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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 1 – Introduction Discussion/Study Questions 1. Who are some of the scholars known for leadership research? 2. Describe the leadership classification scheme proposed by Bass. 3. Explain the four components identified as central to leadership. 4. Explain how the trait approach and the process approach differ. 5. Describe the differences between assigned leadership and emergent leadership. 6. Explain the six types of power identified by French and Raven. 7. Explain coercion and some of the leaders identified with coercive leadership techniques. 8. Describe the similarities and differences between leadership and management. 9. What is the relationship between leadership and power? Leadership and influence? 10. What does it mean to lead oneself? 11. What do the emerging leadership approaches (authentic leadership, spiritual leadership, servant leadership, and adaptive leadership) have in common? 12. How has access to technology empowered followers today?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 2 – Trait Approach Questions for Study 1. What noted researchers are associated with leadership traits? 2. What methods have researchers used to investigate leadership traits? 3. Which traits are cited most often in research results? 4. What does the trait approach suggest about effective organizational leadership? 5. How might the trait approach be used for personal awareness and development? 6. How has the focus of trait research shifted over time? 7. What are the Big 5 personality factors and how do they relate to leadership? 8 . What are strengths of the trait approach? 9 . What are criticisms of the trait approach? 10. How well do the ten items on the questionnaire correspond with the five major leadership traits listed in Table 2.2? 11. What is charisma? 12. What traits distinguish charismatic leaders from others? 13 . How does the trait approach fit with the four components of leadership?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 3 – Skills Approach Questions for Study 1. Who began the discussion that led to the skills approach? 2. What methods have Mumford and his colleagues used to investigate leadership skills and effectiveness? 3. Explain the difference between a skill and a trait. 4. Explain each element of the Three - Skill Approach. 5. At what organizational level are each of the three skills most important? 6. Explain each of the elements and components of the Mumford Skills Model. 7. Explain how all the arrows work in the Mumford Skills Model (Fig. 3.3). How do attributes influence competencies? How do competencies influence outcomes? How do career experiences affect competencies and attributes? How do environmental influences affect competencies, attributes, and outcomes? 8. How might the skills approach be used for personal awareness and development? 9. What are strengths of the skills approach? 10. What are criticisms of the skills approach? 11. How does the skills approach fit with the four components of leadership?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 4 – Behavioral Approach Q uestions for Study 1. Where and by whom were the most important studies about leadership style conducted? 2. What methods have researchers used to investigate leadership style? 3. How do these research findings differ? What do they have in common? 4. What are the characteristics of each of the seven leadership styles shown on the Leadership Grid? 5. What were the purposes for which the LBDQ and the Leadership Grid were designed? 6. How should leaders attempt to balance their task and relationship behaviors? 7. What is the relationship between a leader’s dominant style and backup style? 8 . How is an individual’s personal interest in tasks and relationships related to how she or he shows task and relationship leadership? 9 . How might the behavioral approach be used for personal awareness and development? 10 . What are strengths of the behavioral approach? 1 1 . What are criticisms of the behavioral approach?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 5 – Situational Approach Questions for Study 1. What researchers are associated with the most important S ituational L eadership ® studies? 2. What are the characteristics of the four categories of directive and supportive behaviors? 3. What are the characteristics of the four levels by which employee development can be classified? 4. Why should developmental levels not be used to label followers? 5 . How does the developmental continuum work? 6 . In the SLII ® Model, why does commitment go down for D3 subordinates? 7 . Explain why it might be difficult for some leaders to exhibit Style 4 leadership. 8 . What are strengths of the situational approach? 9 . What are criticisms of the situational approach? 10. How do demographic characteristics affect employees’ preferences for a particular leadership style?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 6 – Path - Goal Theory Questions for Study 1. What researchers are most associated with path - goal theory? 2. What are the assumptions of expectancy theory and how do they undergird path - goal theory? 3 . Explain each of the four leader behaviors considered in path - goal theory. 4 . Identify the follower characteristics that influence how workers interpret a leader’s behavior. 5 . How does each follower characteristic affect that interpretation? 6 . Identify the task characteristics that influence how workers interpret a leader’s behavior. 7 . How does each task characteristic affect how the leader’s behavior influences motivation? 8. Explain the conditions under which each of the four leadership styles is optimally used. 9 . What are strengths of path - goal theory? 10 . What are criticisms of path - goal theory? 1 1 . How does path - goal t heory fit with the four components of leadership (process, influence, groups, common goals) ?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 7 – Leader - Member Exchange Theory Questions for Study 1. What researchers are most associated with leader - member exchange theory? 