Question 1

Research indicates that male and female leaders do not differ in their levels of task-oriented and people-oriented leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of these statements about people-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The two dimensions of the Leadership Grid® are similar to the people-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles. 
B)  People-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles are at opposite ends of a behavioural continuum. 
C)  Task-oriented leaders tend to devote more energy towards defining and structuring work roles. 
D)  Task-oriented leadership is associated with lower job satisfaction. 
E)  People-oriented leaders show more mutual trust and respect for subordinates than do task-oriented leaders. 
A)  The two dimensions of the Leadership Grid® are similar to the people-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles. 
B)  People-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles are at opposite ends of a behavioural continuum. 
C)  Task-oriented leaders tend to devote more energy towards defining and structuring work roles. 
D)  Task-oriented leadership is associated with lower job satisfaction. 
E)  People-oriented leaders show more mutual trust and respect for subordinates than do task-oriented leaders.

Question 3

What do the competency,behavioural,and transformational leadership theories have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of them have been rejected by OB scholars as poor representations of effective leadership. 
B)  All of them generally assume a 'one best way' (universal) approach to leadership. 
C)  All of them explicitly consider the relevance of emotional intelligence in leadership. 
D)  All of them explicitly describe leadership in terms of the leader's power over subordinates. 
E)  All of them are contingency approaches to leadership. 
A)  All of them have been rejected by OB scholars as poor representations of effective leadership. 
B)  All of them generally assume a 'one best way' (universal) approach to leadership. 
C)  All of them explicitly consider the relevance of emotional intelligence in leadership. 
D)  All of them explicitly describe leadership in terms of the leader's power over subordinates. 
E)  All of them are contingency approaches to leadership.

Question 4

Leadership is the ability to influence,motivate,and enable others to contribute to organizational effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Self-concept,integrity,knowledge of the business,and emotional intelligence are important leadership competencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The concept of leadership prototypes is a main part in which leadership theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Competency theory. 
B)  Implicit leadership theory. 
C)  Fiedler's contingency perspective. 
D)  Transformational perspective. 
E)  Path-Goal theory of leadership. 
A)  Competency theory. 
B)  Implicit leadership theory. 
C)  Fiedler's contingency perspective. 
D)  Transformational perspective. 
E)  Path-Goal theory of leadership.

Question 7

Suppose that you are the new supervisor of a unit of employees who work in non-routine jobs.These employees are highly experienced and confident in their work.According to path-goal theory,which leadership style would be most appropriate in this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Directive. 
B)  Participative. 
C)  Supportive. 
D)  Abusive. 
E)  None of these would be appropriate in this situation. 
A)  Directive. 
B)  Participative. 
C)  Supportive. 
D)  Abusive. 
E)  None of these would be appropriate in this situation.

Question 8

Servant leadership emphasizes the notion that:

Accepted Answer

A)  employees are paid to serve their leaders. 
B)  leaders should have servants to perform the work. 
C)  employees are servants in the organization, so they should place organizational objectives above their personal needs. 
D)  Servant leadership emphasizes all of these. 
E)  Servant leadership emphasizes none of these. 
A)  employees are paid to serve their leaders. 
B)  leaders should have servants to perform the work. 
C)  employees are servants in the organization, so they should place organizational objectives above their personal needs. 
D)  Servant leadership emphasizes all of these. 
E)  Servant leadership emphasizes none of these.

Question 9

Fiedler's contingency model of leadership states that the best leadership style depends on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the leader's emotional intelligence. 
B)  the level of situational control. 
C)  the leader's level of servant leadership. 
D)  the leader's knowledge of the employee's job 
E)  all of these conditions. 
A)  the leader's emotional intelligence. 
B)  the level of situational control. 
C)  the leader's level of servant leadership. 
D)  the leader's knowledge of the employee's job 
E)  all of these conditions.

Question 10

Shared leadership is the view that anyone in the organization may be a leader in various ways and at various times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Several large-scale studies have identified integrity and honesty as the most important leadership characteristics of effective leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Women tend to use the participative leadership style less readily than do men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT identified as a contingency model of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fiedler's contingency theory. 
B)  Hersey-Blanchard's situational theory. 
C)  Path-goal theory. 
D)  Behavioural leadership theory. 
E)  Leadership substitutes theory. 
A)  Fiedler's contingency theory. 
B)  Hersey-Blanchard's situational theory. 
C)  Path-goal theory. 
D)  Behavioural leadership theory. 
E)  Leadership substitutes theory.

Question 14

Which of the following statements about leadership and gender is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Male leaders tend to use the participative style more often than do female leaders. 
B)  Male and female leaders generally do not differ in their use of task-oriented and people-oriented leadership. 
C)  Male and female leaders generally do not differ in their use of participative leadership. 
D)  Sex stereotypes influence the evaluations that subordinates assign to their leaders. 
E)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  Male leaders tend to use the participative style more often than do female leaders. 
B)  Male and female leaders generally do not differ in their use of task-oriented and people-oriented leadership. 
C)  Male and female leaders generally do not differ in their use of participative leadership. 
D)  Sex stereotypes influence the evaluations that subordinates assign to their leaders. 
E)  All of these statements are true.

