Question 1

Transformational leadership is fundamentally morally uplifting. This suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of coercive leadership cannot be considered leadership 
B)  All transformative leadership has a negative side 
C)  Using contingent reward cannot be considered leadership 
D)  Using management by exception cannot be considered leadership 
A)  Use of coercive leadership cannot be considered leadership 
B)  All transformative leadership has a negative side 
C)  Using contingent reward cannot be considered leadership 
D)  Using management by exception cannot be considered leadership

Question 2

Which of the following scholars presented an alternative transformational perspective that describes five exemplary practices of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bennis and Nanus 
B)  Graen and Uhl-Bien 
C)  MacGregor Burns 
D)  Kouzes and Posner 
A)  Bennis and Nanus 
B)  Graen and Uhl-Bien 
C)  MacGregor Burns 
D)  Kouzes and Posner

Question 3

A criticism of transformational leadership is that it treats leadership as a personality trait.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

House notes that charismatic effects are more likely to occur in

Accepted Answer

A)  Contexts in which followers experience few difficulties. 
B)  Supportive environments. 
C)  Stressful situations. 
D)  Sympathetic relationships. 
A)  Contexts in which followers experience few difficulties. 
B)  Supportive environments. 
C)  Stressful situations. 
D)  Sympathetic relationships.

Question 5

Charisma has been described as

Accepted Answer

A)  A superhuman power 
B)  An exceptional personality characteristic 
C)  A special gift within all of us 
D)  A transactional behavior 
A)  A superhuman power 
B)  An exceptional personality characteristic 
C)  A special gift within all of us 
D)  A transactional behavior

Question 6

Transformational leadership does not

Accepted Answer

A)  Create a connection between leaders and followers. 
B)  Increase the motivation and morality of followers. 
C)  Help followers reach their full potential. 
D)  Inadequately raise the level of motivation and morality in the leader and their followers. 
A)  Create a connection between leaders and followers. 
B)  Increase the motivation and morality of followers. 
C)  Help followers reach their full potential. 
D)  Inadequately raise the level of motivation and morality in the leader and their followers.

Question 7

To which research scholar is the charismatic theory of leadership attributed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avolio 
B)  Bass 
C)  Liden 
D)  House 
A)  Avolio 
B)  Bass 
C)  Liden 
D)  House

Question 8

Transformational leaders are social architects because they

Accepted Answer

A)  Create shared meanings for people within their organizations. 
B)  Maintain social relationships with individuals throughout the organization. 
C)  Develop social strategies and techniques. 
D)  Are strong, affable examples for their followers. 
A)  Create shared meanings for people within their organizations. 
B)  Maintain social relationships with individuals throughout the organization. 
C)  Develop social strategies and techniques. 
D)  Are strong, affable examples for their followers.

Question 9

The contingent reward factor

Accepted Answer

A)  Is a reciprocal process of mutual influence 
B)  Is a reciprocal process between two followers 
C)  Is a process where follower effort is exchanged for specified rewards 
D)  Is a negotiated process with equal rewards for follower and leader 
A)  Is a reciprocal process of mutual influence 
B)  Is a reciprocal process between two followers 
C)  Is a process where follower effort is exchanged for specified rewards 
D)  Is a negotiated process with equal rewards for follower and leader

Question 10

Transformation leadership is an exceptional form of leadership that

Accepted Answer

A)  Helps followers meet the tasks on their job descriptions 
B)  Reduces the workload of the followers 
C)  Increases the workload of the followers 
D)  Helps followers do more than what is usually expected 
A)  Helps followers meet the tasks on their job descriptions 
B)  Reduces the workload of the followers 
C)  Increases the workload of the followers 
D)  Helps followers do more than what is usually expected

Question 11

Explain and give examples for the four Is of transformational leadership. Must all four factors be present for someone to be transformational?

Accepted Answer

Idealized influence: emotional component

Question 12

Which factor in the full model of transformational leadership is the emotional factor in which leaders act as strong role models for followers?

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 13

Transactional leadership focuses on the exchanges that occur between leaders and their followers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which factor in the full model of transformational leadership includes mentoring and helping followers grow through personal challenges?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individualized consideration 
B)  Inspirational motivation 
C)  Contingent reward 
D)  Intellectual stimulation 
A)  Individualized consideration 
B)  Inspirational motivation 
C)  Contingent reward 
D)  Intellectual stimulation

Question 15

What makes it difficult to use the term transformational leadership when referencing leaders such as Saddam Hussein and Adolf Hitler?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transformational leadership focuses on the leader's own interests. 
B)  Hussein and Hitler had no redeeming qualities. 
C)  Transformational leadership is effective; Hussein and Hitler's leadership styles were not. 
D)  Transformational leadership includes transforming, but only in a positive way. 
A)  Transformational leadership focuses on the leader's own interests. 
B)  Hussein and Hitler had no redeeming qualities. 
C)  Transformational leadership is effective; Hussein and Hitler's leadership styles were not. 
D)  Transformational leadership includes transforming, but only in a positive way.

