Question 1

The view that leadership is distributed,rather than assigned to one person,such that people within the team and organization lead each other is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Democratic leadership. 
B)  Distributed leadership. 
C)  Multi-source leadership. 
D)  Informal leadership. 
E)  Shared leadership. 
A)  Democratic leadership. 
B)  Distributed leadership. 
C)  Multi-source leadership. 
D)  Informal leadership. 
E)  Shared leadership.

Question 2

Which of these statements about gender and leadership is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The leadership ratings of women have decreased relative to the ratings men receive. 
B)  Scholars suggest that women are possibly more participative because their upbringing has made them more egalitarian and less status oriented. 
C)  Popular opinion among leaders and employees is that men and women lead differently. 
D)  Early OB research concluded that female leaders are evaluated less favourably than equivalent male leaders due to sex stereotype bias. 
E)  Recent surveys report that women are rated higher than men on coaching, teamwork and empowering employees. 
A)  The leadership ratings of women have decreased relative to the ratings men receive. 
B)  Scholars suggest that women are possibly more participative because their upbringing has made them more egalitarian and less status oriented. 
C)  Popular opinion among leaders and employees is that men and women lead differently. 
D)  Early OB research concluded that female leaders are evaluated less favourably than equivalent male leaders due to sex stereotype bias. 
E)  Recent surveys report that women are rated higher than men on coaching, teamwork and empowering employees.

Question 3

According to path-goal theory,directive leadership should be applied where the task is complex and the employee has an external locus of control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

One problem with the competency perspective of leadership is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  research doesn't find any evidence that effective leaders have specific competencies. 
B)  competencies reflect the leader's performance rather than potential. 
C)  most leadership competencies are too specific, leaving no opportunity to interpret their meaning broadly. 
D)  it implies a universal rather than contingency approach to leadership. 
E)  researchers haven't yet considered physical appearance in the list of possible leadership traits. 
A)  research doesn't find any evidence that effective leaders have specific competencies. 
B)  competencies reflect the leader's performance rather than potential. 
C)  most leadership competencies are too specific, leaving no opportunity to interpret their meaning broadly. 
D)  it implies a universal rather than contingency approach to leadership. 
E)  researchers haven't yet considered physical appearance in the list of possible leadership traits.

Question 5

Shared leadership roles are formally assigned by the team.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

Which leadership perspective takes the view that leadership is a characteristic of the person?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transactional perspective of leadership. 
B)  Competency perspective of leadership. 
C)  Behavioural perspective of leadership. 
D)  Path-goal leadership. 
E)  All of these take the view that leadership is a characteristic of the person. 
A)  Transactional perspective of leadership. 
B)  Competency perspective of leadership. 
C)  Behavioural perspective of leadership. 
D)  Path-goal leadership. 
E)  All of these take the view that leadership is a characteristic of the person.

Question 8

The Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model identifies the following four leadership styles: telling,selling,participating and delegating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the leadership substitutes theory,characteristics of the employee,task,or organization limit the leader's influence or make it unnecessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Fiedler's contingency model of leadership suggests that the best leadership style depends on the degree of power and influence the leader possesses in the situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The situational leadership model states that a person's leadership style does not change,so we must put leaders in situations that match their natural style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following would be a leadership substitute?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skilled employees. 
B)  Employees with strong self-leadership competencies. 
C)  Performance-based reward systems. 
D)  Supportive colleagues. 
E)  All of these are leadership substitutes. 
A)  Skilled employees. 
B)  Employees with strong self-leadership competencies. 
C)  Performance-based reward systems. 
D)  Supportive colleagues. 
E)  All of these are leadership substitutes.

Question 13

Servant leadership emphasizes the notion that:

Accepted Answer

A)  employees are paid to serve their leaders. 
B)  leaders should have servants to perform the work. 
C)  employees are servants in the organization, so they should place organizational objectives above their personal needs. 
D)  that servants can be leaders too. 
E)  Servant leadership emphasizes none of these. 
A)  employees are paid to serve their leaders. 
B)  leaders should have servants to perform the work. 
C)  employees are servants in the organization, so they should place organizational objectives above their personal needs. 
D)  that servants can be leaders too. 
E)  Servant leadership emphasizes none of these.

Question 14

According to recent writing on the subject,which of the following competencies is characteristic of effective leaders?

