Transformational Leadership Styles Flashcards
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In the context of transformational leadership, what does 'inspirational motivation' primarily involve?
Answer: Articulating an appealing vision that energizes followers
Inspirational motivation involves the leader articulating an appealing and inspiring vision that gives followers a sense of purpose and enthusiasm.
A transformational leader working in a cross-cultural team in the US should be MOST aware of which factor?
Answer: Cultural differences that may affect how vision and inspiration are received
Transformational leadership's effectiveness can vary across cultures; leaders must adapt their vision-casting and motivational approaches to cultural contexts.
Which researcher is MOST credited with originally conceptualizing transformational leadership theory?
Answer: James MacGregor Burns
James MacGregor Burns introduced the concept of transformational leadership in his 1978 book 'Leadership,' distinguishing it from transactional leadership.
A manager who uses transformational leadership is MOST likely to address follower resistance to change by:
Answer: Explaining why the change aligns with a compelling shared vision
Transformational leaders address resistance by connecting change to a compelling shared vision that gives followers meaningful reasons to embrace it.
Which concept BEST describes how transformational leaders raise followers to higher levels of motivation and morality?
Answer: Moral uplift or moral elevation
Burns described transformational leadership as raising both leader and follower to higher levels of motivation and morality through a process of moral elevation.
Which leadership scenario represents a POTENTIAL dark side of charismatic-transformational leadership?
Answer: Followers become overly dependent on a charismatic leader's vision
A risk of charismatic-transformational leadership is that followers may become overly dependent on the leader, reducing independent critical thinking.
Transformational leadership theory predicts that leaders who score high on idealized influence will MOST likely be perceived by followers as:
Answer: Role models worthy of emulation
High idealized influence means followers see their leader as a trustworthy role model whose values and behaviors they aspire to emulate.