Question 1

Competency,behavioural,contingency,implicit,and transformational represent five of the main:

Accepted Answer

A) sources of organizational power. 
B) perspectives of leadership. 
C) perspectives of shared leadership. 
D) anchors of organizational behaviour. 
E) contingencies of influence. 
A) sources of organizational power. 
B) perspectives of leadership. 
C) perspectives of shared leadership. 
D) anchors of organizational behaviour. 
E) contingencies of influence.

Question 2

Spiller Oil Ltd expects all of its executives and supervisors to act as coaches,stewards and facilitators to employees.Their main objective is to make it easier for employees to perform their jobs.Spiller Oil is mainly encouraging which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Transformational leadership. 
B) Implicit leadership. 
C) Servant leadership. 
D) Competency perspective of leadership. 
E) Leadership substitutes. 
A) Transformational leadership. 
B) Implicit leadership. 
C) Servant leadership. 
D) Competency perspective of leadership. 
E) Leadership substitutes.

Question 3

According to the implicit leadership perspective,we are more likely to believe that a leader is effective if the leader looks and acts consistently with our prototype.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Women tend to use the participative leadership style less readily than do men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Are transformational leaders charismatic leaders?

Accepted Answer

Some people equate charisma with transfo

Question 6

Which leadership perspectives or theories explicitly consider the leader's task-oriented and people-oriented styles?

Accepted Answer

A) Competency. 
B) Behavioural. 
C) Path-goal. 
D) Competency,behavioural,and path-goal all consider task-oriented and people-oriented styles. 
E) Both behavioural perspective and competency consider task-oriented and people-oriented styles. 
A) Competency. 
B) Behavioural. 
C) Path-goal. 
D) Competency,behavioural,and path-goal all consider task-oriented and people-oriented styles. 
E) Both behavioural perspective and competency consider task-oriented and people-oriented styles.

Question 7

Path-goal theory argues that:

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A) leadership is relatively unimportant in organizations. 
B) participative leadership is the most effective style of leadership. 
C) supportive leadership is best where the employee's job is highly satisfying. 
D) great leaders are born,not made. 
E) the most effective leader behaviour depends on the situation. 
A) leadership is relatively unimportant in organizations. 
B) participative leadership is the most effective style of leadership. 
C) supportive leadership is best where the employee's job is highly satisfying. 
D) great leaders are born,not made. 
E) the most effective leader behaviour depends on the situation.

Question 8

Effective leaders:

Accepted Answer

A) help groups of people define their goals. 
B) use persuasion and other influence tactics to ensure that followers have the motivation and role clarity to achieve specified goals. 
C) arrange the work environment so that employees can achieve corporate objectives more easily. 
D) do all of these. 
E) do none of these. 
A) help groups of people define their goals. 
B) use persuasion and other influence tactics to ensure that followers have the motivation and role clarity to achieve specified goals. 
C) arrange the work environment so that employees can achieve corporate objectives more easily. 
D) do all of these. 
E) do none of these.

Question 9

According to the path-goal theory of leadership:

Accepted Answer

A) great leaders are born,not made. 
B) the best leaders possess high levels of emotional intelligence. 
C) directive leadership is ineffective when employees are experienced and work in routine jobs. 
D) leaders are considered effective by followers when they act and look consistently with the perceptions and stereotypes that followers hold of ideal leaders. 
E) achievement-oriented leadership is the most effective style of leadership. 
A) great leaders are born,not made. 
B) the best leaders possess high levels of emotional intelligence. 
C) directive leadership is ineffective when employees are experienced and work in routine jobs. 
D) leaders are considered effective by followers when they act and look consistently with the perceptions and stereotypes that followers hold of ideal leaders. 
E) achievement-oriented leadership is the most effective style of leadership.

Question 10

Which of these is NOT explicitly identified in the textbook as a leadership perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) Attitudinal. 
B) Contingency. 
C) Transformational. 
D) Implicit. 
E) Competency. 
A) Attitudinal. 
B) Contingency. 
C) Transformational. 
D) Implicit. 
E) Competency.

Question 11

According to the behavioural perspective of leadership,task-oriented leadership is the opposite of people-oriented leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Some leadership styles in path-goal theory are derived from:

Accepted Answer

A) transformational leadership. 
B) implicit leadership theory. 
C) behavioural leadership theory. 
D) leadership competencies. 
E) Path-goal theory does not mention any leadership styles. 
A) transformational leadership. 
B) implicit leadership theory. 
C) behavioural leadership theory. 
D) leadership competencies. 
E) Path-goal theory does not mention any leadership styles.

Question 13

Transformational leaders 'frame' their vision by:

Accepted Answer

A) encouraging employees to participate in the search for a new corporate strategy. 
B) describing the strategic vision in the form of a quantitative formula. 
C) behaving in ways large and small that symbolize the values that he or she is articulating. 
D) acting persistently and consistently towards the strategic vision. 
E) None of these things refer to how transformational leaders 'frame' their vision. 
A) encouraging employees to participate in the search for a new corporate strategy. 
B) describing the strategic vision in the form of a quantitative formula. 
C) behaving in ways large and small that symbolize the values that he or she is articulating. 
D) acting persistently and consistently towards the strategic vision. 
E) None of these things refer to how transformational leaders 'frame' their vision.

