Deck 10: Leading People and Organizations

Question 1

__________________ may be defined as the act of influencing others to work toward a goal.

Answer 1

Leadership

Question 2

Psychologists refer to general mental ability as ______________.

Answer 2

g or IQ

Question 3

Self-esteem is one of the Big Five personality traits and is an important aspect of one's personality.

Answer 3

False
Self-esteem is not one of the Big Five personality traits but it is an important aspect of one's personality.

Question 4

Agreeable people who are modest,good-natured,and avoid conflict are more likely to be perceived as leaders.

Question 5

According to Goleman,in what way are effective leaders different from ineffective leaders?:

A)They differ in their ability to control the emotions of others
B)They differ in years of management experience
C)They differ in their understanding of other people's emotions
D)They differ in their understanding of the mission of the companyl motivation

Question 6

It is possible that those with high self-esteem have greater levels of ______________ and this affects their image in the eyes of their followers.

Question 7

Out of all personality traits,the strongest relationship to both leader emergence and leader effectiveness is:

A)Openness
B)Extraversion
C)Conscientiousness
D)Agreeableness

Question 8

What is the belief "the romance of leadership"? When people and organizations fail,managers and CEOs are often viewed as responsible.Some people criticize the assumption that leadership always matters.However,research evidence pointing to the importance of leaders for organizational success is accumulating.Medium;Knowledge

Question 9

Leaders who hold a position of authority and may utilize the power that comes from their position,as well as their personal power to influence others,is/are called ?_______________.

Question 10

Being curious,original,intellectual,creative and open to new ideas describes the Big Five Trait of:

A)Organization
B)Conscientiousness
C)Openness
D)Agreeableness

Question 11

Which of the following is not highly correlated with leadership ability?:

A)Intelligence
B)Self esteem
C)Integrity
D)Skill and ability

Question 12

The psychologist who coined the term emotional intelligence is ______________.

Question 13

In large,bureaucratic,and rule-bound organizations such as the government and the military,a leader's traits may have more to do with how the person behaves and whether the person is a successful leader.

Question 14

Being organized,systematic,punctual,achievement-oriented and dependable describes the Big Five Trait of ______________.

Question 15

Leaders without a formal position of authority with the organization but who demonstrate leadership by influencing others through personal forms of power is/are called _________________.

Question 16

_______________ ,which is called "g" or IQ has been related to a person's emerging as a leader within a group.

Question 17

Being organized,systematic,punctual,achievement-oriented,and dependable describes the Big Five Traits of agreeableness.

Question 18

According to Goleman,what differentiates effective leaders from ineffective ones?

Question 19

All leaders hold a position of authority and may utilize the power that comes from their position,as well as their personal power to influence others.

Question 20

The key to benefiting from the findings of trait researchers is to be aware that not all traits are equally effective in predicting leadership potential across all circumstances.

Question 21

Directive leadership is thought to be less effective when employees have low levels of ability.

Question 22

Employees working in large groups where opportunities for member interaction were limited preferred _______________ leader decision making.

Question 23

When a leader makes a decision without involving employees the leader is using what decision making style?_____________.

Question 24

When employees know exactly how to perform their jobs but their jobs are unpleasant,participative leadership may be effective.False: When employees know exactly how to perform their jobs but their jobs are unpleasant,supportive leadership may be effective.Hard;Comprehension

Question 25

Task-oriented behaviors are sometimes called ______________ structure.

Question 26

If you can say that the person you hated working with was still a nice person,you would have a low LPC scale.False: If you can say that the person you hated working with was still a nice person,you would have a high LPC scale.Medium;Knowledge

Question 27

When leaders are task-oriented,productivity tends to be a bit higher.

Question 28

In a study conducted in a research organization,scientists viewed democratic leadership most favorably,and authoritarian leadership least favorably.

Question 29

What are the two broad categories of leader behavior?

Question 30

People-oriented behaviors are sometimes called ________________.

Question 31

Employees tend to be satisfied,but the effects on decision quality or employee productivity are weaker when leaders use which of the following decision making style?

A)Authoritarian
B)Democratic
C)Laissez-faire
D)Leader structured

Question 32

Laissez-faire decision making style is positively correlated to employee satisfaction with leaders and leader effectiveness.

Question 33

If you have a people-oriented personality,and a high LPC,you can separate your liking of a person from your ability to work with that person.

Question 34

When leaders use _________________,employees participate in the making of the decision.

Question 35

Which of the following is not a type of decision making styles discussed in your text:

A)Leadership structured decision making
B)Authoritarian decision making
C)Democratic decision making
D)Laissez-faire decision making

Question 36

When leaders are ______________,productivity tends to be higher.

Question 37

When leaders demonstrate task-oriented behaviors,employees tend to be more satisfied and react more positively.

Question 38

Researchers realized the importance of the context in which leadership occurs,which paved the way to ____________ theories of leadership.

Question 39

The LPC score is akin to a personality trait and is likely to change.False: The LPC score is akin to a personality trait and is not likely to change.Medium;Comprehension

Question 40

Employees engage in higher levels of conflict when leaders use which of the following decision making style?:

A)Authoritarian
B)Democratic
C)Laissez-faire
D)Authoritarian and laissez-faire

Question 41

According to Blanchard and Hersey,the style that a leader chooses is determined by ______________ factors.

