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GMS 200 Lecture : Week 10

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30 Jan 2012
School
Ryerson University
Department
Global Management Studies
Course
GMS 200
Professor
Shavin Malhotra

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Distribution of questions across chapters y chapters 1,2,3,12: 30 questions y chapters 5,6,7,8,11: 90 questions. Leadership is the process of inspiring others to work hard to accomplish important tasks. Rational y complexity y planning & budgeting targets/goals y organizing & staffing y controlling & problem solving. Setting direction - visions y change y y aligning people y motivating. Universal vs. contingent theories y universal - one best way to lead - offers universal prescriptions for leadership y contingent - prescriptions for leadership that are contingent on situational factors. Traits vs. behaviour theories people y traits - view leadership primarily in terms of relatively stable and enduring characteristics of y behaviour - it is possible to focus on observable leader behaviours rather than on inherent traits. Type 1 perspective: what are considered some important traits for leaders? y energetic. Intelligent y y technical competence y ambitious y extrovert.

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Leadership is best defined as ________.

A. The ability to merely project one's abilities in the lack of actual accomplishments
B. The ability to reduce the dependence of team members on each other
C. The ability to induce the team members to focus on individual goals rather than collective goals
D. The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals
E. The ability to use factors like training and experience to reduce dependence on formal leadership
Contingency theories focus on the ________ that impact leadership success.
a. leader’s personal characteristics and qualities
b. leader’s abilities to inspire and transform followers
c. situational variables
d. values and ethics
e. aspects of the leader’s behavior

Which of the following statements about effective leadership is the most accurate?

A) Effective leaders have the same personality traits.
B) The most effective leadership style depends on who is being led and in what situation.
C) The democratic style of leadership will almost always improve the effectiveness of the organization.
D) One trait of effective managers is that they consistently maintain the same style of leadership.