Question 1

Higher-quality exchanges produce

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher employee turnover 
B)  Less positive performance evaluations 
C)  Better job attitudes 
D)  Faster career progress 
E)  More out-group than in-group members 
A)  Higher employee turnover 
B)  Less positive performance evaluations 
C)  Better job attitudes 
D)  Faster career progress 
E)  More out-group than in-group members

Question 2

LMX can be criticized for failing to fully explain the way high-quality leader-member
exchanges are created.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which theory challenges the assumption that leaders treat followers in a collective way?

Accepted Answer

A)  LMX 
B)  Skills 
C)  Trait 
D)  Style 
A)  LMX 
B)  Skills 
C)  Trait 
D)  Style

Question 4

In-group members

Accepted Answer

A)  Get more information from leaders 
B)  Are focused on themselves rather than the team 
C)  Have low-quality leader-member exchanges 
D)  Do their jobs and nothing more 
A)  Get more information from leaders 
B)  Are focused on themselves rather than the team 
C)  Have low-quality leader-member exchanges 
D)  Do their jobs and nothing more

Question 5

What are the advantages of studying group leadership from a dyadic perspective?

Accepted Answer

Emphasizes importance of commu

Question 6

All of the following are characteristics of out-group members except

Accepted Answer

A)  Defined roles 
B)  Non-negotiating behavior 
C)  Innovative ideas 
D)  Operation strictly within role 
A)  Defined roles 
B)  Non-negotiating behavior 
C)  Innovative ideas 
D)  Operation strictly within role

Question 7

Ray is the leader of a non-profit organization that supports education for underserved populations in your community. You volunteer regularly with this organization and see Ray almost every day you are volunteering. Yesterday Ray asked you to take on a lead volunteer role, stating that your commitment to the organization and interaction with Ray have shown him he can count on you. You agree to step into this lead volunteer role. You and Ray have just entered which phase of leadership making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mature partnership phase 
B)  Acquaintance phase 
C)  Scripted partnership phase 
D)  Stranger phase 
A)  Mature partnership phase 
B)  Acquaintance phase 
C)  Scripted partnership phase 
D)  Stranger phase

Question 8

Which of the following leadership theories emphasizes the specific relationship between the leader and each subordinate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transformational leadership theory 
B)  Path-goal leadership theory 
C)  Situational leadership theory 
D)  Leader-member exchange theory 
A)  Transformational leadership theory 
B)  Path-goal leadership theory 
C)  Situational leadership theory 
D)  Leader-member exchange theory

Question 9

According to Atwater and Carmeli, a study of employees in a variety of jobs in Israeli organizations found

Accepted Answer

A)  High-quality leader-member exchanges were directly correlated with creativity 
B)  High-quality leader-member exchanges were negatively correlated with employee feelings of energy 
C)  LMX was directly correlated with creativity 
D)  LMX correlated with employee feelings of energy, which then enhanced their creativity 
A)  High-quality leader-member exchanges were directly correlated with creativity 
B)  High-quality leader-member exchanges were negatively correlated with employee feelings of energy 
C)  LMX was directly correlated with creativity 
D)  LMX correlated with employee feelings of energy, which then enhanced their creativity

Question 10

Which of the following is not a subordinate benefit of high LMX?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased performance-related feedback 
B)  Preferential treatment 
C)  Social interaction outside of the work setting 
D)  Ample access to supervisors 
A)  Increased performance-related feedback 
B)  Preferential treatment 
C)  Social interaction outside of the work setting 
D)  Ample access to supervisors

Question 11

The dyadic relationships in LMX occur between

Accepted Answer

A)  The leader and other leaders 
B)  The leader and the in-group followers 
C)  The leader and each follower 
D)  The followers and each other follower 
A)  The leader and other leaders 
B)  The leader and the in-group followers 
C)  The leader and each follower 
D)  The followers and each other follower

Question 12

Later studies of LMX found all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive relationship between quality of LMX and citizenship behaviors 
B)  High-quality LMX was positively related to employee feelings of energy 
C)  Interest in studying LMX has diminished 
D)  High LMX correlates to positive organizational outcomes 
A)  Positive relationship between quality of LMX and citizenship behaviors 
B)  High-quality LMX was positively related to employee feelings of energy 
C)  Interest in studying LMX has diminished 
D)  High LMX correlates to positive organizational outcomes

Question 13

In LMX theory, the dyadic relationship is the focal point of the leadership process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the benefit to the leader of having a high-quality relationship with employees?

