Question 1

______ leadership approaches attempt to determine the unique behaviors used by effective leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) Trait 
B) Servant 
C) Shared 
D) Behavioral 
E) Contingency

Question 2

Steve Jobs is an example of a transformational leader;he had a vision of developing an "insanely great" desktop computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Leadership is the ability to ______ employees to voluntarily pursue organizational goals.

Accepted Answer

A) force 
B) reward 
C) request 
D) compensate 
E) influence

Question 4

Regina apologized to Clay for an e-mail that upset him.She said she had chosen an inconsiderate way of stating her idea,and that she'd be happy to discuss it further.Regina is

Accepted Answer

A) expressing consideration behavior. 
B) initiating structure. 
C) practicing shared leadership. 
D) exercising personalized power. 
E) using a personal appeal.

Question 5

____________ 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 6

Amy,the manager of a branch location of a large travel firm,treated company resources as if they were her own and encouraged continued development and training of her employees.She cared about the staff deeply and even organized international volunteering activities to promote their growth.Amy could best be described as which type of leader?

Accepted Answer

A) situational 
B) shared 
C) laissez-faire 
D) servant 
E) transactional

Question 7

________,which include acting friendly or making someone feel good or important before making a request,are influence tactics.

Accepted Answer

A) Coalition tactics 
B) Inspirational appeals 
C) Consultations 
D) Personal appeals 
E) Ingratiating tactics

Question 8

David's peers were surprised when he received a promotion and suddenly became their supervisor.They thought he was rather unreliable and weren't sure he was up to the task.According to the contingency model,David has

Accepted Answer

A) weak position power. 
B) poor leader-member relations. 
C) poor worker facilitation. 
D) low task structure. 
E) unsuccessful leadership adaptation.

Question 9

One's power comes as part of one's job;it is the right to perform or command.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is a characteristic of transformational leaders?

Accepted Answer

A) They are better in stable situations. 
B) They try to get people to do ordinary things. 
C) They monitor progress toward their achievement. 
D) They provide rewards in exchange for employees doing the work. 
E) They encourage people to do exceptional things with trust,commitment,and loyalty to produce significant results and change.

Question 11

Which of the following is not positively associated with transformational leadership,according to research?

Accepted Answer

A) goals consistent with those of the leader 
B) more work engagement 
C) less group cohesion 
D) higher levels of intrinsic motivation 
E) more identification with their work groups

Question 12

_____ is the questionnaire used in Fiedler's model to determine leadership orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 
B) Least preferred coworker (LP
C) scale 
C) Tolerance of ambiguity 
D) Type-A behavior scale 
E) Path-goal survey

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