2. Explain the differences between in - groups and out - groups. 3. How did the focus of research change from early research studies to the later studies ? 4. What were the findings of the Gerstner and Day (1997) meta - analysis? 5. What support is there for the validity of the LMX 7 Questionnaire? 6 . Explain the concept of leadership making, including each phase. 7 . What strategy do researchers typically use to evaluate leader - member exchanges? 8 . Explain how leader - member exchange theory works, both descriptively and prescriptively. 9 . What is the relationship between LMX and employee energy and creativity? 10 . What are strengths of leader - member exchange theory? 11 . What are criticisms of leader - member exchange theory? 12. How can LMX be applied to different levels of an organization?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 8 – Transformational Leadership Questions for Study 1. Describe what is implied by the term “transformational leadership.” 2. What accounts for the popularity of this concept? 3 . Explain the differences between transactional and transformational leadership. 4 . Define and describe pseudotransformational leadership from Bass’s (1998, 2006) perspective . 5. What did Christie, Barling , and Turner (2011) contribute to our understanding of pseudotransformational leadership? 6 . Discuss what other real - world leaders, past or present, could be considered transformational leaders. 7 . Explain the personality characteristics and types of behaviors often associated with charismatic leaders. 8 . Describe the view that leadership is on a continuum ranging from transformational to laissez - faire. 9 . Explain the seven factors incorporated in the Bass Model of Transformational and Transactional Leadership. 10 . Describe the work of Bennis and Nanus and the work of Kouzes and Posner. What are the similarities in their research methods? 11 . Explain the four leadership strategies identified by Bennis and Nanus. 12 . Explain Kouzes and Posner’s five practices that enable leaders to get extraordinary things accomplished. 13 . What are strengths of transformational leadership theory? 14 . What are criticisms of transformational leadership theory?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 9 – Authentic Leadership Questions for Study 1. Be able to summarize the early period of research of authentic leadership. Who are some of the scholars known for research of authentic leadership? What were their research questions? 2. How are the practical and theoretical approaches to studying authentic leadership similar or different? How do they compare to the teleological and deontological approaches to studying ethical leadership? 3. Why is authentic leadership hard to define? Describe the three different definitions of authentic leadership on page s ___. What does each definition contribute to our understanding of this concept? 4. What are the five basic characteristics of authentic leadership according to Bill George? How does George’s approach compare to the trait approach? The Big 5? 5. What is the difference between passion and compassion in George’s AL model? 6. How are the dimensions of AL related to the characteristics of AL in George’s model? 7. Using Walumbwa’ s (2008) definition of authentic leadership, distinguish between leader behaviors and traits. What are outcomes of authentic leadership? What is the follower role? 8. How is self - awareness in the AL approach different from the psychodynamic approach? Can you identify a person who exemplifies this component of the model? 9. How does authentic leadership fit with the following components of leadership: p rocess, influence, group context, and goal attainment? 10. What are the strengths and criticisms of the a uthentic l eadership approach?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 10 – Servant Leadership Questions for Study 1. Be able to summarize the ideas of Robert Greenleaf and the historical basis of servant leadership. What are the unique, underlying values of his perspective? 2. How can a person be a leader and a servant at the same time? 3. I n what ways is servant l eadership like a trait? 4 . How does a person become altruistic? Is this an inborn trait or a learned behavior? 5 . Distinguish between the following terms: Leadership principles, leadership philosophies, leadership approaches, leadership models , and leadership theories. 6. How are servant leaders different from other types of leaders? 7. What are the three antecedent conditions for servant leadership in the Liden et al. (2008) model? What other conditions might you add to the list? 8. What are the five servant leader behaviors in the Liden et al. (2008) model? 9. How might contingency theory ( a leader - match theory) explain follower receptivity in the servant leadership model? 10. Explain how servant leader behaviors can create a ripple effect in followers. 11. How is awareness in the servant leadership approach different from emotional intelligence, or self - awareness in the psychodynamic approach? Can you identify a person who exemplifies this component of the model? 12. How does servant leadership fit with the influence component of leadership ? 13. What are the s trengths and criticisms of the servant l eadership approach?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 11 – Adaptive Leadership Questions for Study 1. Explain how the adaptive leadership approach differs from other leadership theories in our textbook . 2. What are the respective roles of leader and follower in this approach? 3. What are the five activities expected of leaders in this approach? Be able to explain each of them. 4. What does a systems perspective contribute to our understanding of adaptive leadership? 5. What are the key insights of Complexity Leadership Theory? 6. What are the three types of situational challenges leaders face? 7. Explain the six leader behaviors prescribed in the model of Adaptive Leadership. 8. What are the four patterns of adaptive change a leader needs to identify in the Adaptive Leadership approach? 