initiating structure

• task structure

• organizational structure

Fiedler's term ________ refers to the degree of influence a leader has over power-based activities

• leader-member relations

• position power

• responsibility

• task structure

According to the path-goal theory, a leader who lets subordinates know what's expected of them, schedules work to be done, and gives specific guidance as to how to accomplish tasks is termed ________.

• directive

• achievement oriented

• participative

• supportive

The path-goal theory is a(n) ________ model of leadership that extracts key elements from the expectancy theory of motivation.

• fixed

• alternative

• contingency

• untested

Which one of the following is included in the class of contingency variables termed "follower" by the path-goal theory?

• Locus of control

• Work group relationships

• Employee compensationFormal authority system

Bill expects his employees to wonder "What's in it for me?" when he assigns extra tasks to them, so he is ready with an answer about the reward for their work. Bill is a(n) ________ leader

• situational

• transformationa

• transactional

• charismatic

The evidence supporting the superiority of transformational leadership over the transactional style is ________

• inconclusive

• moderately supportive

• moderately negative

• overwhelmingly impressive

If Rhonda is a charismatic leader, which one of the following characteristics is she most likely to possess?

• A strong need to be in control

• A lack of sensitivity to environmental constraints

• A willingness to take risks to achieve her vision

• An external locus of control