Exam 13: Leadership and Power in Organizations

Which of the following is NOT a contingency theory of leadership?

Which theory gives supervisors advice about which approach to take when a decision must be made?

The CEO of New Millennium Enterprises wants to consolidate the activities of various departments within the organization.She knows that this will lead to the loss of some jobs and if the decision "comes from the top" it will lead to opposition and a decrease in morale of her employees.To try to diffuse this opposition and decrease in morale she appoints a committee of employees and charges them with suggesting ways in which the functioning of the company can become more "efficient." By allowing her employees to participate in the decision to combine the departments,she has used which of Yukl's means of political power?

You think your teacher has a right to give assignments,so you always read the chapter by the assigned date.You are acknowledging your teacher's ___________ power.

Jason is an upper level manager at New Millennium Enterprises and he is concerned about his employees and interested in helping them develop.Which of the following characteristics is Amy demonstrating?

Project GLOBE focuses on what aspect of leadership?

What is the major weakness of Fiedler's contingency model?

Fred tells Joyce he'll buy her a great meal if she'll help him with his project.Fred is using his _________ power.

You believe that John is a born leader and will vote for him in any election that he chooses to participate in.What theory of leadership do you ascribe to?

Jim is employed at New Millennium Enterprises.He and his team are given highly structured tasks and supervised with a very directive style.They are never asked to offer input into departmental decisions.Sally,on the other hand is always treated with consideration and is consulted about many of the important decisions that effect the department.Leader exchange theory would argue that Jim is a member of the ___________ and Sally a member of the __________.

Which of the following statements about sexual harassment is FALSE?

A cluster of related behaviors that represent an approach to dealing with subordinates is called:

Which leadership approach is concerned with leadership styles (such as participative)?

Which trait is universally considered to be a positive leader characteristic?

Amy is an upper level manager at New Millennium Enterprises and she often encourages her employees to challenge themselves and "think outside the box." Which of the following characteristics is Amy demonstrating?

Which leadership theory is logically based on expectancy theory?

Fiedler's major contribution is that he has shown us that

Carol is an office manager for a branch of New Millennium Enterprises.She is considering changing to a new e-mail system.Before she decides what to do she asks a series of seven questions about the situation and follows decision trees in answering the questions to determine the best leadership approach.What theory (model)of leadership has she used?

Which of the following statements about gender differences in leadership is NOT correct?

John wants to get a new policy approved for New Millennium Enterprises.He attends social gathering of other departments to meet people who are interested in supporting the new policy.Which dimension of political skill is John using?