Question 1

Contrast leadership substitutes with leadership neutralizers.

Accepted Answer

Leadership substitutes are individual, task, and organizational characteristics that tend to outweigh the leader's ability to affect subordinates' satisfaction and performance. That is, they take the place of many needed aspects of effective leadership. Leadership neutralizers are individual, task, and organizational characteristics that render any attempted leadership behavior ineffective. Group norms and cohesion are among some leadership neutralizers.
Explanation:In some cases, certain factors may actually substitute for leadership, making actual leadership unnecessary or irrelevant. In other cases, factors may exist that neutralize or negate the influence of a leader, even when that individual is attempting to exercise leadership.

Question 2

What is the definition of a coalition?

Accepted Answer

A)  an informal group formed to achieve a common goal 
B)  an institution incorporated in order to achieve a common goal 
C)  a pro-business political party 
D)  the network of management within a firm 
E)  the network of employees within a firm 
A)  an informal group formed to achieve a common goal 
B)  an institution incorporated in order to achieve a common goal 
C)  a pro-business political party 
D)  the network of management within a firm 
E)  the network of employees within a firm A

Question 3

Which of the following do organizations need in order to be effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  more leadership than management 
B)  more management than leadership 
C)  both leadership and management 
D)  either leadership or management 
E)  neither leadership nor management 
A)  more leadership than management 
B)  more management than leadership 
C)  both leadership and management 
D)  either leadership or management 
E)  neither leadership nor management C

Question 4

How can norms and cohesiveness in a work group neutralize leadership?

Accepted Answer

Norms and cohesiveness among group membe

Question 5

High levels of experience and group cohesiveness among subordinates cannot neutralize leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which statement is True regarding charismatic leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charismatic leadership ideas are unpopular among contemporary managers. 
B)  Many studies have successfully assessed the impact of charismatic leadership. 
C)  Charismatic leadership is recognized as the most important approach to leadership. 
D)  Dependence on charismatic leadership can raise serious ethical concerns. 
E)  Taking over a leadership role from a charismatic leader is often easier than following a leader lacking in charisma. 
A)  Charismatic leadership ideas are unpopular among contemporary managers. 
B)  Many studies have successfully assessed the impact of charismatic leadership. 
C)  Charismatic leadership is recognized as the most important approach to leadership. 
D)  Dependence on charismatic leadership can raise serious ethical concerns. 
E)  Taking over a leadership role from a charismatic leader is often easier than following a leader lacking in charisma.

Question 7

The behavioral approach to the study of leadership identified two main areas of effective leadership behavior: trait-focused behavior and goal-focused behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An inward belief about something, often without conscious consideration, is often referred to as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  intuition 
B)  risk taking 
C)  commitment 
D)  discernment 
E)  rationality 
A)  intuition 
B)  risk taking 
C)  commitment 
D)  discernment 
E)  rationality

Question 9

Which of the following organizational aspects allows employees to perform capably without the direction of a leader?

Accepted Answer

A)  leadership neutralizers 
B)  leadership substitutes 
C)  leadership incentives 
D)  leadership guidelines 
E)  leadership obstructions 
A)  leadership neutralizers 
B)  leadership substitutes 
C)  leadership incentives 
D)  leadership guidelines 
E)  leadership obstructions

Question 10

A company leader who often uses the phrase "that was then and this is now" to explain his decisions most likely follows which model of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  situational leadership 
B)  trait-based leadership 
C)  tranformational leadership 
D)  transactional leadership 
E)  charismatic leadership 
A)  situational leadership 
B)  trait-based leadership 
C)  tranformational leadership 
D)  transactional leadership 
E)  charismatic leadership

Question 11

Rigid rules and procedures and individual professionalism may render leader behavior unnecessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What was a major problem with the trait approach to leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  The results were too innovative and thus were not taken seriously at the time. 
B)  The results were too inconsistent and thus not very practical. 
C)  The results were not very inspiring and thus ignored. 
D)  The results were found to be too pessimistic and thus were dismissed as useless. 
E)  The results were too worshipful of certain leaders and thus were dismissed as irrelevant. 
A)  The results were too innovative and thus were not taken seriously at the time. 
B)  The results were too inconsistent and thus not very practical. 
C)  The results were not very inspiring and thus ignored. 
D)  The results were found to be too pessimistic and thus were dismissed as useless. 
E)  The results were too worshipful of certain leaders and thus were dismissed as irrelevant.

Question 13

The situational approach to leadership was first proposed as a continuum of leadership behavior. Explain the two extreme ranges of the continuum.

Accepted Answer

At one extreme, the leader makes decisio

Question 14

What is a prime ingredient in fostering different levels of risk propensity within an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational culture 
B)  profitability level 
C)  gender differences 
D)  cross-cultural interactions 
E)  company size 
A)  organizational culture 
B)  profitability level 
C)  gender differences 
D)  cross-cultural interactions 
E)  company size

Question 15

Anne bought stock in ABC Company in hopes of making a profit. Although the stock's price steadily continued to drop, she refused to sell her stock. What does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  risk propensity 
B)  escalation of commitment 
C)  intuition 
D)  perception 
E)  caution 
A)  risk propensity 
B)  escalation of commitment 
C)  intuition 
D)  perception 
E)  caution

Question 16

What are three common constraints limiting the development of alternatives in the rational decision-making process?

