Question 1

What best resembles the consideration behavior construct?

Accepted Answer

A) Supportive 
B) Directive 
C) Participative 
D) Achievement oriented 
A) Supportive 
B) Directive 
C) Participative 
D) Achievement oriented

Question 2

According to path-goal theory,achievement-oriented leadership is most effective in settings where followers are required to perform unambiguous tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Path-goal theory suggests that leaders should respond to followers who need to excel from a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) Achievement style 
B) Supportive style 
C) Directive style 
D) Participative style 
A) Achievement style 
B) Supportive style 
C) Directive style 
D) Participative style

Question 4

My job has many pieces that stretch my ability every day. This is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) Challenging task characteristic 
B) Repetitive task characteristic 
C) Unclear task characteristic 
D) Mundane task characteristic 
A) Challenging task characteristic 
B) Repetitive task characteristic 
C) Unclear task characteristic 
D) Mundane task characteristic

Question 5

My job as a leader using path-goal theory is to use a style that

Accepted Answer

A) That best fits the followers' needs 
B) That best fits the followers' needs and the type of job they are doing 
C) That best fits the leader's style and the followers' work style 
D) That best fits the followers' characteristics 
A) That best fits the followers' needs 
B) That best fits the followers' needs and the type of job they are doing 
C) That best fits the leader's style and the followers' work style 
D) That best fits the followers' characteristics

Question 6

The need for directive leadership increases when employees

Accepted Answer

A) Believe that outside circumstances control their lives. 
B) Believe they are in charge of their lives. 
C) Feel competent to complete their work. 
D) Want to help make decisions. 
A) Believe that outside circumstances control their lives. 
B) Believe they are in charge of their lives. 
C) Feel competent to complete their work. 
D) Want to help make decisions.

Question 7

In contexts where the group norms are weak or non-supportive,leadership assists in building __________ and ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Rules;clarification 
B) Cohesiveness;role responsibility 
C) Roles;responsibility 
D) Psychological structure;task clarity 
A) Rules;clarification 
B) Cohesiveness;role responsibility 
C) Roles;responsibility 
D) Psychological structure;task clarity

Question 8

With path-goal theory incorporating so many different aspects of leadership within its model,which of the following could be argued?

Accepted Answer

A) The practical use of the theory is not valid. 
B) It fails to determine the role of motivation. 
C) It allows the leader to have a wider range of options as leader. 
D) It is difficult to use the theory fully when trying to improve the leadership process. 
A) The practical use of the theory is not valid. 
B) It fails to determine the role of motivation. 
C) It allows the leader to have a wider range of options as leader. 
D) It is difficult to use the theory fully when trying to improve the leadership process.

Question 9

It is accurate to say that directive leadership

Accepted Answer

A) Attempts to make work challenging. 
B) Provides performance standards. 
C) Invites shared decision making. 
D) Is feedback oriented. 
A) Attempts to make work challenging. 
B) Provides performance standards. 
C) Invites shared decision making. 
D) Is feedback oriented.

Question 10

Followers who have strong needs for affiliation prefer which type of leadership behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Supportive 
B) Directive 
C) Participative 
D) Achievement oriented 
A) Supportive 
B) Directive 
C) Participative 
D) Achievement oriented

Question 11

Path-goal theory does not clearly show how

Accepted Answer

A) Leader behaviors affect follower motivation levels. 
B) Motivation is achieved by followers. 
C) Whether or not leaders can adapt behaviors to different situations. 
D) The best context for supportive behaviors. 
A) Leader behaviors affect follower motivation levels. 
B) Motivation is achieved by followers. 
C) Whether or not leaders can adapt behaviors to different situations. 
D) The best context for supportive behaviors.

Question 12

How can a leader's style affect a follower's motivation?

Accepted Answer

The path-goal approach is based on expec

Question 13

I am doing a task I find very boring and unchallenging.Which leadership style would help me the most?

Accepted Answer

A) Directive behaviors 
B) Participative behaviors 
C) Supportive behaviors 
D) Achievement behaviors 
A) Directive behaviors 
B) Participative behaviors 
C) Supportive behaviors 
D) Achievement behaviors

Question 14

Path-goal theory suggests that leaders should respond to followers who need clarity and control from a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) Achievement style 
B) Supportive style 
C) Directive style 
D) Participative style 
A) Achievement style 
B) Supportive style 
C) Directive style 
D) Participative style

Question 15

Expectancy theory is about

Accepted Answer

A) Clearing the path for followers 
B) Rewarding followers for meeting their goals 
C) Establishing work group norms 
D) Anticipating leaders' needs 
A) Clearing the path for followers 
B) Rewarding followers for meeting their goals 
C) Establishing work group norms 
D) Anticipating leaders' needs

Question 16

Path-goal theory suggests all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) That task and subordinate characteristics affect leadership effectiveness. 
B) That leaders should help subordinates around their difficulties by removing obstacles. 
C) That subordinates with an external locus of control should be directed. 
D) That leaders need confidence and articulateness. 
A) That task and subordinate characteristics affect leadership effectiveness. 
B) That leaders should help subordinates around their difficulties by removing obstacles. 
C) That subordinates with an external locus of control should be directed. 
D) That leaders need confidence and articulateness.

