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James leads a training and development team. He expects excellence, sets challenging goals, and expresses confidence that each of them is capable of doing their part to meet and exceed the goals. According to revised path-goal theory, James is using a(n):
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Amy, the manager of a large travel firm, treated company resources as if they were her own and encouraged cont. development of her employees. She cared about the staff and even org. volunteering activities to promote growth. Amy could be described as:
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Management
Connect answers Quiz 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| James leads a training and development team. He expects excellence, sets challenging goals, and expresses confidence that each of them is capable of doing their part to meet and exceed the goals. According to revised path-goal theory, James is using a(n): | achievement-oriented leadership style |
| Amy, the manager of a large travel firm, treated company resources as if they were her own and encouraged cont. development of her employees. She cared about the staff and even org. volunteering activities to promote growth. Amy could be described as: | servant leader |
| Which of the following is a characteristic of transformational leaders? | They encourage people to do exceptional things with trust, commitment, and loyalty to produce significant results and change. |
| Kim supervises a group of customer service. Kim is well liked by her staff and she has worked hard to make sure each of them knows how to do their job. She is responsible for all reward decisions in her department. In the contingency model Kim is: | high situational control |
| Regina apologized to Clay for an e-mail that upset him. She said she had chosen an inconsiderate way of stating her idea, and that she'd be happy to discuss it further. Regina is _____. | expressing consideration behavior |
| Factors that can help participative management (PM) work include all the following except _____. | relationships foster competition and defensiveness |
| In recent studies, the generic influence tactic that employees cite as most used in the workplace is _____. | rational persuasion |
| When organizations are selecting leaders, research indicates that _____ should be considered more important than intelligence. | personality |
| Which of the following is not positively associated with transformational leadership, according to research? | less group cohesion |
| According to House's revised path-goal theory, a leader's style should vary depending on which of the following? | employee characteristics and environmental factors |
| House's revision of his theory puts more emphasis on the need for leaders to foster _____. | intrinsic motivation through empowerment |
| Research indicates that women tend to display more _____, while men tend to display more ______. | social leadership; task leadership |
| Research shows that followers seek and admire leaders who create feelings of _____. | significance |
| Anar congratulated her staff when the team received an industry award for their project, and also sent a companywide e-mail announcing it. Here, Anar is using her ______ power. | reward |
| James manages his employees by carefully monitoring their production, comparing what they do to predicted schedules and desired budgets. James can best be described as a ______ leader. | task-oriented |
| Trina is outgoing, warm, and truly inspirational when she talks about where she wants to lead her division. Her employees seem eager to do anything she asks. Because of her personality and not her position, Trina has ______ power. | referent |
| Which of the following is not an employee characteristic of relevance in path-goal theory? | position power |
| Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has made sure his employees have health insurance and work in a positive environment. He could best be described as which type of leader? | servant |
| Erin, a department manager, is struggling trying to lead a cross-functional team. Most members are other department managers at her level, and they see no reason to do what she asks. Here, Erin has _____. | weak position power |
| Which of the following would be considered a negative interpersonal trait often found in leaders? | Machiavellianism |
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