Leadership Assessment Theory Of Leadership 4

Question 1

In Blake and Mouton's Managerial Grid, the '9,9' style (Team Management) is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

High concern for both production and people

Answer

The 9,9 Team Manager achieves high production by building committed, interdependent teams where both task and relationship needs are fully met.

Question 2

Transformational leadership theory predicts that leaders who exhibit 'idealized influence' are likely to:

Accepted Answer

Be viewed as role models worthy of emulation

Answer

Idealized Influence is the charismatic component of transformational leadership where followers admire and want to emulate the leader.

Question 3

A manager rewards employees with bonuses for meeting targets and withholds rewards when targets are missed. This exemplifies which leadership approach?

Accepted Answer

Contingent Reward (Transactional Leadership)

Answer

Contingent Reward is a transactional behavior where outcomes (rewards or penalties) are tied directly to performance against agreed-upon targets.

Question 4

The concept of 'substitutes for leadership' (Kerr & Jermier) argues that:

Accepted Answer

Certain situational factors can render leadership unnecessary or ineffective

Answer

Substitutes for leadership identifies factors (like follower professionalism or task clarity) that can neutralize or replace the need for leader behavior.

Question 5

Which theoretical lens would most directly explain a leader's effectiveness in terms of followers' perceptions and attributions rather than the leader's actual behaviors?

Accepted Answer

Romance of Leadership

Answer

The Romance of Leadership perspective holds that followers over-attribute organizational outcomes to leaders, creating idealized perceptions that may not reflect reality.

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Leadership Assessment Theory Of Leadership 4