Posted: September 16th, 2017

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Course Textbook

Hughes, R. C., Ginnett, R. C., & Curphy, G. J. (2009). Leadership, enhancing the lessons of experience

(6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

1. Are leaders born or can they be created? Justify your answer with examples.

2. How can we distinguish leadership from management? What does each contribute to accomplishment of goals?

3. A self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when our expectations play a causal role in bringing about the events we predict. What does that statement mean? How can our expectations affect how an particular event will occur?

4. One approach to succession planning is the nine-cell matrix which rates candidate for promotion on leadership potential and leadership performance and suggests promoting those who measure the highest in leadership potential and performance. How are leadership potential and leadership performance measured? How is it possible that someone being considered using the nine-cell matrix might be rated high in leadership performance but not in leadership potential or high in leadership potential but not in leadership performance?

5. What are the sources of a leader’s power? Are some of those sources of power more effective than others? Does the situation make a difference in how effective a particular source of power is?

6. What generation are you? How does your generation affect your values? Do you recognize differences in your values and those of other generations? Does this difference in values interfere with your dealings with people of other generations?

7. Maslow’s theory of needs was developed a long time ago and not in the context of employee satisfaction. Does Maslow’s theory apply completely in the context of present-day employee motivation concerns? What does Maslow’s theory say about how to motivate employees?

8. If group norms are seldom written down or discussed, how can they be effective in regulating the behavior of group members?

9. “Empowerment” is coming to be an overused term. What does it mean in terms of leadership? What does the term imply about leadership?

10. Why do leaders avoid delegating to their followers? Are any of the reasons that leaders give for avoiding delegation valid?

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