Question 1

According to the Ohio State leadership studies,a leader high in __________ is sensitive to people's feelings and tries to make things pleasant for the followers.

Accepted Answer

A) initiating structure 
B) attention to detail 
C) task orientation 
D) consideration 
E) human relations orientation 
A) initiating structure 
B) attention to detail 
C) task orientation 
D) consideration 
E) human relations orientation

Question 2

Trait perspectives assume that traits play a central role in differentiating between leaders and non-leaders or in predicting leader or organizational outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

All of the following are substitutes for leadership EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) individuals' experience,ability and training. 
B) highly structured/routine jobs. 
C) intrinsically satisfying jobs. 
D) cohesive work groups. 
E) high leader position power. 
A) individuals' experience,ability and training. 
B) highly structured/routine jobs. 
C) intrinsically satisfying jobs. 
D) cohesive work groups. 
E) high leader position power.

Question 4

The results of the Michigan leadership studies indicate that production-centered supervisors tend to have more productive work groups than employee-centered supervisors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the path-goal leadership theory,a manager is showing a participative leadership style when he/she __________.

Accepted Answer

A) lets subordinates know what performance is expected 
B) expects the highest levels of performance 
C) consults with subordinates and takes their suggestions into account before making decisions 
D) treats subordinates as equals during decision making 
E) acts friendly to subordinates 
A) lets subordinates know what performance is expected 
B) expects the highest levels of performance 
C) consults with subordinates and takes their suggestions into account before making decisions 
D) treats subordinates as equals during decision making 
E) acts friendly to subordinates

Question 6

Robert Blake and Jane Mouton developed the "leadership grid" approach,which emphasizes combinations of concern for production and concern for people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Transformational leadership involves leader-follower exchanges necessary for achieving routine performance agreed upon between leaders and followers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Transactional leaders are those leaders who are capable of having a profound and extraordinary effect on followers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Leaders do not need to be brilliant and they usually do not have to possess extensive specific knowledge concerning their industry,firm,and job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Robert House's path-goal leadership theory has its roots in the expectancy model of motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to situational leadership theories,prosocial power motivation is likely to be most important in complex organizations where decision implementation requires lots of persuasion and social influence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to __________ approaches,individual behavior is constructed in context,as people act and interact in situations.

Accepted Answer

A) supportive leadership 
B) social construction 
C) situational leadership 
D) trait perspectives 
E) leader match training 
A) supportive leadership 
B) social construction 
C) situational leadership 
D) trait perspectives 
E) leader match training

Question 13

In __________,leaders are trained to diagnose the situation to match their high or low LPC scores with situational control.

Accepted Answer

A) diagnostic development 
B) situational control analysis 
C) leader match training 
D) situational diagnostics 
E) leader analysis profiling 
A) diagnostic development 
B) situational control analysis 
C) leader match training 
D) situational diagnostics 
E) leader analysis profiling

Question 14

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Transformational leadership is likely to be strongest at the top-management level. 
B) Transformational leadership is found throughout the organization. 
C) Transformational leadership operates in combination with transactional leadership. 
D) Transformational leadership is similar to most of the traditional leadership approaches. 
E) Leaders need both transactional and transformational leadership to be successful. 
A) Transformational leadership is likely to be strongest at the top-management level. 
B) Transformational leadership is found throughout the organization. 
C) Transformational leadership operates in combination with transactional leadership. 
D) Transformational leadership is similar to most of the traditional leadership approaches. 
E) Leaders need both transactional and transformational leadership to be successful.

Question 15

Fiedler argues that high LPC leaders have a(n)__________ style,whereas low LPC leaders have a(n)__________ style.

Accepted Answer

A) consideration; initiating structure 
B) employee-centered; production-centered 
C) task-oriented; human-relations oriented 
D) relationship-motivated; task-motivated 
E) consideration; mechanistic 
A) consideration; initiating structure 
B) employee-centered; production-centered 
C) task-oriented; human-relations oriented 
D) relationship-motivated; task-motivated 
E) consideration; mechanistic

Question 16

Some research carried out in the United States,Britain,Hong Kong and Japan,on cross cultural implications shows that leadership behaviors should be carried out in the same ways in alternative cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Substitutes for leadership can prevent a leader from behaving in a certain way or nullify the effects of a leader's actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The path-goal theory predicts that __________ leadership will promote satisfaction on non-repetitive tasks that allow for the ego involvement of subordinates.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The path-goal theory predicts that __________ leadership...

Question 19

According to the leadership grid,leaders with a 1/1 style are termed "impoverished," while a 5/5 style is labeled "middle of the road."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the Michigan leadership studies,__________ supervisors are primarily concerned with getting the work done.

Accepted Answer

A) process-centered 
B) production-centered 
C) employee-centered 
D) administration-centered 
E) task-centered. 
A) process-centered 
B) production-centered 
C) employee-centered 
D) administration-centered 
E) task-centered.

According to the Ohio State leadership studies,a leader high in __________ is sensitive to people's feelings and tries to make things pleasant for the followers.

