Exam 9: Leadership and Decision Making

The norms of the engineering group at Acme Incorporated are so strong that there is nothing the new company leader can do to change things. What does this illustrate?

Describe a situation in which a leader would choose a more transactional approach to her leadership over a more transformational one.

Which of the following is a fundamental element of charismatic leadership?

Based on the descriptions above, Tim Raitt and J. C. Kahn-Tinn would most likely disagree about the answer to which of the following questions?

The organization's culture is a prime ingredient in fostering different levels of risk propensity.

Which of the following is an example of an approach to leadership as seen through the eyes of followers?

Strategic leadership is a leader's ability to understand the complexities of both the organization and its environment.

Steven learned that the cohesiveness among his employees was so strong that there was nothing he could do to change things. Which of the following best describes this cohesiveness?

What variables in the scenario indicate that a strategic approach to leadership may be advisable?

Which of the following, if True, would support Clarke's position that the firm does not have a diversity problem?

What variables in the scenario indicate that a situational approach to leadership may be advisable?

Leadership neutralizers tend to outweigh a leader's ability to affect a subordinate's performance.

When making a decision, finding multiple acceptable alternatives may be possible; however, selecting just one and rejecting all others is critical.

According to current theories of gender roles in leadership, which of the following best describes the differences in decision making?

Most leaders can successfully demonstrate transactional and transformational leadership.

Leadership substitutes may make leadership unnecessary or irrelevant.

The situational approach to leadership is concerned with the contingent outcomes and consequences of leader behavior rather than universal outcomes and consequences.

Bill decides to study a foreign language. All of his friends said it will be easy. After the third week, he realizes the language is very difficult for him to grasp. He continues his studies, hoping that it will eventually get easier. What does this illustrate?

Virtual managers don't need to concern themselves with creating and maintaining relationships with their employees.

The trait approach to the study of leadership did not initially yield many practical results other than long lists of potential leadership attributes.