Deck 3: Recognizing Your Philosophy and Style of Leadership

Question 1

Authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire are all distinct styles that do not overlap.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Laissez-faire leadership can also be thought of as non-leadership.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

From the perspective of Theory X, leaders play a significant role in getting others to accomplish their work.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A Theory X manager uses rewards and punishments to get employees to do work.

Question 5

Democratic leadership results in stronger motivation and greater originality.

Question 6

Democratic leaders give objective praise and criticism.

Question 7

Authoritarian leadership is most similar to Theory Y.

Question 8

What theory asserts that workers want to be taken care of and protected by their leaders?

A)Theory X
B)Theory Y
C)Authoritarian
D)Democratic
E)None of the above

Question 9

The worker who says "If I didn't need to pay my bills, I would never work" is an example of the Theory Y assumption.

Question 10

Theory Y asserts that employees need external guidelines and incentives to do work.

Question 11

The primary work on styles of leadership (authoritarian, democratic, laissez-faire)was done by ______.

A)McGregor
B)Lewin, Lippitt, and White
C)Graen and Uhl-Bien
D)Burns
E)None of the above

Question 12

Democratic leadership most closely resembles the assumptions of Theory Y.

Question 13

According to Theory Y:

A)People like work
B)People are self-motivated
C)People accept and seek responsibility
D)All of the above
E)A and C only

Question 14

Laissez-faire leadership assumes that workers wish to avoid responsibility and prefer to be directed.

Question 15

Under a democratic leader, group members participate more and are more committed to group decisions.

Question 16

Outcomes of authoritarian leadership include:

A)Efficiency and productivity
B)Fostering dependence, submissiveness, and less individuality
C)Creating discontent, hostility, and aggression
D)All of the above
E)B and C only

Question 17

According to Theory X:

A)People dislike work
B)People need to be directed and controlled
C)People want responsibility, not security
D)All of the above
E)A and B only

Question 18

Theory Y managers believe:

A)The average person is inherently resourceful
B)People are more productive when they depend on their bosses
C)People have the capacity to engage in a wide range of goal-setting and problem solving
D)All of the above
E)A and C only

Question 19

Laissez-faire leaders:

A)Are impervious toward workers and their motivations to work
B)Encourage communication between group members and with the leader
C)Give objective praise and criticism of workers
D)All of the above
E)B and C only

Question 20

The outcomes of democratic leadership include:

A)Greater group satisfaction, commitment, and cohesiveness
B)More friendliness, mutual praise, and group-mindedness
C)Inefficiency and lower productivity
D)All of the above
E)A and B only

Question 21

Leadership style refers to the:

A)Attitudes leaders have about the nature of people
B)Beliefs leaders have about the nature of work
C)Behaviors of leaders
D)Motivation of leaders
E)Effectiveness of leaders

Question 22

According to authoritarian leadership:

A)Leaders should encourage communication among group members.
B)Leaders need to exert influence and control over group members.
C)Subordinates need direction.
D)All of the above.
E)B and C only.

Question 23

The outcomes of laissez-faire leadership include:

A)Accomplishing little
B)People become unmotivated and disheartened
C)People are able to exercise creativity and self-control
D)All of the above
E)A and B only

Question 24

Which of the following is the most commonly observed style of leadership?

A)Authoritarian
B)Democratic
C)Laissez-faire
D)All of the above
E)A and B only

Question 25

Democratic leaders:

A)Treat subordinates as fully capable of doing work on their own
B)Work with subordinates, treating them in an egalitarian manner
C)Use "top-down" communication to speak with subordinates
D)All of the above
E)A and B only