Deck 1: What Do We Mean by Leadership

Question 1

Leaders tend to have more influence with in-group followers than with out-group followers.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Research indicates that men tend to view leadership as an exchange with subordinates for services rendered.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Followers can provide leaders with relevant information for good solutions to be implemented since they are often at the level where many organizational problems occur.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The study of leadership can help people develop perspectives to better learn from their experiences.

Question 5

Statements such as "Managers control;leaders inspire" represent a view that leaders and managers are fundamentally different kinds of people.

Question 6

Leadership is a complex phenomenon involving the leader,the followers,and the situation.

Question 7

According to Robert Kelley,alienated followers frequently point out the negative aspects of an organization and are viewed by leaders as adversarial.

Question 8

According to the glass cliff concept,when an organization's performance is declining,a female candidate is more likely to be hired for an executive position than an equally qualified male candidate.

Question 9

The mere presence of a group can cause people to act differently than when they are alone.

Question 10

Formal study and learning from experience are mutually exclusive in terms of developing leadership skills.

Question 11

Good leadership is all about calculation,planning,and following a checklist.

Question 12

The most effective leaders focus exclusively on the rational consequences of their actions and ignore the emotions of followers.

Question 13

You only need common sense to be a good leader.

Question 14

The main reason for using the phrase "desirable opportunities" in a definition of leadership is to distinguish between leadership and management.

Question 15

While leadership involves both rational and emotional sides of human experiences,aroused feelings cannot be used constructively.

Question 16

The primary advantage of reading leadership literature written in the troubadour tradition is the combination of valid research and practical advice.

Question 17

Some managers may be effective leaders without ever having taken a course or training program in leadership.

Question 18

A widely respected leader chosen from within an organization tends to receive less latitude in a new leadership position than a newcomer because the well-known leader is expected to understand the needs of the organization.

Question 19

Knowledge of leadership research is a proven prerequisite for leadership effectiveness.

Question 20

When followers are involved in the selection of a leader,they tend to make fewer demands of the leader.

Question 21

According to some leadership experts,leadership:

A) is an interpersonal relation in which others comply because they want to.
B) is the study of leaders independent of the people they interact with.
C) postulates that leaders administer rather than innovate.
D) requires that leaders accept the status quo.

Question 22

Which statement about leaders and managers is most likely false?

A) Leaders imitate,but managers originate.
B) Leaders focus on risk taking;managers focus on planning.
C) Leaders accept the status quo;managers challenge it.
D) Leaders develop,but managers maintain.

Question 23

Ideal followers are most likely to be perceived as:

A) independent.
B) forward-looking.
C) inspiring.
D) innovative.

Question 24

Which term is most often associated with the word "management"?

A) Dynamism
B) Risk-taking
C) Efficiency
D) Creativity

Question 25

What best describes the leader-follower relationship?

A) The relationship is a one-way street.
B) Leadership and followership are the same thing.
C) Leadership and followership merge and are linked concepts.
D) The relationship is based on the idea of "one-man leadership."

Question 26

Which of the following is true of the leadership definitions?

A) The field is too complex to attempt to define.
B) The first step requires resolving the differences in definitions.
C) Various definitions illustrate that many factors affect leadership.
D) Only Bennis's definition is comprehensive enough for leadership research.

Question 27

In a complex situation,what is the leader's most important role?

A) Adhere to standard practices and policies.
B) Minimize changes to patterns and structures.
C) Ensure that proper procedures are being followed.
D) Increase levels of interaction and communication.

Question 28

Leadership is most associated with:

A) consistency.
B) planning.
C) control.
D) vision.

Question 29

Which of the following statements about the rational and emotional aspects of leadership is most likely false?

A) Leaders use rational techniques and/or emotional appeals to influence followers.
B) Effective leadership involves actions based exclusively on reason and logic.
C) Aroused feelings can be used by leaders either positively or negatively.
D) Good leadership involves touching others' feelings.

Question 30

What is the reason behind the usage of the phrase "desirable opportunities" in one of the definitions of leadership?

A) To distinguish between leadership and tyranny
B) To distinguish between leadership and management
C) To distinguish between leadership and followership
D) To distinguish between leadership and situation

Question 31

What is Hollander's approach to leadership called?

A) Participative
B) Transformational
C) Charismatic
D) Transactional

Question 32

Which of the following is a conventional distinction that is made between managers and leaders?

A) Managers maintain,while leaders develop.
B) Managers innovate,while leaders administer.
C) Managers inspire,while leaders control.
D) Managers originate,while leaders imitate.

Question 33

Which of the following statement about leadership is most likely true?

A) Innate factors influence leadership skills more than formative experiences.
B) Research indicates that leadership skills are primarily acquired and rarely innate.
C) Individuals should be categorized,when they are young,as either leaders or non-leaders.
D) Natural characteristics or talents can offer certain leadership advantages or disadvantages.

Question 34

Schein's classic study of sex roles:

A) evidenced the fact that being a woman and being a manager are a contradiction in terms.
B) found a high correlation between the ways both male and female respondents perceived "female" and "manager."
C) demonstrated how bias in sex role stereotypes created problems for women moving up through managerial roles.
D) found no correlation between the ways the respondents perceived "males" and "managers."

Question 35

Which of the following statements about common sense is most likely true?

A) Effective leadership requires little more than common sense.
B) Studies show that female leaders have more common sense than male leaders.
C) Acquiring common sense requires being both an active and a passive follower.
D) A challenge of leadership is to know when common sense applies and when it does not.

Question 36

Which statement about followership styles is most likely true?

A) Alienated followers are usually viewed by leaders as lazy and incompetent.
B) Conformist followers focus on negative aspects of an organization.
C) Passive followers are quiet but enthusiastic about their work.
D) Pragmatist followers tend to be mediocre performers.

Question 37

Which statement about in-groups and out-groups is most likely correct?

A) Leaders influence out-group followers more than in-group followers.
B) Out-group members experience strong,mutual trust with a leader.
C) In-group members are loyal and committed to a leader.
D) Out-groups and in-groups rely on formal authority.

Question 38

The interactional framework for analyzing leadership includes:

A) followers,leaders,and situations.
B) individuals,groups,and organizations.
C) individual followers,groups,and leaders.
D) first-level supervisors,mid-level managers,and top-level leaders.

Question 39

Which of the following statements is true of leadership and management?

A) Leadership and management have both unique functions and an area of overlap.
B) A good leader can be a good manager,but the reverse is never true.
C) Leadership and management are not related due to diverse goals.
D) Leadership and management are effectively the same for all practical purposes.

Question 40

Which of the following best defines leadership?

A) Actions which focus resources to create desirable opportunities
B) The process by which an agent induces a subordinate to behave in a desired manner
C) Directing and coordinating the work of group members
D) The process of influencing an organized group toward accomplishing its goals

Question 41

How does a leader's history with an organization affect leadership effectiveness? How does the way in which leadership status was achieved impact effectiveness?

Question 42

Compare and contrast leadership and followership.

Question 43

How does the situation variable affect leadership? How does a leader's job differ in simple and complex situations?

Question 44

What trends have contributed to the changing nature of the leader-follower relationship in organizations? How do these trends enable followers to take on leadership roles?

Question 45

What are the advantages of formally studying leadership? What role do real-life experiences play in formal studies of leadership?

Question 46

Compare and contrast leadership and management.

Question 47

Discuss how leadership is both an art and a science.

Question 48

Explain and illustrate the rational and emotional aspects of leadership.

Question 49

Identify and describe the five basic styles of followership as suggested by Robert Kelley.

Question 50

Briefly discuss Rosener's concept of interactive leadership and explain its development.