Question 1

Discuss the participation levels of female leaders.

Accepted Answer

Women tend to be more participative as l

Question 2

Coercive power

Accepted Answer

A) fosters high performance if used often. 
B) respects employee dignity and raises employee morale. 
C) can have negative effects and should be used sparingly. 
D) helps establish rapport between managers and employees. 
E) is the cornerstone of effective leadership. 
A) fosters high performance if used often. 
B) respects employee dignity and raises employee morale. 
C) can have negative effects and should be used sparingly. 
D) helps establish rapport between managers and employees. 
E) is the cornerstone of effective leadership.

Question 3

Which of the following is true about empowerment?

Accepted Answer

A) It requires managers to spend more time on day-to-day supervision. 
B) It seldom produces high performances. 
C) It can result in dangerous working conditions. 
D) It increases employees' motivation and commitment. 
E) It decreases employees' involvement. 
A) It requires managers to spend more time on day-to-day supervision. 
B) It seldom produces high performances. 
C) It can result in dangerous working conditions. 
D) It increases employees' motivation and commitment. 
E) It decreases employees' involvement.

Question 4

Which of the following is true about empowerment?

Accepted Answer

A) Empowerment is detrimental to effective leadership. 
B) Empowerment increases managers' involvement in routine tasks. 
C) Empowerment gives managers more time to concentrate on their pressing concerns. 
D) Empowerment signifies a complete transfer of responsibility and accountability from a manager to his subordinate. 
E) Empowerment is not incorporated readily into modern management styles. 
A) Empowerment is detrimental to effective leadership. 
B) Empowerment increases managers' involvement in routine tasks. 
C) Empowerment gives managers more time to concentrate on their pressing concerns. 
D) Empowerment signifies a complete transfer of responsibility and accountability from a manager to his subordinate. 
E) Empowerment is not incorporated readily into modern management styles.

Question 5

Which of the following managers is effective?

Accepted Answer

A) Dorothy, who uses coercive power sparingly because it robs employees of their dignity 
B) Marcus, who uses reward power sparingly when trying to motivate employees 
C) Vanessa, who uses reward power in a controlling manner 
D) Felix, who ignores the opinions of other people because he has considerable expert power 
E) Annis, who uses coercive power frequently to keep her employees in line 
A) Dorothy, who uses coercive power sparingly because it robs employees of their dignity 
B) Marcus, who uses reward power sparingly when trying to motivate employees 
C) Vanessa, who uses reward power in a controlling manner 
D) Felix, who ignores the opinions of other people because he has considerable expert power 
E) Annis, who uses coercive power frequently to keep her employees in line

Question 6

When Mark brought in a large client for the bank, Danielle gave Mark a significant bonus.What type of power was Danielle using?

Accepted Answer

A) expert 
B) coercive 
C) reward 
D) empowerment 
E) referent 
A) expert 
B) coercive 
C) reward 
D) empowerment 
E) referent

Question 7

Which of the following managers has high emotional intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Judy, who admits to mistakes when she makes them 
B) Raymond, who seldom empathizes with his employees 
C) Rita, who has poor interpersonal skills 
D) Anthony, who cannot motivate his employees to commit to his vision 
E) Eunice, who uses coercive power frequently 
A) Judy, who admits to mistakes when she makes them 
B) Raymond, who seldom empathizes with his employees 
C) Rita, who has poor interpersonal skills 
D) Anthony, who cannot motivate his employees to commit to his vision 
E) Eunice, who uses coercive power frequently

Question 8

Elmer has the ability to give Jordan an annual raise.Elmer has reward power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Define leadership and differentiate between a leader and a manager.

Accepted Answer

Leadership is the process by which a per

Question 10

_________ is the extent to which the work of subordinates is clear so that they know what to do and how to do it, according to Fiedler.

Accepted Answer

A) Consideration 
B) Task structure 
C) Empowerment 
D) Leader-member relations 
E) Position power 
A) Consideration 
B) Task structure 
C) Empowerment 
D) Leader-member relations 
E) Position power

Question 11

Explain the concept of transformational leadership.In what way do transformational leaders affect subordinates?

Accepted Answer

Transformational leadership is that whic

Question 12

Stacy fired Jan for unethical behavior, exercising _____ power.

Accepted Answer

A) virtual 
B) instrumental 
C) referent 
D) informal 
E) coercive 
A) virtual 
B) instrumental 
C) referent 
D) informal 
E) coercive

Question 13

Female managers

Accepted Answer

A) engage in more consideration than male managers. 
B) tend to be harsher than male managers when they punish their subordinates. 
C) tend to make more decisions on their own. 
D) tend to be less participative than male managers. 
E) continue to be underrepresented in top leadership posts. 
A) engage in more consideration than male managers. 
B) tend to be harsher than male managers when they punish their subordinates. 
C) tend to make more decisions on their own. 
D) tend to be less participative than male managers. 
E) continue to be underrepresented in top leadership posts.

Question 14

_____ models of leadership take into account the situation or context within which leadership occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) Trait 
B) Contingency 
C) Behavior 
D) Empowerment 
E) Structural 
A) Trait 
B) Contingency 
C) Behavior 
D) Empowerment 
E) Structural

Question 15

Lillian shows her subordinates that she trusts and respects them and cares about them.According to the behavior model of leadership, Lillian engages in

Accepted Answer

A) initiating structure. 
B) consideration. 
C) task-orientated behavior. 
D) job-oriented behavior. 
E) task-structuring. 
A) initiating structure. 
B) consideration. 
C) task-orientated behavior. 
D) job-oriented behavior. 
E) task-structuring.

