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1. What traits does Woodside possess that might be helpful to him as he assumes his new position? What traits might be detrimental?
2. Would you consider Woodside a people-oriented or a task-oriented leader? Discuss which type of leader, people-oriented or task oriented, you think would be best for the new research director at Sunshine?
3. How might an understanding of individualized leadership theory be useful to Woodside in this situation? Discuss your answer.
Case Study: "Alvis Corporation" Read the case study and answer the following three questions.
1. Analyze this situation using the Hersey-Blanchard model and the Vroom-Jago model. What do these models suggest as the appropriate leadership or decision style? Explain your answer.
2. Evaluate Kevin McCarthy's leadership style before and during his experiment in participative management.
3. If you were Kevin McCarthy, what would you do now? Why?
Question 1. Path clarification means that the leader works with subordinates:
to learn the behaviors that lead to task accomplishment.
to help them identify behaviors for task accomplishment.
to increase relationship skills to be better team members.
both to learn the behaviors that lead to task accomplishment and to help them identify behaviors for task accomplishment.
Question 2. Kinko's, a nationwide copy center with numerous locations, managers have limited personal interaction with their employees. This is an example of:
achievement-oriented leadership.
path-goal theory.
a substitute for leadership.
a neutralizer.
Question 3. Which of the following is a characteristic that helps people rise to the top because they have the ability to see opportunities where others see problems and can instill in others a sense of hope for the future?
Knowledge
Charisma
Cooperativeness
Optimism
Question 4. The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) involves the concepts of motivation, responsibility, and the creation of a team in which decision making is expected of everyone. This is an example of:
participative leadership.
achievement-oriented leadership.
the delegating style.
neutralizers.
Question 5. The job-centered leader focuses on:
accomplishing tasks.
the human needs of their subordinates.
efficiency.
both accomplishing tasks and efficiency.
Question 6. Which of the following is a work-related characteristic of leaders?
Energy
Knowledge
Desire to lead
Drive and desire to excel
Question 7. The Leadership Continuum by Tannenbaum and Schmidt suggests that leaders should be boss-centered or subordinate-centered depending on:
organizational circumstances.
the skill level of the employees.
the self-confidence, creativity, and energy of the leader.
both organizational circumstances and the skill level of the employees.
Question 8. In Fiedler's model, leadership style was measured with a questionnaire known as:
the least preferred coworker (LPC) scale.
leader participation styles.
neutralizers.
the leadership grid.
Question 9. According to Fiedler, in situations of "High Task-Low Relationship", the leader's style should be the:
authoritative style.
delegating style.
achievement style.
supportive style.
Question 10. Craft workers and professionals want more freedom and autonomy and work best:
under a participative leadership style.
under a directive leadership style.
under a selling leadership style.
under a task-oriented style.