MGT 6615 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Leadership style includes what two behaviors? - ✔✔Directive behaviors &
Supportive behaviors
✔✔Directing Style of Situational Leadership (S1) - ✔✔High directive-low supportive
style
✔✔Coaching Style of Situational Leadership (S2) - ✔✔High directive-high supportive
style
✔✔Supporting Style of Situational Leadership (S3) - ✔✔High supportive-low directive
style
✔✔Delegating approach to Situational Leadership (S4) - ✔✔Low supportive-low
directive style
✔✔Development Level - ✔✔Degree to which followers have the competence and
commitment necessary to accomplish a given goal
✔✔D1 Followers - ✔✔low in competence and high in commitment.
✔✔D2 Followers - ✔✔Some competence and low commitment
They have started to learn a job but they also have lost some of their initial motivation
✔✔D3 Followers - ✔✔Moderate to high competence but variable commitment
Have essentially developed the skills for the job but they are uncertain as to whether
they can complete the goal by themselves
✔✔D4 Followers - ✔✔High in competence and commitment
✔✔What is the relationship between development level and leadership style? - ✔✔One
to one; a D1 follower needs an S1 leader style
, ✔✔What is the most frequently used situational leadership style? - ✔✔Supporting: High
supportive-low directive (S3)
✔✔How is the Situational Leadership Theory different than others? - ✔✔It is prescriptive
rather than descriptive
✔✔Path-Goal Theory - ✔✔How leaders motivate followers to accomplish designated
goals
✔✔Path-Goal Theory emphasizes the relationship between what? - ✔✔The leader's
style and the characteristics of the followers and the organizational setting
✔✔When does leadership generate motivation? - ✔✔When leadership increases the
number and kinds of payoffs that followers receive from their work
✔✔Follower satisfaction and intent to leave are greatly impacted by what? - ✔✔Leader
communication style
✔✔Expectancy Theory - ✔✔The theory that people will be motivated to the extent to
which they believe that their efforts will lead to a certain reward or outcome
✔✔Primary leadership behaviors outlined by Path-Goal Theory - ✔✔Directive
Supportive
Participative
Achievement Oriented
✔✔Directive Leadership (Path-Goal Theory) - ✔✔By providing explicit expectations and
removing ambiguity, followers will have the clarity needed to focus on their jobs.
A directive leader sets clear standards of performance and makes the rules and
regulations clear to followers.
✔✔Supportive Leadership (Path-Goal Theory) - ✔✔Leaders using supportive behaviors
go out of their way to make work pleasant for followers, which, in turn, provides
followers with the confidence necessary to succeed
✔✔Participative Leadership (Path-Goal Theory) - ✔✔Inviting followers to share in the
decision making
✔✔Achievement Oriented (Path-Goal Theory) - ✔✔A leader who challenges followers
to perform work at the highest level possible
✔✔The impact of leadership is contingent on what? - ✔✔Characteristics of both
followers and their task
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Leadership style includes what two behaviors? - ✔✔Directive behaviors &
Supportive behaviors
✔✔Directing Style of Situational Leadership (S1) - ✔✔High directive-low supportive
style
✔✔Coaching Style of Situational Leadership (S2) - ✔✔High directive-high supportive
style
✔✔Supporting Style of Situational Leadership (S3) - ✔✔High supportive-low directive
style
✔✔Delegating approach to Situational Leadership (S4) - ✔✔Low supportive-low
directive style
✔✔Development Level - ✔✔Degree to which followers have the competence and
commitment necessary to accomplish a given goal
✔✔D1 Followers - ✔✔low in competence and high in commitment.
✔✔D2 Followers - ✔✔Some competence and low commitment
They have started to learn a job but they also have lost some of their initial motivation
✔✔D3 Followers - ✔✔Moderate to high competence but variable commitment
Have essentially developed the skills for the job but they are uncertain as to whether
they can complete the goal by themselves
✔✔D4 Followers - ✔✔High in competence and commitment
✔✔What is the relationship between development level and leadership style? - ✔✔One
to one; a D1 follower needs an S1 leader style
, ✔✔What is the most frequently used situational leadership style? - ✔✔Supporting: High
supportive-low directive (S3)
✔✔How is the Situational Leadership Theory different than others? - ✔✔It is prescriptive
rather than descriptive
✔✔Path-Goal Theory - ✔✔How leaders motivate followers to accomplish designated
goals
✔✔Path-Goal Theory emphasizes the relationship between what? - ✔✔The leader's
style and the characteristics of the followers and the organizational setting
✔✔When does leadership generate motivation? - ✔✔When leadership increases the
number and kinds of payoffs that followers receive from their work
✔✔Follower satisfaction and intent to leave are greatly impacted by what? - ✔✔Leader
communication style
✔✔Expectancy Theory - ✔✔The theory that people will be motivated to the extent to
which they believe that their efforts will lead to a certain reward or outcome
✔✔Primary leadership behaviors outlined by Path-Goal Theory - ✔✔Directive
Supportive
Participative
Achievement Oriented
✔✔Directive Leadership (Path-Goal Theory) - ✔✔By providing explicit expectations and
removing ambiguity, followers will have the clarity needed to focus on their jobs.
A directive leader sets clear standards of performance and makes the rules and
regulations clear to followers.
✔✔Supportive Leadership (Path-Goal Theory) - ✔✔Leaders using supportive behaviors
go out of their way to make work pleasant for followers, which, in turn, provides
followers with the confidence necessary to succeed
✔✔Participative Leadership (Path-Goal Theory) - ✔✔Inviting followers to share in the
decision making
✔✔Achievement Oriented (Path-Goal Theory) - ✔✔A leader who challenges followers
to perform work at the highest level possible
✔✔The impact of leadership is contingent on what? - ✔✔Characteristics of both
followers and their task
