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Zenith Technologies has a very flat organizational system with few managers. Instead, it has a rigid system of clear, formalized goals, clear procedures, and cohesive work groups. In this case, the various components of the organizational system are acting as ________ to formal leadership by replacing the support and ability offered by leaders.

A) detriments
B) traits
C) attributes
D) substitutes
E) supplements

F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

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In Fiedler's approach, if a respondent uses unfavorable terms to describe the co-worker in question, the respondent can be said to be primarily task-oriented.

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B) False

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According to findings of the GLOBE project, Brazilians prefer leaders who take self-governing decisions and act alone without engaging the group.

Socialized charismatic leadership conveys self-centered values by leaders.

Trust which is based on a mutual understanding of each other's intentions and appreciation of the other's wants and desires is referred to as ________.

The president of a small Asian country was hailed as a visionary and a genius when the nation's economy burgeoned during his first term in office. However, when the currency and the stock markets crashed during his government's second term, he was criticized as arrogant, elitist, and shortsighted. This scenario reflects the ________ theory of leadership.

According to evidence, what is the first step a charismatic leader takes to influence followers?

Leo supervises a global team of project members based in multiple countries. Maria is Brazilian, Jean-Paul is French, Amit is Egyptian, and Xiang is Chinese. Leo is American and is based in the United States. -Which of the following team members would be least likely to respond favorably if Leo made project-related decisions independently, without consulting the team?

________ leaders inspire followers to transcend their self-interests for the good of the organization and can have an extraordinary effect on their followers.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the attribution theory of leadership?

Which type of leaders are preferred when the competition is within teams and calls for improving positive relationships within the group?

Attribution theory suggests what's important is projecting the appearance of being a leader rather than focusing on actual accomplishments.

Which of the following leadership theories argues that because of time pressures, leaders establish a special relationship with a small group of their subordinates-the in-group, who are trusted, get a disproportionate amount of the leader's attention, and are more likely to receive special privileges?

Because he has an internationally based team, Leo and the team do most of their business communications via e-mail. Which of the following represents what is least likely to be true of Leo's experience working with the team in an online environment?

According to the full range of leadership model, which of the following leader behaviors will enable leaders to motivate followers to perform above expectations and transcend their self-interest for the sake of the organization?

Which theory of leadership differentiates leaders from nonleaders by focusing on personal qualities and characteristics?

Identify and explain the two dimensions of leadership described in the Ohio State studies.

Summarize the leader-member exchange theory.

In the context of Fiedler's model, the situational dimension termed ________ relates to the degree of influence a leader has over power variables such as hiring, firing, discipline, promotions, and salary increases.

According to Fiedler, leader-member relations concerns the degree to which a leader takes a personal interest in the needs of his or her employees and accepts individual differences among them.