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The leadership substitutes model identifies ways to neutralize or replace transformational leaders in specific conditions.

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B) False

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Question 62

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Which leadership style in path-goal theory is the same as people-oriented leadership from behavioral perspective of leadership?

A) Directive
B) Supportive
C) Participative
D) Achievement-oriented
E) None of the above

F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Which of these characteristics is reported by several large-scale studies as the most important leadership characteristic?

How do women differ from men in their use of leadership styles?

Effective leaders are good at perceiving and expressing emotions, as well as regulating emotions in themselves and others.

Walking the talk assists organizational change by building trust in the leader.

Which leadership style in path-goal theory is most closely associated with goal setting and positive self-fulfilling prophecy?

Arnold Schwartz is a call center team leader who is one of the best people in the organization for developing new employees in stressful call center operations.Schwartz knows when to provide clear directions for new recruits and when to provide support and understanding when the workload seems overwhelming or customers are angry.However, Schwartz has trouble working with skilled and highly experienced staff members.Some complain that he looks over their shoulder too often and offers too much advice.Others suggest that he wants to listen with sympathy to their unfavorable customer calls even though they don't feel they need this support.The vice-president of call center operations is concerned, based on this information, that Schwartz seems to be an ineffective leader overall even though he works very well with new recruits.Discuss the accuracy of the vice-president's conclusions about Arnold Schwartz.

The behavioral perspective of leadership identifies which two clusters of leadership behaviors?

'Walking the talk' refers to which of the following?

According to path-goal theory, supportive leadership is most appropriate when:

The implicit theory of leadership states that:

According to the behavioral perspective of leadership, people-oriented leadership is associated with higher employee performance and better team dynamics.

The current CEO at Tuk Energy Corp.believes that there is too little leadership talent in the organization.This is troublesome for the executive because over the next few years the company will require leaders who can bring about significant changes to the corporate culture and philosophy of doing business at Tuk.To address this challenge, Tuk's CEO wants to introduce a major leadership development program that will include hiring people with leadership capabilities and providing leadership development opportunities for those currently employed.You have been retained as a consultant to identify the leadership models that are most appropriate for Tuk's needs.Describe two leadership perspectives and specific models that would provide the best fit for Tuk's objectives and justify your decision.

Research on gender and leadership suggests that:

Effective transformational leaders build commitment towards the strategic vision by using words, symbols and stories that inspire and energize employees to adopt the vision as their own.

Which of the following is a limitation of the transformational perspective of leadership?

According to research on the behavioral perspective of leadership, task-oriented leaders tend to:

The behavioral and contingency leadership theories adopt more of a transactional and less of a transformational perspective of leadership.

The implicit leadership theory states that everyone has beliefs about leadership prototypes.