Accepted Answer

Common constraints include legal restric

Question 17

Virtual management refers to the role of leaders in a team environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Male leaders tend to be no more task-focused than female leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

How is the Manager's reasoning vulnerable to criticism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It fails to account for the possibility that people who lack organizational authority can still be leaders. 
B)  It fails to demonstrate that ACME's definition of leadership is the most popular definition. 
C)  It uses a variation of a commonly used definition of leadership. 
D)  It does not demonstrate that ACME's goals were well-chosen. 
E)  It ignores the effect that managerial authority has on one's ability to influence others. 
A)  It fails to account for the possibility that people who lack organizational authority can still be leaders. 
B)  It fails to demonstrate that ACME's definition of leadership is the most popular definition. 
C)  It uses a variation of a commonly used definition of leadership. 
D)  It does not demonstrate that ACME's goals were well-chosen. 
E)  It ignores the effect that managerial authority has on one's ability to influence others.

Question 20

Which of the following, if True, would strengthen the Manager's argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many other corporations have adopted ACME's definition of leadership. 
B)  ACME's cross-functional team structure allows individuals to influence other people despite a lack of direct authority. 
C)  Most of the company's leaders have come from the Sales Department, and relatively few have come from the Quality Control Department. 
D)  ACME's Human Resources Department makes outstanding efforts to recruit a diverse group of employment candidates. 
E)  Executives at ACME are often recruited to serve in leadership positions at other organizations. 
A)  Many other corporations have adopted ACME's definition of leadership. 
B)  ACME's cross-functional team structure allows individuals to influence other people despite a lack of direct authority. 
C)  Most of the company's leaders have come from the Sales Department, and relatively few have come from the Quality Control Department. 
D)  ACME's Human Resources Department makes outstanding efforts to recruit a diverse group of employment candidates. 
E)  Executives at ACME are often recruited to serve in leadership positions at other organizations.

Contrast leadership substitutes with leadership neutralizers.

What is the definition of a coalition?

Which of the following do organizations need in order to be effective?

How can norms and cohesiveness in a work group neutralize leadership?

High levels of experience and group cohesiveness among subordinates cannot neutralize leadership.

Which statement is True regarding charismatic leadership?

The behavioral approach to the study of leadership identified two main areas of effective leadership behavior: trait-focused behavior and goal-focused behavior.

An inward belief about something, often without conscious consideration, is often referred to as what?

Which of the following organizational aspects allows employees to perform capably without the direction of a leader?

A company leader who often uses the phrase "that was then and this is now" to explain his decisions most likely follows which model of leadership?

Rigid rules and procedures and individual professionalism may render leader behavior unnecessary.

What was a major problem with the trait approach to leadership?

The situational approach to leadership was first proposed as a continuum of leadership behavior. Explain the two extreme ranges of the continuum.

What is a prime ingredient in fostering different levels of risk propensity within an organization?

Anne bought stock in ABC Company in hopes of making a profit. Although the stock's price steadily continued to drop, she refused to sell her stock. What does this illustrate?

What are three common constraints limiting the development of alternatives in the rational decision-making process?

Virtual management refers to the role of leaders in a team environment.

Male leaders tend to be no more task-focused than female leaders.

How is the Manager's reasoning vulnerable to criticism?

Which of the following, if True, would strengthen the Manager's argument?

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Entrepreneurship, New Ventures, and Business Ownership

The Global Context of Business

Business Management

Organizing the Business

Operations Management and Quality

Employee Behavior and Motivation

Human Resource Management and Labor Relations

Marketing Processes and Consumer Behavior

Pricing, Distributing, and Promoting Products

Information Technology for Business

The Role of Accountants and Accounting Information

Money and Banking

Managing Finances

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Exam 9: Leadership and Decision Making

Contrast leadership substitutes with leadership neutralizers.

What is the definition of a coalition?

Which of the following do organizations need in order to be effective?

How can norms and cohesiveness in a work group neutralize leadership?

High levels of experience and group cohesiveness among subordinates cannot neutralize leadership.

Which statement is True regarding charismatic leadership?

The behavioral approach to the study of leadership identified two main areas of effective leadership behavior: trait-focused behavior and goal-focused behavior.

An inward belief about something, often without conscious consideration, is often referred to as what?

Which of the following organizational aspects allows employees to perform capably without the direction of a leader?

A company leader who often uses the phrase "that was then and this is now" to explain his decisions most likely follows which model of leadership?

Rigid rules and procedures and individual professionalism may render leader behavior unnecessary.

What was a major problem with the trait approach to leadership?

The situational approach to leadership was first proposed as a continuum of leadership behavior. Explain the two extreme ranges of the continuum.

What is a prime ingredient in fostering different levels of risk propensity within an organization?

Anne bought stock in ABC Company in hopes of making a profit. Although the stock's price steadily continued to drop, she refused to sell her stock. What does this illustrate?

What are three common constraints limiting the development of alternatives in the rational decision-making process?

Virtual management refers to the role of leaders in a team environment.

Male leaders tend to be no more task-focused than female leaders.

How is the Manager's reasoning vulnerable to criticism?

Which of the following, if True, would strengthen the Manager's argument?

The Us Business Environment

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Entrepreneurship, New Ventures, and Business Ownership

The Global Context of Business

Business Management

Organizing the Business

Operations Management and Quality

Employee Behavior and Motivation

Human Resource Management and Labor Relations

Marketing Processes and Consumer Behavior

Pricing, Distributing, and Promoting Products

Information Technology for Business

The Role of Accountants and Accounting Information

Money and Banking

Managing Finances

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