Question 16

Leader-member relations, task structure, and position power are the situational characteristics identified by

Accepted Answer

A) Fiedler's contingency model. 
B) the trait model of leadership. 
C) the behavior model of leadership. 
D) House's path-goal theory. 
E) the leader substitutes model. 
A) Fiedler's contingency model. 
B) the trait model of leadership. 
C) the behavior model of leadership. 
D) House's path-goal theory. 
E) the leader substitutes model.

Question 17

Which of the following is true about referent power?

Accepted Answer

A) It is innate and cannot be acquired or developed. 
B) It is more formal than other kinds of power. 
C) It is the power that comes from respect, admiration, and loyalty. 
D) It prevents first-line managers from being effective leaders. 
E) It weakens leader-member relations. 
A) It is innate and cannot be acquired or developed. 
B) It is more formal than other kinds of power. 
C) It is the power that comes from respect, admiration, and loyalty. 
D) It prevents first-line managers from being effective leaders. 
E) It weakens leader-member relations.

Question 18

A _____ is something that acts in place of the influence of a leader and makes leadership unnecessary.

Accepted Answer

A) leadership substitute 
B) contingency model 
C) transformational leader 
D) transactional leader 
E) servant leader 
A) leadership substitute 
B) contingency model 
C) transformational leader 
D) transactional leader 
E) servant leader

Question 19

House's path-goal theory is based on

Accepted Answer

A) expectancy theory. 
B) Maslow's hierarchy of needs. 
C) equity theory. 
D) Herzberg's motivator-hygiene theory. 
E) McClelland's theory of needs. 
A) expectancy theory. 
B) Maslow's hierarchy of needs. 
C) equity theory. 
D) Herzberg's motivator-hygiene theory. 
E) McClelland's theory of needs.

Question 20

Describe the three situational characteristics in Fiedler's leadership theory that allow a leader to determine the favorableness or unfavorableness of a situation for leading.

Accepted Answer

Fiedler postulated that leader-member re

Discuss the participation levels of female leaders.

Coercive power

Which of the following is true about empowerment?

Which of the following is true about empowerment?

Which of the following managers is effective?

When Mark brought in a large client for the bank, Danielle gave Mark a significant bonus.What type of power was Danielle using?

Which of the following managers has high emotional intelligence?

Elmer has the ability to give Jordan an annual raise.Elmer has reward power.

Define leadership and differentiate between a leader and a manager.

_________ is the extent to which the work of subordinates is clear so that they know what to do and how to do it, according to Fiedler.

Explain the concept of transformational leadership.In what way do transformational leaders affect subordinates?

Stacy fired Jan for unethical behavior, exercising _____ power.

Female managers

_____ models of leadership take into account the situation or context within which leadership occurs.

Lillian shows her subordinates that she trusts and respects them and cares about them.According to the behavior model of leadership, Lillian engages in

Leader-member relations, task structure, and position power are the situational characteristics identified by

Which of the following is true about referent power?

A _____ is something that acts in place of the influence of a leader and makes leadership unnecessary.

House's path-goal theory is based on

Describe the three situational characteristics in Fiedler's leadership theory that allow a leader to determine the favorableness or unfavorableness of a situation for leading.

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The Manager As a Planner and a Strategist

Value Chain Management: Functional Strategies for Competitive Advantage

Managing Organizational Structure and Culture

Organizational Control and Change

Human Resource Management

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Exam 14: Leadership

Discuss the participation levels of female leaders.

Coercive power

Which of the following is true about empowerment?

Which of the following is true about empowerment?

Which of the following managers is effective?

When Mark brought in a large client for the bank, Danielle gave Mark a significant bonus.What type of power was Danielle using?

Which of the following managers has high emotional intelligence?

Elmer has the ability to give Jordan an annual raise.Elmer has reward power.

Define leadership and differentiate between a leader and a manager.

_________ is the extent to which the work of subordinates is clear so that they know what to do and how to do it, according to Fiedler.

Explain the concept of transformational leadership.In what way do transformational leaders affect subordinates?

Stacy fired Jan for unethical behavior, exercising _____ power.

Female managers

_____ models of leadership take into account the situation or context within which leadership occurs.

Lillian shows her subordinates that she trusts and respects them and cares about them.According to the behavior model of leadership, Lillian engages in

Leader-member relations, task structure, and position power are the situational characteristics identified by

Which of the following is true about referent power?

A _____ is something that acts in place of the influence of a leader and makes leadership unnecessary.

House's path-goal theory is based on

Describe the three situational characteristics in Fiedler's leadership theory that allow a leader to determine the favorableness or unfavorableness of a situation for leading.

Managers and Managing

The Evolution of Management

Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager As a Person

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment

Managing in the Global Environment

Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship

The Manager As a Planner and a Strategist

Value Chain Management: Functional Strategies for Competitive Advantage

Managing Organizational Structure and Culture

Organizational Control and Change

Human Resource Management

Motivation Performance

Effective Groups and Teams

Promoting Effective Communication

Managing Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation

Used Advanced Information Technology to Increase Performance

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