Question 1

Path-goal theory states that effective leaders have high emotional intelligence,integrity and motivation to become a leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Managerial leadership is most closely related to:

Accepted Answer

A) creating a vision. 
B) performing daily activities. 
C) inspiring employees using charisma. 
D) Both performing daily activities and inspiring employees using charisma. 
E) None of these relate to managerial leadership. 
A) creating a vision. 
B) performing daily activities. 
C) inspiring employees using charisma. 
D) Both performing daily activities and inspiring employees using charisma. 
E) None of these relate to managerial leadership.

Question 3

Effective leaders are good at perceiving and expressing emotions,as well as regulating emotions in themselves and others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to OB researchers,the term "charismatic visionary" is a universally recognized concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

There may be elements of transformational leadership that are more appropriate in North America than in other cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The concept of servant leadership was first introduced about four decades ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

Transformational leaders encourage employees to continuously question the way things are currently done.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of these statements about people-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Task-oriented leadership leads to employees having higher job performance. 
B) People-oriented leadership is better than task-oriented leadership. 
C) Task-oriented leaders tend to devote more energy towards defining and structuring work roles. 
D) Task-oriented leadership is associated with higher job satisfaction. 
E) People-oriented leaders make the workplace more pleasant. 
A) Task-oriented leadership leads to employees having higher job performance. 
B) People-oriented leadership is better than task-oriented leadership. 
C) Task-oriented leaders tend to devote more energy towards defining and structuring work roles. 
D) Task-oriented leadership is associated with higher job satisfaction. 
E) People-oriented leaders make the workplace more pleasant.

Question 10

Unlike earlier research on leadership characteristics,emerging research on personal attributes has:

Accepted Answer

A) identified several attributes that are consistent with effective leadership. 
B) concluded that leadership cannot be determined from an individual's competencies. 
C) taken a contingency approach to leadership traits. 
D) focused mainly on the personality traits and physical appearance of great leaders. 
E) concluded that personal characteristics identify female leaders but not male leaders. 
A) identified several attributes that are consistent with effective leadership. 
B) concluded that leadership cannot be determined from an individual's competencies. 
C) taken a contingency approach to leadership traits. 
D) focused mainly on the personality traits and physical appearance of great leaders. 
E) concluded that personal characteristics identify female leaders but not male leaders.

Question 11

One concern with the transformational leadership perspective is that it is described as a universal concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When leaders have more task-oriented leadership,their employees tend to have higher job performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the relevance of emotional intelligence in leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) Emotional intelligence is one of the most frequently identified contingencies of employees when choosing the best leadership style. 
B) Emotional intelligence is one of the attributes of effective leaders. 
C) Emotional intelligence is the psychological condition that makes people want to believe that leaders make a difference. 
D) Researchers who conduct leadership studies tend to have a higher level of emotional intelligence than researchers who study other organizational behaviour topics. 
E) Emotional intelligence is not relevant to the study of leadership. 
A) Emotional intelligence is one of the most frequently identified contingencies of employees when choosing the best leadership style. 
B) Emotional intelligence is one of the attributes of effective leaders. 
C) Emotional intelligence is the psychological condition that makes people want to believe that leaders make a difference. 
D) Researchers who conduct leadership studies tend to have a higher level of emotional intelligence than researchers who study other organizational behaviour topics. 
E) Emotional intelligence is not relevant to the study of leadership.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is a limitation of the transformational perspective of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) It focuses too much on how leaders improve organizational efficiency. 
B) It is typically presented as a contingency rather than universal perspective. 
C) Researchers tend to define transformational leadership by its effects on employees,rather than by a set of behaviours used through the chance process. 
D) All of these are limitations of the transformational perspective. 
E) The transformational perspective does not yet have any known limitations. 
A) It focuses too much on how leaders improve organizational efficiency. 
B) It is typically presented as a contingency rather than universal perspective. 
C) Researchers tend to define transformational leadership by its effects on employees,rather than by a set of behaviours used through the chance process. 
D) All of these are limitations of the transformational perspective. 
E) The transformational perspective does not yet have any known limitations.

Question 16

Our cultural values shape the expectations that followers have of their leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Servant leaders do not view leadership as a position of power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of these statements about leadership is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Leadership includes the process of influencing others. 
B) Leadership includes actions that change the work environment so that employees are better able to achieve team or organizational objectives. 
C) Leadership applies to people in any position in the organization,not just those in executive positions. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
E) None of these statements are truE. 
A) Leadership includes the process of influencing others. 
B) Leadership includes actions that change the work environment so that employees are better able to achieve team or organizational objectives. 
C) Leadership applies to people in any position in the organization,not just those in executive positions. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
E) None of these statements are truE.

Question 19

Expectancy theory is the main influence supporting our notions of leadership prototypes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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.

Path-goal theory states that effective leaders have high emotional intelligence,integrity and motivation to become a leader.

Managerial leadership is most closely related to:

Effective leaders are good at perceiving and expressing emotions,as well as regulating emotions in themselves and others.

According to OB researchers,the term "charismatic visionary" is a universally recognized concept.

There may be elements of transformational leadership that are more appropriate in North America than in other cultures.

The concept of servant leadership was first introduced about four decades ago.

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.

Transformational leaders encourage employees to continuously question the way things are currently done.

Which of these statements about people-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles is FALSE?

Unlike earlier research on leadership characteristics,emerging research on personal attributes has:

One concern with the transformational leadership perspective is that it is described as a universal concept.

When leaders have more task-oriented leadership,their employees tend to have higher job performance.

What is the relevance of emotional intelligence in leadership?

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

Which of the following is a limitation of the transformational perspective of leadership?

Our cultural values shape the expectations that followers have of their leaders.

Servant leaders do not view leadership as a position of power.

Which of these statements about leadership is TRUE?

Expectancy theory is the main influence supporting our notions of leadership prototypes.

According to the path-goal theory of leadership:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, 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 Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 12: Leadership in Organizational Settings

Path-goal theory states that effective leaders have high emotional intelligence,integrity and motivation to become a leader.

Managerial leadership is most closely related to:

Effective leaders are good at perceiving and expressing emotions,as well as regulating emotions in themselves and others.

According to OB researchers,the term "charismatic visionary" is a universally recognized concept.

There may be elements of transformational leadership that are more appropriate in North America than in other cultures.

The concept of servant leadership was first introduced about four decades ago.

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.

Transformational leaders encourage employees to continuously question the way things are currently done.

Which of these statements about people-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles is FALSE?

Unlike earlier research on leadership characteristics,emerging research on personal attributes has:

One concern with the transformational leadership perspective is that it is described as a universal concept.

When leaders have more task-oriented leadership,their employees tend to have higher job performance.

What is the relevance of emotional intelligence in leadership?

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

Which of the following is a limitation of the transformational perspective of leadership?

Our cultural values shape the expectations that followers have of their leaders.

Servant leaders do not view leadership as a position of power.

Which of these statements about leadership is TRUE?

Expectancy theory is the main influence supporting our notions of leadership prototypes.

According to the path-goal theory of leadership:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, 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 Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

Filters