Deck 11: Contingency and Situational Models of Leadership

Question 1

Fiedler's research was based upon a questionnaire known as the Least Preferred Co-worker (LPC) scale.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The core of House's path-goal leadership theory is based on the belief that organizational goals are rarely attained by managerial influence.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

According to the path-goal theory, a manager's leadership style is dependent upon two contingency factors-environmental and subordinate.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Unlike leadership theory conducted in the past, where style was rated as either good or bad, Fiedler's LPC-rated dominant leadership style was thought to be more or less effective depending on the situation.

Question 5

To effectively address the variety of situations a manager faces in today's emergent environment, it is not important that a manager function effectively at each placement on the Tannenbaum and Schmidt's leadership continuum, but only at a few placements.

Question 6

The leader who is able to respond to ever-increasing levels of environmental uncertainty through the utilization of more than one style of leadership will be most likely to increase motivation, satisfaction, and productivity of employees.

Question 7

The degree of certainty, trust, and deference between the subordinate and the leader is called:

A) task structure.
B) position of power.
C) leader-member relations.

Question 8

The extent to which job assignments are clear through the implementation of formalization and policy is called:

A) task structure.
B) position of power.
C) leader-member relations.

Question 9

According to Tannenbaum and Schmidt, managers should determine where on the continuum of leadership behavior they should position themselves, depending on:

A) position in the hierarchy.
B) environmental uncertainty.
C) administrative support.
D) situational factors.

Question 10

The level of maturity of a follower in Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership Model is comprised of which of the following components?

A) The level of motivation exhibited by the subordinate
B) The willingness of the subordinate to assume responsibility
C) The leader-member relationship
D) The experience and educational level of the subordinate