Accepted Answer

Group members are viewed as de

Question 15

LMX theory can help leaders

Accepted Answer

A)  To be aware of potential biases toward some of our followers 
B)  To be aware of who in the organization they can trust and depend upon 
C)  To be aware of trying to help all followers into the in-group 
D)  To be aware that some followers may not want to be in the in-group 
E)  None of the above 
A)  To be aware of potential biases toward some of our followers 
B)  To be aware of who in the organization they can trust and depend upon 
C)  To be aware of trying to help all followers into the in-group 
D)  To be aware that some followers may not want to be in the in-group 
E)  None of the above

Question 16

During the acquaintance phase of leadership making, the exchanges are

Accepted Answer

A)  Low quality 
B)  Medium quality 
C)  Moderately high quality 
D)  High quality 
A)  Low quality 
B)  Medium quality 
C)  Moderately high quality 
D)  High quality

Question 17

LMX focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  Matching leader behaviors to followers' development levels 
B)  The integration of task and relationship behaviors 
C)  Matching the leader behavior to follower characteristics 
D)  The dyadic relationship between the leader and follower 
A)  Matching leader behaviors to followers' development levels 
B)  The integration of task and relationship behaviors 
C)  Matching the leader behavior to follower characteristics 
D)  The dyadic relationship between the leader and follower

Question 18

Which theory of leadership suggests that it is important to recognize the existence of in-groups and out-groups within an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Path-goal theory 
B)  Expectancy theory 
C)  Servant leadership 
D)  Leader-member exchange theory 
A)  Path-goal theory 
B)  Expectancy theory 
C)  Servant leadership 
D)  Leader-member exchange theory

Question 19

In-group relationships are based on the formal employment contract (defined roles).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

During the acquaintance phase of leadership making, interests are

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-focused 
B)  Group focused 
C)  Focused on group and self 
D)  Reciprocal 
A)  Self-focused 
B)  Group focused 
C)  Focused on group and self 
D)  Reciprocal

Higher-quality exchanges produce

LMX can be criticized for failing to fully explain the way high-quality leader-member exchanges are created.

Which theory challenges the assumption that leaders treat followers in a collective way?

In-group members

What are the advantages of studying group leadership from a dyadic perspective?

All of the following are characteristics of out-group members except

Which of the following leadership theories emphasizes the specific relationship between the leader and each subordinate?

According to Atwater and Carmeli, a study of employees in a variety of jobs in Israeli organizations found

Which of the following is not a subordinate benefit of high LMX?

The dyadic relationships in LMX occur between

Later studies of LMX found all of the following except

In LMX theory, the dyadic relationship is the focal point of the leadership process.

What is the benefit to the leader of having a high-quality relationship with employees?

LMX theory can help leaders

During the acquaintance phase of leadership making, the exchanges are

LMX focuses on

Which theory of leadership suggests that it is important to recognize the existence of in-groups and out-groups within an organization?

In-group relationships are based on the formal employment contract (defined roles).

During the acquaintance phase of leadership making, interests are

Introduction

Trait Approach

Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

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Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

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Exam 7: Leader Member Exchange Theory

Higher-quality exchanges produce

LMX can be criticized for failing to fully explain the way high-quality leader-member exchanges are created.

Which theory challenges the assumption that leaders treat followers in a collective way?

In-group members

What are the advantages of studying group leadership from a dyadic perspective?

All of the following are characteristics of out-group members except

Which of the following leadership theories emphasizes the specific relationship between the leader and each subordinate?

According to Atwater and Carmeli, a study of employees in a variety of jobs in Israeli organizations found

Which of the following is not a subordinate benefit of high LMX?

The dyadic relationships in LMX occur between

Later studies of LMX found all of the following except

In LMX theory, the dyadic relationship is the focal point of the leadership process.

What is the benefit to the leader of having a high-quality relationship with employees?

LMX theory can help leaders

During the acquaintance phase of leadership making, the exchanges are

LMX focuses on

Which theory of leadership suggests that it is important to recognize the existence of in-groups and out-groups within an organization?

In-group relationships are based on the formal employment contract (defined roles).

During the acquaintance phase of leadership making, interests are

Introduction

Trait Approach

Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Path Goal Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters