Question 1

Why may some leadership theories be less applicable in today's diverse workforce?

Accepted Answer

A) Most past leadership research involved only white males. 
B) Past leadership theories have been shown to lead to discrimination. 
C) Leaders today work in a less educated workforce. 
D) Current civil rights laws require the development of modern theories and practices. 
E) Researchers have moved away from studying leaders and are now studying followers. 
A) Most past leadership research involved only white males. 
B) Past leadership theories have been shown to lead to discrimination. 
C) Leaders today work in a less educated workforce. 
D) Current civil rights laws require the development of modern theories and practices. 
E) Researchers have moved away from studying leaders and are now studying followers.

Question 2

Individual characteristics that may render leader behavior unnecessary include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) experience. 
B) training. 
C) norms. 
D) professionalism. 
E) motivation. 
A) experience. 
B) training. 
C) norms. 
D) professionalism. 
E) motivation.

Question 3

Match the following:
-stress

Accepted Answer

A) affect leadership capacity of another person 
B) leadership for change 
C) helps less-experienced people 
D) leaders as coaches 
E) align organization and environment
F)outweigh a leader's ability to influence
G)charismatic leader
H)female leaders
I)follower readiness
J)envisioning, energizing, enabling
K)highly ready followers
L)stronger interpersonal skills
M)little theory or research to guide managers
N)men
O)leadership neutralizer
P)more autocratic in decision making
Q)interpersonal attraction that inspires support and acceptance
R)may receive special privileges
S)same as management
T)addition to the LPC theory 
A) affect leadership capacity of another person 
B) leadership for change 
C) helps less-experienced people 
D) leaders as coaches 
E) align organization and environment
F)outweigh a leader's ability to influence
G)charismatic leader
H)female leaders
I)follower readiness
J)envisioning, energizing, enabling
K)highly ready followers
L)stronger interpersonal skills
M)little theory or research to guide managers
N)men
O)leadership neutralizer
P)more autocratic in decision making
Q)interpersonal attraction that inspires support and acceptance
R)may receive special privileges
S)same as management
T)addition to the LPC theory

Question 4

Match the following:
-women tend to have

Accepted Answer

A) affect leadership capacity of another person 
B) leadership for change 
C) helps less-experienced people 
D) leaders as coaches 
E) align organization and environment
F)outweigh a leader's ability to influence
G)charismatic leader
H)female leaders
I)follower readiness
J)envisioning, energizing, enabling
K)highly ready followers
L)stronger interpersonal skills
M)little theory or research to guide managers
N)men
O)leadership neutralizer
P)more autocratic in decision making
Q)interpersonal attraction that inspires support and acceptance
R)may receive special privileges
S)same as management
T)addition to the LPC theory 
A) affect leadership capacity of another person 
B) leadership for change 
C) helps less-experienced people 
D) leaders as coaches 
E) align organization and environment
F)outweigh a leader's ability to influence
G)charismatic leader
H)female leaders
I)follower readiness
J)envisioning, energizing, enabling
K)highly ready followers
L)stronger interpersonal skills
M)little theory or research to guide managers
N)men
O)leadership neutralizer
P)more autocratic in decision making
Q)interpersonal attraction that inspires support and acceptance
R)may receive special privileges
S)same as management
T)addition to the LPC theory

Question 5

As a coach, the organizational leader would do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) help select team members. 
B) provide some general direction. 
C) gain an understanding of the values of their young workers. 
D) help train and develop team members. 
E) help the team get information and other resources it may need. 
A) help select team members. 
B) provide some general direction. 
C) gain an understanding of the values of their young workers. 
D) help train and develop team members. 
E) help the team get information and other resources it may need.

Question 6

Match the following:
-male leaders

Accepted Answer

A) affect leadership capacity of another person 
B) leadership for change 
C) helps less-experienced people 
D) leaders as coaches 
E) align organization and environment
F)outweigh a leader's ability to influence
G)charismatic leader
H)female leaders
I)follower readiness
J)envisioning, energizing, enabling
K)highly ready followers
L)stronger interpersonal skills
M)little theory or research to guide managers
N)men
O)leadership neutralizer
P)more autocratic in decision making
Q)interpersonal attraction that inspires support and acceptance
R)may receive special privileges
S)same as management
T)addition to the LPC theory 
A) affect leadership capacity of another person 
B) leadership for change 
C) helps less-experienced people 
D) leaders as coaches 
E) align organization and environment
F)outweigh a leader's ability to influence
G)charismatic leader
H)female leaders
I)follower readiness
J)envisioning, energizing, enabling
K)highly ready followers
L)stronger interpersonal skills
M)little theory or research to guide managers
N)men
O)leadership neutralizer
P)more autocratic in decision making
Q)interpersonal attraction that inspires support and acceptance
R)may receive special privileges
S)same as management
T)addition to the LPC theory

Question 7

The ______ model of leadership stresses the importance of variable relationships between supervisors and each of their subordinates.

