Question 1

Transformational leadership views leaders as social architects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Kouzes and Posner's five practices that enable leaders to get extraordinary things accomplished include all of these except

Accepted Answer

A)  Inspire a shared vision. 
B)  Support contingent reward. 
C)  Challenge the process. 
D)  Model the way. 
A)  Inspire a shared vision. 
B)  Support contingent reward. 
C)  Challenge the process. 
D)  Model the way. B

Question 3

The continuum of transformational leadership contains

Accepted Answer

A)  Two non-intersecting continua 
B)  Is one single continuum 
C)  Is made up of independent transformational variables 
D)  Is plotted on x and y axes to show variable interaction 
A)  Two non-intersecting continua 
B)  Is one single continuum 
C)  Is made up of independent transformational variables 
D)  Is plotted on x and y axes to show variable interaction B

Question 4

Contingent reward uses __________ reinforcement, whereas management by exception uses ________ reinforcement.

Accepted Answer

A)  Negative; positive 
B)  Neutral; negative 
C)  Positive; negative 
D)  Negative; neutral 
A)  Negative; positive 
B)  Neutral; negative 
C)  Positive; negative 
D)  Negative; neutral

Question 5

According to House, the following is not one of the specific types of behaviors commonly exhibited by charismatic leaders:

Accepted Answer

A)  Serving as a strong role model. 
B)  Giving structure to complex tasks. 
C)  Articulating ideological goals with moral overtones. 
D)  Arousing emotions. 
A)  Serving as a strong role model. 
B)  Giving structure to complex tasks. 
C)  Articulating ideological goals with moral overtones. 
D)  Arousing emotions.

Question 6

Transformational leadership is positively related to

Accepted Answer

A)  Job satisfaction 
B)  Regular bonuses 
C)  Performance 
D)  Follower disengagement 
A)  Job satisfaction 
B)  Regular bonuses 
C)  Performance 
D)  Follower disengagement

Question 7

Transformational leadership

Accepted Answer

A)  Tells leaders how to act 
B)  Tells followers how to act 
C)  Gives four specific actions leaders should use in multiple situations 
D)  Provides a general way of thinking about leadership, including follower needs 
A)  Tells leaders how to act 
B)  Tells followers how to act 
C)  Gives four specific actions leaders should use in multiple situations 
D)  Provides a general way of thinking about leadership, including follower needs

Question 8

Transformational leadership

Accepted Answer

A)  Is a valuable and widely used approach 
B)  Is not an approach that scholars find useful 
C)  Is not an approach that practitioners find useful 
D)  Is an approach used only at the upper-management levels 
A)  Is a valuable and widely used approach 
B)  Is not an approach that scholars find useful 
C)  Is not an approach that practitioners find useful 
D)  Is an approach used only at the upper-management levels

Question 9

Which of the following strategies did Bennis and Nanus find leaders use in transforming their organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merit-based rewards 
B)  Visible recognition and awards for employees 
C)  Being predictable and reliable to instill trust 
D)  Challenging the process 
A)  Merit-based rewards 
B)  Visible recognition and awards for employees 
C)  Being predictable and reliable to instill trust 
D)  Challenging the process

Question 10

Optimism is a mediating factor in transformational leadership that affects

Accepted Answer

A)  Employee job satisfaction. 
B)  Employee engagement. 
C)  Employee liking of the supervisor. 
D)  Employee self-esteem. 
A)  Employee job satisfaction. 
B)  Employee engagement. 
C)  Employee liking of the supervisor. 
D)  Employee self-esteem.

Question 11

Elena is a sales manager who encourages her employees through motivation to be committed to and a part of the shared vision of the organization. Elena is demonstrating which factor of transformational leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inspiration 
B)  Intellectual stimulation 
C)  Individualized consideration 
D)  Idealized influence 
A)  Inspiration 
B)  Intellectual stimulation 
C)  Individualized consideration 
D)  Idealized influence

Question 12

Which of the following is not a personality characteristic of charismatic leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agreeable 
B)  Dominant 
C)  Strong moral values 
D)  Desire to influence 
A)  Agreeable 
B)  Dominant 
C)  Strong moral values 
D)  Desire to influence

Question 13

Which type of leadership is concerned with emotions, values, ethics, standards, and long-term goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Authentic leadership 
B)  Transformational leadership 
C)  Servant leadership 
D)  Transactional leadership 
A)  Authentic leadership 
B)  Transformational leadership 
C)  Servant leadership 
D)  Transactional leadership

Question 14

Which type of leadership is most similar to transformational leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transitional. 
B)  Laissez-faire. 
C)  Transactional. 
D)  Charismatic. 
A)  Transitional. 
B)  Laissez-faire. 
C)  Transactional. 
D)  Charismatic.

