Question 1

With an autocratic style, the employees are asked to generate or evaluate potential solutions.

Accepted Answer

In an autocratic style, the decision-making power lies solely with the leader and employees are not typically involved in generating or evaluating potential solutions.

Question 2

According to the time-driven model of leadership, autocratic styles should be used for decisions in which the likelihood of employee commitment is high.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

With a consultative style of decision making, leaders do not make the ultimate decision.

Accepted Answer

With a consultative style, the leader presents the problem to individual employees or a group of employees, asking for their opinions and suggestions before ultimately making the decision.

Question 4

Leadership is the use of power and influence to direct the activities of followers toward goal attainment.

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of leadership widely accepted in academic and practical contexts. Leadership is about using one's power and influence to guide others towards a common goal or vision.

Question 5

Leader-member exchange theory argues that new leader-member relationships are typically marked by a role taking phase.

Accepted Answer

Leader-member exchange theory suggests that new leader-member relationships go through three phases - role taking, role making, and routinization. During the role taking phase, the leader and member establish expectations and negotiate roles and responsibilities.

Question 6

Research tends to support many of the time-driven model's propositions, particularly when it uses practicing managers as participants.

Accepted Answer

Research has found support for many of the time-driven model's propositions, especially when practicing managers are involved in the study.

Question 7

The quality of a decision is the ultimate means of judging a leader.

Accepted Answer

The quality of a decision is a reflection of a leader's ability to analyze a situation, consider various options and potential outcomes, and make the best choice for the benefit of their organization. Therefore, it is an important criterion for evaluating a leader's effectiveness.

Question 8

Many of the correlations between traits and leadership are strong in magnitude when leader effectiveness serves as the outcome.

Accepted Answer

Many of the trait-leadership correlations are weak in magnitude, particularly when leader effectiveness serves as the outcome.

Question 9

The autocratic style of leadership is characterized by high follower control.

Accepted Answer

The autocratic style of leadership is characterized by high leader control and low follower control.

Question 10

Focusing on leaders' traits holds more practical relevance than focusing on leaders' actions.

Accepted Answer

Focusing on leaders' actions is more practical as it involves understanding and analyzing the behaviors and decisions of leaders in real-world situations, which can provide valuable insights and lessons for future leaders. Traits alone do not necessarily predict effective leadership, and the same trait may be expressed differently in different situations.

Question 11

Recent research has shown that the development of high LMX relationships is more effective in collectivistic cultures than in individualistic cultures.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Traits are more predictive of leader emergence than they are of leader effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that certain traits like intelligence, extroversion, and assertiveness are more likely to lead to an individual being perceived as a leader and being selected for leadership roles. However, the same traits do not necessarily guarantee leadership effectiveness as leadership requires a combination of various skills and competencies. Therefore, traits may be more predictive of leader emergence than leader effectiveness.

Question 13

The life cycle theory of leadership explains how leader-member relationships develop over time on a dyadic basis.

Accepted Answer

The life cycle theory of leadership, also known as the situational leadership theory, focuses on adapting leadership styles based on the maturity and competence of followers, not on the development of leader-member relationships over time.

Question 14

With a delegative style, a leader plays no role in the deliberations unless asked.

Accepted Answer

In a delegative (or laissez-faire) style, the leader delegates decision-making power to subordinates and provides little to no guidance or direction unless asked. Therefore, the leader does not play an active role in the deliberations.

Question 15

Tests of the leader-member exchange theory suggest that employees who are competent, likable, and similar to the leader in personality will be more likely to end up in the leader's in group.

Accepted Answer

This is correct according to the leader-member exchange theory. Employees who possess these qualities are more likely to establish a high-quality exchange relationship with their leader, leading to inclusion in the in-group.

Question 16

For the delegative style of decision making, the teamwork skills of the employees involved are not important.

Accepted Answer

In the delegative style of decision making, employees are given a significant amount of autonomy and responsibility for making decisions, so their teamwork skills are important for effective collaboration and decision making.

Question 17

A low-quality exchange dyad is marked by increased exchange of information, influence, latitude, support, and attention.

Accepted Answer

A low-quality exchange dyad is marked by decreased exchange of information, influence, latitude, support, and attention.

Question 18

A leader's decision-making style captures how a leader decides as opposed to what a leader decides.

Accepted Answer

A leader's decision-making style refers to the process and approach a leader takes when making decisions, rather than the actual decisions they make.

Question 19

The time-driven model of leadership suggests that the focus should shift away from autocratic, consultative, facilitative, and delegative situations to autocratic, consultative, facilitative, and delegative leaders.

Accepted Answer

The time-driven model of leadership suggests that the leadership style should shift based on the situation, from telling (autocratic) to selling (consultative) to participating (facilitative) to delegating. It does not suggest that the focus should shift to these specific types of leaders.

Question 20

Leaders who are high on initiating structure play a passive role in directing group activities and often fail to plan activities.

Accepted Answer

This statement is incorrect. Leaders who are high on initiating structure play an active role in directing group activities and often plan activities in order to achieve goals and maintain order within the group.

Quiz 14: Leadership: Styles and Behaviors