Accepted Answer

leader-mem

Question 8

Carlos is a leader who has led his company by closely evaluating performance. Carlos can be best described as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) charismatic leader. 
B) transactional leader. 
C) transformational leader. 
D) industrial/organizational leader. 
E) strategic leader. 
A) charismatic leader. 
B) transactional leader. 
C) transformational leader. 
D) industrial/organizational leader. 
E) strategic leader.

Question 9

Match the following:
-transactional leadership

Accepted Answer

A) affect leadership capacity of another person 
B) leadership for change 
C) helps less-experienced people 
D) leaders as coaches 
E) align organization and environment
F)outweigh a leader's ability to influence
G)charismatic leader
H)female leaders
I)follower readiness
J)envisioning, energizing, enabling
K)highly ready followers
L)stronger interpersonal skills
M)little theory or research to guide managers
N)men
O)leadership neutralizer
P)more autocratic in decision making
Q)interpersonal attraction that inspires support and acceptance
R)may receive special privileges
S)same as management
T)addition to the LPC theory 
A) affect leadership capacity of another person 
B) leadership for change 
C) helps less-experienced people 
D) leaders as coaches 
E) align organization and environment
F)outweigh a leader's ability to influence
G)charismatic leader
H)female leaders
I)follower readiness
J)envisioning, energizing, enabling
K)highly ready followers
L)stronger interpersonal skills
M)little theory or research to guide managers
N)men
O)leadership neutralizer
P)more autocratic in decision making
Q)interpersonal attraction that inspires support and acceptance
R)may receive special privileges
S)same as management
T)addition to the LPC theory

Question 10

The leader-member exchange model (LMX) of leadership stresses the importance of the relationships between supervisors and subordinates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A leader who achieves a superior alignment between the organization and the environment is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) virtual leader. 
B) externalized leader. 
C) charismatic leader. 
D) initiating structure leader. 
E) strategic leader. 
A) virtual leader. 
B) externalized leader. 
C) charismatic leader. 
D) initiating structure leader. 
E) strategic leader.

Question 12

Match the following:
-virtual leadership

Accepted Answer

A) affect leadership capacity of another person 
B) leadership for change 
C) helps less-experienced people 
D) leaders as coaches 
E) align organization and environment
F)outweigh a leader's ability to influence
G)charismatic leader
H)female leaders
I)follower readiness
J)envisioning, energizing, enabling
K)highly ready followers
L)stronger interpersonal skills
M)little theory or research to guide managers
N)men
O)leadership neutralizer
P)more autocratic in decision making
Q)interpersonal attraction that inspires support and acceptance
R)may receive special privileges
S)same as management
T)addition to the LPC theory 
A) affect leadership capacity of another person 
B) leadership for change 
C) helps less-experienced people 
D) leaders as coaches 
E) align organization and environment
F)outweigh a leader's ability to influence
G)charismatic leader
H)female leaders
I)follower readiness
J)envisioning, energizing, enabling
K)highly ready followers
L)stronger interpersonal skills
M)little theory or research to guide managers
N)men
O)leadership neutralizer
P)more autocratic in decision making
Q)interpersonal attraction that inspires support and acceptance
R)may receive special privileges
S)same as management
T)addition to the LPC theory

Question 13

The out-group of subordinates, according to the leader-member exchange model (LMX) of leadership, receives special privileges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

_______ tend to have stronger interpersonal skills than men and are hence able to better understand how to effectively involve others in making decisions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______ tend to have stronger interpersonal skills...

Question 15

_______ leaders assign work, evaluate performance, and make decisions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______ leaders assign work, evaluate performance, and...

Question 16

How has path-goal theory been refined over the years?

Accepted Answer

A) The basis of the theory was changed from expectancy theory to equity theory. 
B) The theory was revised as a decision-making theory. 
C) Additional forms of leader behavior were included. 
D) The theory was combined with goal-setting theory. 
E) A software version of the model was made available to managers. 
A) The basis of the theory was changed from expectancy theory to equity theory. 
B) The theory was revised as a decision-making theory. 
C) Additional forms of leader behavior were included. 
D) The theory was combined with goal-setting theory. 
E) A software version of the model was made available to managers.

Question 17

According to the leader-member exchange model (LMX), all of the following describe out-group members EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) they receive weaker support from the leader. 
B) they receive fewer rewards. 
C) they have fewer friends at work. 
D) they are not "in the loop" as information is shared. 
E) they are assigned to mundane tasks. 
A) they receive weaker support from the leader. 
B) they receive fewer rewards. 
C) they have fewer friends at work. 
D) they are not "in the loop" as information is shared. 
E) they are assigned to mundane tasks.

