Question 1

Can transformational leadership be equated with charismatic leadership? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

Some people equate charisma with transfo

Question 2

According to path-goal theory, supportive leadership is desirable for employees who work in teams with low cohesiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Managerial leadership entails the daily activities that support and guide the performance and well-being of individual employees and the work unit to support current objectives and performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

MoneySafe MoneySafe, a financial services organization, uses performance-based reward systems across various departments to keep employees directed toward organizational goals.The management believes that these rewards might replace or reduce the need for task-oriented leadership.Which of the following leadership styles is of least importance under these circumstances?

Accepted Answer

A) Authentic 
B) Transformational 
C) Task-oriented 
D) People-oriented 
E) Servant 
A) Authentic 
B) Transformational 
C) Task-oriented 
D) People-oriented 
E) Servant

Question 5

Path-goal theory argues that:

Accepted Answer

A) leadership is relatively unimportant in high-performance organizations. 
B) participative leadership is the most effective style of leadership. 
C) supportive leadership is best suited to maximize organizational performance. 
D) great leaders have certain common personal characteristics and goals. 
E) effective leaders select the most appropriate behavior based on the situation. 
A) leadership is relatively unimportant in high-performance organizations. 
B) participative leadership is the most effective style of leadership. 
C) supportive leadership is best suited to maximize organizational performance. 
D) great leaders have certain common personal characteristics and goals. 
E) effective leaders select the most appropriate behavior based on the situation.

Question 6

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the view of shared leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) Shared leadership operates out of one formally assigned position shared by two employees. 
B) Leaders should share their power and responsibility to avoid self-serving bias among employees. 
C) Leadership of an organization is broadly distributed rather than assigned to one person. 
D) For organizations to move from autocratic to democratic institutions, shared leadership must be implemented. 
E) A team should have more than one leader to perform effectively. 
A) Shared leadership operates out of one formally assigned position shared by two employees. 
B) Leaders should share their power and responsibility to avoid self-serving bias among employees. 
C) Leadership of an organization is broadly distributed rather than assigned to one person. 
D) For organizations to move from autocratic to democratic institutions, shared leadership must be implemented. 
E) A team should have more than one leader to perform effectively.

Question 7

Which of the following leadership approaches directly support the idea that the "romance of leadership" is important in leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) Transformational leadership perspective 
B) Managerial leadership perspective 
C) Implicit leadership perspective 
D) Contingency perspective of leadership 
E) Servant perspective of leadership 
A) Transformational leadership perspective 
B) Managerial leadership perspective 
C) Implicit leadership perspective 
D) Contingency perspective of leadership 
E) Servant perspective of leadership

Question 8

When people have leadership prototypes, they:

Accepted Answer

A) attribute the actions of leaders to external causes rather than to internal attributes. 
B) give leaders more credit or blame than due because of their need to believe that life's events are caused mainly by human agents. 
C) believe that effective leaders should concentrate on increasing organizational effectiveness rather than other activities. 
D) believe that leaders are effective only if they behave consistently with their own preconceptions of how an effective leader should act. 
E) tend to observe the leader's performance rather than physical features and other traits. 
A) attribute the actions of leaders to external causes rather than to internal attributes. 
B) give leaders more credit or blame than due because of their need to believe that life's events are caused mainly by human agents. 
C) believe that effective leaders should concentrate on increasing organizational effectiveness rather than other activities. 
D) believe that leaders are effective only if they behave consistently with their own preconceptions of how an effective leader should act. 
E) tend to observe the leader's performance rather than physical features and other traits.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about culture and leadership is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Participative leadership is perceived as characteristic of effective leadership in low power distance cultures. 
B) There are no similarities and only differences in the concept and preferred practice of leadership across cultures. 
C) Transformational leadership theory explains differences in leadership practices across cultures. 
D) Employees in high power distance cultures prefer a participative leadership style. 
E) People's expectations from their leaders are universal-they do not differ across countries. 
A) Participative leadership is perceived as characteristic of effective leadership in low power distance cultures. 
B) There are no similarities and only differences in the concept and preferred practice of leadership across cultures. 
C) Transformational leadership theory explains differences in leadership practices across cultures. 
D) Employees in high power distance cultures prefer a participative leadership style. 
E) People's expectations from their leaders are universal-they do not differ across countries.

Question 10

Managerial leaders are mainly change agents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A problem associated with path-goal theory is that:

Accepted Answer

A) it has received less research support than other contingency leadership models. 
B) some elements of the theory have not yet been investigated. 
C) it ignores the possibility that the best leadership style depends on the situation. 
D) it overlooks the two dimensions of leadership identified in the managerial leadership perspective of leadership. 
E) it ignores team dynamics as a possible contingency of leadership. 
A) it has received less research support than other contingency leadership models. 
B) some elements of the theory have not yet been investigated. 
C) it ignores the possibility that the best leadership style depends on the situation. 
D) it overlooks the two dimensions of leadership identified in the managerial leadership perspective of leadership. 
E) it ignores team dynamics as a possible contingency of leadership.

Question 12

Organizational behavior research indicates that transformational leaders produce _____ followers, whereas charismatic leaders produce dependent followers.

