BCOR 370 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Trait approach (leadership)
Based on the assumption that good leaders are born, not made. Individuals with certain
personal characteristics make the best leaders
Behavioral approach (leadership)
An attempt to isolate and identify behaviors common to effective leaders. Such
behaviors could be systemized and taught. Thus, people can be trained to become
effective leaders.
Contingency approach (leadership)
The appropriate leader behavior is the behavior that best fits the constraints a specific
behavior.
Fiedler's contigency theory
-Leader: task or relationship oriented
-Situation: favorable or unfavorable
-Task: Favorable or unfavorable
-Relationship: moderate
-Leaders cannot change behavior
Hersey and Blanchard's situational model
Based on interplay among:
-Amount of guidance and direction (task behavior)
, -Amount of socio-emotional support (relationship behavior)
-The readiness level of the follower
Charismatic approach (leadership)
-Self-confidence
-Advocate and communicate (have a vision)
-Strong convictions
-Extraordinary behavior
-Viewed as change agents
Empowering approach (leadership)
Super leadership: the process of leading others to lead themselves
Self-leadership
The process through which people influence themselves to achieve the self-direction
and self-motivation needed to perform
Behavior focused strategies
-Self-observation
-Self-goal setting
-Self-rewards
-Self-correcting feedback (self-punishment)
-Practice
-Self-cueing: taking away negatives
Natural reward strategies
Build more pleasant and enjoyable features into a given task or activity. Focus attention
on the naturally rewarding aspects of the task
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Trait approach (leadership)
Based on the assumption that good leaders are born, not made. Individuals with certain
personal characteristics make the best leaders
Behavioral approach (leadership)
An attempt to isolate and identify behaviors common to effective leaders. Such
behaviors could be systemized and taught. Thus, people can be trained to become
effective leaders.
Contingency approach (leadership)
The appropriate leader behavior is the behavior that best fits the constraints a specific
behavior.
Fiedler's contigency theory
-Leader: task or relationship oriented
-Situation: favorable or unfavorable
-Task: Favorable or unfavorable
-Relationship: moderate
-Leaders cannot change behavior
Hersey and Blanchard's situational model
Based on interplay among:
-Amount of guidance and direction (task behavior)
, -Amount of socio-emotional support (relationship behavior)
-The readiness level of the follower
Charismatic approach (leadership)
-Self-confidence
-Advocate and communicate (have a vision)
-Strong convictions
-Extraordinary behavior
-Viewed as change agents
Empowering approach (leadership)
Super leadership: the process of leading others to lead themselves
Self-leadership
The process through which people influence themselves to achieve the self-direction
and self-motivation needed to perform
Behavior focused strategies
-Self-observation
-Self-goal setting
-Self-rewards
-Self-correcting feedback (self-punishment)
-Practice
-Self-cueing: taking away negatives
Natural reward strategies
Build more pleasant and enjoyable features into a given task or activity. Focus attention
on the naturally rewarding aspects of the task
