Exam 1: Who Is a Leader

Your leader has asked you to design new performance evaluation system. Designing the system is example of which of Mintzberg's managerial roles?

Much of the current research at the ____ level focuses on how top level managers can influence organizational performance.

The manager is planning a meeting that he or she will be conducting with employees tomorrow. Identify the behavior of planning and conducting the meeting by its leadership role.

Early leadership theories were based on the assumption that leaders are made, not born.

The leadership paradigm that assumes leaders are born, not made, is ____ theory.

Some people say the hard skills (finance, quantitative analysis) are more important for managers than soft skills (developing relationships, leadership), and some say the opposite is true. What is your view?

In your position, you serve on committees with people from outside of your organizational units and attend professional meetings. These are expectations for Mintzberg's interpersonal role of ____.

State one or more objectives from an organization where you work(ed).

The interrelationship among the levels of leadership analysis is true for all the following EXCEPT:

Behavioral leadership theories attempt to explain the appropriate leadership style based on the leader, followers, and situation.

Contingency leadership theories attempt to explain the appropriate leadership style based on the:

The three levels of analysis of leadership theory are individual, group, and organizational.

List and define the decisional managerial leadership roles.

Three managerial leadership skills that all leaders need to be successful are

Which of the following is a managerial role category?

Behavioral leadership theories attempt to explain:

The ____ leadership theory paradigm emphasizes the importance of situational factors.

List and define the leadership theory paradigms.

If a person is not interested and not willing to be in charge, he or she is still well-suited to be a leader.

There is a universal list of traits that all successful leaders possess.