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Questions and Answers
FourMTypesMofMLeadershipMTheoriesM-
MAnswerMTrait,MBehavioral,MContingency,MContemporary
TraitMTheoryM-
MAnswerMaMleadershipMtheoryMthatMholdsMthatMeffectiveMleadersMpossessMaMsimilarMse
tMofMtraitsMorMcharacteristics
BehavioralMTheoryM-MAnswerMWhatMleadersMdoMorMhowMtheyMbehave
ContingencyMTheoryM-
MAnswerMbasedMonMtheMpremiseMthatMaMleader'sMeffectivenessMisMcontingentMonMthe
MextentMtoMwhichMaMleader'sMstyleMfitsMorMmatchesMcharacteristicsMofMtheMsituationM
atMhand
autocraticMleaderM-MAnswerMactsMinMunilateralMcommand-and-controlMfashion
democraticMleaderM-
MAnswerMaMleaderMwhoMsharesMcontrolMandMmakesMdecisionsMinMconsultationMwithMot
hers
PermissiveMleaderM-MAnswerMseeMLaissez-faireMleader,Mhands-
offMapproach.MAssumesMpeopleMcanMmakeMtheirMownMdecisionsMandMcompleteMworkM
withoutMdirection.
BureaucraticMleaderM-
MAnswerMAssumesMthatMemployeesMareMmotivatedMbyMexternalMforces.MReliesMonMpolic
iesMandMproceduresMtoMdirectMgoalsMandMworkMprocesses
LeadershipMfactorsMthatMinfluenceMoutcomesM-MAnswerM1)MManager-
followsMrelationshipsM2)MTaskMstructureM3)MPositionMpower
ModelsMtoMmoveMtheMagendaM-
MAnswerMLeadershipMStyles:MS1(telling),MS2M(selling),MS3M(participating),MS4M(delegating)
LeadershipMstyleMS1-TellingM(highMtask/lowMrelationship)M-
MAnswerMTheMleaderMtellsMtheMworkerMwhatMtoMdoMandMprovidesMcloseMsupervision
LeadershipMstyleMS2-SellingM(highMtask/highMrelationship)M-
MAnswerMTheMleaderMmakesMdecisionsMandMcoachesMfollowersMandMprovidesMopportunit
yMforMclarification
LeadershipMstyleMS3-ParticipatingM(LowMtask/highMrelationship)M-
MAnswerMBothMleaderMandMfollowerMparticipateMinMprojectsMandMdecisions
LeadershipMstyleMS4-DelegatingM(lowMtask/lowMrelationship)M-
MAnswerMTheMleaderMgiveMsubordinatesMfreedomsMtoMmakeMdecisionsMandMcarryMoutM
plans
, ContemporaryMTheoriesM-
MAnswerMNewerMconceptsMofMleadership.MThereMisMnoMrightMstyleMofMleadership.MExa
mples:Mtransformational,Mcharismatic,Mtransactional,Mshared,MandMservantMstyles.
OrganizationalMTheoryM-
MAnswerMTheMclassicMprinciplesMofMorganizationalMstructureMincludeMchainMofMcommand
,MunityMofMcommand,MandMspanMofMcontrol.
chainMofMcommandM-MAnswerMtheMorderMofMauthorityMwithinMaMfacility
unityMofMcommandM-
MAnswerMtheMmanagementMprincipleMthatMeachMpersonMshouldMreportMtoMonlyMoneM
manager
spanMofMcontrolM-
MAnswerMTheMscopeMofMresponsibilityMofMaMgivenMsupervisorMorMmanager
OrganizationalMchartsM-
MAnswerMaMvisualMdisplayMofMtheMorganizationalMstructure,MlinesMofMauthorityM(chainM
ofMcommand),MstaffMrelationships,MpermanentMcommitteeMarrangements,MandMlinesMofMc
ommunication
ManagerMTheoryM-
MAnswerMToMestablishManMenvironmentMinMwhichMpeopleMcanMaccomplishMtheirMgoals
MwithMtheMleastMamountMofMtime,Mmoney,Mmaterials,MandMpersonalMdissatisfactionMor
MtoMachieveMasMmuchMasMpossibleMofMaMgoalMwithMavailableMresources.
