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Situational Leadership suggests that effective leaders base behavior upon:


A) valued rewards.
B) follower maturity.
C) task structure.
D) leader-member relations.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Differentiate between task behaviors and relationship behaviors in the Situational Leadership model.Provide examples of each.

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Task behaviors are defined as the extent...

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Discuss how the Leader-Member Exchange (LMX)theory has changed in the last 20 years.

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There has been considerable evolution in...

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According to Fiedler's contingency model,the content of leadership training should emphasize behavioral flexibility in leaders rather than situational engineering.

A) True
B) False

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The highest levels of situational favorability occur when leader-member relations are good,the task is structured,and the position power is high.

A) True
B) False

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What is follower readiness? Provide an example.

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In Situational Leadership,follower readi...

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According to the path-goal theory,which leader behavior is most likely characterized by remaining open and approachable to followers?


A) Achievement-oriented leadership
B) Directive leadership
C) Participative leadership
D) Supportive leadership

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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In the context of contingency theory,the least preferred co-worker (LPC)score is intended to represent follower behaviors and situational factors.

A) True
B) False

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Describe a situation where the variables from path-goal theory would make certain leader behaviors redundant.

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If the task is very structured and routi...

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Which of the following statements about high-LPC leaders is most likely true?


A) If tasks are being accomplished in an acceptable manner,they will move to their secondary level of motivation,which is forming and maintaining relationships with followers.
B) They focus on improving their relationships with followers after they are assured that assigned tasks are being satisfactorily accomplished.
C) They are primarily satisfied by establishing and maintaining close interpersonal relationships.
D) They primarily gain satisfaction from task accomplishment.

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Situational Leadership is a useful way for getting leaders to think about how leadership effectiveness may depend on being flexible with different subordinates.

A) True
B) False

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Which statement best summarizes the leader-member exchange (LMX) theory?


A) It highlights the flexibility needed by leaders.
B) It focuses on interactions between leaders and followers.
C) It looks at the positive and negative characteristics of situations.
D) It considers the effects of leader decision-making on group members.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The normative decision model shifts focus away from the situation and the followers to the leader.

A) True
B) False

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The positive effects of Situational Leadership in the workplace are significantly documented with published research,which partially explains the theory's appeal to both leadership practitioners and organizations.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements about the path-goal theory is most likely FALSE?


A) The three sub-elements in situation favorability are the task,the formal authority system,and the primary work group.
B) Redundant leader behaviors might be interpreted by followers as a lack of understanding.
C) If a task is very structured,informal authority decreases follower motivation levels.
D) It maintains that follower and situational variables can impact each other.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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What are some of the problems with the normative decision model?

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Although leaders may be more apt to make more effective decisions when using the model,there is no evidence to show that these leaders are more effective overall than leaders not using the model.The latter findings again point out that both the leadership process and leadership effectiveness are complex phenomena;being a good decision maker is not enough to be a good leader.Other problems with the model are that it views decision making as taking place at a single point in time,assumes that leaders are equally skilled at using all five decision procedures and assumes that some of the prescriptions of the model may not be the best for a given situation.

The path-goal theory assumes that leaders use the same styles with different subordinates.

A) True
B) False

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Which two broad categories of leader behaviors did the situational leadership model originally identify?


A) Directive and supportive
B) Transformational and transactional
C) Behavior-oriented and cognitively-oriented
D) Initiating structure and consideration

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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The contingency model of leadership maintains that leaders are flexible in their behavior.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements about the normative decision model is true?


A) The model shifts focus away from the leader and followers to the situation.
B) Decision tree questions focus on the problem and situational factors.
C) The model focuses on the effects of formal authority systems.
D) It is about personal opinions rather than theory.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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