Question 42

If you think that the person you hated working with was also someone you did not like on a personal level,you would have a ________ LPC score.

Question 43

The achievement-oriented leadership style is likely to be effective when employees have both high levels of ability and high levels of achievement motivation.

Question 44

_______________ leadership may be more effective when employees have high levels of ability and when the decisions to be made are personally relevant to them.

Question 45

Directive leadership is thought to be most effective in which of the following situations?:

A)Employees have role clarity
B)Employees have high level of ability
C)Managing professional employees with job-specific knowledge
D)Employees are performing boring,routine,and highly structured jobs

Question 46

The leadership style that sets goals for employees and encourages them to reach their goals is called:

A)Supportive
B)Participative
C)Directive
D)Achievement oriented

Question 47

According to Fiedler's contingency theory,a leader's style is measured by a scale called ___________________.

Question 48

The style that involves a high level of manager involvement and is used when employees are highly motivated but have limited skills is:

A)Telling/directing
B)Selling/coaching
C)Participating/supporting
D)Delegating

Question 49

According to Fiedler there are conditions creating situational favorableness which include which of the following?:

A)Leader-subordinate relations
B)Context
C)Conditional power
D)Relative position

Question 50

How does Fiedler determine whether a situation is favorable,medium,or unfavorable? There are three conditions creating situational favorableness: leader-subordinate relations,position power,and task structure.If the leader has a good relationship with most people,has high position power,and the task at hand is structured,the situation is favorable.When the leader has low quality relations with employees,has low position power,and the task at hand is unstructured,the situation is very favorable.Medium;Knowledge

Question 51

According to the path-goals theory of leadership,what is the leader's main job?

Question 52

________________ leaders provide emotional support to employees and treat them well,care about them and are encouraging.

Question 53

For employees who have a high internal locus of control,participative leadership gives employees a way of indirectly controlling organizational decisions.

Question 54

_______________ is the style that involves the least amount of input from the leader.

Question 55

Robert House's _______________ theory of leadership is based on the expectancy theory of motivation.

Question 56

________________ leaders provide specific directions to their employees and lead by clarifying role expectations,setting schedules,and making sure that employees know what to do on a given work day.

Question 57

The earliest and one of the most influential contingency theories was developed by ________________.

Question 58

The leadership style that involves employees in the making of important decisions is:

A)Supportive leadership
B)Participative leadership
C)Directive leadership
D)Achievement oriented leadership

Question 59

According to Blanchard and Hersey,a leader's effectiveness is directly influenced by a particular:

A)Task
B)Organization
C)Employees and staff
D)Situation

Question 60

Explain the least preferred coworker scale from the contingency theory?

Question 61

The leadership approach that defines the leader's role as serving the needs of others is called:

A)LMX
B)Authentic leadership
C)Servant leadership
D)Transformational leadership

Question 62

There is a connection between some personality traits and charisma.

Question 63

Charisma is the main element of transformational leadership and leaders cannot be effective without charisma.

Question 64

Leaders who challenge organizational norms and status quo,and encourage employees to think creatively and work harder use ________________.

Question 65

The tendency to trust in transactional leaders is lower than in transformational leaders.

Question 66

Leadership behavior that inspires confidence,commitment,and admiration toward the leader is called ______________.

Question 67

Research shows that high LMX members are more satisfied with their jobs,more committed to their companies,have higher levels of clarity about what is expected of them,and perform at a higher level.

Question 68

Which of the following is not an explicit characteristic of servant leadership as described in your text?:

A)Focus on ethics
B)Community development
C)Self sacrifice
D)Organizational commitment

Question 69

Personality explains only what percent of the variance in charisma?

A)10 %
B)20%
C)25%
D)30%

Question 70

What is the difference between Fiedler's contingency theory and House's path-goals theory?

Question 71

To maximize their effectiveness,leaders are encouraged to demonstrate either transformational or transactional styles.

Question 72

Research shows that charisma is something people are born with.

Question 73

According to LMX approach,the unique,trust based relationships leaders develop with employees is the key to leadership effectiveness.

Question 74

Steve Jobs,Lee Iaccoca,and Jack Welch are examples of business leaders who were:

A)Charismatic
B)Intellectual
C)Transformational
D)Inspirational

Question 75

Transformational leaders ensure that employees demonstrate the right behaviors because the leader provides resources in exchange.False: Transactional leaders ensure that employees demonstrate the right behaviors because the leader provides resources in exchange.Medium;Knowledge

Question 76

Barack Obama,John F.Kennedy,Ronald Reagan,and Mahatma Gandhi are viewed as having:

A)Intellectual stimulation
B)Inspirational motivation
C)Charisma
D)Individualized consideration

Question 77

________________ leaders lead employees by aligning employee goals with the leader's goals.

Question 78

______________ is the belief that the leader will show integrity,fairness,and predictability in his or her dealings with others.

Question 79

Transformational leaders rely on their charisma,persuasiveness,and personal appeal to change and inspire their companies.

Question 80

A large body of research has shown that it is not possible to train people to increase their charisma.False: A large body of research has shown that it is possible to train people to increase their charisma.Medium;Knowledge