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Define leadership.
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What is the difference between expert and referent power?
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What type of power comes from a person’s ability to punish or harm others?
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List the five group leadership styles discussed in your textbook.
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Gossiping, ignoring members of the group, harsh criticism, and slander are all examples
of which unethical leadership tactic?
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A leader who grew up in a(n) _________ culture might make suggestions to the
members of his or her group, whereas a leader who grew up in a(n) ________ culture
would probably communicate more directly by dictating orders or imposing solutions on
the group.
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Define power distance as it applies to leadership.
8.
List the steps of the group decision-making process described in your textbook.
9.
During the stage of generating solutions in the group decision-making process, members
will ________ potential solutions, as well as define the ____________ that eventual
solutions will have to meet.
10.
A document that details the subject and goal of a meeting, the participants, and logistics
such as time and place for a meeting is called a(n) ________.
11.
List at least three questions you can ask yourself to assess how well your group is
meeting its interpersonal performance goals.
12.
Briefly define the five sources of power and describe how various leaders you have
interacted with use each type of power.
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Compare and contrast the five behavioral approaches to leadership, including directive,
participative, supportive, laissez-faire, and achievement-oriented. Identify groups in
which you have been involved where the leader used each style. With which group(s)
did you feel the most satisfied, and with which ones did you feel the least satisfied?
Why do you think this is?
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Synthesizing what you have learned throughout this chapter and others, what behaviors
would you label as unethical for a leader to use?
15.
Is a masculine or a feminine leadership style more effective? Are there contexts or
particular kinds of groups where you believe a masculine style or a feminine style would
be more or less effective?
16.
Using a group you have participated in as the example to illustrate your answer,
compare and contrast the forces that influence a group’s decision-making.
17.
Consider two groups you have participated in—one that was successful in
accomplishing its goals and another that was either not successful or that struggled to
accomplish its goals. Briefly describe each group and compare the way the two different
groups went about solving their problem or coming to a decision. What did one group
do well while the other one did not? What could the unsuccessful group do to become
more efficient?
18.
You have just been elected president of your school’s student government. Based on
what you have read in this chapter, describe the steps you need to take to be effective at
running the group’s meetings.
19.
Consider someone you have worked with whom you would characterize as a highly
effective leader. What kinds of power does this person use to influence group members?
What type of leadership style does he or she use? What does he or she do well to make
sure that meetings are managed effectively?
20.
Describe, in detail, the four considerations one would use to evaluate a group’s
performance.
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21.
Frank wants to start a gaming club at his college. He knows there are other students who
are interested in joining the club, but he will need to take responsibility for leading the
group through the forming and into the norming stages of development. Synthesizing
what you have learned throughout this chapter, what recommendations do you have for
Frank to help him function effectively as a leader for this group? Consider what type
and style of leadership might work well, the forces that might shape how the group
interacts, and the process group members should take to accomplish their goals.
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Compare and contrast the leadership styles of men and women. Is there a difference in
leadership that can be attributed to gender? Support your answer with information from
the chapter.
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