Question 1

The implicit leadership perspective encourages potential leaders to act differently than what employees expect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Attribution theory is a major component of which of these leadership perspectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trait perspective. 
B)  Implicit leadership theory. 
C)  Contingency perspective. 
D)  Transformational perspective. 
E)  Behaviour perspective. 
A)  Trait perspective. 
B)  Implicit leadership theory. 
C)  Contingency perspective. 
D)  Transformational perspective. 
E)  Behaviour perspective.

Question 3

One problem with the transformational leadership perspective is that specific elements within it are culture-bound.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The behavioural and contingency leadership theories adopt more of a transactional and less of a transformational perspective of leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the leadership substitutes model is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some situational conditions substitute for task-oriented or people-oriented leadership styles. 
B)  Some leadership substitutes are incorporated into the path-goal leadership theory. 
C)  Leadership substitutes neutralize or replace transformational rather than transactional leadership. 
D)  Leadership substitutes include characteristics of the employee, task or organization that either limit the leader's influence or make it unnecessary. 
E)  Leadership substitutes take a contingency-oriented view of leadership. 
A)  Some situational conditions substitute for task-oriented or people-oriented leadership styles. 
B)  Some leadership substitutes are incorporated into the path-goal leadership theory. 
C)  Leadership substitutes neutralize or replace transformational rather than transactional leadership. 
D)  Leadership substitutes include characteristics of the employee, task or organization that either limit the leader's influence or make it unnecessary. 
E)  Leadership substitutes take a contingency-oriented view of leadership.

Question 6

According to the implicit leadership perspective,we are more likely to believe that a leader is effective if the leader looks and acts consistently with our prototype.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Transformational leaders frame their vision by setting it aside until the time is right to introduce it again.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership model states that the best leadership style depends on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the readiness of followers. 
B)  the availability of leadership substitutes. 
C)  the leader's capacity to walk the talk. 
D)  the leader's integrity, weight and other traits or competencies. 
E)  none of these conditions. 
A)  the readiness of followers. 
B)  the availability of leadership substitutes. 
C)  the leader's capacity to walk the talk. 
D)  the leader's integrity, weight and other traits or competencies. 
E)  none of these conditions.

Question 9

According to the behavioural perspective of leadership,people-oriented leadership is associated with higher employee performance and better team dynamics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Effective transformational leaders build commitment towards the strategic vision by using words,symbols and stories that inspire and energize employees to adopt the vision as their own.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Fiedler's contingency model of leadership:

Accepted Answer

A)  everyone has the same capacity to become an effective leader. 
B)  effective leaders are able to change their style to fit the situation. 
C)  the best leadership style depends on the availability of leadership substitutes. 
D)  Fiedler's theory states all of these. 
E)  Fiedler's theory states none of these. 
A)  everyone has the same capacity to become an effective leader. 
B)  effective leaders are able to change their style to fit the situation. 
C)  the best leadership style depends on the availability of leadership substitutes. 
D)  Fiedler's theory states all of these. 
E)  Fiedler's theory states none of these.

Question 12

The behavioural perspective of leadership says that task-oriented leaders clarify duties and procedures,ensure that employees follow company rules and push them to reach their performance capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Cultural values shape the expectations that followers have of their leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Transformational leaders shape a strategic vision of the future that focuses employees on a superordinate organizational goal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Transactional leaders:

Accepted Answer

A)  improve efficiency. 
B)  build a strategic vision to change the organization. 
C)  represent an unrealistic stereotype that followers have of great leaders. 
D)  possess all of the competencies of great leaders. 
E)  are/do none of these. 
A)  improve efficiency. 
B)  build a strategic vision to change the organization. 
C)  represent an unrealistic stereotype that followers have of great leaders. 
D)  possess all of the competencies of great leaders. 
E)  are/do none of these.

Question 16

Southern Industrials Ltd.wants to develop a competency-based approach to executive selection.Which leadership perspective mainly applies to this practice? Also,based on leadership research,identify four 'competencies' that Southern Industrials will probably identify in effective executives.

Accepted Answer

The leadership perspective - competency

Question 17

According to the textbook,which of these leadership concepts or theories has little or no research support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory 
B)  Emotional intelligence and integrity as leadership competencies 
C)  Transformational leadership 
D)  Leadership substitutes theory 
E)  Path-goal leadership theory 
A)  Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory 
B)  Emotional intelligence and integrity as leadership competencies 
C)  Transformational leadership 
D)  Leadership substitutes theory 
E)  Path-goal leadership theory

Question 18

One problem with the competency (trait)perspective of leadership is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  research doesn't find any evidence that effective leaders have specific competencies. 
B)  competencies reflect the leader's performance rather than potential. 
C)  most leadership competencies are too specific, leaving no opportunity to interpret their meaning broadly. 
D)  it implies a universal rather than contingency approach to leadership. 
E)  researchers haven't yet considered physical appearance in the list of possible leadership traits. 
A)  research doesn't find any evidence that effective leaders have specific competencies. 
B)  competencies reflect the leader's performance rather than potential. 
C)  most leadership competencies are too specific, leaving no opportunity to interpret their meaning broadly. 
D)  it implies a universal rather than contingency approach to leadership. 
E)  researchers haven't yet considered physical appearance in the list of possible leadership traits.