Question 18

If a Japanese firm were to send an executive to head up the firm's operations in the United States, the executive would likely need to

Accepted Answer

A) focus more on collective benefits than individual benefits. 
B) train U.S. employees to behave more like Japanese employees. 
C) replace male senior managers with females. 
D) develop a new theory of cross-cultural leadership. 
E) change his or her leadership style. 
A) focus more on collective benefits than individual benefits. 
B) train U.S. employees to behave more like Japanese employees. 
C) replace male senior managers with females. 
D) develop a new theory of cross-cultural leadership. 
E) change his or her leadership style.

Question 19

Taking over a leadership role from someone with substantial _______ is a challenge.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Taking over a leadership role from someone...

Question 20

Which of the following does NOT describe a behavior of charismatic leaders?

Accepted Answer

A) Envision future trends and patterns 
B) Set high expectations for themselves and for others 
C) Model behaviors consistent with meeting expectations 
D) Initiate structured tasks and make assignments 
E) Demonstrating personal excitement 
A) Envision future trends and patterns 
B) Set high expectations for themselves and for others 
C) Model behaviors consistent with meeting expectations 
D) Initiate structured tasks and make assignments 
E) Demonstrating personal excitement

Why may some leadership theories be less applicable in today's diverse workforce?

Individual characteristics that may render leader behavior unnecessary include all of the following EXCEPT:

Match the following: -stress

Match the following: -women tend to have

As a coach, the organizational leader would do all of the following EXCEPT:

Match the following: -male leaders

The ______ model of leadership stresses the importance of variable relationships between supervisors and each of their subordinates.

Carlos is a leader who has led his company by closely evaluating performance. Carlos can be best described as a(n)

Match the following: -transactional leadership

The leader-member exchange model (LMX) of leadership stresses the importance of the relationships between supervisors and subordinates.

A leader who achieves a superior alignment between the organization and the environment is known as a(n)

Match the following: -virtual leadership

The out-group of subordinates, according to the leader-member exchange model (LMX) of leadership, receives special privileges.

_______ tend to have stronger interpersonal skills than men and are hence able to better understand how to effectively involve others in making decisions.

_______ leaders assign work, evaluate performance, and make decisions.

How has path-goal theory been refined over the years?

According to the leader-member exchange model (LMX), all of the following describe out-group members EXCEPT:

If a Japanese firm were to send an executive to head up the firm's operations in the United States, the executive would likely need to

Taking over a leadership role from someone with substantial _______ is a challenge.

Which of the following does NOT describe a behavior of charismatic leaders?

An Overview of Organizational Behavior

The Changing Environment of Organizations

Foundations of Individual Behavior

Motivation in Organizations

Motivating Employee Performance Through Work

Motivating Employee Performance Through Rewards

Managing Stress and the Work-Life Balance

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Foundations of Interpersonal and Group Behavior

Using Teams in Organizations

Communication in Organizations

Traditional Models for Understanding Leadership

Power, Politics, and Organizational Justice

Conflict and Negotiation in Organizations

Organization Design

Organization Culture

Organization Change and Development

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Exam 13: Contemporary Views of Leadership in Organizations

Why may some leadership theories be less applicable in today's diverse workforce?

Individual characteristics that may render leader behavior unnecessary include all of the following EXCEPT:

Match the following: -stress

Match the following: -women tend to have

As a coach, the organizational leader would do all of the following EXCEPT:

Match the following: -male leaders

The ______ model of leadership stresses the importance of variable relationships between supervisors and each of their subordinates.

Carlos is a leader who has led his company by closely evaluating performance. Carlos can be best described as a(n)

Match the following: -transactional leadership

The leader-member exchange model (LMX) of leadership stresses the importance of the relationships between supervisors and subordinates.

A leader who achieves a superior alignment between the organization and the environment is known as a(n)

Match the following: -virtual leadership

The out-group of subordinates, according to the leader-member exchange model (LMX) of leadership, receives special privileges.

_______ tend to have stronger interpersonal skills than men and are hence able to better understand how to effectively involve others in making decisions.

_______ leaders assign work, evaluate performance, and make decisions.

How has path-goal theory been refined over the years?

According to the leader-member exchange model (LMX), all of the following describe out-group members EXCEPT:

If a Japanese firm were to send an executive to head up the firm's operations in the United States, the executive would likely need to

Taking over a leadership role from someone with substantial _______ is a challenge.

Which of the following does NOT describe a behavior of charismatic leaders?

An Overview of Organizational Behavior

The Changing Environment of Organizations

Foundations of Individual Behavior

Motivation in Organizations

Motivating Employee Performance Through Work

Motivating Employee Performance Through Rewards

Managing Stress and the Work-Life Balance

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Foundations of Interpersonal and Group Behavior

Using Teams in Organizations

Communication in Organizations

Traditional Models for Understanding Leadership

Power, Politics, and Organizational Justice

Conflict and Negotiation in Organizations

Organization Design

Organization Culture

Organization Change and Development

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