Question 1

Transformational leadership is to transactional leadership as

Accepted Answer

A) intelligence is to emotional intelligence. 
B) low LPC is to high LPC. 
C) charm is to charisma. 
D) change is to exchange. 
E) boss centred is to subordinate centred. 
A) intelligence is to emotional intelligence. 
B) low LPC is to high LPC. 
C) charm is to charisma. 
D) change is to exchange. 
E) boss centred is to subordinate centred.

Question 2

What is the major reason for the inconsistent findings regarding research on contingency theory?

Accepted Answer

A) too few studies 
B) the use of student samples 
C) poorly designed studies 
D) small sample sizes 
E) poor measurement of LPC 
A) too few studies 
B) the use of student samples 
C) poorly designed studies 
D) small sample sizes 
E) poor measurement of LPC

Question 3

Leader reward and punishment behaviour lead to more positive perceptions of justice and lower role ambiguity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Trait theories of leadership have the strongest,most supportive research base.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Charismatic leadership has been found to be strongly related to follower satisfaction and leadership effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Research on gender differences in perceptions of leadership effectiveness found that men are perceived as more effective in middle management positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A study of hairstylists in a Chinese chain of hair salons found that salon managers' s empowering leadership was positively related to stylists' service performance behaviours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Path-Goal Theory,employee effort can be increased by

Accepted Answer

A) using a leadership style that increases job satisfaction. 
B) always using achievement-oriented leadership. 
C) clarifying the path to valued rewards. 
D) maximizing both consideration and initiating structure. 
E) strengthening leader-member relations. 
A) using a leadership style that increases job satisfaction. 
B) always using achievement-oriented leadership. 
C) clarifying the path to valued rewards. 
D) maximizing both consideration and initiating structure. 
E) strengthening leader-member relations.

Question 9

Servant leaders want to lead first and serve second.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How is LMX theory different from other theories of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) It focuses on the relationship that develops between a leader and an employee. 
B) It focuses on the exchange relationship between the leader and followers. 
C) It focuses on providing followers with a new vision that instills true commitment. 
D) It focuses on implementing conditions that enable power to be shared with employees. 
E) It focuses on going beyond one's own self-interests and having a genuine concern to serve others and a motivation to lead. 
A) It focuses on the relationship that develops between a leader and an employee. 
B) It focuses on the exchange relationship between the leader and followers. 
C) It focuses on providing followers with a new vision that instills true commitment. 
D) It focuses on implementing conditions that enable power to be shared with employees. 
E) It focuses on going beyond one's own self-interests and having a genuine concern to serve others and a motivation to lead.

Question 11

Of the Big Five dimensions of personality,extraversion and agreeableness are the most consistent predictors of leadership effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Research on gender differences in perceptions of leadership effectiveness found that women are rated more effective when the ratings of effectiveness are made by ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Research on gender differences in perceptions of...

Question 13

What is the metaphor suggested by Alice Eagly and Linda Carli to explain why women hold so few senior leadership positions in organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) The glass ceiling 
B) A labyrinth 
C) A detour 
D) A dead end 
E) An endless road 
A) The glass ceiling 
B) A labyrinth 
C) A detour 
D) A dead end 
E) An endless road

Question 14

In Fiedler's Contingency Theory,the "contingency variable" is the leader's orientation towards relationships versus tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Research on gender differences in perceptions of leadership effectiveness found no differences between men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What theory suggests that people are more likely to view somebody as a leader and to evaluate them as a more effective leader when they possess prototypical characteristics of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) role congruity theory 
B) leadership categorization theory 
C) implicit leadership theory 
D) leader-member exchange theory 
E) contingency theory 
A) role congruity theory 
B) leadership categorization theory 
C) implicit leadership theory 
D) leader-member exchange theory 
E) contingency theory

Question 17

Fiedler's LPC score is a measure of task structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Linamar Corporation's CEO Linda Hasenfratz is a good example of a(n)________ leader.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Linamar Corporation's CEO Linda Hasenfratz is a...

Question 19

Research on gender differences in perceptions of leadership effectiveness found that women are perceived as more effective in middle management positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A servant leader is somebody who wants to ________ first and lead second.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A servant leader is somebody who wants...

