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MQM 382-Exam 1 Study Guide.
Leadership - answer✔a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to
achieve a common goal
trait leadership - answer✔certain individuals have special innate characteristics or
qualities that differentiate them from non-leaders
assigned leadership - answer✔based on occupying a position within an organization
emergent leadership - answer✔an individual perceived by others as the most influential
member of an organization regardless of their title
5 bases of power - answer✔referent, expert, legitimate, reward, coercive
referent - answer✔based on followers' identification and liking for the leader
expert - answer✔based on the followers' perceptions of the leaders competence
legitimate - answer✔associated with having status or formal job authority
reward - answer✔having the capacity to provide rewards
coercive - answer✔having the capacity to penalize or punish
5 major leadership traits - answer✔intelligence, self confidence, determination, integrity,
sociability
intelligence - answer✔verbal, perceptual, reasoning capabilities
self confidence - answer✔certainty about one's competencies and skills
determination - answer✔desire to get the job done
integrity - answer✔the quality of honest and trustworthiness
sociability - answer✔leader's inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships
big 5 - answer✔neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness
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neuroticism - answer✔depressed, anxious, insecure
extraversion - answer✔1st most related
sociable, assertive, positive energy
openness - answer✔3rd most related
informed, creative, insightful
agreeableness - answer✔weakly related
accepting, conforming, trusting
conscientiousness - answer✔2nd most related
thorough, organized, controlled, dependable, decisive
emotional intelligence and leadership - answer✔ability to perceive and apply emotions to
life's tasks, understand/express emotions
strengths of trait theory - answer✔intuitively appealing, credibility due to a century of
research support, highlights leadership component in the leadership process
criticisms of trait theory - answer✔fails to delimit a definitive list of leadership traits,
doesn't take into account situational effects, list of most important leadership traits is
highly subjective, research fails to look at traits in relationship to leadership outcomes, not
useful to t&d
psychodynamic approach - answer✔personality
affected by the environment
characterized by tendencies
leaders - to become aware of their own personality type and of others
productive narcissists - answer✔need in organizations
best as the leader in times of crisis and change because they can motivate others to work
towards vision
carl jung and personality types - answer✔extra vs. intro
sensing vs. intuitive
thinking vs. feeling
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11/15/2024 11:57 AM
MQM 382-Exam 1 Study Guide.
Leadership - answer✔a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to
achieve a common goal
trait leadership - answer✔certain individuals have special innate characteristics or
qualities that differentiate them from non-leaders
assigned leadership - answer✔based on occupying a position within an organization
emergent leadership - answer✔an individual perceived by others as the most influential
member of an organization regardless of their title
5 bases of power - answer✔referent, expert, legitimate, reward, coercive
referent - answer✔based on followers' identification and liking for the leader
expert - answer✔based on the followers' perceptions of the leaders competence
legitimate - answer✔associated with having status or formal job authority
reward - answer✔having the capacity to provide rewards
coercive - answer✔having the capacity to penalize or punish
5 major leadership traits - answer✔intelligence, self confidence, determination, integrity,
sociability
intelligence - answer✔verbal, perceptual, reasoning capabilities
self confidence - answer✔certainty about one's competencies and skills
determination - answer✔desire to get the job done
integrity - answer✔the quality of honest and trustworthiness
sociability - answer✔leader's inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships
big 5 - answer✔neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness
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neuroticism - answer✔depressed, anxious, insecure
extraversion - answer✔1st most related
sociable, assertive, positive energy
openness - answer✔3rd most related
informed, creative, insightful
agreeableness - answer✔weakly related
accepting, conforming, trusting
conscientiousness - answer✔2nd most related
thorough, organized, controlled, dependable, decisive
emotional intelligence and leadership - answer✔ability to perceive and apply emotions to
life's tasks, understand/express emotions
strengths of trait theory - answer✔intuitively appealing, credibility due to a century of
research support, highlights leadership component in the leadership process
criticisms of trait theory - answer✔fails to delimit a definitive list of leadership traits,
doesn't take into account situational effects, list of most important leadership traits is
highly subjective, research fails to look at traits in relationship to leadership outcomes, not
useful to t&d
psychodynamic approach - answer✔personality
affected by the environment
characterized by tendencies
leaders - to become aware of their own personality type and of others
productive narcissists - answer✔need in organizations
best as the leader in times of crisis and change because they can motivate others to work
towards vision
carl jung and personality types - answer✔extra vs. intro
sensing vs. intuitive
thinking vs. feeling
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