Question 1

The concept of shared leadership is also known as leaderful organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Effective leaders:

Accepted Answer

A)  help groups of people define their goals. 
B)  use power and persuasion to ensure that followers have the motivation and role clarity to achieve specified goals. 
C)  arrange the work environment so that employees can achieve corporate objectives more easily. 
D)  do all of these. 
E)  do none of these. 
A)  help groups of people define their goals. 
B)  use power and persuasion to ensure that followers have the motivation and role clarity to achieve specified goals. 
C)  arrange the work environment so that employees can achieve corporate objectives more easily. 
D)  do all of these. 
E)  do none of these.

Question 3

Some leadership styles in path-goal theory are derived from:

Accepted Answer

A)  transformational leadership. 
B)  implicit leadership theory. 
C)  behavioural leadership theory. 
D)  leadership competencies. 
E)  Path-goal theory does not mention any leadership styles. 
A)  transformational leadership. 
B)  implicit leadership theory. 
C)  behavioural leadership theory. 
D)  leadership competencies. 
E)  Path-goal theory does not mention any leadership styles.

Question 4

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 5

Which leadership theory explicitly argues that people have a preferred leadership style based on their personality,so organizations should move leaders into situations that fit their preferred style?

Accepted Answer

A)  Path-goal theory. 
B)  Transformational leadership. 
C)  Implicit leadership perspective. 
D)  Leadership competencies perspective. 
E)  Fiedler's contingency model of leadership. 
A)  Path-goal theory. 
B)  Transformational leadership. 
C)  Implicit leadership perspective. 
D)  Leadership competencies perspective. 
E)  Fiedler's contingency model of leadership.

Question 6

Which of these is NOT explicitly identified in the textbook as a leadership perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attitudinal. 
B)  Contingency. 
C)  Transformational. 
D)  Implicit. 
E)  Competency. 
A)  Attitudinal. 
B)  Contingency. 
C)  Transformational. 
D)  Implicit. 
E)  Competency.

Question 7

Several large-scale studies have identified socio-economic factors as the most important leadership characteristic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of these statements about leadership is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leadership includes the process of influencing others. 
B)  Leadership includes actions that change the work environment so that employees are better able to achieve team or organizational objectives. 
C)  Leadership applies to people in any position in the organization, not just those in executive positions. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
E)  None of these statements is true. 
A)  Leadership includes the process of influencing others. 
B)  Leadership includes actions that change the work environment so that employees are better able to achieve team or organizational objectives. 
C)  Leadership applies to people in any position in the organization, not just those in executive positions. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
E)  None of these statements is true.

Question 9

The behavioural perspective of leadership identified which two clusters of leadership behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A)  Task-oriented and people-oriented. 
B)  Transformational and transactional. 
C)  Supportive and achievement-oriented. 
D)  Transformational and implicit. 
E)  Task-oriented and competency-based. 
A)  Task-oriented and people-oriented. 
B)  Transformational and transactional. 
C)  Supportive and achievement-oriented. 
D)  Transformational and implicit. 
E)  Task-oriented and competency-based.

Question 10

The competency perspective of leadership:

Accepted Answer

A)  is one of the most recently studied perspectives of leadership. 
B)  is no longer accepted as an approach to understanding leadership in organizations. 
C)  takes a contingency approach by identifying the best leadership competencies under different conditions. 
D)  is both one of the most recently studied perspectives of leadership AND is no longer accepted as an approach to understanding leadership in organizations. 
E)  None of these statements accurately describes the competency perspective. 
A)  is one of the most recently studied perspectives of leadership. 
B)  is no longer accepted as an approach to understanding leadership in organizations. 
C)  takes a contingency approach by identifying the best leadership competencies under different conditions. 
D)  is both one of the most recently studied perspectives of leadership AND is no longer accepted as an approach to understanding leadership in organizations. 
E)  None of these statements accurately describes the competency perspective.

Question 11

Which of these statements about leadership is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anyone may be a leader at an appropriate time and place. 
B)  Leaders use power and persuasion to get others to achieve organizational objectives. 
C)  In the 1940s, leadership experts identified seven competencies that are consistently associated with effective leadership. 
D)  Effective leaders provide an environment for followers to achieve team or organizational objectives. 
E)  Organizational behaviour scholars have studied leadership from several different perspectives. 
A)  Anyone may be a leader at an appropriate time and place. 
B)  Leaders use power and persuasion to get others to achieve organizational objectives. 
C)  In the 1940s, leadership experts identified seven competencies that are consistently associated with effective leadership. 
D)  Effective leaders provide an environment for followers to achieve team or organizational objectives. 
E)  Organizational behaviour scholars have studied leadership from several different perspectives.

