Across
- 5. a leadership style in which the leader lets employees know precisely what is expected of them, gives them specific guidelines for performing tasks, schedules work, sets standards of performance, and makes sure that people follow standard rules and regulations
- 6. the extent to which a leader is friendly, approachable, and supportive and shows concern for employees
- 7. relates to the degree to which followers respect, trust, and like their leaders
- 9. charismatics charismatic leaders who provide developmental opportunities for followers, are open to positive and negative feedback, recognize others’ contributions, share information, and have moral standards that emphasize the larger interests of the group, organization, or society
- 10. leadership style where behavioral tendencies and personal characteristics of leaders that create an exceptionally strong relationship between them and their followers
- 12. charismatic leaders who control and manipulate followers, do what is best for themselves instead of their organizations, want to hear only positive feedback, share only information that is beneficial to themselves, and have moral standards that put their interests before everyone else’s
- 13. structure degree to which a leader structures the roles of followers by setting goals, giving directions, setting deadlines, and assigning tasks
- 15. a leadership theory that holds that effective leaders possess a similar set of traits or characteristics
- 17. Performance __________ ability and willingness to take responsibility for directing one’s behavior at work
- 18. leadership style in which the leader consults employees for their suggestions and input before making decisions
- 19. the process of influencing others to achieve group or organizational goals
- 20. a leadership style in which the leader is friendly and approachable to employees, shows concern for employees and their welfare, treats them as equals, and creates a friendly climate
- 21. leadership that generates awareness and acceptance of a group’s purpose and mission and gets employees to see beyond their own needs and self-interests for the good of the group
- 23. Leardership ______ way a leader generally behaves toward followers
- 24. a theory that suggests how leaders can determine an appropriate amount of employee participation when making decisions
Down
- 1. relatively stable characteristics, such as abilities, psychological motives, or consistent patterns of behavior
- 2. a leadership style in which the leader sets challenging goals, has high expectations of employees, and displays confidence that employees will assume responsibility and put forth extraordinary effort
- 3. situational ________ the degree to which a particular situation either permits or denies a leader the chance to influence the behavior of group members
- 4. Position _______the degree to which leaders are able to hire, fire, reward, and punish workers
- 8. leadership theory states that leaders can increase subordinate satisfaction and performance by clarifying and clearing the paths to goals and by increasing the number and kinds of rewards available for goal attainment
- 10. leadership theory states that to maximize work group performance, leaders must be matched to the situation that best fits their leadership style
- 11. leadership that creates a positive image of the future that motivates organizational members and provides direction for future planning and goal setting
- 14. leadership based on an exchange process in which followers are rewarded for good performance and punished for poor performance
- 16. theory that says leaders need to adjust their leadership styles to match followers’ readiness
- 22. structure the degree to which the requirements of a subordinate’s tasks are clearly specified