Question 1

Which of the following is true about leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a process between a leader and followers. 
B) It occurs mainly at senior levels in an organization. 
C) It focuses on the process of task delegation. 
D) It cannot be attained through social influence. 
E) Its primary focus is successful resource allocation. 
A) It is a process between a leader and followers. 
B) It occurs mainly at senior levels in an organization. 
C) It focuses on the process of task delegation. 
D) It cannot be attained through social influence. 
E) Its primary focus is successful resource allocation.

Question 2

According to the _____ model of leadership, leaders should focus on increased service to others rather than themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) trait 
B) servant-leadership 
C) contingency 
D) path-goal 
E) charismatic 
A) trait 
B) servant-leadership 
C) contingency 
D) path-goal 
E) charismatic

Question 3

Consideration involves leader behavior associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) communicating vision and goals to the seniors in the organization. 
B) building employees' self-esteem and self-efficacy. 
C) encouraging participative management and employee empowerment. 
D) creating mutual trust and respect within group members. 
E) organizing and defining what followers should be doing to maximize output. 
A) communicating vision and goals to the seniors in the organization. 
B) building employees' self-esteem and self-efficacy. 
C) encouraging participative management and employee empowerment. 
D) creating mutual trust and respect within group members. 
E) organizing and defining what followers should be doing to maximize output.

Question 4

What is a key takeaway message from the trait theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Traits have no effect on how we perceive leaders. 
B) It has the ability to explain leadership effectiveness and the human relations movement. 
C) Management development programs can be used to build a pipeline of leadership talent. 
D) A leader's style is described as either task-motivated or relationship-motivated. 
E) It is based on the idea that motivation to exert effort increases as one's expectations improve. 
A) Traits have no effect on how we perceive leaders. 
B) It has the ability to explain leadership effectiveness and the human relations movement. 
C) Management development programs can be used to build a pipeline of leadership talent. 
D) A leader's style is described as either task-motivated or relationship-motivated. 
E) It is based on the idea that motivation to exert effort increases as one's expectations improve.

Question 5

Which of the following is true about transactional leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) It exhibits self-sacrifice and serves as a moral agent. 
B) It is based on using rewards and punishment to drive motivation and performance. 
C) It produces significant organizational change. 
D) It leads to superior performance when it augments or adds to transformational leadership. 
E) It focuses on objectives that transcend the more immediate needs of the work group. 
A) It exhibits self-sacrifice and serves as a moral agent. 
B) It is based on using rewards and punishment to drive motivation and performance. 
C) It produces significant organizational change. 
D) It leads to superior performance when it augments or adds to transformational leadership. 
E) It focuses on objectives that transcend the more immediate needs of the work group.

Question 6

Jim is the daytime supervisor for an automobile assembly line. He supervises forty-five workers who perform routine jobs that require minimal training. Which of the following suggests that Jim follows the transformational model of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) Jim seeks to develop leadership in others and focuses on objectives that surpass the immediate needs of the group. 
B) Jim sets goals, monitors progress toward goal achievement, and rewards and punishes people for their level of goal accomplishment. 
C) Jim's leadership skills are most effective when applied to match the characteristics of the situation at hand. 
D) Jim wants to develop a partnership with his team illustrated by reciprocal influence, mutual trust, respect and liking, and a sense of common fates. 
E) Jim likes to provide the guidance and support needed by employees and ties meaningful rewards to completion of objectives. 
A) Jim seeks to develop leadership in others and focuses on objectives that surpass the immediate needs of the group. 
B) Jim sets goals, monitors progress toward goal achievement, and rewards and punishes people for their level of goal accomplishment. 
C) Jim's leadership skills are most effective when applied to match the characteristics of the situation at hand. 
D) Jim wants to develop a partnership with his team illustrated by reciprocal influence, mutual trust, respect and liking, and a sense of common fates. 
E) Jim likes to provide the guidance and support needed by employees and ties meaningful rewards to completion of objectives.

Question 7

Which of the following is true about the Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) model of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) It focuses on clarifying employees' role and task requirements and providing followers with positive and negative rewards contingent on performance. 
B) Leader behaviors are expected to be acceptable when employees view them as a source of satisfaction or as paving the way to future satisfaction. 
C) This model emphasizes the point that leadership effectiveness is a function of the fit between a leader's style and the situational demands at hand. 
D) It focuses on the quality of relationships between managers and subordinates as opposed to the behaviors or traits of either leaders or followers. 
E) It drives home the point that leaders need to modify their style to fit a situation since all leadership styles are not universally effective. 
A) It focuses on clarifying employees' role and task requirements and providing followers with positive and negative rewards contingent on performance. 
B) Leader behaviors are expected to be acceptable when employees view them as a source of satisfaction or as paving the way to future satisfaction. 
C) This model emphasizes the point that leadership effectiveness is a function of the fit between a leader's style and the situational demands at hand. 
D) It focuses on the quality of relationships between managers and subordinates as opposed to the behaviors or traits of either leaders or followers. 
E) It drives home the point that leaders need to modify their style to fit a situation since all leadership styles are not universally effective.

Question 8

_____ is a mental representation of the traits and behaviors we believe are possessed by leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) Power 
B) A leadership style 
C) Self-esteem 
D) Implicit leadership 
E) A leadership prototype 
A) Power 
B) A leadership style 
C) Self-esteem 
D) Implicit leadership 
E) A leadership prototype

Question 9

The transformational approach is the most popular perspective for studying leadership today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Initiating structure involves leader behavior associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) creating mutual trust and respect within group members. 
B) communicating vision and goals to the seniors in the organization. 
C) building employees' self-esteem and self-efficacy. 
D) encouraging participative management and employee empowerment. 
E) organizing and defining what followers should be doing to maximize output. 
A) creating mutual trust and respect within group members. 
B) communicating vision and goals to the seniors in the organization. 
C) building employees' self-esteem and self-efficacy. 
D) encouraging participative management and employee empowerment. 
E) organizing and defining what followers should be doing to maximize output.

