Question 1

Team leaders are typically liaisons with external constituencies and troubleshooters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which type of power is based on a person's position in the formal organizational hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

A) legitimate power 
B) coercive power 
C) reward power 
D) expert power 
E) referent power 
A) legitimate power 
B) coercive power 
C) reward power 
D) expert power 
E) referent power

Question 3

An important trait of a(n)________ leader in path-goal theory is friendliness.

Accepted Answer

A) achievement-oriented 
B) directive 
C) participative 
D) supportive 
E) visionary 
A) achievement-oriented 
B) directive 
C) participative 
D) supportive 
E) visionary

Question 4

Legitimate power is based on a leader's desirable resources or personal traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

________ power is based on the leader's ability to give positive benefits to employees.

Accepted Answer

A) Reward 
B) Coercive 
C) Expert 
D) Referent 
E) Influence 
A) Reward 
B) Coercive 
C) Expert 
D) Referent 
E) Influence

Question 6

Refer to the Scenario below to answer the questions that follow.
Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership Theory (Scenario)
Eric is trying to find the right leadership approach to use on his diverse group of employees.The workers vary widely in age,experience and enthusiasm.Some employees need a lot of direction,while others do not.Yesterday,Eric accidentally upset one of the older and more experienced workers,Hazel,by trying to offer too much help.Hazel is a very capable and willing employee,and after 20 years with the company,she probably knew the job a lot better than Eric did.But he was only trying to be helpful,and he was also trying to compensate for the day before when he had not offered enough help to another worker,Joe.As a new employee,Joe had very little experience and needed a lot of specific information about his work duties.Other employees were more like Hank,who was able to do his job and liked to share in decision making.In his interactions with Hank,Eric focused more on communication and facilitation.After some consideration,Eric has chosen to apply Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory.
-To apply situational leadership theory,Eric needs to focus most on which of the following variables?

Accepted Answer

A) worker motivation 
B) follower readiness 
C) task structure 
D) leadership preference 
E) leader-member relations 
A) worker motivation 
B) follower readiness 
C) task structure 
D) leadership preference 
E) leader-member relations

Question 7

Which of the following might be an ineffective key leadership role for team leaders?

Accepted Answer

A) liaison with external constituencies 
B) task master 
C) troubleshooter 
D) conflict manager 
E) coach 
A) liaison with external constituencies 
B) task master 
C) troubleshooter 
D) conflict manager 
E) coach

Question 8

In contrast to Fiedler,path-goal theory assumes that leaders assume a single,permanent leadership style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Jared's boss encourages employees to participate in the decision-making process,but does not give them complete freedom to do as they like.What kind of leadership style does Jared's boss have?

Accepted Answer

A) monarchial 
B) autocratic 
C) laissez-faire 
D) democratic 
E) directive 
A) monarchial 
B) autocratic 
C) laissez-faire 
D) democratic 
E) directive

Question 10

Situational leadership theory (SL)states that an R1 worker who is unable and unwilling to perform a task responds best to a telling leadership style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Trait theories of leadership focus on how leaders interact with their followers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Janice is a friendly and outgoing manager who constantly shows concern for the needs of her employees.According to path-goal theory,she is demonstrating which leadership style?

Accepted Answer

A) supportive 
B) participative 
C) achievement-oriented 
D) cooperative 
E) directive 
A) supportive 
B) participative 
C) achievement-oriented 
D) cooperative 
E) directive

Question 13

Charisma is defined as the ability to create and articulate a realistic,credible,attractive vision of the future for any organization or organizational unit that grows out of and improves on the present.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to path-goal theory,which of the following are the two situational variables that moderate the relationship between leadership behaviour and outcome?

Accepted Answer

A) leadership style and leader-member relations 
B) readiness of the follower and leader position power 
C) culture of the organization and leader-member relations 
D) environmental variables and personal characteristics of the follower 
E) goal clarity and task structure 
A) leadership style and leader-member relations 
B) readiness of the follower and leader position power 
C) culture of the organization and leader-member relations 
D) environmental variables and personal characteristics of the follower 
E) goal clarity and task structure

Question 15

Charismatic leadership is not appropriate when the environment involves a high degree of stress and uncertainty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

People who work for charismatic leaders are motivated to exert extra work effort but report lower job satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to the University of Iowa studies,a leader who allows his employees complete freedom to make decisions is using a ________ leadership style.