Question 17

I am doing a task that is really difficult to understand,and I want to clarify the task and work out the details myself.Which leadership style would help me the most?

Accepted Answer

A) Directive behaviors 
B) Participative behaviors 
C) Supportive behaviors 
D) Achievement behaviors 
A) Directive behaviors 
B) Participative behaviors 
C) Supportive behaviors 
D) Achievement behaviors

Question 18

Followers with external locus of control believe

Accepted Answer

A) That fate is in charge of life's events 
B) That they are in charge of life's events 
C) That interactions with others control life's events 
D) That personal relationships control life's events 
A) That fate is in charge of life's events 
B) That they are in charge of life's events 
C) That interactions with others control life's events 
D) That personal relationships control life's events

Question 19

The new behaviors House identified in his reformulated path-goal review in 1996 have the same essential premise as the original work which is

Accepted Answer

A) To match leader behavior to follower competence and commitment 
B) To describe task and relationship behaviors 
C) To identify competencies of leaders 
D) To give followers what is missing in their workplace 
A) To match leader behavior to follower competence and commitment 
B) To describe task and relationship behaviors 
C) To identify competencies of leaders 
D) To give followers what is missing in their workplace

Question 20

Path-goal theory predicts that subordinates who are authoritarian prefer directive leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What best resembles the consideration behavior construct?

According to path-goal theory,achievement-oriented leadership is most effective in settings where followers are required to perform unambiguous tasks.

Path-goal theory suggests that leaders should respond to followers who need to excel from a(n)

My job has many pieces that stretch my ability every day. This is a(n)

My job as a leader using path-goal theory is to use a style that

The need for directive leadership increases when employees

In contexts where the group norms are weak or non-supportive,leadership assists in building and __.

With path-goal theory incorporating so many different aspects of leadership within its model,which of the following could be argued?

It is accurate to say that directive leadership

Followers who have strong needs for affiliation prefer which type of leadership behavior?

Path-goal theory does not clearly show how

How can a leader's style affect a follower's motivation?

I am doing a task I find very boring and unchallenging.Which leadership style would help me the most?

Path-goal theory suggests that leaders should respond to followers who need clarity and control from a(n)

Expectancy theory is about

Path-goal theory suggests all of the following except

I am doing a task that is really difficult to understand,and I want to clarify the task and work out the details myself.Which leadership style would help me the most?

Followers with external locus of control believe

The new behaviors House identified in his reformulated path-goal review in 1996 have the same essential premise as the original work which is

Path-goal theory predicts that subordinates who are authoritarian prefer directive leadership.

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Exam 6: Pathgoal Theory

What best resembles the consideration behavior construct?

According to path-goal theory,achievement-oriented leadership is most effective in settings where followers are required to perform unambiguous tasks.

Path-goal theory suggests that leaders should respond to followers who need to excel from a(n)

My job has many pieces that stretch my ability every day. This is a(n)

My job as a leader using path-goal theory is to use a style that

The need for directive leadership increases when employees

In contexts where the group norms are weak or non-supportive,leadership assists in building __________ and ____________.

With path-goal theory incorporating so many different aspects of leadership within its model,which of the following could be argued?

It is accurate to say that directive leadership

Followers who have strong needs for affiliation prefer which type of leadership behavior?

Path-goal theory does not clearly show how

How can a leader's style affect a follower's motivation?

I am doing a task I find very boring and unchallenging.Which leadership style would help me the most?

Path-goal theory suggests that leaders should respond to followers who need clarity and control from a(n)

Expectancy theory is about

Path-goal theory suggests all of the following except

I am doing a task that is really difficult to understand,and I want to clarify the task and work out the details myself.Which leadership style would help me the most?

Followers with external locus of control believe

The new behaviors House identified in his reformulated path-goal review in 1996 have the same essential premise as the original work which is

Path-goal theory predicts that subordinates who are authoritarian prefer directive leadership.

Introduction

Trait Approach

Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Leadermember Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters

In contexts where the group norms are weak or non-supportive,leadership assists in building and __.