Question 1

In Fiedler's leadership contingency theory,a leader's style is essentially a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A) power 
B) strength 
C) trait measure 
D) personality 
E) ego 
A) power 
B) strength 
C) trait measure 
D) personality 
E) ego

Question 2

Suppose that the following features characterize the leadership situation in a specific work team: (a)The skills required in each team member's job,the order in which tasks are to be performed,and the interdependencies among the various jobs are all clearly defined.(b)The supervisor frequently criticizes team members and readily punishes them because he has the power to do so.(c)Because the supervisor is punitive,the team members try to undermine his authority and sabotage his leadership.Which leadership style likely would be most effective in this situation?

Accepted Answer

A) task- motivated 
B) relationship-motivated 
C) human relations 
D) team- motivated 
E) achievement- motivated 
A) task- motivated 
B) relationship-motivated 
C) human relations 
D) team- motivated 
E) achievement- motivated

Question 3

Hersey and Blanchard argue that situational leadership requires adjusting the leader's emphasis on task behaviors and relationship behaviors according to the readiness of followers to perform their tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

House's path-goal theory of leadership assumes that a leader's key function is to adjust his or her behaviors to complement situational contingencies that influence the accomplishment of personal goals and organizational goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following does NOT provide an accurate description of leadership styles in the Blake and Mouton leadership grid?

Accepted Answer

A) A 1/1 manager is termed team management. 
B) A 1/9 manager has minimum concern for production and maximum concern for people. 
C) A 5/5 manager is a middle of the road manager. 
D) A 9/1 manager has maximum concern for production and minimum concern for people. 
E) A 9/9 manager has a maximum concern for both people and production. 
A) A 1/1 manager is termed team management. 
B) A 1/9 manager has minimum concern for production and maximum concern for people. 
C) A 5/5 manager is a middle of the road manager. 
D) A 9/1 manager has maximum concern for production and minimum concern for people. 
E) A 9/9 manager has a maximum concern for both people and production.

Question 6

__________ theory assumes that a leader's key function is to adjust his or her behaviors to complement situational contingencies that influence the accomplishment of personal goals and organizational goals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ theory assumes that a leader's key...

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the four styles of leadership identified by Hersey and Blanchard?

Accepted Answer

A) Delegating 
B) Participating 
C) Selling 
D) Telling 
E) Motivating 
A) Delegating 
B) Participating 
C) Selling 
D) Telling 
E) Motivating

Question 8

According to the Hersey and Blanchard situational leadership model,_________ is the extent to which people have the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the Hersey and Blanchard situational...

Question 9

Despite earlier beliefs,the Ohio State leadership studies concluded that leaders should be moderate on: consideration behaviors and initiating structure behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ perspectives assume that traits play a...

Question 11

According to Blake and Mouton,the "country club management" term refers to leaders with:

Accepted Answer

A) Low concern for production and high concern for people 
B) Low concern for people and high concern for production 
C) Low concern for both people and production 
D) High concern for both people and production 
E) None of the above 
A) Low concern for production and high concern for people 
B) Low concern for people and high concern for production 
C) Low concern for both people and production 
D) High concern for both people and production 
E) None of the above

Question 12

According to Fiedler's cognitive resource theory,group member ability becomes most important when the leader is directive and receives strong support from group members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The role of __________ is to promote stability or to enable the organization to run smoothly,whereas the role of __________ is to promote adaptive or useful changes.

Accepted Answer

management

Question 14

Formal leadership is exerted by persons who are appointed or elected to positions of formal authority in organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Meindl referred to the phenomenon whereby people attribute almost magical qualities to leadership as _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) the romance of leadership 
B) a leadership prototype 
C) leadership as attribution 
D) inference-based attrition 
E) transactional leadership 
A) the romance of leadership 
B) a leadership prototype 
C) leadership as attribution 
D) inference-based attrition 
E) transactional leadership

Question 16

Prosocial power motivation refers to a high need for achievement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Fiedler's cognitive resource perspective,a leader should use directive or nondirective behavior depending on the following situational contingencies: the leader's or subordinate group members' ability or competency,stress,experience,and group support of the leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In Fiedler's contingency theory,situational control is a function of leader-member relations,task structure,and position power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A key way of differentiating between management and leadership is to argue that the role of management is to promote adaptive or useful change while the role of leadership is to promote stability or to enable the organization to run smoothly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Hersey and Blanchard,a __________ style of leadership is best for high follower readiness.