ElementsMofMtheMnursingMprocessM-MAnswerMAssessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
ChangeMTheoryM-
MAnswerMaMtheoryMthatMpositsMchangeMtakesMplaceMinMthreeMstages:MUnfreezing,MCha
nging/Movemevt,MandMRefreezing
UnfreezingM-MAnswerMGatheringMdata
DiagnoseMproblem
DecideMifMchangeMisMneeded
MakeMothersMawareMofMchangeM
ConfirmMmotivationMforMchange
MovementM-MAnswerMDevelopMaMplan
SetMgoalsM&Mobjectives
IdentifyMsupportM&Mresistance
Questions and Answers
FourMTypesMofMLeadershipMTheoriesM-
MAnswerMTrait,MBehavioral,MContingency,MContemporary
TraitMTheoryM-
MAnswerMaMleadershipMtheoryMthatMholdsMthatMeffectiveMleadersMpossessMaMsimilarMse
tMofMtraitsMorMcharacteristics
BehavioralMTheoryM-MAnswerMWhatMleadersMdoMorMhowMtheyMbehave
ContingencyMTheoryM-
MAnswerMbasedMonMtheMpremiseMthatMaMleader'sMeffectivenessMisMcontingentMonMthe
MextentMtoMwhichMaMleader'sMstyleMfitsMorMmatchesMcharacteristicsMofMtheMsituationM
atMhand
autocraticMleaderM-MAnswerMactsMinMunilateralMcommand-and-controlMfashion
democraticMleaderM-
MAnswerMaMleaderMwhoMsharesMcontrolMandMmakesMdecisionsMinMconsultationMwithMot
hers
PermissiveMleaderM-MAnswerMseeMLaissez-faireMleader,Mhands-
offMapproach.MAssumesMpeopleMcanMmakeMtheirMownMdecisionsMandMcompleteMworkM
withoutMdirection.
BureaucraticMleaderM-
MAnswerMAssumesMthatMemployeesMareMmotivatedMbyMexternalMforces.MReliesMonMpolic
iesMandMproceduresMtoMdirectMgoalsMandMworkMprocesses
LeadershipMfactorsMthatMinfluenceMoutcomesM-MAnswerM1)MManager-
followsMrelationshipsM2)MTaskMstructureM3)MPositionMpower
ModelsMtoMmoveMtheMagendaM-
MAnswerMLeadershipMStyles:MS1(telling),MS2M(selling),MS3M(participating),MS4M(delegating)
LeadershipMstyleMS1-TellingM(highMtask/lowMrelationship)M-
MAnswerMTheMleaderMtellsMtheMworkerMwhatMtoMdoMandMprovidesMcloseMsupervision
LeadershipMstyleMS2-SellingM(highMtask/highMrelationship)M-
MAnswerMTheMleaderMmakesMdecisionsMandMcoachesMfollowersMandMprovidesMopportunit
yMforMclarification
LeadershipMstyleMS3-ParticipatingM(LowMtask/highMrelationship)M-
MAnswerMBothMleaderMandMfollowerMparticipateMinMprojectsMandMdecisions
LeadershipMstyleMS4-DelegatingM(lowMtask/lowMrelationship)M-
MAnswerMTheMleaderMgiveMsubordinatesMfreedomsMtoMmakeMdecisionsMandMcarryMoutM
plans
, ContemporaryMTheoriesM-
MAnswerMNewerMconceptsMofMleadership.MThereMisMnoMrightMstyleMofMleadership.MExa
mples:Mtransformational,Mcharismatic,Mtransactional,Mshared,MandMservantMstyles.
OrganizationalMTheoryM-
MAnswerMTheMclassicMprinciplesMofMorganizationalMstructureMincludeMchainMofMcommand
,MunityMofMcommand,MandMspanMofMcontrol.
chainMofMcommandM-MAnswerMtheMorderMofMauthorityMwithinMaMfacility
unityMofMcommandM-
MAnswerMtheMmanagementMprincipleMthatMeachMpersonMshouldMreportMtoMonlyMoneM
manager
spanMofMcontrolM-
MAnswerMTheMscopeMofMresponsibilityMofMaMgivenMsupervisorMorMmanager
OrganizationalMchartsM-
MAnswerMaMvisualMdisplayMofMtheMorganizationalMstructure,MlinesMofMauthorityM(chainM
ofMcommand),MstaffMrelationships,MpermanentMcommitteeMarrangements,MandMlinesMofMc
ommunication
ManagerMTheoryM-
MAnswerMToMestablishManMenvironmentMinMwhichMpeopleMcanMaccomplishMtheirMgoals
MwithMtheMleastMamountMofMtime,Mmoney,Mmaterials,MandMpersonalMdissatisfactionMor
MtoMachieveMasMmuchMasMpossibleMofMaMgoalMwithMavailableMresources.
ElementsMofMtheMnursingMprocessM-MAnswerMAssessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
ChangeMTheoryM-
MAnswerMaMtheoryMthatMpositsMchangeMtakesMplaceMinMthreeMstages:MUnfreezing,MCha
nging/Movemevt,MandMRefreezing
UnfreezingM-MAnswerMGatheringMdata
DiagnoseMproblem
DecideMifMchangeMisMneeded
MakeMothersMawareMofMchangeM
ConfirmMmotivationMforMchange
MovementM-MAnswerMDevelopMaMplan
SetMgoalsM&Mobjectives
IdentifyMsupportM&Mresistance