Question 14

Leadership competencies identify leadership potential,not leadership performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An executive who acts consistently with cultural expectations is more likely to be perceived as an ineffective leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The implicit leadership theory states that everyone has beliefs about leadership prototypes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following would NOT be considered transformational leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) Do things that are consistent with the new corporate vision. 
B) Show employees how to perform the job more efficiently. 
C) Use metaphors and unique language to symbolize the new vision. 
D) Create a new setting or arrangement to mark a change in direction for the organization. 
E) Work with employees to develop a common mental model of the organization's desired future. 
A) Do things that are consistent with the new corporate vision. 
B) Show employees how to perform the job more efficiently. 
C) Use metaphors and unique language to symbolize the new vision. 
D) Create a new setting or arrangement to mark a change in direction for the organization. 
E) Work with employees to develop a common mental model of the organization's desired future.

Question 18

Path-goal leadership theory includes directive,supervisory,and integrity leadership styles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Path-goal theory states that directive leadership is NOT an effective leadership style when:

Accepted Answer

A) the employee's job is highly structured. 
B) the employee likes to be told what to do. 
C) the employee's job is highly complex. 
D) the employee doesn't know what is expected of him or her. 
E) Directive leadership is mostly dependent on the employee's experience and skills,not the task structure. 
A) the employee's job is highly structured. 
B) the employee likes to be told what to do. 
C) the employee's job is highly complex. 
D) the employee doesn't know what is expected of him or her. 
E) Directive leadership is mostly dependent on the employee's experience and skills,not the task structure.

Question 20

Which of the following statements about the leadership substitutes model is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Some situational conditions substitute for task-oriented or people-oriented leadership styles. 
B) Some leadership substitutes are incorporated into the path-goal leadership theory. 
C) Leadership substitutes neutralize or replace transformational rather than transactional leadership. 
D) Leadership substitutes include characteristics of the employee,task or organization that either limit the leader's influence or make it unnecessary. 
E) Leadership substitutes take a contingency-oriented view of leadership. 
A) Some situational conditions substitute for task-oriented or people-oriented leadership styles. 
B) Some leadership substitutes are incorporated into the path-goal leadership theory. 
C) Leadership substitutes neutralize or replace transformational rather than transactional leadership. 
D) Leadership substitutes include characteristics of the employee,task or organization that either limit the leader's influence or make it unnecessary. 
E) Leadership substitutes take a contingency-oriented view of leadership.

Competency,behavioural,contingency,implicit,and transformational represent five of the main:

Spiller Oil Ltd expects all of its executives and supervisors to act as coaches,stewards and facilitators to employees.Their main objective is to make it easier for employees to perform their jobs.Spiller Oil is mainly encouraging which of the following?

According to the implicit leadership perspective,we are more likely to believe that a leader is effective if the leader looks and acts consistently with our prototype.

Women tend to use the participative leadership style less readily than do men.

Are transformational leaders charismatic leaders?

Which leadership perspectives or theories explicitly consider the leader's task-oriented and people-oriented styles?

Path-goal theory argues that:

Effective leaders:

According to the path-goal theory of leadership:

Which of these is NOT explicitly identified in the textbook as a leadership perspective?

According to the behavioural perspective of leadership,task-oriented leadership is the opposite of people-oriented leadership.

Some leadership styles in path-goal theory are derived from:

Transformational leaders 'frame' their vision by:

Leadership competencies identify leadership potential,not leadership performance.

An executive who acts consistently with cultural expectations is more likely to be perceived as an ineffective leader.

The implicit leadership theory states that everyone has beliefs about leadership prototypes.

Which of the following would NOT be considered transformational leadership?

Path-goal leadership theory includes directive,supervisory,and integrity leadership styles.

Path-goal theory states that directive leadership is NOT an effective leadership style when:

Which of the following statements about the leadership substitutes model is FALSE?

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

Competency,behavioural,contingency,implicit,and transformational represent five of the main:

Spiller Oil Ltd expects all of its executives and supervisors to act as coaches,stewards and facilitators to employees.Their main objective is to make it easier for employees to perform their jobs.Spiller Oil is mainly encouraging which of the following?

According to the implicit leadership perspective,we are more likely to believe that a leader is effective if the leader looks and acts consistently with our prototype.

Women tend to use the participative leadership style less readily than do men.

Are transformational leaders charismatic leaders?

Which leadership perspectives or theories explicitly consider the leader's task-oriented and people-oriented styles?

Path-goal theory argues that:

Effective leaders:

According to the path-goal theory of leadership:

Which of these is NOT explicitly identified in the textbook as a leadership perspective?

According to the behavioural perspective of leadership,task-oriented leadership is the opposite of people-oriented leadership.

Some leadership styles in path-goal theory are derived from:

Transformational leaders 'frame' their vision by:

Leadership competencies identify leadership potential,not leadership performance.

An executive who acts consistently with cultural expectations is more likely to be perceived as an ineffective leader.

The implicit leadership theory states that everyone has beliefs about leadership prototypes.

Which of the following would NOT be considered transformational leadership?

Path-goal leadership theory includes directive,supervisory,and integrity leadership styles.

Path-goal theory states that directive leadership is NOT an effective leadership style when:

Which of the following statements about the leadership substitutes model is FALSE?

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