Question 1

Use of persuasion rather than positional authority to influence others is a key characteristic of a servant leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Unlike other models,which presuppose stable relationships between leaders and followers,the LMX model assumes each manager-employee relationship is unique.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

To determine a person's leadership orientation,the contingency model has a questionnaire known as the least preferred coworker (LPC)scale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the five sources of power?

Accepted Answer

A) legitimate 
B) reward 
C) coercive 
D) appearance 
E) expert

Question 5

John Kotter suggests that management is about coping with complexity,and leadership is about coping with change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Adaptive,flexible organizational cultures are less likely to foster transformational leadership than bureaucratic ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Initiating-structure leadership is leader behavior that focusing on clarifying employees' roles and task requirements and providing rewards and punishments contingent on performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

____________ is the model in which an effective leader makes desirable rewards available,clarifies how employees can achieve objectives,and provides them support in doing so.

Accepted Answer

A) Greenleaf's servant leadership model 
B) LMX model of leadership 
C) Leader-member exchange model 
D) House's path-goal model 
E) Fiedler's contingency model

Question 9

Research indicates that women tend to display more _____,while men tend to display more ______.

Accepted Answer

A) autocratic leadership;democratic leadership 
B) task leadership;social leadership 
C) democratic leadership;servant leadership 
D) social leadership;task leadership 
E) ineffective leadership;effective leadership

Question 10

______ power results from one's specialized knowledge.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Giving credit to others rather than taking it for themselves could be a reason that fewer women than men are in top leadership positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Trina is outgoing,warm,and truly inspirational when she talks about where she wants to lead her division.Her employees seem eager to do anything she asks.Because of her personality and not her position,Trina has ______ power.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The LMX model looks at the quality of relationships between managers and employees,and assumes each manager-employee relationship is unique.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has made sure his employees have health insurance and work in a positive environment.He could best be described as which type of leader?

Accepted Answer

A) leader-member exchange 
B) situational 
C) shared 
D) servant 
E) transactional

Question 15

According to a study,55% of women and 57% of men aspire to be CEO.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Managers' coercive power,derived from the formal authority of their positions,allows them to hire,fire,reward,and punish.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Employee characteristics and interpersonal factors cause some leadership behaviors to be more effective than others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

List and describe the three dimensions of situational control.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and describe the three dimensions of...

Question 19

Transformational leadership is positively associated with all the following except _____.

Accepted Answer

A) measures of organizational effectiveness 
B) measures of leadership effectiveness and employee job satisfaction 
C) more employee identification with their leaders and with their immediate work groups 
D) less commitment to organizational change 
E) higher levels of intrinsic motivation,group cohesion,and work engagement

Question 20

A transactional leader focuses on clarifying employees' roles and task requirements and providing rewards and punishments contingent on performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Power,Influence,and Leadership: From Becoming a Manager to Becoming a Leader

Use of persuasion rather than positional authority to influence others is a key characteristic of a servant leader.

Unlike other models,which presuppose stable relationships between leaders and followers,the LMX model assumes each manager-employee relationship is unique.

To determine a person's leadership orientation,the contingency model has a questionnaire known as the least preferred coworker (LPC)scale.

Which of the following is not one of the five sources of power?

John Kotter suggests that management is about coping with complexity,and leadership is about coping with change.

Adaptive,flexible organizational cultures are less likely to foster transformational leadership than bureaucratic ones.

Initiating-structure leadership is leader behavior that focusing on clarifying employees' roles and task requirements and providing rewards and punishments contingent on performance.

____________ is the model in which an effective leader makes desirable rewards available,clarifies how employees can achieve objectives,and provides them support in doing so.

Research indicates that women tend to display more _,while men tend to display more __.

______ power results from one's specialized knowledge.

Giving credit to others rather than taking it for themselves could be a reason that fewer women than men are in top leadership positions.

Trina is outgoing,warm,and truly inspirational when she talks about where she wants to lead her division.Her employees seem eager to do anything she asks.Because of her personality and not her position,Trina has ______ power.

The LMX model looks at the quality of relationships between managers and employees,and assumes each manager-employee relationship is unique.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has made sure his employees have health insurance and work in a positive environment.He could best be described as which type of leader?

According to a study,55% of women and 57% of men aspire to be CEO.

Managers' coercive power,derived from the formal authority of their positions,allows them to hire,fire,reward,and punish.

Employee characteristics and interpersonal factors cause some leadership behaviors to be more effective than others.

List and describe the three dimensions of situational control.

Transformational leadership is positively associated with all the following except _____.

A transactional leader focuses on clarifying employees' roles and task requirements and providing rewards and punishments contingent on performance.