Question 15

A leader who communicates high expectations, shows competence, and sets a strong role model is using behaviors of

Accepted Answer

A)  Situational leadership 
B)  Path-goal leadership 
C)  Transactional leadership 
D)  Charismatic leadership 
A)  Situational leadership 
B)  Path-goal leadership 
C)  Transactional leadership 
D)  Charismatic leadership

Question 16

Which factor describes leaders who communicate high expectations and engage followers to be part of a shared vision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individualized consideration 
B)  Inspirational motivation 
C)  Idealized influence 
D)  Intellectual stimulation 
A)  Individualized consideration 
B)  Inspirational motivation 
C)  Idealized influence 
D)  Intellectual stimulation

Question 17

Describe how the transformational leadership factors in the Full Range Model of Transformational Leadership are similar to Kouzes and Posner's five practices of exemplary leadership.

Accepted Answer

Answer will vary greatly depending upon

Question 18

You provide a pay raise to a follower who has received high scores on annual performance reviews two years in a row. You are demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)  Management by exception-passive 
B)  Management by exception-active 
C)  Individualized consideration 
D)  Contingent reward 
A)  Management by exception-passive 
B)  Management by exception-active 
C)  Individualized consideration 
D)  Contingent reward

Question 19

Criticisms of transformational leadership are that it is elitist and antidemocratic, and it suffers from heroic leadership bias.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is not a strength of transformational leadership approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Broadly researched 
B)  Intuitive appeal 
C)  Expansive leadership view 
D)  Elitist and anti-democratic 
A)  Broadly researched 
B)  Intuitive appeal 
C)  Expansive leadership view 
D)  Elitist and anti-democratic

Transformational leadership views leaders as social architects.

Kouzes and Posner's five practices that enable leaders to get extraordinary things accomplished include all of these except

The continuum of transformational leadership contains

Contingent reward uses __ reinforcement, whereas management by exception uses reinforcement.

According to House, the following is not one of the specific types of behaviors commonly exhibited by charismatic leaders:

Transformational leadership is positively related to

Transformational leadership

Transformational leadership

Which of the following strategies did Bennis and Nanus find leaders use in transforming their organizations?

Optimism is a mediating factor in transformational leadership that affects

Elena is a sales manager who encourages her employees through motivation to be committed to and a part of the shared vision of the organization. Elena is demonstrating which factor of transformational leadership?

Which of the following is not a personality characteristic of charismatic leadership?

Which type of leadership is concerned with emotions, values, ethics, standards, and long-term goals?

Which type of leadership is most similar to transformational leadership?

A leader who communicates high expectations, shows competence, and sets a strong role model is using behaviors of

Which factor describes leaders who communicate high expectations and engage followers to be part of a shared vision?

Describe how the transformational leadership factors in the Full Range Model of Transformational Leadership are similar to Kouzes and Posner's five practices of exemplary leadership.

You provide a pay raise to a follower who has received high scores on annual performance reviews two years in a row. You are demonstrating

Criticisms of transformational leadership are that it is elitist and antidemocratic, and it suffers from heroic leadership bias.

Which of the following is not a strength of transformational leadership approach?

Introduction

Trait Approach

Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Path Goal Theory

Leader Member Exchange Theory

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

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Exam 8: Transformational Leadership

Transformational leadership views leaders as social architects.

Kouzes and Posner's five practices that enable leaders to get extraordinary things accomplished include all of these except

The continuum of transformational leadership contains

Contingent reward uses __________ reinforcement, whereas management by exception uses ________ reinforcement.

According to House, the following is not one of the specific types of behaviors commonly exhibited by charismatic leaders:

Transformational leadership is positively related to

Transformational leadership

Transformational leadership

Which of the following strategies did Bennis and Nanus find leaders use in transforming their organizations?

Optimism is a mediating factor in transformational leadership that affects

Elena is a sales manager who encourages her employees through motivation to be committed to and a part of the shared vision of the organization. Elena is demonstrating which factor of transformational leadership?

Which of the following is not a personality characteristic of charismatic leadership?

Which type of leadership is concerned with emotions, values, ethics, standards, and long-term goals?

Which type of leadership is most similar to transformational leadership?

A leader who communicates high expectations, shows competence, and sets a strong role model is using behaviors of

Which factor describes leaders who communicate high expectations and engage followers to be part of a shared vision?

Describe how the transformational leadership factors in the Full Range Model of Transformational Leadership are similar to Kouzes and Posner's five practices of exemplary leadership.

You provide a pay raise to a follower who has received high scores on annual performance reviews two years in a row. You are demonstrating

Criticisms of transformational leadership are that it is elitist and antidemocratic, and it suffers from heroic leadership bias.

Which of the following is not a strength of transformational leadership approach?

Introduction

Trait Approach

Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Path Goal Theory

Leader Member Exchange Theory

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters

Contingent reward uses __ reinforcement, whereas management by exception uses reinforcement.