Question 1

According to experts,authentic leaders demonstrate self-discipline by remaining anchored to their values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How does self-monitoring personality relate to leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) It is easier to be an effective leader when subordinates have low self-monitoring personalities. 
B) Leaders are more likely to be effective if they have a low self-monitoring personality. 
C) It is easier to be an effective leader when subordinates have high self-monitoring personalities. 
D) High self-monitors are more likely to emerge as effective leaders. 
E) None of these statements is accurate. 
A) It is easier to be an effective leader when subordinates have low self-monitoring personalities. 
B) Leaders are more likely to be effective if they have a low self-monitoring personality. 
C) It is easier to be an effective leader when subordinates have high self-monitoring personalities. 
D) High self-monitors are more likely to emerge as effective leaders. 
E) None of these statements is accurate.

Question 3

Charismatic leadership is a characteristic found mainly in transformational leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Research on gender and leadership suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A) female leaders are less task-oriented than male leaders. 
B) male and female leaders adopt equal degrees of task-oriented,people-oriented and participative leadership. 
C) male leaders are less people-oriented than are female leaders. 
D) female leaders are less participative than are male leaders. 
E) all of these statements are false. 
A) female leaders are less task-oriented than male leaders. 
B) male and female leaders adopt equal degrees of task-oriented,people-oriented and participative leadership. 
C) male leaders are less people-oriented than are female leaders. 
D) female leaders are less participative than are male leaders. 
E) all of these statements are false.

Question 5

Effective transformational leaders build commitment towards the strategic vision by using words,symbols and stories that inspire and energize employees to adopt the vision as their own.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Effective leaders have "leadership motivation." In other words,they are motivated to be leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Research indicates that university students value task-oriented instructors over people -oriented instructors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following competencies is NOT a characteristic of effective leaders?

Accepted Answer

A) Effective leaders have a high need for social acceptance. 
B) Effective leaders have a strong belief in their leadership abilities. 
C) Effective leaders have a high level of emotional intelligence. 
D) Effective leaders have a high degree of integrity. 
E) Effective leaders have above average cognitive intelligence. 
A) Effective leaders have a high need for social acceptance. 
B) Effective leaders have a strong belief in their leadership abilities. 
C) Effective leaders have a high level of emotional intelligence. 
D) Effective leaders have a high degree of integrity. 
E) Effective leaders have above average cognitive intelligence.

Question 9

A major review in the late 1940s concluded that a consistent list of traits could not be distilled to identify effective leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to the implicit leadership perspective,leaders have a difficult time getting due credit for their efforts because attribution errors cause followers to attribute organizational outcomes to the environment rather than the leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which leadership theory or perspective adopts the view that leaders are agents of change?

Accepted Answer

A) Transformational perspective. 
B) Path-goal theory. 
C) Implicit leadership perspective. 
D) Behavioural perspective. 
E) Leadership substitutes. 
A) Transformational perspective. 
B) Path-goal theory. 
C) Implicit leadership perspective. 
D) Behavioural perspective. 
E) Leadership substitutes.

Question 12

Shared leadership roles are formally assigned by the team.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of these statements about leadership is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Anyone may be a leader at an appropriate time and place. 
B) Leaders use power and persuasion to get others to achieve organizational objectives. 
C) In the 1940s,leadership experts identified seven competencies that are consistently associated with effective leadership. 
D) Effective leaders provide an environment for followers to achieve team or organizational objectives. 
E) Organizational behaviour scholars have studied leadership from several different perspectives. 
A) Anyone may be a leader at an appropriate time and place. 
B) Leaders use power and persuasion to get others to achieve organizational objectives. 
C) In the 1940s,leadership experts identified seven competencies that are consistently associated with effective leadership. 
D) Effective leaders provide an environment for followers to achieve team or organizational objectives. 
E) Organizational behaviour scholars have studied leadership from several different perspectives.

Question 14

Attribution theory is a major component of which of these leadership perspectives?

Accepted Answer

A) Trait perspective. 
B) Implicit leadership theory. 
C) Contingency perspective. 
D) Transformational perspective. 
E) Behaviour perspective. 
A) Trait perspective. 
B) Implicit leadership theory. 
C) Contingency perspective. 
D) Transformational perspective. 
E) Behaviour perspective.

