Job Satisfaction & Leadership Styles

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Which of the following is the most accurate description of 'job satisfaction'?

A cognitive evaluation of whether an employee believes their job offers financial security.
A personality trait that reflects general positive affectivity.
A pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one's job or job experiences. (correct)
The degree to which employees believe that the organization values their contributions and cares about their well-being.

According to the Job Characteristics Theory, skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback directly influence job satisfaction through psychological states such as meaningfulness of work and responsibility for outcomes.

True (A)

Briefly explain the difference between 'transactional' and 'transformational' leadership.

Transactional leadership focuses on maintaining the status quo through rewards and corrective actions, while transformational leadership focuses on inspiring and motivating followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes and, in the process, develop their own leadership capacity.

The process by which employees change their own work characteristics to alleviate perceived stressors is known as _______.

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Match the following leadership behaviors with their descriptions:

<p>Initiating Structure = Defining and structuring the roles of employees for goal attainment. Consideration = Creating job relationships characterized by mutual trust, respect, and regard for employees’ feelings. Contingent Reward = Attaining follower agreement on what needs to be done using promised or actual rewards in exchange for adequate performance. Idealized Influence = Earning the trust, admiration, and respect of followers, causing followers to want to identify with and emulate the leader.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Extrinsic Motivation

Motivation that is controlled by some contingency that depends on task performance.

Expectancy Theory

Describes the cognitive process that employees go through to make choices among different voluntary responses.

Self-Efficacy

The belief that a person has the capabilities needed to execute the behaviors required for task success.

Leadership Categorization Theory

Cognitive groupings or clusters of attributes that people use ot judge whether someone is ‘leaderlike’.

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Transformational Leadership

A form of leadership that involves inspiring followers to commit to a shared vision that provides meaning to their work while also serving as a role model who helps followers develop their own potential.

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