BUSI 240 connect homework chapter 12 solutions complete answers

BUSI 240 connect homework chapter 12 solutions complete answers 

 

The best definition of leadership is the ability to ______.

 

Luis is a machine programmer who recognizes that in his company there are frontline employees who informally assume leadership responsibilities in a variety of ways. The company is using a(n) ______ leadership model.

 

The leadership perspective that views leaders as agents of change who create, communicate, and model a shared vision and inspire followers to achieve it is ______ leadership.

 

The element of transformational leadership that represents a positive image or model of the future that energizes and unifies employees is ______.

 

Modeling the strategic vision is important to transformational leadership because it ______.

 

Influencing, motivating, and enabling others to contribute toward the effectiveness of the organization of which they are members is ______.

 

Transformational leaders support a learning orientation by ______.

 

Which of the following are characteristics of shared leadership?

 

The CEO of XCorp, a fuel oil company, has involved employees at all levels in developing a new vision, logo, and brand image for the company representing its commitment to alternative fuels. She has consistently made decisions that support investing in new energy technologies, which have generated excitement and motivated the company's employees and board of directors. The CEO of XCorp is ______.

 

Transformational leaders are those who act as change agents by inspiring others to achieve through ______.

 

Transformational leaders motivate followers by persuading and earning trust, whereas charismatic leaders motivate followers through the leader's inherent ______ power.

 

Why is developing a strategic vision a core element of transformational leadership?

 

Research has shown that transformational leaders make a difference because employees ______.

 

The CEO personally meets with customers and employees to learn what they need and then makes sure they get it. These actions are consistent with the strategic vision of the company and build trust. This is an example of which element of the transformational leadership model?

 

Which of the following is associated with managerial leadership?

 

A transformational leader would be most likely to ______.

 

An important way leaders build commitment to the strategic vision is to ______.

 

Which of these best describes the relationship between managerial and transformational leadership?

 

Which statements about charismatic leadership and transformational leadership are true?

 

The researchers who investigated the behaviors that make leaders effective suggest that there are which two types of leadership behaviors?

 

Research has shown that under transformational leaders employees ______.

 

______ leadership encourages others to fulfill their needs and potential for personal development and growth.

 

The leadership style that focuses on improving employee performance and well-being in the current situation rather than moving the group in a new direction is ______ leadership.

 

The main premise of ______ is that effective leaders choose one or more leadership styles to influence employee expectations regarding the achievement of their work-related goals and their perceived satisfaction with the results.

 

A self-managed work team that hires, trains, and monitors the performance of its members without a manager is an example of ______ theory.

 

Managerial leadership depends on ______ leadership to set the right direction, while transformational leadership depends on ______ leadership to produce operational excellence.

 

The idea that leaders meet preconceived ideas of features and behaviors of leaders that form prototypes is part of the ______.

 

Leaders who focus on clarifying tasks and setting goals are task-oriented leaders, while those who are concerned with asking employees' opinions and considering their needs are      -oriented leaders.

 

The election of Barack Obama to the office of President of the United States changed the leadership ______ of many people in this country.

 

Leaders who are described as selfless, egalitarian, nurturing, and ethical are ______ leaders.

 

The reasons that the "romance of leadership" exists include ______.

 

The theory of leadership that has its roots in the expectancy theory of motivation because leaders create paths to effective performance and rewards for their employees is ______.

 

The theory that there are contingencies such as experience and reward systems that limit a leader's ability to influence employees or make leadership unnecessary is ______ theory.

 

True or false: Leadership competencies include a positive self-concept and high levels of emotional intelligence.

 

The theory that people evaluate the effectiveness of a leader based on their own preconceived perceptions of a leader's characteristics and the illusion of control attributed to those in leadership positions is known as the ______ leadership perspective.

 

Everyone's preconceived beliefs about the characteristics and behaviors of effective leaders are known as ______.

 

Which of the following are factors that authentic leaders need to be aware of and act consistently with?

 

The idea that most people want to believe that leaders make a difference is known as ______.

 

What are the limitations of the leadership attributes perspective?

 

According to a major global research project over the past two decades, middle managers around the world believe that the leadership style known as "charismatic visionary" is ______.

characteristic of effective leaders

 

Recent research has identified that leaders possess certain skills, aptitudes, knowledge and personal characteristics that ______.

 

Studies have found that male and female leaders do not differ in their levels of task-oriented or people-oriented leadership. An explanation for this is that ______.

 

The view that effective leaders are aware of, feel comfortable with, and act consistently with their values, personality, and self-concept is the definition of ______ leadership.

 

The competency-based perspective of leadership is limited because ______.

 

Employees in countries with high power distance cultures, such as Mexican culture, ______.

 

Women adopt participative leadership styles more easily than men because ______.

 

Shared leadership works most effectively in a(n) ______ culture.

 

The elements of transformational leadership include ______.

 

Shared leadership succeeds in organizations where ______.

 

Aspirational, unifying, and engaging are three essential characteristics of an effective_____vision.

 

Successful transformational leaders create meaning and motivation surrounding their strategic vision by choosing phrases that ______ the vision.

 

Which is the first step in transformational leadership?

 

Features of an effective strategic vision include ______.

 

Effective transformational leaders communicate strategic visions to followers and other stakeholders ______.

 

Among the challenges faced by transformational leadership is that leadership ______.

 

A concern with transformational leadership is that recent research shows it ______.

 

The features of servant leadership include ______. (Check all that apply)

 

The theory of leadership based on the idea that effective leaders provide the information, support, and resources employees need to achieve goals and receive valued rewards is ______ leadership.

 

A contingency that works best for employees who believe that they have control over their work environment and prefer a participative leadership style is ______.

 

What are limitations of path-goal theory?

 

Leaders with a natural desire, or "calling," to help others in their personal growth are known as ______ leaders.

 

Research on leadership substitute theory is mixed, but we can conclude that leadership substitutes ______.

 

Before setting an organizational goal, Frank makes it a practice to ask all of his employees, no matter their role, whether they think it possible to meet the new goal. Frank is practicing which path-goal leadership style?

 

The contingencies that make a leadership style effective in some situations but not others include ______ contingencies.

 

What is a limitation of path-goal theory?

 

Research on leadership substitutes theory shows that managers are ______.

 

Sunny has just explained to her employees that they have a new, challenging sales goal for their region next month. She is very confident they can reach it if they all work at the high level she knows they can since they have done it before. Sunny is using which style of path-goal leadership?

 

The competency of leadership that is built on a strong need for socialized rather than personalized power is ______.

 

What are the limitations of the competency perspective of leadership?

 

Tammi works for a large company that imports coffee and tea for retail and wholesale customers. Tammi is assigned to sell only to large institutional customers, such as universities and hospitals. Her organization has a divisional structure that is based on ______.

 

The organizational structure that is built around self-directed work groups that complete an entire piece of work is a ______ structure.

 

What are the advantages of a divisional structure?

 

Tonya is a production engineer in a company that manufactures office furniture. She often meets with Robert from the marketing group to be sure that product features are represented accurately. Tonya and Robert work in a company with a ______ organizational structure.

 

Xtron is a company with few rules and procedures and prides itself on empowering lower-level employees to be nimble and responsive to its customers' rapidly changing needs. Xtron can be described as a(n) ______ company.