Trait perspectives assume that traits play a central role in differentiating between leaders and non-leaders or in predicting leader or organizational outcomes.

All of the following are substitutes for leadership EXCEPT:

The results of the Michigan leadership studies indicate that production-centered supervisors tend to have more productive work groups than employee-centered supervisors.

According to the path-goal leadership theory,a manager is showing a participative leadership style when he/she __________.

Robert Blake and Jane Mouton developed the "leadership grid" approach,which emphasizes combinations of concern for production and concern for people.

Transformational leadership involves leader-follower exchanges necessary for achieving routine performance agreed upon between leaders and followers.

Transactional leaders are those leaders who are capable of having a profound and extraordinary effect on followers.

Leaders do not need to be brilliant and they usually do not have to possess extensive specific knowledge concerning their industry,firm,and job.

Robert House's path-goal leadership theory has its roots in the expectancy model of motivation.

According to situational leadership theories,prosocial power motivation is likely to be most important in complex organizations where decision implementation requires lots of persuasion and social influence.

According to __________ approaches,individual behavior is constructed in context,as people act and interact in situations.

In __________,leaders are trained to diagnose the situation to match their high or low LPC scores with situational control.

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Fiedler argues that high LPC leaders have a(n) style,whereas low LPC leaders have a(n) style.

Some research carried out in the United States,Britain,Hong Kong and Japan,on cross cultural implications shows that leadership behaviors should be carried out in the same ways in alternative cultures.

Substitutes for leadership can prevent a leader from behaving in a certain way or nullify the effects of a leader's actions.

The path-goal theory predicts that __________ leadership will promote satisfaction on non-repetitive tasks that allow for the ego involvement of subordinates.

According to the leadership grid,leaders with a 1/1 style are termed "impoverished," while a 5/5 style is labeled "middle of the road."

According to the Michigan leadership studies,__________ supervisors are primarily concerned with getting the work done.

Introducing Organizational Behavior

Individual Differences,Values,and Diversity

Emotions,Attitudes,and Job Satisfaction

Perception,Attribution,and Learning

Motivation and Performance

Teams in Organizations

Teamwork and Team Performance

Decision-Making and Creativity

Conflict and Negotiation

Communication and Collaboration

Power and Politics

Leadership Challenges and Organizational Change

Organizational Culture and Innovation

Organizational Goals and Structures

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Exam 13: Leadership Essentials

According to the Ohio State leadership studies,a leader high in __________ is sensitive to people's feelings and tries to make things pleasant for the followers.

Trait perspectives assume that traits play a central role in differentiating between leaders and non-leaders or in predicting leader or organizational outcomes.

All of the following are substitutes for leadership EXCEPT:

The results of the Michigan leadership studies indicate that production-centered supervisors tend to have more productive work groups than employee-centered supervisors.

According to the path-goal leadership theory,a manager is showing a participative leadership style when he/she __________.

Robert Blake and Jane Mouton developed the "leadership grid" approach,which emphasizes combinations of concern for production and concern for people.

Transformational leadership involves leader-follower exchanges necessary for achieving routine performance agreed upon between leaders and followers.

Transactional leaders are those leaders who are capable of having a profound and extraordinary effect on followers.

Leaders do not need to be brilliant and they usually do not have to possess extensive specific knowledge concerning their industry,firm,and job.

Robert House's path-goal leadership theory has its roots in the expectancy model of motivation.

According to situational leadership theories,prosocial power motivation is likely to be most important in complex organizations where decision implementation requires lots of persuasion and social influence.

According to __________ approaches,individual behavior is constructed in context,as people act and interact in situations.

In __________,leaders are trained to diagnose the situation to match their high or low LPC scores with situational control.

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Fiedler argues that high LPC leaders have a(n)__________ style,whereas low LPC leaders have a(n)__________ style.

Some research carried out in the United States,Britain,Hong Kong and Japan,on cross cultural implications shows that leadership behaviors should be carried out in the same ways in alternative cultures.

Substitutes for leadership can prevent a leader from behaving in a certain way or nullify the effects of a leader's actions.

The path-goal theory predicts that __________ leadership will promote satisfaction on non-repetitive tasks that allow for the ego involvement of subordinates.

According to the leadership grid,leaders with a 1/1 style are termed "impoverished," while a 5/5 style is labeled "middle of the road."

According to the Michigan leadership studies,__________ supervisors are primarily concerned with getting the work done.

Introducing Organizational Behavior

Individual Differences,Values,and Diversity

Emotions,Attitudes,and Job Satisfaction

Perception,Attribution,and Learning

Motivation and Performance

Teams in Organizations

Teamwork and Team Performance

Decision-Making and Creativity

Conflict and Negotiation

Communication and Collaboration

Power and Politics

Leadership Challenges and Organizational Change

Organizational Culture and Innovation

Organizational Goals and Structures

Strategy,Technology,and Organizational Design

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Fiedler argues that high LPC leaders have a(n) style,whereas low LPC leaders have a(n) style.