Transformational leadership is to transactional leadership as

What is the major reason for the inconsistent findings regarding research on contingency theory?

Leader reward and punishment behaviour lead to more positive perceptions of justice and lower role ambiguity.

Trait theories of leadership have the strongest,most supportive research base.

Charismatic leadership has been found to be strongly related to follower satisfaction and leadership effectiveness.

Research on gender differences in perceptions of leadership effectiveness found that men are perceived as more effective in middle management positions.

A study of hairstylists in a Chinese chain of hair salons found that salon managers' s empowering leadership was positively related to stylists' service performance behaviours.

According to Path-Goal Theory,employee effort can be increased by

Servant leaders want to lead first and serve second.

How is LMX theory different from other theories of leadership?

Of the Big Five dimensions of personality,extraversion and agreeableness are the most consistent predictors of leadership effectiveness.

Research on gender differences in perceptions of leadership effectiveness found that women are rated more effective when the ratings of effectiveness are made by ________.

What is the metaphor suggested by Alice Eagly and Linda Carli to explain why women hold so few senior leadership positions in organizations?

In Fiedler's Contingency Theory,the "contingency variable" is the leader's orientation towards relationships versus tasks.

Research on gender differences in perceptions of leadership effectiveness found no differences between men and women.

What theory suggests that people are more likely to view somebody as a leader and to evaluate them as a more effective leader when they possess prototypical characteristics of leadership?

Fiedler's LPC score is a measure of task structure.

Linamar Corporation's CEO Linda Hasenfratz is a good example of a(n)________ leader.

Research on gender differences in perceptions of leadership effectiveness found that women are perceived as more effective in middle management positions.

A servant leader is somebody who wants to ________ first and lead second.

Organizational Behaviour and Management

Personality and Learning

Perception, Attribution, and Diversity

Values,Attitudes,and Work Behaviour

Theories of Work Motivation

Motivation in Practice

Groups and Teamwork

Social Influence, Socialization, and Organizational Culture

Communication

Decision Making

Power, Politics, and Ethics

Conflict and Stress

Organizational Structure

Organizational Change,Development,and Innovation

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Exam 9: Leadership

Transformational leadership is to transactional leadership as

What is the major reason for the inconsistent findings regarding research on contingency theory?

Leader reward and punishment behaviour lead to more positive perceptions of justice and lower role ambiguity.

Trait theories of leadership have the strongest,most supportive research base.

Charismatic leadership has been found to be strongly related to follower satisfaction and leadership effectiveness.

Research on gender differences in perceptions of leadership effectiveness found that men are perceived as more effective in middle management positions.

A study of hairstylists in a Chinese chain of hair salons found that salon managers' s empowering leadership was positively related to stylists' service performance behaviours.

According to Path-Goal Theory,employee effort can be increased by

Servant leaders want to lead first and serve second.

How is LMX theory different from other theories of leadership?

Of the Big Five dimensions of personality,extraversion and agreeableness are the most consistent predictors of leadership effectiveness.

Research on gender differences in perceptions of leadership effectiveness found that women are rated more effective when the ratings of effectiveness are made by ________.

What is the metaphor suggested by Alice Eagly and Linda Carli to explain why women hold so few senior leadership positions in organizations?

In Fiedler's Contingency Theory,the "contingency variable" is the leader's orientation towards relationships versus tasks.

Research on gender differences in perceptions of leadership effectiveness found no differences between men and women.

What theory suggests that people are more likely to view somebody as a leader and to evaluate them as a more effective leader when they possess prototypical characteristics of leadership?

Fiedler's LPC score is a measure of task structure.

Linamar Corporation's CEO Linda Hasenfratz is a good example of a(n)________ leader.

Research on gender differences in perceptions of leadership effectiveness found that women are perceived as more effective in middle management positions.

A servant leader is somebody who wants to ________ first and lead second.

Organizational Behaviour and Management

Personality and Learning

Perception, Attribution, and Diversity

Values,Attitudes,and Work Behaviour

Theories of Work Motivation

Motivation in Practice

Groups and Teamwork

Social Influence, Socialization, and Organizational Culture

Communication

Decision Making

Power, Politics, and Ethics

Conflict and Stress

Organizational Structure

Organizational Change,Development,and Innovation

Filters