Question 1

Transformational leaders do not engage in transactional leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The specific ways in which a manager chooses to influence others is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  legitimate power 
B)  personal leadership style 
C)  reward power 
D)  expert power 
A)  legitimate power 
B)  personal leadership style 
C)  reward power 
D)  expert power

Question 3

Explain Fiedler's Theory of Leadership and the eight leadership situations identified with varying favorability of leading.

Accepted Answer

By considering all possible combinations

Question 4

What type of leader exudes enthusiasm about his/her vision, and clearly communicates it to his/her subordinates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transformational leader 
B)  Charismatic leader 
C)  Transactional leader 
D)  Considerate leader 
A)  Transformational leader 
B)  Charismatic leader 
C)  Transactional leader 
D)  Considerate leader

Question 5

Path-goal theory identifies four types of behaviors in which leaders can engage in order to motivate their subordinates. Discuss these types of behaviors and give one specific management example of how a manager could act according to each of these.

Accepted Answer

The four types of behaviors are directiv

Question 6

When transformational leadership occurs, subordinates trust the managers, are highly motivated, and help the organization achieve its goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Fly Light gives its gate supervisors the authority to decide when to give a free ticket for a future flight to a passenger who has volunteered to give up his/her seat when a flight has been overbooked. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitation 
B)  empowerment 
C)  bureaucracy 
D)  charisma 
A)  facilitation 
B)  empowerment 
C)  bureaucracy 
D)  charisma

Question 8

What kind of leadership shows a strong desire to serve and work for the benefit of others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal leadership 
B)  Professional leadership 
C)  Effective leadership 
D)  Servant leadership 
A)  Personal leadership 
B)  Professional leadership 
C)  Effective leadership 
D)  Servant leadership

Question 9

Compared to women, men as leaders tend to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  be more participative 
B)  initiate structure more 
C)  be harsher when punishing workers 
D)  be more effective leaders 
A)  be more participative 
B)  initiate structure more 
C)  be harsher when punishing workers 
D)  be more effective leaders

Question 10

Leaders are more likely to understand all the emotions surrounding creative endeavors when they are high on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  creative thinking 
B)  consideration 
C)  emotional intelligence 
D)  transactional thinking 
A)  creative thinking 
B)  consideration 
C)  emotional intelligence 
D)  transactional thinking

Question 11

Which of the following alerts managers that sometimes they do not need to exert influence over subordinates and thus can free up their time for other important activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fiedler's contingency model 
B)  House's path-goal theory 
C)  Leader substitutes model 
D)  Leadership effectiveness theory 
A)  Fiedler's contingency model 
B)  House's path-goal theory 
C)  Leader substitutes model 
D)  Leadership effectiveness theory

Question 12

Explain what is meant by the concept of "transformational leadership." Transformational leadership occurs when managers change (or transform) their subordinates in three important ways. Explain the three ways.

Accepted Answer

Transformational leadership is that whic

Question 13

Compared to men, women as leaders tend to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  be less considerate 
B)  be less engaged in initiating structure 
C)  be more participative 
D)  make more decisions on their own 
A)  be less considerate 
B)  be less engaged in initiating structure 
C)  be more participative 
D)  make more decisions on their own

Question 14

The type of behavior that is similar to "consideration" of the behavior model is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  initiating structure 
B)  directive behavior 
C)  supportive behavior 
D)  participative behavior 
A)  initiating structure 
B)  directive behavior 
C)  supportive behavior 
D)  participative behavior

Question 15

Discuss the three situational determinants 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

Question 16

The ability of a leader to get others to act in certain ways is known as that leader's ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  power 
B)  initiating structure 
C)  philosophy 
D)  task orientation 
A)  power 
B)  initiating structure 
C)  philosophy 
D)  task orientation

Question 17

The behavior that a leader portrays when he/she expresses substantial levels of trust toward a subordinate is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  initiating structure 
B)  consideration 
C)  empowerment 
D)  escalation of commitment 
A)  initiating structure 
B)  consideration 
C)  empowerment 
D)  escalation of commitment

Question 18

List any three types of power that are available to a manager and explain what they mean.