Accepted Answer

A) delegating 
B) directing 
C) participating 
D) selling 
E) telling 
A) delegating 
B) directing 
C) participating 
D) selling 
E) telling

In Fiedler's leadership contingency theory,a leader's style is essentially a(n)________.

Hersey and Blanchard argue that situational leadership requires adjusting the leader's emphasis on task behaviors and relationship behaviors according to the readiness of followers to perform their tasks.

House's path-goal theory of leadership assumes that a leader's key function is to adjust his or her behaviors to complement situational contingencies that influence the accomplishment of personal goals and organizational goals.

Which of the following does NOT provide an accurate description of leadership styles in the Blake and Mouton leadership grid?

__________ theory assumes that a leader's key function is to adjust his or her behaviors to complement situational contingencies that influence the accomplishment of personal goals and organizational goals.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four styles of leadership identified by Hersey and Blanchard?

According to the Hersey and Blanchard situational leadership model,_________ is the extent to which people have the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task.

Despite earlier beliefs,the Ohio State leadership studies concluded that leaders should be moderate on: consideration behaviors and initiating structure behaviors.

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

According to Blake and Mouton,the "country club management" term refers to leaders with:

According to Fiedler's cognitive resource theory,group member ability becomes most important when the leader is directive and receives strong support from group members.

The role of is to promote stability or to enable the organization to run smoothly,whereas the role of is to promote adaptive or useful changes.

Formal leadership is exerted by persons who are appointed or elected to positions of formal authority in organizations.

Meindl referred to the phenomenon whereby people attribute almost magical qualities to leadership as _____________.

Prosocial power motivation refers to a high need for achievement.

According to Fiedler's cognitive resource perspective,a leader should use directive or nondirective behavior depending on the following situational contingencies: the leader's or subordinate group members' ability or competency,stress,experience,and group support of the leader.

In Fiedler's contingency theory,situational control is a function of leader-member relations,task structure,and position power.

A key way of differentiating between management and leadership is to argue that the role of management is to promote adaptive or useful change while the role of leadership is to promote stability or to enable the organization to run smoothly.

According to Hersey and Blanchard,a __________ style of leadership is best for high follower readiness.

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Exam 13: Leadership Essentials

In Fiedler's leadership contingency theory,a leader's style is essentially a(n)________.

Hersey and Blanchard argue that situational leadership requires adjusting the leader's emphasis on task behaviors and relationship behaviors according to the readiness of followers to perform their tasks.

House's path-goal theory of leadership assumes that a leader's key function is to adjust his or her behaviors to complement situational contingencies that influence the accomplishment of personal goals and organizational goals.

Which of the following does NOT provide an accurate description of leadership styles in the Blake and Mouton leadership grid?

__________ theory assumes that a leader's key function is to adjust his or her behaviors to complement situational contingencies that influence the accomplishment of personal goals and organizational goals.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four styles of leadership identified by Hersey and Blanchard?

According to the Hersey and Blanchard situational leadership model,_________ is the extent to which people have the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task.

Despite earlier beliefs,the Ohio State leadership studies concluded that leaders should be moderate on: consideration behaviors and initiating structure behaviors.

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

According to Blake and Mouton,the "country club management" term refers to leaders with:

According to Fiedler's cognitive resource theory,group member ability becomes most important when the leader is directive and receives strong support from group members.

The role of __________ is to promote stability or to enable the organization to run smoothly,whereas the role of __________ is to promote adaptive or useful changes.

Formal leadership is exerted by persons who are appointed or elected to positions of formal authority in organizations.

Meindl referred to the phenomenon whereby people attribute almost magical qualities to leadership as _____________.

Prosocial power motivation refers to a high need for achievement.

According to Fiedler's cognitive resource perspective,a leader should use directive or nondirective behavior depending on the following situational contingencies: the leader's or subordinate group members' ability or competency,stress,experience,and group support of the leader.

In Fiedler's contingency theory,situational control is a function of leader-member relations,task structure,and position power.

A key way of differentiating between management and leadership is to argue that the role of management is to promote adaptive or useful change while the role of leadership is to promote stability or to enable the organization to run smoothly.

According to Hersey and Blanchard,a __________ style of leadership is best for high follower readiness.

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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The role of is to promote stability or to enable the organization to run smoothly,whereas the role of is to promote adaptive or useful changes.