Question 15

Compared to male leaders,female leaders tend to make relatively greater use of the:

Accepted Answer

A) task-oriented style. 
B) people-oriented style. 
C) participative style. 
D) people-oriented style AND participative style. 
E) Male and female leaders do not differ in their leadership styles. 
A) task-oriented style. 
B) people-oriented style. 
C) participative style. 
D) people-oriented style AND participative style. 
E) Male and female leaders do not differ in their leadership styles.

Question 16

Charismatic leadership refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the same thing as transformational leadership. 
B) the same features as transactional leadership. 
C) personal traits that provide referent power over others. 
D) an over-exaggerated estimation of a leader's competencies. 
E) any situation where followers attribute positive things to leaders who do not really deserve this credit. 
A) the same thing as transformational leadership. 
B) the same features as transactional leadership. 
C) personal traits that provide referent power over others. 
D) an over-exaggerated estimation of a leader's competencies. 
E) any situation where followers attribute positive things to leaders who do not really deserve this credit.

Question 17

One implication of the leadership competency approach is that leadership is found among senior executives rather than people in lower-level positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The behavioural perspective of leadership says that task-oriented leaders clarify duties and procedures,ensure that employees follow company rules,and push them to reach their performance capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Reward systems and employees' skills are substitutes for task-oriented leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Shared leadership is the view that anyone in the organization may be a leader in various ways and at various times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to experts,authentic leaders demonstrate self-discipline by remaining anchored to their values.

How does self-monitoring personality relate to leadership?

Charismatic leadership is a characteristic found mainly in transformational leaders.

Research on gender and leadership suggests that:

Effective transformational leaders build commitment towards the strategic vision by using words,symbols and stories that inspire and energize employees to adopt the vision as their own.

Effective leaders have "leadership motivation." In other words,they are motivated to be leaders.

Research indicates that university students value task-oriented instructors over people -oriented instructors.

Which of the following competencies is NOT a characteristic of effective leaders?

A major review in the late 1940s concluded that a consistent list of traits could not be distilled to identify effective leaders.

According to the implicit leadership perspective,leaders have a difficult time getting due credit for their efforts because attribution errors cause followers to attribute organizational outcomes to the environment rather than the leader.

Which leadership theory or perspective adopts the view that leaders are agents of change?

Shared leadership roles are formally assigned by the team.

Which of these statements about leadership is FALSE?

Attribution theory is a major component of which of these leadership perspectives?

Compared to male leaders,female leaders tend to make relatively greater use of the:

Charismatic leadership refers to:

One implication of the leadership competency approach is that leadership is found among senior executives rather than people in lower-level positions.

The behavioural perspective of leadership says that task-oriented leaders clarify duties and procedures,ensure that employees follow company rules,and push them to reach their performance capacity.

Reward systems and employees' skills are substitutes for task-oriented leadership.

Shared leadership is the view that anyone in the organization may be a leader in various ways and at various times.

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

According to experts,authentic leaders demonstrate self-discipline by remaining anchored to their values.

How does self-monitoring personality relate to leadership?

Charismatic leadership is a characteristic found mainly in transformational leaders.

Research on gender and leadership suggests that:

Effective transformational leaders build commitment towards the strategic vision by using words,symbols and stories that inspire and energize employees to adopt the vision as their own.

Effective leaders have "leadership motivation." In other words,they are motivated to be leaders.

Research indicates that university students value task-oriented instructors over people -oriented instructors.

Which of the following competencies is NOT a characteristic of effective leaders?

A major review in the late 1940s concluded that a consistent list of traits could not be distilled to identify effective leaders.

According to the implicit leadership perspective,leaders have a difficult time getting due credit for their efforts because attribution errors cause followers to attribute organizational outcomes to the environment rather than the leader.

Which leadership theory or perspective adopts the view that leaders are agents of change?

Shared leadership roles are formally assigned by the team.

Which of these statements about leadership is FALSE?

Attribution theory is a major component of which of these leadership perspectives?

Compared to male leaders,female leaders tend to make relatively greater use of the:

Charismatic leadership refers to:

One implication of the leadership competency approach is that leadership is found among senior executives rather than people in lower-level positions.

The behavioural perspective of leadership says that task-oriented leaders clarify duties and procedures,ensure that employees follow company rules,and push them to reach their performance capacity.

Reward systems and employees' skills are substitutes for task-oriented leadership.

Shared leadership is the view that anyone in the organization may be a leader in various ways and at various times.

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