Leadership Development Study
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Course Introduction
Leadership Development explores the theories, principles, and practical skills necessary for effective leadership in a variety of organizational settings. The course examines the qualities and behaviors of successful leaders, the role of ethics and communication in leadership, and strategies for motivating and guiding teams through change. Students will engage in self-assessment, case studies, and experiential activities to develop their personal leadership style, enhance decision-making abilities, and learn how to foster collaboration, innovation, and resilience within diverse groups.
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Leadership Theory Application and Skill Development 6th Edition by Lussier and Achua
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Chapter 1: Who Is a Leader and What Skills Do Leaders
Need?
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Q1) List and define the levels of analysis of leadership theory.
Answer: The three levels of analysis of leadership theory are individual,group,and organizational.
The individual level of analysis of leadership theory focuses on the individual leader and the relationship with individual followers.
The group level of analysis of leadership theory focuses on the relationship between the leader and the collective group of followers.
The organizational level of analysis of leadership theory focuses on the organization.
Q2) To be a successful leader,you need three managerial leadership skills,one of which is ____ skill,which involves the ability to use methods and techniques to perform a task.
A)interpersonal
B)team-building
C)decision-making
D)technical
Answer: D
Q3) Should leadership be the manager's job,or should leadership be a shared process?
Answer: Successful leaders share leadership with their followers.
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Chapter 2: Leadership Traits and Ethics
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Q1) Managers with Theory X attitudes tend to display more coercive,autocratic leadership styles using internal motivation and rewards.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The Pygmalion effect proposes that leaders' attitudes and expectations of followers,and their treatment of them,explain and predict followers' behavior and performance.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) Effective leaders are high on all of the factors in the Big Five Model of Personality.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) Researchers agree on the personality traits that effective leaders should have.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Leadership Behavior and Motivation
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Q1) Acquired needs theory proposes that people are motivated by their need for achievement,power,and affiliation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Discuss similarities and differences among the three content motivation theories.
Answer: Similarities among the content motivation theories include their focus on identifying and understanding employee needs.The theories identify similar needs,but are different in the way they classify the needs.Hierarchy of needs theory includes physiological,safety,belongingness,esteem,and self-actualization needs.Two-factor theory includes motivators and maintenance factors.Acquired needs theory includes achievement,power,and affiliation needs and includes no lower-level needs,as the other two theories do.
Q3) According to studies at The University of Iowa,leadership styles include autocratic,democratic,and participative.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Contingency Leadership Theories
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Q1) According to the leadership continuum model,a leader should consider three variables - boss,subordinates,and situation (time)- before selecting one of seven leadership styles.
A)True
B)False
Q2) One of the difficulties in testing the path-goal theory is:
A)ethical considerations in creating samples.
B)the complexity of the theory.
C)that it doesn't take enough variables into account.
D)that not enough managers use the theory.
Q3) The growing cultural diversity of the workforce and the increasing globalization of the marketplace creates the need for leaders with multicultural backgrounds and experiences.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The variables used to determine the leadership style using the path-goal leadership theory include the subordinate and environment.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Influencing: Power, Politics, Networking, and Negotiation
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Q1) Consultation influencing tactic is also known as participative management.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Referent power is appropriate for people who have no position power.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are the nine influencing tactics?
Q4) Experts commonly use:
A)inspirational appeals.
B)rational persuasion.
C)referent power.
D)ingratiation.
Q5) Referent power is a form of personal power.
A)True
B)False
Q6) How would you rate your networking skills? What will you do differently in the future to improve your networking skills?
Q7) Information power is a form of politics.
A)True
B)False Page 7
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Chapter 6: Communication, Coaching, and Conflict Skills
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Q1) Situational Communication.
You are an expert professor in your field.When going over the answers to the exam,a few students disagree with the recommended answer you gave.You check the answer and know that it is correct.The students get average grades and do not have a good explanation for your answer being wrong.As a situational communicator,you should do what?
You need to determine the following:
Variables:
Communication Style:
Behavior:
Action Taken:
For the Variables line,write the numbers 1 to 4.To the right of the four numbers, write the four variables.To the left of the four numbers, write the answers to each variable from the Situational Communication Model that represents the style to use based on the variable. Fill in the Communication Style,Behavior,and Action Taken lines with the appropriate answers.
