LDR 201 Exam 1 || All Solved.
Leadership correct answers a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to
achieve a common goal
What ethical responsibility do leaders have ? correct answers They have the responsibility to
attend to the needs and concerns of their followers
Exceptional man theory correct answers 1900-1930
- leaders have innate qualities that made them divinely destined to lead
- Leaders are born to lead
Trait theory correct answers -1930s
- domination out, influence in
- certain gifted people are born with the right traits that make others want to follow them. Those
people become leaders while everyone else remains subservient
Behavioral theories correct answers 1940s-1960s
- leadership is an act or behavior undertaken by a leader that influences the group "in a shared
direction"
- focus on what leaders do and how they do it, not the quality or traits they posses
- Leaders are made not born
Situational theories correct answers -1970s
- "the reciprocal process of mobilizing by persons with certain motives and values, various
economic, political, and other resources, in context of competition and conflict, in order to
realize goals independently or mutually held by both leaders and followers
- not every person is a leader in every situation
, Transactional and transformational theories correct answers -1980s
- rewards and punishments (transactional)
- leaders build shareds goals (transformational)
-leadership is about encouraging greater change (transformational)
Assigned leadership correct answers defacto leadership that comes with the job title
Emergent leadership correct answers A leadership role that emerges organically based on how
others see you
Prototype identity correct answers - as groups develop overtime, this also develops
- Being similar to this ideal makes a person attractive to the group, builds trust, and provides that
person with the opportunity to influence the group
Personal power correct answers Influence capacity a leader derives from being seen as likable
and knowledgeable by followers
- referent power
- expert power
referent power correct answers - based on how much a follower identifies with the leader
expert power correct answers based on a follower's perception of the leader's competence
Positional power correct answers the power a person derives from holding a particular office of
formal rank
- legitimate power
- reward power
- coercive power
Leadership correct answers a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to
achieve a common goal
What ethical responsibility do leaders have ? correct answers They have the responsibility to
attend to the needs and concerns of their followers
Exceptional man theory correct answers 1900-1930
- leaders have innate qualities that made them divinely destined to lead
- Leaders are born to lead
Trait theory correct answers -1930s
- domination out, influence in
- certain gifted people are born with the right traits that make others want to follow them. Those
people become leaders while everyone else remains subservient
Behavioral theories correct answers 1940s-1960s
- leadership is an act or behavior undertaken by a leader that influences the group "in a shared
direction"
- focus on what leaders do and how they do it, not the quality or traits they posses
- Leaders are made not born
Situational theories correct answers -1970s
- "the reciprocal process of mobilizing by persons with certain motives and values, various
economic, political, and other resources, in context of competition and conflict, in order to
realize goals independently or mutually held by both leaders and followers
- not every person is a leader in every situation
, Transactional and transformational theories correct answers -1980s
- rewards and punishments (transactional)
- leaders build shareds goals (transformational)
-leadership is about encouraging greater change (transformational)
Assigned leadership correct answers defacto leadership that comes with the job title
Emergent leadership correct answers A leadership role that emerges organically based on how
others see you
Prototype identity correct answers - as groups develop overtime, this also develops
- Being similar to this ideal makes a person attractive to the group, builds trust, and provides that
person with the opportunity to influence the group
Personal power correct answers Influence capacity a leader derives from being seen as likable
and knowledgeable by followers
- referent power
- expert power
referent power correct answers - based on how much a follower identifies with the leader
expert power correct answers based on a follower's perception of the leader's competence
Positional power correct answers the power a person derives from holding a particular office of
formal rank
- legitimate power
- reward power
- coercive power