Question 15

The two dimensions of leadership highlighted in the behavioural leadership perspective are also identified in:

Accepted Answer

A)  path-goal theory. 
B)  transformational leadership. 
C)  implicit leadership perspective. 
D)  leadership competencies perspective. 
E)  none of these theories or perspectives. 
A)  path-goal theory. 
B)  transformational leadership. 
C)  implicit leadership perspective. 
D)  leadership competencies perspective. 
E)  none of these theories or perspectives.

Question 16

The situational leadership model states that a person's leadership style does not change,so we must put leaders in situations that match their natural style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Transactional leadership is most similar to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the implicit leadership perspective. 
B)  transformational leadership. 
C)  leadership competencies. 
D)  path-goal theory of leadership. 
E)  both the implicit leadership perspective AND transformational leadership. 
A)  the implicit leadership perspective. 
B)  transformational leadership. 
C)  leadership competencies. 
D)  path-goal theory of leadership. 
E)  both the implicit leadership perspective AND transformational leadership.

Question 18

The implicit leadership perspective explains how perceptual processes cause people to inflate the importance of leadership in explaining organizational events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Effective transformational leaders 'walk the talk' by making meeting agendas,work schedules and other executive symbols,patterns and settings more consistent with the strategic vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

People tend to evaluate female leaders slightly less favourably than male leaders because:

Accepted Answer

A)  women aren't as skilled at leading people. 
B)  they tend to rely on gender stereotypes and prototypes of leaders. 
C)  people don't have many examples of women in leadership roles. 
D)  women tend to use one leadership style whereas effective leaders use many styles. 
E)  of all of these reasons. 
A)  women aren't as skilled at leading people. 
B)  they tend to rely on gender stereotypes and prototypes of leaders. 
C)  people don't have many examples of women in leadership roles. 
D)  women tend to use one leadership style whereas effective leaders use many styles. 
E)  of all of these reasons.

Research indicates that male and female leaders do not differ in their levels of task-oriented and people-oriented leadership.

Which of these statements about people-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles is FALSE?

What do the competency,behavioural,and transformational leadership theories have in common?

Leadership is the ability to influence,motivate,and enable others to contribute to organizational effectiveness.

Self-concept,integrity,knowledge of the business,and emotional intelligence are important leadership competencies.

The concept of leadership prototypes is a main part in which leadership theory?

Suppose that you are the new supervisor of a unit of employees who work in non-routine jobs.These employees are highly experienced and confident in their work.According to path-goal theory,which leadership style would be most appropriate in this situation?

Servant leadership emphasizes the notion that:

Fiedler's contingency model of leadership states that the best leadership style depends on:

Shared leadership is the view that anyone in the organization may be a leader in various ways and at various times.

Several large-scale studies have identified integrity and honesty as the most important leadership characteristics of effective leaders.

Women tend to use the participative leadership style less readily than do men.

Which of the following is NOT identified as a contingency model of leadership?

Which of the following statements about leadership and gender is TRUE?

The two dimensions of leadership highlighted in the behavioural leadership perspective are also identified in:

The situational leadership model states that a person's leadership style does not change,so we must put leaders in situations that match their natural style.

Transactional leadership is most similar to:

The implicit leadership perspective explains how perceptual processes cause people to inflate the importance of leadership in explaining organizational events.

Effective transformational leaders 'walk the talk' by making meeting agendas,work schedules and other executive symbols,patterns and settings more consistent with the strategic vision.

People tend to evaluate female leaders slightly less favourably than male leaders because:

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

Research indicates that male and female leaders do not differ in their levels of task-oriented and people-oriented leadership.

Which of these statements about people-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles is FALSE?

What do the competency,behavioural,and transformational leadership theories have in common?

Leadership is the ability to influence,motivate,and enable others to contribute to organizational effectiveness.

Self-concept,integrity,knowledge of the business,and emotional intelligence are important leadership competencies.

The concept of leadership prototypes is a main part in which leadership theory?

Suppose that you are the new supervisor of a unit of employees who work in non-routine jobs.These employees are highly experienced and confident in their work.According to path-goal theory,which leadership style would be most appropriate in this situation?

Servant leadership emphasizes the notion that:

Fiedler's contingency model of leadership states that the best leadership style depends on:

Shared leadership is the view that anyone in the organization may be a leader in various ways and at various times.

Several large-scale studies have identified integrity and honesty as the most important leadership characteristics of effective leaders.

Women tend to use the participative leadership style less readily than do men.

Which of the following is NOT identified as a contingency model of leadership?

Which of the following statements about leadership and gender is TRUE?

The two dimensions of leadership highlighted in the behavioural leadership perspective are also identified in:

The situational leadership model states that a person's leadership style does not change,so we must put leaders in situations that match their natural style.

Transactional leadership is most similar to:

The implicit leadership perspective explains how perceptual processes cause people to inflate the importance of leadership in explaining organizational events.

Effective transformational leaders 'walk the talk' by making meeting agendas,work schedules and other executive symbols,patterns and settings more consistent with the strategic vision.

People tend to evaluate female leaders slightly less favourably than male leaders because:

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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