MGT 127 , exam 1 chapters 1-5
(Leadership Theory and Practice )
Assigned leadership - correct answer-leadership based on occupying a position in an
organization
Authority-compliance style - correct answer-On Blake and Mouton's Managerial (Leadership)
Grid, the 9,1 style of leadership that places heavy emphasis on task and job requirements,
and less emphasis on people, except to the extent that people are tools for getting the job
done
Behavioral flexibility - correct answer-The capacity to change and adapt one's behavior in
light of an understanding of others' perspectives in an organization
Coercion - correct answer-he use of force to effect change, often involving the use of threats,
punishment, and negative reward schedules
Conceptual skill - correct answer-The ability to work with ideas and concepts
Consideration
(a.k.a Relationship behaviors) - correct answer-a relationship-oriented behavior that help
subordinates feel comfortable with themselves, with each other, and with the situation in
which they find themselves (Stogdill, 1974)
Country-club management - correct answer-On Blake and Mouton's Managerial (Leadership)
Grid, the 1,9 style represents a low concern for task accomplishment coupled with a high
concern for interpersonal relationships
Crystallized cognitive ability - correct answer-Intellectual ability that is learned or acquired
over time
Determination - correct answer-the desire to get the job done, which may include use of
characteristics such as initiative, persistence, dominance, and drive
Development level - correct answer-the degree to which subordinates have the competence
and commitment necessary to accomplish a given task or activity
Directive behaviors - correct answer-behaviors that clarify, often with one-way
communication, what is to be done
Emergent leadership - correct answer-Leadership that emerges through communication
Emotional intelligence - correct answer-The ability to perceive and express emotions, to use
emotions to facilitate thinking, to understand and reason with emotions, and to effectively
manage emotions within oneself and in relationships with others
(Leadership Theory and Practice )
Assigned leadership - correct answer-leadership based on occupying a position in an
organization
Authority-compliance style - correct answer-On Blake and Mouton's Managerial (Leadership)
Grid, the 9,1 style of leadership that places heavy emphasis on task and job requirements,
and less emphasis on people, except to the extent that people are tools for getting the job
done
Behavioral flexibility - correct answer-The capacity to change and adapt one's behavior in
light of an understanding of others' perspectives in an organization
Coercion - correct answer-he use of force to effect change, often involving the use of threats,
punishment, and negative reward schedules
Conceptual skill - correct answer-The ability to work with ideas and concepts
Consideration
(a.k.a Relationship behaviors) - correct answer-a relationship-oriented behavior that help
subordinates feel comfortable with themselves, with each other, and with the situation in
which they find themselves (Stogdill, 1974)
Country-club management - correct answer-On Blake and Mouton's Managerial (Leadership)
Grid, the 1,9 style represents a low concern for task accomplishment coupled with a high
concern for interpersonal relationships
Crystallized cognitive ability - correct answer-Intellectual ability that is learned or acquired
over time
Determination - correct answer-the desire to get the job done, which may include use of
characteristics such as initiative, persistence, dominance, and drive
Development level - correct answer-the degree to which subordinates have the competence
and commitment necessary to accomplish a given task or activity
Directive behaviors - correct answer-behaviors that clarify, often with one-way
communication, what is to be done
Emergent leadership - correct answer-Leadership that emerges through communication
Emotional intelligence - correct answer-The ability to perceive and express emotions, to use
emotions to facilitate thinking, to understand and reason with emotions, and to effectively
manage emotions within oneself and in relationships with others