Question 19

The implicit theory of leadership states that:

Accepted Answer

A)  everyone is capable of being an effective leader. 
B)  the best leadership style depends on both the characteristics of employees and the environment in which they work. 
C)  leadership is a perception of followers, not just actual behaviours and competencies of people called leaders. 
D)  there is no such thing as leadership. 
E)  leaders are people who change organizations. 
A)  everyone is capable of being an effective leader. 
B)  the best leadership style depends on both the characteristics of employees and the environment in which they work. 
C)  leadership is a perception of followers, not just actual behaviours and competencies of people called leaders. 
D)  there is no such thing as leadership. 
E)  leaders are people who change organizations.

Question 20

Gusher Oil Ltd expects all of its executives and supervisors to act as coaches,stewards and facilitators to employees.Their main objective is to make it easier for employees to perform their jobs.Gusher Oil is mainly encouraging which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transformational leadership. 
B)  Implicit leadership. 
C)  Servant leadership. 
D)  Competency perspective of leadership. 
E)  Leadership substitutes. 
A)  Transformational leadership. 
B)  Implicit leadership. 
C)  Servant leadership. 
D)  Competency perspective of leadership. 
E)  Leadership substitutes.

The implicit leadership perspective encourages potential leaders to act differently than what employees expect.

Attribution theory is a major component of which of these leadership perspectives?

One problem with the transformational leadership perspective is that specific elements within it are culture-bound.

The behavioural and contingency leadership theories adopt more of a transactional and less of a transformational perspective of leadership.

Which of the following statements about the leadership substitutes model is FALSE?

According to the implicit leadership perspective,we are more likely to believe that a leader is effective if the leader looks and acts consistently with our prototype.

Transformational leaders frame their vision by setting it aside until the time is right to introduce it again.

Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership model states that the best leadership style depends on:

According to the behavioural perspective of leadership,people-oriented leadership is associated with higher employee performance and better team dynamics.

Effective transformational leaders build commitment towards the strategic vision by using words,symbols and stories that inspire and energize employees to adopt the vision as their own.

According to Fiedler's contingency model of leadership:

The behavioural perspective of leadership says that task-oriented leaders clarify duties and procedures,ensure that employees follow company rules and push them to reach their performance capacity.

Cultural values shape the expectations that followers have of their leaders.

Transformational leaders shape a strategic vision of the future that focuses employees on a superordinate organizational goal.

Transactional leaders:

Southern Industrials Ltd.wants to develop a competency-based approach to executive selection.Which leadership perspective mainly applies to this practice? Also,based on leadership research,identify four 'competencies' that Southern Industrials will probably identify in effective executives.

According to the textbook,which of these leadership concepts or theories has little or no research support?

One problem with the competency (trait)perspective of leadership is that:

The implicit theory of leadership states that:

Gusher Oil Ltd expects all of its executives and supervisors to act as coaches,stewards and facilitators to employees.Their main objective is to make it easier for employees to perform their jobs.Gusher Oil is mainly encouraging which of the following?

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 implicit leadership perspective encourages potential leaders to act differently than what employees expect.

Attribution theory is a major component of which of these leadership perspectives?

One problem with the transformational leadership perspective is that specific elements within it are culture-bound.

The behavioural and contingency leadership theories adopt more of a transactional and less of a transformational perspective of leadership.

Which of the following statements about the leadership substitutes model is FALSE?

According to the implicit leadership perspective,we are more likely to believe that a leader is effective if the leader looks and acts consistently with our prototype.

Transformational leaders frame their vision by setting it aside until the time is right to introduce it again.

Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership model states that the best leadership style depends on:

According to the behavioural perspective of leadership,people-oriented leadership is associated with higher employee performance and better team dynamics.

Effective transformational leaders build commitment towards the strategic vision by using words,symbols and stories that inspire and energize employees to adopt the vision as their own.

According to Fiedler's contingency model of leadership:

The behavioural perspective of leadership says that task-oriented leaders clarify duties and procedures,ensure that employees follow company rules and push them to reach their performance capacity.

Cultural values shape the expectations that followers have of their leaders.

Transformational leaders shape a strategic vision of the future that focuses employees on a superordinate organizational goal.

Transactional leaders:

Southern Industrials Ltd.wants to develop a competency-based approach to executive selection.Which leadership perspective mainly applies to this practice? Also,based on leadership research,identify four 'competencies' that Southern Industrials will probably identify in effective executives.

According to the textbook,which of these leadership concepts or theories has little or no research support?

One problem with the competency (trait)perspective of leadership is that:

The implicit theory of leadership states that:

Gusher Oil Ltd expects all of its executives and supervisors to act as coaches,stewards and facilitators to employees.Their main objective is to make it easier for employees to perform their jobs.Gusher Oil is mainly encouraging which of the following?

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

Filters