Question 1

Which of the following is true of 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 2

Emotional intelligence plays a crucial role in how leaders relate to and deal with their followers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is true of reward power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Effective managers use their reward power sparingly. 
B)  Effective managers use rewards in a controlling manner signaling to subordinates that the manager has the upper hand. 
C)  Managers who exercise coercive power more often than reward power create a tension-free work environment. 
D)  Being able to give or withhold rewards based on performance allows managers to have a highly motivated workforce. 
E)  The use of reward power seldom produces high performance and is questionable ethically. 
A)  Effective managers use their reward power sparingly. 
B)  Effective managers use rewards in a controlling manner signaling to subordinates that the manager has the upper hand. 
C)  Managers who exercise coercive power more often than reward power create a tension-free work environment. 
D)  Being able to give or withhold rewards based on performance allows managers to have a highly motivated workforce. 
E)  The use of reward power seldom produces high performance and is questionable ethically.

Question 4

The two basic kinds of leader behaviors identified by the behavior model of leadership were:

Accepted Answer

A)  intrinsic and extrinsic. 
B)  instrumental and terminal. 
C)  task-structure and task-orientation. 
D)  ethnocentric and xenocentric. 
E)  consideration and initiating structure. 
A)  intrinsic and extrinsic. 
B)  instrumental and terminal. 
C)  task-structure and task-orientation. 
D)  ethnocentric and xenocentric. 
E)  consideration and initiating structure.

Question 5

Leaders engage in initiating structure when they take steps to make sure that work gets done.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Servant leaders share power with followers and strive to ensure that followers' most important needs are met.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Fiedler's contingency model suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  identifying the personality traits of leaders is the only way to understand effective leadership. 
B)  the situation or context within which leadership occurs is irrelevant when studying effective leaders. 
C)  if a leader is effective in one situation, he can be effective in all other situations. 
D)  leadership styles are enduring characteristics; they cannot be changed or adjusted. 
E)  identifying the behavioral traits of leaders is the only way to understand effective leadership. 
A)  identifying the personality traits of leaders is the only way to understand effective leadership. 
B)  the situation or context within which leadership occurs is irrelevant when studying effective leaders. 
C)  if a leader is effective in one situation, he can be effective in all other situations. 
D)  leadership styles are enduring characteristics; they cannot be changed or adjusted. 
E)  identifying the behavioral traits of leaders is the only way to understand effective leadership.

Question 8

Referent power is based on the special knowledge, skills, and expertise that a leader possesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

The vision of transactional managers usually entails dramatic improvements in group and organizational performance as a result of changes in the organization's structure, culture, strategy, decision making, and other critical processes and factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is true of empowerment?

Emotional intelligence plays a crucial role in how leaders relate to and deal with their followers.

Which of the following is true of reward power?

The two basic kinds of leader behaviors identified by the behavior model of leadership were:

Leaders engage in initiating structure when they take steps to make sure that work gets done.

Servant leaders share power with followers and strive to ensure that followers' most important needs are met.

Fiedler's contingency model suggests that:

Referent power is based on the special knowledge, skills, and expertise that a leader possesses.

Stacy fired Jan for unethical behavior, exercising _____ power.

The vision of transactional managers usually entails dramatic improvements in group and organizational performance as a result of changes in the organization's structure, culture, strategy, decision making, and other critical processes and factors.

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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Exam 14: Leadership

Which of the following is true of empowerment?

Emotional intelligence plays a crucial role in how leaders relate to and deal with their followers.

Which of the following is true of reward power?

The two basic kinds of leader behaviors identified by the behavior model of leadership were:

Leaders engage in initiating structure when they take steps to make sure that work gets done.

Servant leaders share power with followers and strive to ensure that followers' most important needs are met.

Fiedler's contingency model suggests that:

Referent power is based on the special knowledge, skills, and expertise that a leader possesses.

Stacy fired Jan for unethical behavior, exercising _____ power.

The vision of transactional managers usually entails dramatic improvements in group and organizational performance as a result of changes in the organization's structure, culture, strategy, decision making, and other critical processes and factors.

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

Filters