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Joseph Smith founded this religion.

At the annual shareholders’ meeting of Garfield, Inc., one shareholder turned to the other and whispered, “Our CEO, Mike Perez, has done an outstanding job of leading his division presidents to set aside their personal interests for the betterment of Garfield. And Mike is just such an exciting and passionate man. He has done wonders in turning around this organization.” The other shareholder replied, “Indeed, Mike truly stands out as a ________. I’m so glad that I’ve invested heavily in Garfield!”

________ is a leadership perspective that attempts to identify what good leaders do—that is, what behaviors they exhibit.

________ refers to the degree to which a test actually predicts or correlates with job performance.

Bradley Technologies is opening a branch office in Taiwan. The responsibility for staffing this office falls to Joseph Milhouse, Vice President of International Operations, based in Chicago. Joseph has decided to enlist the help of a Taiwan-based agent, Peter Liu, to help him fill several open positions in the new office. Peter advises Joseph to fill the positions with ________, in other words, native Taiwanese because they will better understand how to conduct business with clients in Taiwan.

A ________ leader manages through activities, using his or her legitimate, reward, and coercive powers to give commands and exchange rewards for services rendered.

A ________ leader manages through activities, using his or her legitimate, reward, and coercive powers to give commands and exchange rewards for services rendered.

Samuel’s boss makes no managerial decisions but asks his employees to take the necessary steps in all aspects of work. Samuel’s boss follows a(n) ________ decision-making style.

________ is a leadership perspective that attempts to identify what good leaders do—that is, what behaviors they exhibit.

Affirmative action is not to be confused with ________, which means moving beyond legislated mandates to embrace a proactive business philosophy that values differences positively.