Question 1

Lisa has been appointed leader of a project task force. She has strong leader-member relations. The task is structured. According to Fiedler's LPC theory, the situation is

Accepted Answer

A)  most favorable. 
B)  moderately favorable. 
C)  moderately unfavorable. 
D)  most unfavorable. 
E)  none of these choices.

Question 2

One of the reasons Steve Jobs was very successful at Apple was his charisma. He had ____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

The purpose of the Vroom-Yetton-Jago model is to

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A)  determine the level of situational favorableness. 
B)  determine the appropriate degree of employee participation in decision making. 
C)  shape the environment by providing rewards and structuring tasks. 
D)  select alternatives by means of refining expert opinion. 
E)  make decisions quickly.

Question 4

Working Mother magazine ranked Abbott as one of the top ten companies for working families. CEO Miles White says "One of the most important things we can do for working families today is to help them lead healthier lives." According to the Ohio studies, White is using ____ behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  job-centered leader 
B)  initiating structure 
C)  consideration 
D)  authority-compliance leader 
E)  employee-centered leader

Question 5

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg struck a deal with Spotify CEO Daniel EK for online music service. As CEOs they have ____ power.

Accepted Answer

A)  coercive 
B)  legitimate 
C)  inspirational 
D)  referent 
E)  reward

Question 6

The Leadership Grid

Accepted Answer

A)  is useful for describing leader behavior but not useful for predicting it. 
B)  labels the best manager as high in both concern for planning and concern for organizing. 
C)  uses the term impoverished manager to describe a manager who is low in concern for people and low in concern for production. 
D)  is a graphic representation of the trait approach to studying leadership. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 7

What type of power do leaders have if they are able to offer or withhold inducements?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Briefly describe how the path-goal theory of leadership and the expectancy theory of motivation are related.

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Question 9

According to the Vroom-Yetton-Jago model, the manager using the ____________________ style of decision making allows the group to define for itself the exact nature and parameter of the problem and then to develop a solution.

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The answer of According to the Vroom-Yetton-Jago model, the manager...

Question 10

A person can be a leader and a manager at the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

____ is a path-goal situational factor that describes the personal belief that whatever happens to the individual is a matter of luck or fate.

Accepted Answer

A)  Task structure 
B)  Internal locus of control 
C)  External locus of control 
D)  Position power 
E)  Perception of ability

Question 12

____ power is created and conveyed in the organization by granting authority.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

If you wanted to improve your leadership abilities, would it be more helpful to take a college leadership course or play a team sport for a year? Why?

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Question 14

Pete tells his staff what to do, but not how to do it. When they come to him for help, he assists them and treats them as equals. Based on the path-goal theory, what kind of leader behavior is Pete exhibiting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supportive 
B)  Directive 
C)  Participative 
D)  Achievement-oriented 
E)  Bureaucratic

Question 15

According to the Vroom-Yetton-Jago model, leaders first assess

Accepted Answer

A)  subordinate competence. 
B)  time sensitivity. 
C)  subordinate personality. 
D)  subordinate development. 
E)  leadership style.

Question 16

Franz knows Monisha is his best worker. When he needs someone to "get it to the end zone," the project goes to her. This is an example of a ____ approach to leadership.

Accepted Answer

A)  path-goal 
B)  leader-member exchange 
C)  Vroom-Yetton-Jago 
D)  substitutes for leadership 
E)  life cycle theory

Question 17

Managers and leaders differ in

Accepted Answer

A)  how they create an agenda. 
B)  how they achieve the agenda. 
C)  how they execute plans. 
D)  the type of outcomes they achieve. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 18

When Marsha purchased an old Victorian, fixer-upper house, people thought she was crazy, but she had a vision for a bed-and-breakfast inn. She had to convince investors that a B&B was needed. According to the Vroom-Yetton-Jago model, Marsha used which decision-making style?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consult the individual 
B)  Facilitate 
C)  Delegate 
D)  Participate 
E)  Decide

Question 19

____________________ power is based on knowledge and expertise.

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The answer of ____________________ power is based on knowledge and...

Question 20

The first organized approach to studying ____________________ analyzed the personality, psychological, and physical traits of strong leaders.

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The answer of The first organized approach to studying ____________________...

Exam 16: Managing Leadership and Influence Process