Accepted Answer

A)  High need for achievement. 
B)  Motivation to lead others. 
C)  Positive self-concept. 
D)  High integrity 
E)  All of these are leadership competencies. 
A)  High need for achievement. 
B)  Motivation to lead others. 
C)  Positive self-concept. 
D)  High integrity 
E)  All of these are leadership competencies.

Question 15

Organizational behaviour takes the view that leaders are people in management and other 'leadership' positions in the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Path-goal theory has its roots in the expectancy theory of motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Scholars recommend that organizations should use transformational leadership instead of managerial leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

Some researchers suggest that leadership is due more to perceptual errors among followers than something real.Describe two perceptual errors that cause followers to exaggerate or distort their beliefs about the leader's influence on organizational events.

Accepted Answer

In this question,students may describe a

Question 20

Which of these statements about shared leadership is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It suggests that leadership is plural, not singular. 
B)  Shared leadership lacks formal authority. 
C)  Shared leadership calls for a collaborative organizational culture. 
D)  Shared leadership is a concept rooted in socialism and the cooperative movement. 
E)  A US government leader who introduced Medicare and public broadcasting once wrote that the "vitality" of large organizations depends on shared leadership. 
A)  It suggests that leadership is plural, not singular. 
B)  Shared leadership lacks formal authority. 
C)  Shared leadership calls for a collaborative organizational culture. 
D)  Shared leadership is a concept rooted in socialism and the cooperative movement. 
E)  A US government leader who introduced Medicare and public broadcasting once wrote that the "vitality" of large organizations depends on shared leadership.

The view that leadership is distributed,rather than assigned to one person,such that people within the team and organization lead each other is called:

Which of these statements about gender and leadership is FALSE?

According to path-goal theory,directive leadership should be applied where the task is complex and the employee has an external locus of control.

One problem with the competency perspective of leadership is that:

Shared leadership roles are formally assigned by the team.

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

Which leadership perspective takes the view that leadership is a characteristic of the person?

The Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model identifies the following four leadership styles: telling,selling,participating and delegating.

According to the leadership substitutes theory,characteristics of the employee,task,or organization limit the leader's influence or make it unnecessary.

Fiedler's contingency model of leadership suggests that the best leadership style depends on the degree of power and influence the leader possesses in the situation.

The situational leadership model states that a person's leadership style does not change,so we must put leaders in situations that match their natural style.

Which of the following would be a leadership substitute?

Servant leadership emphasizes the notion that:

According to recent writing on the subject,which of the following competencies is characteristic of effective leaders?

Organizational behaviour takes the view that leaders are people in management and other 'leadership' positions in the organization.

Path-goal theory has its roots in the expectancy theory of motivation.

Scholars recommend that organizations should use transformational leadership instead of managerial leadership.

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

Some researchers suggest that leadership is due more to perceptual errors among followers than something real.Describe two perceptual errors that cause followers to exaggerate or distort their beliefs about the leader's influence on organizational events.

Which of these statements about shared leadership is FALSE?

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Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

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Exam 12: Leadership in Organizational Settings

The view that leadership is distributed,rather than assigned to one person,such that people within the team and organization lead each other is called:

Which of these statements about gender and leadership is FALSE?

According to path-goal theory,directive leadership should be applied where the task is complex and the employee has an external locus of control.

One problem with the competency perspective of leadership is that:

Shared leadership roles are formally assigned by the team.

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

Which leadership perspective takes the view that leadership is a characteristic of the person?

The Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model identifies the following four leadership styles: telling,selling,participating and delegating.

According to the leadership substitutes theory,characteristics of the employee,task,or organization limit the leader's influence or make it unnecessary.

Fiedler's contingency model of leadership suggests that the best leadership style depends on the degree of power and influence the leader possesses in the situation.

The situational leadership model states that a person's leadership style does not change,so we must put leaders in situations that match their natural style.

Which of the following would be a leadership substitute?

Servant leadership emphasizes the notion that:

According to recent writing on the subject,which of the following competencies is characteristic of effective leaders?

Organizational behaviour takes the view that leaders are people in management and other 'leadership' positions in the organization.

Path-goal theory has its roots in the expectancy theory of motivation.

Scholars recommend that organizations should use transformational leadership instead of managerial leadership.

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

Some researchers suggest that leadership is due more to perceptual errors among followers than something real.Describe two perceptual errors that cause followers to exaggerate or distort their beliefs about the leader's influence on organizational events.

Which of these statements about shared leadership is FALSE?

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 Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Understanding and Managing Workplace Conflict

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change Additional Cases

Filters