Accepted Answer

A) unskilled 
B) directive 
C) empowered 
D) real 
E) servant 
A) unskilled 
B) directive 
C) empowered 
D) real 
E) servant

Question 13

According to the competency perspective of leadership, self-concept, integrity, knowledge of the business, and emotional intelligence are important leadership competencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Servant leadership emphasizes the notion that:

Accepted Answer

A) employees are paid to serve their leaders. 
B) leaders should be able to serve the organization by maximizing employee performance. 
C) employees are servants in the organization, so they should place organizational objectives above their personal needs. 
D) leaders should serve the organization rather than the society. 
E) leaders serve followers, rather than vice versa. 
A) employees are paid to serve their leaders. 
B) leaders should be able to serve the organization by maximizing employee performance. 
C) employees are servants in the organization, so they should place organizational objectives above their personal needs. 
D) leaders should serve the organization rather than the society. 
E) leaders serve followers, rather than vice versa.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about leadership and gender is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Male leaders tend to use the participative style more often than do female leaders. 
B) Men tend to have better interpersonal skills compared to women. 
C) Male and female leaders generally do not differ in their use of participative leadership. 
D) Female leaders do not comply with follower expectations. 
E) Male and female leaders generally do not differ in their use of task-oriented and people-oriented leadership. 
A) Male leaders tend to use the participative style more often than do female leaders. 
B) Men tend to have better interpersonal skills compared to women. 
C) Male and female leaders generally do not differ in their use of participative leadership. 
D) Female leaders do not comply with follower expectations. 
E) Male and female leaders generally do not differ in their use of task-oriented and people-oriented leadership.

Question 16

According to the _____ perspective of leadership, leadership is associated with the personal characteristics of the person.

Accepted Answer

A) shared 
B) competency 
C) managerial 
D) contingency 
E) implicit 
A) shared 
B) competency 
C) managerial 
D) contingency 
E) implicit

Question 17

Transformational leaders shape a strategic vision of the future that focuses employees on a superordinate organizational goal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Sanco Systems uses performance-based reward systems across various departments to keep employees directed toward organizational goals.The management at Sanco Systems believes that these rewards might replace or reduce the need for task-oriented leadership.Which of the following leadership theories supports this action?

Accepted Answer

A) Situational leadership 
B) Servant leadership 
C) Managerial leadership perspective 
D) Leadership substitutes 
E) Competency perspective 
A) Situational leadership 
B) Servant leadership 
C) Managerial leadership perspective 
D) Leadership substitutes 
E) Competency perspective

Question 19

The competency perspective of leadership assumes that all effective leaders have the same personal characteristics that are equally important in all situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Path-goal theory has received more research support than other contingency leadership models.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Can transformational leadership be equated with charismatic leadership? Explain your answer.

According to path-goal theory, supportive leadership is desirable for employees who work in teams with low cohesiveness.

Managerial leadership entails the daily activities that support and guide the performance and well-being of individual employees and the work unit to support current objectives and performance.

Path-goal theory argues that:

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the view of shared leadership?

Which of the following leadership approaches directly support the idea that the "romance of leadership" is important in leadership?

When people have leadership prototypes, they:

Which of the following statements about culture and leadership is true?

Managerial leaders are mainly change agents.

A problem associated with path-goal theory is that:

Organizational behavior research indicates that transformational leaders produce _____ followers, whereas charismatic leaders produce dependent followers.

According to the competency perspective of leadership, self-concept, integrity, knowledge of the business, and emotional intelligence are important leadership competencies.

Servant leadership emphasizes the notion that:

Which of the following statements about leadership and gender is true?

According to the _____ perspective of leadership, leadership is associated with the personal characteristics of the person.

Transformational leaders shape a strategic vision of the future that focuses employees on a superordinate organizational goal.

The competency perspective of leadership assumes that all effective leaders have the same personal characteristics that are equally important in all situations.

Path-goal theory has received more research support than other contingency leadership models.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 12: Leadership in Organizational Settings

Can transformational leadership be equated with charismatic leadership? Explain your answer.

According to path-goal theory, supportive leadership is desirable for employees who work in teams with low cohesiveness.

Managerial leadership entails the daily activities that support and guide the performance and well-being of individual employees and the work unit to support current objectives and performance.

Path-goal theory argues that:

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the view of shared leadership?

Which of the following leadership approaches directly support the idea that the "romance of leadership" is important in leadership?

When people have leadership prototypes, they:

Which of the following statements about culture and leadership is true?

Managerial leaders are mainly change agents.

A problem associated with path-goal theory is that:

Organizational behavior research indicates that transformational leaders produce _____ followers, whereas charismatic leaders produce dependent followers.

According to the competency perspective of leadership, self-concept, integrity, knowledge of the business, and emotional intelligence are important leadership competencies.

Servant leadership emphasizes the notion that:

Which of the following statements about leadership and gender is true?

According to the _____ perspective of leadership, leadership is associated with the personal characteristics of the person.

Transformational leaders shape a strategic vision of the future that focuses employees on a superordinate organizational goal.

The competency perspective of leadership assumes that all effective leaders have the same personal characteristics that are equally important in all situations.

Path-goal theory has received more research support than other contingency leadership models.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

Filters