9. What are the three ways leaders can regulate distress in an organization, according to this approach? 10. Be able to explain and give examples of these five behaviors: providing direction, protection, orientation, conflict management, and productive norms. 11. What are avoidance behaviors and why should leaders be concerned about them? 12. What are the strengths of the Adaptive Leadership approach? 13. What are the criticisms of the Adaptive Leadership approach?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 12 – Psychodynamic Approach Questions for Study 1. Explain how the P sychodynamic A pproach differs from other leadership theories. 2. Explain what is meant by the Clinical Paradigm. 3. Explain the four basic premises of the Clinical Paradigm. 4. What is Freud’s contribution to the Psychodynamic Approach? 5. Explain the four streams of research from the Tavistock Institute. 6. How did the Menninger Clinic apply the Psychodynamic Approach to the world of work? 7. What insights did Zaleznik contribute to our understanding of how the Psychodynamic Approach applies to the workplace? 8. How did Larry Hirschhorn use “applied clinical practice” to study organizational behavior? 9. What are fantasies, projections, and identifications , and how do they express themselves in organizational life? 10. Explain the concept of the inner theater and how it relates to leadership. 11. Explain the following terms: dependency, fight - flight, and pairing. 12. What are social defense mechanisms and how do they relate to leadership? 13. What are mirroring and idealizing , and how do they relate to leadership? 14. Under what circumstances do followers identify with the aggressor? 15 . Describe Freud’s definition of narcissism and how it affect s leadership. 16. Explain the group coaching method for applying the psychodynamic principles to leadership development. 17 . What are strengths of the Psychodynamic A pproach? 18 . What are criticisms of the P syc hodynamic A pproach?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 1 3 – Leadership Ethics Questions for Study 1. Explain the current status of research in leadership ethics. 2. Define ethics, including its connection to Greek philosophers. 3. Distinguish between Kohlberg’s six stages of moral development. 4 . Describe the differences between ethical egoism, utilitarianism, and altruism. Give an example of each. 5. Explain virtue - based theories. How do they differ from teleological and deontological theories? 6. What is meant by the dark side of leadership? 7. Explain the T oxic T riangle. How do the three elements relate to one another? 8. Describe Aristotle’s ideas on the virtues of an ethical person. 9 . Explain how the influence dimension of leadership creates an ethical responsibility. Why is ethics central to leadership? 10 . Explain the following concepts: r espect for persons, holding environment, and civic virtue. 11 . Explain Heifetz’s perspective on helping followers confront and effect change from conflict. 12 . Explain Burns’ s perspective on ethical leadership. 13 . Explain Greenleaf’s perspective on ethical leadership and the concept of “servant leadership.” 14 . Describe the five principles of ethical leadership. 15 . What are strengths of research on ethics in leadership? 16 . What are criticisms of research on ethics in leadership?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 1 4 – Team Leadership Questions for Study 1. What is the definition of a team? A virtual team? 2. What are the competitive advantages of team - based organizations? 3. What are the outcomes of effective teams? 4. What does the term “heterarchy” refer to? 5. What are the “critical capabilities” of teams? 6 . What is distributed leadership and why has it garnered scholars’ attention? 7 . According to Hill, what is the leader’s job in managing a team? 8 . Explain the skills leaders must have to meet diverse team needs. 9 . Explain how leaders should decide on the best timing of a leadership intervention. 10 . Explain the six enabling conditions for team effectiveness identified by Hackman (2012) and compare these to the eight characteristics identified by Larson and LaFasto (1989) . 11 . Describe the qualities needed to be a competent team member. 12 . Explain the factors needed for a collaborative climate and for effective group norms. 13 . Explain the four sets of processes influencing the team’s effectiveness. 14 . Explain the skills or behaviors needed for (a) internal task, (b) internal relational, and (c) external team leadership functions. 15 . Explain how a team leader could use the Team Leadership Model to make decisions and take actions. 16 . How do the four stages of team development (forming, storming, norming, performing) affect leadership expectations? 17 . What are strengths of team leadership theory? 1 8 . What are criticisms of team leadership theory?

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    Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice , Seventh Edition: Chapter 1 5 – Gender and Leadership Questions for Study 1. How do popular press authors and academic researchers differ in their reporting of gender issues and leadership for women? 2. Describe women’s representation in political and corporate leadership positions in the 1990s and early 2000s. 3 . Explain the organizational barriers that put women at a disadvantage for promotion , including corporate culture and the pipeline theory. 4 . Explain the results of meta - analyses on gender and leadership style. 5 . Describe the research results of gender and transformational leadership and how these might differ for women and men. 6 . Explain research results on gender and leadership effectiveness. 7 . What reasons are offered in the chapter for men’s advantages in leadership? 8 . Explain the value of informal networks and mentoring relationships. 9 . What reasons are given in the chapter for a likely future increase in the number of women in higher leadership roles? 1 0 . What are strengths of research on gender dynamics in leadership? 1 1 . What are criticisms of research on gender dynamics in leadership?

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