Question 11

Men and women use different leadership styles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to House's revised path-goal theory, task structure and work group dynamics are examples of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) intrinsic factors 
B) employee characteristics 
C) leader behaviors 
D) environmental factors 
E) leadership effectiveness behaviors 
A) intrinsic factors 
B) employee characteristics 
C) leader behaviors 
D) environmental factors 
E) leadership effectiveness behaviors

Question 13

The laissez-faire style of leadership revolves around the development of dyadic relationships between managers and their direct reports.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Leaders administer, maintain, and control; managers innovate, develop, and inspire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Fiedler's contingency model, leaders can easily change their leadership style from task-motivated to relationship-motivated and vice versa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Leaders are individuals who help others accomplish their goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Transformational leaders engage in individualized consideration, which includes behaviors such as sacrificing for the good of the group, being a role model, and displaying high ethical standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

All researchers agree that leadership is only defined in terms of personality and physical traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Transformational leadership is more traitlike and less susceptible to managerial influence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The path-goal theory was originally based on the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) goal-setting theory 
B) need theory 
C) social learning theory 
D) equity theory 
E) expectancy theory 
A) goal-setting theory 
B) need theory 
C) social learning theory 
D) equity theory 
E) expectancy theory

Which of the following is true about leadership?

According to the _____ model of leadership, leaders should focus on increased service to others rather than themselves.

Consideration involves leader behavior associated with:

What is a key takeaway message from the trait theory?

Which of the following is true about transactional leadership?

Jim is the daytime supervisor for an automobile assembly line. He supervises forty-five workers who perform routine jobs that require minimal training. Which of the following suggests that Jim follows the transformational model of leadership?

Which of the following is true about the Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) model of leadership?

_____ is a mental representation of the traits and behaviors we believe are possessed by leaders.

The transformational approach is the most popular perspective for studying leadership today.

Initiating structure involves leader behavior associated with:

Men and women use different leadership styles.

According to House's revised path-goal theory, task structure and work group dynamics are examples of _____.

The laissez-faire style of leadership revolves around the development of dyadic relationships between managers and their direct reports.

Leaders administer, maintain, and control; managers innovate, develop, and inspire.

According to Fiedler's contingency model, leaders can easily change their leadership style from task-motivated to relationship-motivated and vice versa.

Leaders are individuals who help others accomplish their goals.

Transformational leaders engage in individualized consideration, which includes behaviors such as sacrificing for the good of the group, being a role model, and displaying high ethical standards.

All researchers agree that leadership is only defined in terms of personality and physical traits.

Transformational leadership is more traitlike and less susceptible to managerial influence.

The path-goal theory was originally based on the _____.

Organizational Behavior: The Quest for People-Centered Organizations and Ethical Conduct

Managing Diversity: Releasing Every Employees Potential

Organizational Culture, Socialization, and Mentoring

International OB: Managing Across Cultures

Key Individual Differences and the Road to Success

Values, Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, and Counter-Productive Work Behaviors

Social Perception and Attributions

Foundations of Motivation

Improving Job Performance With Goals, Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement

Group Dynamics

Developing and Leading Effective Teams

Individual and Group Decision Making

Managing Conflict and Negotiating

Communicating in the Digital Age

Influence, Empowerment, and Politics

Organizational Design, Effectiveness, and Innovation

Managing Change and Stress

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Exam 16: Leadership

Which of the following is true about leadership?

According to the _____ model of leadership, leaders should focus on increased service to others rather than themselves.

Consideration involves leader behavior associated with:

What is a key takeaway message from the trait theory?

Which of the following is true about transactional leadership?

Jim is the daytime supervisor for an automobile assembly line. He supervises forty-five workers who perform routine jobs that require minimal training. Which of the following suggests that Jim follows the transformational model of leadership?

Which of the following is true about the Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) model of leadership?

_____ is a mental representation of the traits and behaviors we believe are possessed by leaders.

The transformational approach is the most popular perspective for studying leadership today.

Initiating structure involves leader behavior associated with:

Men and women use different leadership styles.

According to House's revised path-goal theory, task structure and work group dynamics are examples of _____.

The laissez-faire style of leadership revolves around the development of dyadic relationships between managers and their direct reports.

Leaders administer, maintain, and control; managers innovate, develop, and inspire.

According to Fiedler's contingency model, leaders can easily change their leadership style from task-motivated to relationship-motivated and vice versa.

Leaders are individuals who help others accomplish their goals.

Transformational leaders engage in individualized consideration, which includes behaviors such as sacrificing for the good of the group, being a role model, and displaying high ethical standards.

All researchers agree that leadership is only defined in terms of personality and physical traits.

Transformational leadership is more traitlike and less susceptible to managerial influence.

The path-goal theory was originally based on the _____.

Organizational Behavior: The Quest for People-Centered Organizations and Ethical Conduct

Managing Diversity: Releasing Every Employees Potential

Organizational Culture, Socialization, and Mentoring

International OB: Managing Across Cultures

Key Individual Differences and the Road to Success

Values, Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, and Counter-Productive Work Behaviors

Social Perception and Attributions

Foundations of Motivation

Improving Job Performance With Goals, Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement

Group Dynamics

Developing and Leading Effective Teams

Individual and Group Decision Making

Managing Conflict and Negotiating

Communicating in the Digital Age

Influence, Empowerment, and Politics

Organizational Design, Effectiveness, and Innovation

Managing Change and Stress

Filters