Question 12

According to the path-goal theory of leadership:

Accepted Answer

A)  great leaders are born, not made. 
B)  the best leaders possess high levels of emotional intelligence. 
C)  directive leadership is ineffective when employees are experienced and work in routine jobs. 
D)  leaders are considered effective by followers when they act and look consistently with the perceptions and stereotypes that followers hold of ideal leaders. 
E)  achievement-oriented leadership is the most effective style of leadership. 
A)  great leaders are born, not made. 
B)  the best leaders possess high levels of emotional intelligence. 
C)  directive leadership is ineffective when employees are experienced and work in routine jobs. 
D)  leaders are considered effective by followers when they act and look consistently with the perceptions and stereotypes that followers hold of ideal leaders. 
E)  achievement-oriented leadership is the most effective style of leadership.

Question 13

The competency (trait)perspective takes the view that:

Accepted Answer

A)  effective leadership involves being both task-oriented and people-oriented. 
B)  the best leadership style depends on the situation. 
C)  introducing specific environmental conditions can replace the need for leaders. 
D)  leadership is a characteristic of the person. 
E)  people tend to inflate the importance of leadership in explaining organizational events. 
A)  effective leadership involves being both task-oriented and people-oriented. 
B)  the best leadership style depends on the situation. 
C)  introducing specific environmental conditions can replace the need for leaders. 
D)  leadership is a characteristic of the person. 
E)  people tend to inflate the importance of leadership in explaining organizational events.

Question 14

Unlike the traditional view of leadership,shared leadership lacks formal authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

Path-goal theory states that effective leaders have high emotional intelligence,integrity and motivation to become a leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Reward systems and employees' skills are substitutes for task-oriented leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One problem with path-goal theory is that it is an extremely simple model of leadership relative to other leadership theories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is a limitation of the transformational perspective of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  It focuses too much on how leaders improve organizational efficiency. 
B)  It is typically presented as a contingency rather than universal perspective. 
C)  Researchers tend to define transformational leaders in terms of their success, rather than by whether they engage in specific behaviours. 
D)  All of these are limitations of the transformational perspective. 
E)  The transformational perspective does not yet have any known limitations. 
A)  It focuses too much on how leaders improve organizational efficiency. 
B)  It is typically presented as a contingency rather than universal perspective. 
C)  Researchers tend to define transformational leaders in terms of their success, rather than by whether they engage in specific behaviours. 
D)  All of these are limitations of the transformational perspective. 
E)  The transformational perspective does not yet have any known limitations.

Question 20

The behavioural perspective of leadership focuses on the effectiveness of participative and achievement-oriented leadership styles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The concept of shared leadership is also known as leaderful organization.

Effective leaders:

Some leadership styles in path-goal theory are derived from:

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

Which leadership theory explicitly argues that people have a preferred leadership style based on their personality,so organizations should move leaders into situations that fit their preferred style?

Which of these is NOT explicitly identified in the textbook as a leadership perspective?

Several large-scale studies have identified socio-economic factors as the most important leadership characteristic.

Which of these statements about leadership is TRUE?

The behavioural perspective of leadership identified which two clusters of leadership behaviours?

The competency perspective of leadership:

Which of these statements about leadership is FALSE?

According to the path-goal theory of leadership:

The competency (trait)perspective takes the view that:

Unlike the traditional view of leadership,shared leadership lacks formal authority.

Which of these statements about gender and leadership is FALSE?

Path-goal theory states that effective leaders have high emotional intelligence,integrity and motivation to become a leader.

Reward systems and employees' skills are substitutes for task-oriented leadership.

One problem with path-goal theory is that it is an extremely simple model of leadership relative to other leadership theories.

Which of the following is a limitation of the transformational perspective of leadership?

The behavioural perspective of leadership focuses on the effectiveness of participative and achievement-oriented leadership styles.

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

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 12: Leadership in Organizational Settings

The concept of shared leadership is also known as leaderful organization.

Effective leaders:

Some leadership styles in path-goal theory are derived from:

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

Which leadership theory explicitly argues that people have a preferred leadership style based on their personality,so organizations should move leaders into situations that fit their preferred style?

Which of these is NOT explicitly identified in the textbook as a leadership perspective?

Several large-scale studies have identified socio-economic factors as the most important leadership characteristic.

Which of these statements about leadership is TRUE?

The behavioural perspective of leadership identified which two clusters of leadership behaviours?

The competency perspective of leadership:

Which of these statements about leadership is FALSE?

According to the path-goal theory of leadership:

The competency (trait)perspective takes the view that:

Unlike the traditional view of leadership,shared leadership lacks formal authority.

Which of these statements about gender and leadership is FALSE?

Path-goal theory states that effective leaders have high emotional intelligence,integrity and motivation to become a leader.

Reward systems and employees' skills are substitutes for task-oriented leadership.

One problem with path-goal theory is that it is an extremely simple model of leadership relative to other leadership theories.

Which of the following is a limitation of the transformational perspective of leadership?

The behavioural perspective of leadership focuses on the effectiveness of participative and achievement-oriented leadership styles.

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

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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