Business Essentials, 12/e

Questions & Exercises

Questions For Review

1. 9-1. What are the basic differences between management and leadership?

2. 9-2. Summarize the basic premises underlying the trait approach to leadership.

3. 9-3. What are leadership substitutes and neutralizers?

4. 9-4. List and briefly explain the steps in rational decision making.

Questions for Analysis

1. 9-5. Describe the five types of power. Which type or types does your current supervisor exercise?

2. 9-6. When is task-focused leader behavior most important? When is it more important for a leader to exhibit ...