Question 16

Which leadership theories discussed in the text have noted one strength of the approach in its "intuitive appeal"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioral, transformational, situational 
B)  Trait, behavioral, path-goal 
C)  Path-goal, situational, trait 
D)  Trait, skills, transformational 
A)  Behavioral, transformational, situational 
B)  Trait, behavioral, path-goal 
C)  Path-goal, situational, trait 
D)  Trait, skills, transformational

Question 17

Inspirational motivation is one of the factors in the transformational leadership model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Research on transformational leadership

Accepted Answer

A)  Is no longer being conducted 
B)  Is relatively sparse in modern times 
C)  Is prolific in modern times 
D)  Is at least 30 years old 
A)  Is no longer being conducted 
B)  Is relatively sparse in modern times 
C)  Is prolific in modern times 
D)  Is at least 30 years old

Question 19

Molly focuses her leadership behaviors on helping followers reach their full potential as human beings. She is using

Accepted Answer

A)  Situational leadership 
B)  Path-goal leadership 
C)  Contingent reward leadership 
D)  Transformational leadership 
A)  Situational leadership 
B)  Path-goal leadership 
C)  Contingent reward leadership 
D)  Transformational leadership

Question 20

Transformational leadership has been criticized for being elitist and anti-democratic, meaning

Accepted Answer

A)  It gives the impression that the leader is acting independently of followers 
B)  The research supporting transformational leadership was completed only on high-level leaders 
C)  Followers have the most influence in the organization 
D)  Leaders only look to leaders in higher positions than themselves for help creating vision 
A)  It gives the impression that the leader is acting independently of followers 
B)  The research supporting transformational leadership was completed only on high-level leaders 
C)  Followers have the most influence in the organization 
D)  Leaders only look to leaders in higher positions than themselves for help creating vision

Transformational leadership is fundamentally morally uplifting. This suggests that

Which of the following scholars presented an alternative transformational perspective that describes five exemplary practices of leadership?

A criticism of transformational leadership is that it treats leadership as a personality trait.

House notes that charismatic effects are more likely to occur in

Charisma has been described as

Transformational leadership does not

To which research scholar is the charismatic theory of leadership attributed?

Transformational leaders are social architects because they

The contingent reward factor

Transformation leadership is an exceptional form of leadership that

Explain and give examples for the four Is of transformational leadership. Must all four factors be present for someone to be transformational?

Which factor in the full model of transformational leadership is the emotional factor in which leaders act as strong role models for followers?

Transactional leadership focuses on the exchanges that occur between leaders and their followers.

Which factor in the full model of transformational leadership includes mentoring and helping followers grow through personal challenges?

What makes it difficult to use the term transformational leadership when referencing leaders such as Saddam Hussein and Adolf Hitler?

Which leadership theories discussed in the text have noted one strength of the approach in its "intuitive appeal"?

Inspirational motivation is one of the factors in the transformational leadership model.

Research on transformational leadership

Molly focuses her leadership behaviors on helping followers reach their full potential as human beings. She is using

Transformational leadership has been criticized for being elitist and anti-democratic, meaning

Introduction

Trait Approach

Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

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Exam 8: Transformational Leadership

Transformational leadership is fundamentally morally uplifting. This suggests that

Which of the following scholars presented an alternative transformational perspective that describes five exemplary practices of leadership?

A criticism of transformational leadership is that it treats leadership as a personality trait.

House notes that charismatic effects are more likely to occur in

Charisma has been described as

Transformational leadership does not

To which research scholar is the charismatic theory of leadership attributed?

Transformational leaders are social architects because they

The contingent reward factor

Transformation leadership is an exceptional form of leadership that

Explain and give examples for the four Is of transformational leadership. Must all four factors be present for someone to be transformational?

Which factor in the full model of transformational leadership is the emotional factor in which leaders act as strong role models for followers?

Transactional leadership focuses on the exchanges that occur between leaders and their followers.

Which factor in the full model of transformational leadership includes mentoring and helping followers grow through personal challenges?

What makes it difficult to use the term transformational leadership when referencing leaders such as Saddam Hussein and Adolf Hitler?

Which leadership theories discussed in the text have noted one strength of the approach in its "intuitive appeal"?

Inspirational motivation is one of the factors in the transformational leadership model.

Research on transformational leadership

Molly focuses her leadership behaviors on helping followers reach their full potential as human beings. She is using

Transformational leadership has been criticized for being elitist and anti-democratic, meaning

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