Understanding Leadership in an Organizational Context
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What is the main focus of effective leadership in an organizational context?

  • Enhancing productivity, innovation, satisfaction, and commitment of the workforce (correct)
  • Maximizing profits at any cost
  • Exerting control over employees
  • Ignoring the workforce and focusing solely on strategy

    • Which two personal qualities are highlighted as consistent predictors of leadership effectiveness?

  • Introversion and laziness
  • Extraversion and conscientiousness (correct)
  • Shyness and carelessness
  • Aggressiveness and dishonesty

    • Why are extraverts more likely to be leaders?

  • Because they are less intelligent
  • Because they lack personality traits
  • Because they are more likely to attract people (correct)
  • Because they have better physical attributes

    • Which type of leadership measures show a stronger relationship with personal traits?

    <p>Affective and relational measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major limitation of the Trait Approach to leadership?

    <p>It assumes traits make the leader rather than the opportunity for leadership producing traits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can effective leadership strongly impact in an organization?

    <p>Strategy, success, and survival</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of leadership categorization theory, individuals are more likely to view someone as a leader if they possess __________ characteristics of leadership.

    <p>Prototypical</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Ohio State University leadership study, which two crucial behaviors do leaders engage in to influence employee performance and satisfaction?

    <p>Consideration and initiating structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which behavior is more strongly associated with follower satisfaction, motivation, and leader effectiveness?

    <p>Consideration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of theory focuses on 'where people do it' in terms of leadership approach?

    <p>Path-Goal Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of team leadership, what does LMX stand for?

    <p>Leader-Member Exchange</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory suggests that people are more likely to evaluate someone as a leader when they possess prototypical characteristics of leadership?

    <p>Leadership Categorization Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the innocent bystander effect?

    <p>When a person assumes others will take care of a problem because others are present</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is escalation of commitment in a team context?

    <p>Persisting in a losing course of action despite evidence of error</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines groupthink in team dynamics?

    <p>Faulty decision making when members seek agreement over decision quality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of conformity and obedience in teams?

    <p>Causes members with low ability or expertise to trust others with decision making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do people tend to make riskier decisions in teams according to the text?

    <p>To reduce their own personal risk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are productive team norms based on?

    <p>Mutual accountability for the team's success</p> Signup and view all the answers

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