Richard Cyert’s article (‘Defining leadership and explicating the process’, 1990, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 9.1) is clearly representative of the following perspective:
The organization dynamics perspective
The organization leadership perspective
The organization evolution perspective
The organization control perspective.
What is Cyert’s (in ‘Defining leadership and explicating the process’, 1990, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 9.1) view of the leader in the firm?
Somebody who knows how to motivate the employees on the working floor
Somebody who has the authority to determine the main strategic directions of the firm
Somebody who understands, and uses, the culture of the firm
Somebody who can heavily influence the process of determining goals for the organization.
Cyert (in ‘Defining leadership and explicating the process’, 1990, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 9.1) describes three broad functions that a leader of a firm performs. Which of the following is NOT listed by the author?
Organization function
Coordinating function
Interpersonal function
Decision function.
According to Cyert (in ‘Defining leadership and explicating the process’, 1990, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 9.1), a major step in performing the organizational function is to define desirable behavior. How can a leader best steer the desirability of behavior, according to the author?
Being a role model
Influencing the culture
Determining the goals
Instructing middle management.
Based on Cyert (in ‘Defining leadership and explicating the process’, Reading 9.1), judge whether the following statements are true or false:
I Every manager must be a good leader, and every leader must be a good manager. II The challenge of the leader is to deal with conflicting goals in the organization and, nevertheless, still make sure that everybody remains enthusiastic.
Both statements are true
Statement I is true and statement II is false
Statement I is false and statement II is true
Both statements are false.
What is, according to Cyert (in ‘Defining leadership and explicating the process’, 1990, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 9.1), NOT a method of leadership?