Accepted Answer

The various types of power available to

Question 19

When a leader motivates subordinates to do a good job, the leader is engaging in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  initiating structure 
B)  expert power 
C)  coercive power 
D)  empowerment 
A)  initiating structure 
B)  expert power 
C)  coercive power 
D)  empowerment

Question 20

Because Ann is a department manager, she has reward power. As a result of Ann's power, she ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is able to give pay raises 
B)  is an expert in the eyes of her subordinates 
C)  can punish her subordinates, such as give verbal reprimands 
D)  provides technical expertise relevant to the tasks her subordinates perform 
A)  is able to give pay raises 
B)  is an expert in the eyes of her subordinates 
C)  can punish her subordinates, such as give verbal reprimands 
D)  provides technical expertise relevant to the tasks her subordinates perform

Transformational leaders do not engage in transactional leadership.

The specific ways in which a manager chooses to influence others is known as ________.

Explain Fiedler's Theory of Leadership and the eight leadership situations identified with varying favorability of leading.

What type of leader exudes enthusiasm about his/her vision, and clearly communicates it to his/her subordinates?

Path-goal theory identifies four types of behaviors in which leaders can engage in order to motivate their subordinates. Discuss these types of behaviors and give one specific management example of how a manager could act according to each of these.

When transformational leadership occurs, subordinates trust the managers, are highly motivated, and help the organization achieve its goals.

Fly Light gives its gate supervisors the authority to decide when to give a free ticket for a future flight to a passenger who has volunteered to give up his/her seat when a flight has been overbooked. This is an example of ________.

What kind of leadership shows a strong desire to serve and work for the benefit of others?

Compared to women, men as leaders tend to ________.

Leaders are more likely to understand all the emotions surrounding creative endeavors when they are high on ________.

Which of the following alerts managers that sometimes they do not need to exert influence over subordinates and thus can free up their time for other important activities?

Explain what is meant by the concept of "transformational leadership." Transformational leadership occurs when managers change (or transform) their subordinates in three important ways. Explain the three ways.

Compared to men, women as leaders tend to ________.

The type of behavior that is similar to "consideration" of the behavior model is ________.

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

The ability of a leader to get others to act in certain ways is known as that leader's ________.

The behavior that a leader portrays when he/she expresses substantial levels of trust toward a subordinate is ________.

List any three types of power that are available to a manager and explain what they mean.

When a leader motivates subordinates to do a good job, the leader is engaging in ________.

Because Ann is a department manager, she has reward power. As a result of Ann's power, she ________.

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Exam 10: Leaders and Leadership

Transformational leaders do not engage in transactional leadership.

The specific ways in which a manager chooses to influence others is known as ________.

Explain Fiedler's Theory of Leadership and the eight leadership situations identified with varying favorability of leading.

What type of leader exudes enthusiasm about his/her vision, and clearly communicates it to his/her subordinates?

Path-goal theory identifies four types of behaviors in which leaders can engage in order to motivate their subordinates. Discuss these types of behaviors and give one specific management example of how a manager could act according to each of these.

When transformational leadership occurs, subordinates trust the managers, are highly motivated, and help the organization achieve its goals.

Fly Light gives its gate supervisors the authority to decide when to give a free ticket for a future flight to a passenger who has volunteered to give up his/her seat when a flight has been overbooked. This is an example of ________.

What kind of leadership shows a strong desire to serve and work for the benefit of others?

Compared to women, men as leaders tend to ________.

Leaders are more likely to understand all the emotions surrounding creative endeavors when they are high on ________.

Which of the following alerts managers that sometimes they do not need to exert influence over subordinates and thus can free up their time for other important activities?

Explain what is meant by the concept of "transformational leadership." Transformational leadership occurs when managers change (or transform) their subordinates in three important ways. Explain the three ways.

Compared to men, women as leaders tend to ________.

The type of behavior that is similar to "consideration" of the behavior model is ________.

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

The ability of a leader to get others to act in certain ways is known as that leader's ________.

The behavior that a leader portrays when he/she expresses substantial levels of trust toward a subordinate is ________.

List any three types of power that are available to a manager and explain what they mean.

When a leader motivates subordinates to do a good job, the leader is engaging in ________.

Because Ann is a department manager, she has reward power. As a result of Ann's power, she ________.

The Management Process Today

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

Managing Ethics and Diversity

Managing in the Global Environment

Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship

Planning, Strategy, and Competitive Advantage

Designing Organizational Structure

Control, Change, and Entrepreneurship

Motivation

Effective Team Management

Building and Managing Human Resources

Communication and Information Technology Management

Operations Management: Managing Vital Operations and

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