Accepted Answer

A) consultative 
B) directive 
C) democratic 
D) laissez-faire 
E) supportive 
A) consultative 
B) directive 
C) democratic 
D) laissez-faire 
E) supportive

Question 18

________ leaders guide or motivate their followers toward established goals by clarifying role and task requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) Legitimate 
B) Autocratic 
C) Transactional 
D) Transformational 
E) Visionary 
A) Legitimate 
B) Autocratic 
C) Transactional 
D) Transformational 
E) Visionary

Question 19

________ power is based on the leader's ability to punish or control.

Accepted Answer

A) Reward 
B) Coercive 
C) Expert 
D) Referent 
E) Influence 
A) Reward 
B) Coercive 
C) Expert 
D) Referent 
E) Influence

Question 20

According to your textbook,men tend to use ________ leadership,handing out rewards for good work and punishment for bad.

Accepted Answer

A) transactional 
B) transformational 
C) supportive 
D) participative 
E) democratic 
A) transactional 
B) transformational 
C) supportive 
D) participative 
E) democratic

Team leaders are typically liaisons with external constituencies and troubleshooters.

Which type of power is based on a person's position in the formal organizational hierarchy?

An important trait of a(n)________ leader in path-goal theory is friendliness.

Legitimate power is based on a leader's desirable resources or personal traits.

________ power is based on the leader's ability to give positive benefits to employees.

Which of the following might be an ineffective key leadership role for team leaders?

In contrast to Fiedler,path-goal theory assumes that leaders assume a single,permanent leadership style.

Jared's boss encourages employees to participate in the decision-making process,but does not give them complete freedom to do as they like.What kind of leadership style does Jared's boss have?

Situational leadership theory (SL)states that an R1 worker who is unable and unwilling to perform a task responds best to a telling leadership style.

Trait theories of leadership focus on how leaders interact with their followers.

Janice is a friendly and outgoing manager who constantly shows concern for the needs of her employees.According to path-goal theory,she is demonstrating which leadership style?

Charisma is defined as the ability to create and articulate a realistic,credible,attractive vision of the future for any organization or organizational unit that grows out of and improves on the present.

According to path-goal theory,which of the following are the two situational variables that moderate the relationship between leadership behaviour and outcome?

Charismatic leadership is not appropriate when the environment involves a high degree of stress and uncertainty.

People who work for charismatic leaders are motivated to exert extra work effort but report lower job satisfaction.

According to the University of Iowa studies,a leader who allows his employees complete freedom to make decisions is using a ________ leadership style.

________ leaders guide or motivate their followers toward established goals by clarifying role and task requirements.

________ power is based on the leader's ability to punish or control.

According to your textbook,men tend to use ________ leadership,handing out rewards for good work and punishment for bad.

Managers and Management

Environmental Contraints on Managers

Planning and Strategic Management

Decision Making

Organizational Structure and Design

Operations Management

Human Resource Management

Motivating Employees

Understanding Groups and Teams

Foundations of Control

Managing Innovation and Change

Filters

Exam 8: Leadership

Team leaders are typically liaisons with external constituencies and troubleshooters.

Which type of power is based on a person's position in the formal organizational hierarchy?

An important trait of a(n)________ leader in path-goal theory is friendliness.

Legitimate power is based on a leader's desirable resources or personal traits.

________ power is based on the leader's ability to give positive benefits to employees.

Which of the following might be an ineffective key leadership role for team leaders?

In contrast to Fiedler,path-goal theory assumes that leaders assume a single,permanent leadership style.

Jared's boss encourages employees to participate in the decision-making process,but does not give them complete freedom to do as they like.What kind of leadership style does Jared's boss have?

Situational leadership theory (SL)states that an R1 worker who is unable and unwilling to perform a task responds best to a telling leadership style.

Trait theories of leadership focus on how leaders interact with their followers.

Janice is a friendly and outgoing manager who constantly shows concern for the needs of her employees.According to path-goal theory,she is demonstrating which leadership style?

Charisma is defined as the ability to create and articulate a realistic,credible,attractive vision of the future for any organization or organizational unit that grows out of and improves on the present.

According to path-goal theory,which of the following are the two situational variables that moderate the relationship between leadership behaviour and outcome?

Charismatic leadership is not appropriate when the environment involves a high degree of stress and uncertainty.

People who work for charismatic leaders are motivated to exert extra work effort but report lower job satisfaction.

According to the University of Iowa studies,a leader who allows his employees complete freedom to make decisions is using a ________ leadership style.

________ leaders guide or motivate their followers toward established goals by clarifying role and task requirements.

________ power is based on the leader's ability to punish or control.

According to your textbook,men tend to use ________ leadership,handing out rewards for good work and punishment for bad.

Managers and Management

Environmental Contraints on Managers

Planning and Strategic Management

Decision Making

Organizational Structure and Design

Operations Management

Human Resource Management

Motivating Employees

Understanding Groups and Teams

Foundations of Control

Managing Innovation and Change

Filters