Q2) Use the BCF model to describe a conflict you face or have faced on the job.
Q3) Which personality traits are associated with being closed to feedback?
Q4) What are the four guidelines to getting feedback on messages?
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Chapter 7: Leader-Member Exchange and Followership
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Q1) The conformist follower is someone who is low on involvement yet is high on critical thinking.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe an obstacle to delegation,or sign of delegating too little,that you have observed on the job.
Q3) Effective followers:
A)resist inappropriate influence from the leader.
B)have external locus of control.
C)need only clarity of expectations, not influence, from their leaders.
D)are conscientious to respond positively to their leader's influence.
Q4) Kelley groups followers into five categories based on two types of behavior,independent critical thinking,and level of involvement.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the role of the leader and follower in influencing LMX relationships.
Q6) List the steps in the delegation model.
Q7) Can someone have a successful career by aspiring to be an effective follower? Explain.
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Chapter 8: Team Leadership and Self-Managed Teams
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Q1) Recall a present or past job.Describe what type of team you are in or have been in?functional,cross-functional,or self-managed.
Q2) What is team-centered leadership,and how does it differ from the leader-centered approach?
Q3) Outline the three parts of conducting effective meetings.
Q4) Describe which of the SMT Facilitator's team-building activities (see Exhibit 8.5)have been employed in a team that you are or had been a member.
Q5) All groups are teams,but not all teams are groups.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Which of the following does NOT describe a self-managed team?
A)Fixed team design.
B)Team accountability.
C)Multiskilled members.
D)Leadership within the team.
Q7) Social loafing in a team is likely to occur when each team member's effort is recognized and assessed.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
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Q1) The locus of charismatic leadership focuses on one qustion:
A)How can one acquire charisma?
B)How can one improve their charisma?
C)What is the basis of charisma?
D)Is charisma good or bad?
Q2) Some theorist believe charismatic leadership is born out of crisis,some theorist believe charismatic leadership is the result of the leader's innate abilities,and still others believe it is the interaction of the two.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The four stage transformation process includes the transformational leader's ability to maintain the status quo.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A strong emotional attachment and loyalty to a charismatic leader can have both beneficial and detrimental effects on followers.Explain both types of effects on followers.
Q5) Distinguish between charismatic and transformational leadership.
Q6) Describe the limitations of charismatic leadership theory.
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Chapter 10: Leadership of Culture, Ethics, and Diversity
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Q1) Distinguish between symbolic and substantive leadership actions for shaping organizational culture.
Q2) Organizational culture gives identity to an organization.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe some of the practices,policies,and norms that you would expect to find in an organization that prides itself on building a culture of respect and trust.
Q4) Authentic leadership theory is grounded in moral and ethical foundations of leadership.
A)True
B)False
Q5) An organization's culture is considered weak when it conducts its business according to clear and explicit set of principles and values.
A)True
B)False
Q6) How does a code of ethics help enforce ethical behavior in an organization?
Q7) What is the difference between diversity compliance and diversity institutionalization?
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Chapter 11: Strategic Leadership and Change Management
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Q1) A _______ is an organization's chosen plan of action for outperforming its competitors and achieving superior outcomes.
A)strategic vision
B)mission statement
C)strategy
D)core competence
Q2) Comment on this statement: "Google is so successful it does not need to change anything in its strategic framework."
Q3) One of the most common reasons why people resist change is because of the threat to their personal safety.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In the unfreezing phase of the three stage model of change,the key is to identify the problems or threats facing the organization,creating an urgency for change.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The essence of the strategic management process is adapting to change.Discuss.
Q6) Discuss some of the recommendations for minimizing resistance to change.
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Chapter 12: Crisis Leadership and the Learning Organization
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Q1) In the five-step crisis risk assessment model,SWOT analysis comes into play as a tool in determining what resources and capabilities are available or needed to better manage each crisis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Regardless of the nature of the crises or the type of organization,what they all have in common is the stress and pressure they place on ________________.
A)the CEO
B)organizational resources and systems
C)the organizational culture
D)organizational knowledge
Q3) Crises come in many forms including succession crisis,product failures,human error disasters,and sexual harassment.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the key characteristics of a learning organization.
Q5) Describe the role of leadership in creating a learning organization culture.
Q6) In planning for a crisis,the leader has to focus on five integrated tasks. Identify these tasks.
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