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PSYC 305 WEEK 4 MIDTERM

1.	Question :	(TCO 2) Almost always listed as important for leadership success is/are ____.

Question 2.	Question :	(TCO 2) Vince Lombardi had a _____ personality; his followers' goal was to be equal to their understanding of his ____.

Question 3.	Question :	(TCO 2) Problems with ____, ____, and _____ are fertile fields for emotional instability that can reduce leadership effectiveness.

Question 4.	Question :	(TCO 2) The most important quality of leadership is ____, including _____ and ____.

Question 5.	Question :	(TCO 2) Characteristics of followers that influence the leadership process are _____ and ____.

Question 6.	Question :	(TCO 2) If you have _____ intelligence, you have the ability to deal with people; if you have musical-rhythmic intelligence, you appreciate _____ and ____.

Question 7.	Question :	(TCO 2) Increasingly, the American workplace is becoming ____, ____, and ____.

Question 8.	Question :	(TCO 2) _____ describes how difficult the leader's job can be: "Since no important decision ever pleases everyone in an organization, the leader must also absorb the displeasure, and sometimes the severe hostility, of those who would have taken a different course."

Question 9.	Question :	(TCO 2) Qualities of transformational leaders include:

Question 10.	Question :	(TCO 2) Key factors in determining leadership effectiveness include:

Question 11.	Question :	(TCO 5) The philosophy behind the quality movement is:

1.	Question :	(TCO 2) Ghiselli identified six traits as being important for effective leadership. Which of the following is not one of them?

Question 2.	Question :	(TCO 2) The cornerstone of Shackleton's leadership behavior included all but one of the following:

Question 3.	Question :	(TCO 3) Gandhi, the Indian spiritual and political leader, believed that effective leaders ____, not ____.

Question 4.	Question :	(TCO 3) A _____ report identifies signs of the need for employee participation including ____, ____, ____.

Question 5.	Question :	(TCO 5) Deming worked with the _____ and helped to rebuild their economy.

Question 6.	Question :	(TCO 3) Good ways to be a servant leader include:

Question 7.	Question :	(TCO 3) Religious ethics are based on a _____ understanding of the world.

Question 8.	Question :	(TCO 5) An employee concerned primarily with the seniority system, insurance plan, and retirement policy is motivated by:

Question 9.	Question :	(TCO 5) Maslow identified all of the following as characteristics of a self-actualized person except:

Question 10.	Question :	(TCO 5) The highest need possible is:

Question 11.	Question :	(TCO 3) In the years since World War II, the American workplace has become more:

1.	Question :	(TCO 5) Characteristics of the self-fulfilled person include:

Question 2.	Question :	(TCO 5) When survival needs are satisfied and a person feels fairly secure, the need to give and receive _____ normally emerges.

Question 3.	Question :	(TCO 1) A leader's ability to _____ and _____ is essential for leadership success.

Question 4.	Question :	(TCO 5) The importance of motivation is suggested by findings that most people believe they could give as much as _____ to _____ percent more effort at work than they now do with no one, including their own supervisors, recognizing any difference; and they also believe they could give _____ to _____ percent less effort with no one noticing any difference.

Question 5.	Question :	(TCO 5) How to keep morale high in the leadership ranks includes:

Question 6.	Question :	(TCO 5) If less than _______  percent of your job is enjoyable, there is a morale problem.

Question 7.	Question :	(TCO 5) A continuum of empowerment, least to most, is as follows:

Question 8.	Question :	(TCO 5) The effective leader gives attention to:

Question 9.	Question :	(TCO 5) 

(1) Explain how the philosophies of W. Edwards Deming impact quality in the workplace. 

(2) Using 5 of the practices described in the “Deming Way”, explain how each directly contributes to a quality workplace. 


Question 10.	Question :	(TCO 1,4) 

(1) Describe the power and influence the use of words has in motivation and leadership. Please use specific examples from our book and from your personal experience.
(2) Describe the role of a participative leader who works with employees and does NOT impose solutions.