Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

Leadership is a phenomenon that takes place in the context of the interaction between leaders and followers. This viewpoint would suggest leadership is accessible by all:

A) Reward
B) Referent
C) Process
D) Trait
E) Legitimate

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Fisher associates all of the following positive communication behaviors with emergent leadership, except:

A) Being verbally involved
B) Establishing roles
C) Seeking others' opinions
D) Initiating new ideas
E) Being firm but not rigid

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Often leadership occurs within a context where one individual influences a group of others to accomplish goals. Which best describes this component of leadership?

A) Leadership occurs in groups.
B) Leadership involves influence.
C) Leadership includes organizations.
D) Leadership includes attention to common goals.
E) Leadership includes roles.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The following is not one of the classifications for a definition of leadership:

A) The focus of group process
B) An artistic process
C) A behavior
D) A personality trait
E) An instrument of goal achievement

Question 5

The primary functions of management are

A) Planning, organizing, staffing, and controlling.
B) Forming, storming, norming, and reforming.
C) Building, breaking down, rebuilding, and maintaining.
D) Ruling, listening, adapting, and adjusting.
E) Directing, framing, extending, and encouraging.

Question 6

Watson and Hoffman's study on leadership emergence with regard to gender-biased perceptions would suggest:

A) Influential women were rated the same as men in terms of leadership.
B) Women are much more likeable than men.
C) Emergence in leadership has little to do with gender bias.
D) There continues to be barriers to women's emergence as leaders in some settings.
E) Men are always more influential within groups and organizations.

Question 7

On the way to track practice you get pulled over for speeding. When you arrive to practice late, the coach makes you run laps. This is an example of

A) Legitimate power
B) Coercive power
C) Expert power
D) Personal power
E) Reward power

Question 8

Leadership definitions have evolved during the 20^th century in the following way:

A) The trait approach remains the most popular approach over time.
B) A leader's power remains a key requirement for goal accomplishment.
C) Transformational leadership was formulated in the 1960s.
D) Focus on leadership effectiveness became prominent in the 1970s.
E) Leadership research peaked in the 1980s.

Question 9

You are told you need to work weekends. Your supervisor gives you a pay raise in return. What type of power is your supervisor using?

A) Referent
B) Expert
C) Legitimate
D) Reward
E) Coercive

Question 10

Defining leadership as a process means

A) It is an inborn trait or characteristic.
B) It is a transactional event.
C) It is focused on influence.
D) It may only take place in groups.
E) It requires shared goals.

Question 11

Some positive communication behaviors that account for successful leader emergence are

A) Sense of humor, facial expressiveness.
B) Asking questions, being flexible.
C) Differentiating oneself from the group, challenging group norms.
D) Being informed, initiating new ideas.
E) Being dominant, speaking frequently.

Question 12

Argued that leaders and managers are distinct; they are different types of people:

A) Jago
B) Zaleznik
C) Kotter
D) Bass
E) Burns

Question 13

In which way will leadership and power be approached in upcoming chapters?

A) As a form of coercion.
B) As positional power.
C) From the perspective of the follower.
D) As a relational concern for both leaders and followers.
E) As a tool to be used by the leader.

Question 14

Leaders' power to provide pay raises and promotions is

A) Reward
B) Coercive
C) Legitimate
D) Referent
E) Expert

Question 15

What type of power did Bill Gates have when he and Paul Allen started Microsoft?

A) Reward
B) Coercive
C) Legitimate
D) Referent
E) Expert

Question 16

You really enjoy working for your boss and look up to her or him as a role model. You are more than willing to work hard for the organization because of your relationship with your boss. This is an example of

A) Legitimate power
B) Coercive power
C) Position power
D) Personal power
E) Reward power

Question 17

Kotter suggested that management produces_______ and ________.

A) Change and structure
B) Vision and order
C) Order and consistency
D) Change and movement
E) Motivation and inspiration

Question 18

Argued that the major activities of management and leadership are played out differently; but both are essential to an organization:

A) Jago
B) Zaleznik
C) Kotter
D) Bass
E) Burns

Question 19

Although there are clear differences between management and leadership,

A) There is little research to support one or the other.
B) Leadership is more valued than management.
C) The two constructs overlap.
D) Management is more valued than leadership.
E) Both require specific types of leaders.

Question 20

Social identity theory would suggest leadership emergence occurs when:

A) The group identifies with the leader.
B) They acquire the skills to do the job well.
C) The group assigns them the role of leader.
D) They become most like the group prototype.

Question 21

Who is said to actually engage in leadership?

A) Followers
B) Groups
C) Leaders
D) Organizations
E) People with power

Question 22

According to Burns, followers should remember that their leaders are above them and act accordingly.

Question 23

Followers usually are responsible for maintaining the relationship with leaders.

Question 24

An individual perceived by other group members as influential can only be an assigned leader, not an emergent one.

Question 25

A factor common to the leadership classification systems is the view of leadership as a process of influence.

Question 26

The view that leadership is a behavior rather than a trait emerged in the 1930s.

Question 27

The process definition of leadership states that certain individuals have inborn qualities that differentiate them from nonleaders.

Question 28

Your parents and older siblings are all successful elected officials. After graduation, it is suggested by many that you should seek office and, in turn, offer you their support. Which best describes the leadership approach being demonstrated?

A) Style approach to leadership
B) Leadership as a process
C) Trait perspective
D) Expert power
E) Influence

Question 29

The earliest leadership theories in the 20^th century emphasized control and centralization of power.

Question 30

Leadership occurs in both large and small groups.

Question 31

As captain of the soccer team, your primary concern is winning games and maintaining the strength of the team. Your players could care less about teamwork and just want to win. Which component of leadership would you recommend the leader focuses on?

A) Roles
B) Common goals
C) Process
D) Influence
E) Power

Question 32

Using Hogg's social identity theory, how could you coach a minority person who aspires to leadership in his or her organization?

Question 33

Leaders who use coercion are generally mostly interested in their own goals, rather than those of subordinates.

Question 34

More than 60 different leadership classification systems have been developed.

Question 35

Kotter argues that managerial and leadership functions are really quite similar.

Question 36

The research on leadership generally has found it to be a relatively simple process.

Question 37

The leader is at the core of group change and activity, representing the backbone of the group or organization. Leadership is viewed as:

A) Focus of group processes
B) Personality perspective
C) Leadership as an act
D) Leadership as a behavior
E) Skills perspective

Question 38

Understanding the nature of leadership has proved to be quite the challenge for practitioners and researchers because:

A) Its appeal is limited to academics and scholars.
B) Very little research has been done.
C) It has not received much attention.
D) It is a highly valued phenomenon that is very complex.
E) It is too simplistic in nature.

Question 39

A boss by definition usually has position power over subordinates.

Question 40

Defend or refute: Men and women are equally likely to emerge as leaders in mixed sex groups.

Question 41

Using Kotter's functions of management and leadership model to support your argument, would you rather your direct supervisor be a leader or a manager? Use Kotter's model as a reference to the specifics of each.

Question 42

Using the definition of leadership as stated in the text--"Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal"--create an example where a leader uses and demonstrates each component effectively. Clearly explain and show how each component is present in your example. Use examples from the text to support your claims.