Question 1

From Scenario A, it can be inferred that Jorge is exhibiting _____ power.

Accepted Answer

A leader who has expert power has certain expertise or knowledge; people comply because they believe in, can learn from, or can otherwise gain from that expertise.

Question 2

A leader who manages through connections, using legitimate, reward, and coercive powers to give commands and exchange rewards for services rendered, is best known as a _____ leader.

Accepted Answer

Transactional leaders view management as a series of transactions in which they use their legitimate, reward, and coercive powers to give commands and exchange rewards for services rendered. Unlike transformational leadership, transactional leadership is dispassionate.

Question 3

Factors in the workplace that can exert the same influence on employees as leaders would provide are known as ____.

Accepted Answer

Sometimes leaders don't have to lead, or situations constrain their ability to lead effectively. The situation may be one in which leadership is unnecessary or has little impact. Substitutes for leadership can provide the same influence on people that leaders otherwise would have.

Question 4

Which of the following types of power best describes Scott's approach?

Accepted Answer

The leader who has reward power influences others because he/she controls valued rewards; people comply with the leader's wishes to receive those rewards.

Question 5

Dan, Francis, and Pedro were on a team at their engineering company. Though Dan had the most experience of the three, he did not always assume the leadership role. Some projects fell into the specialized areas of the others, so he moved the leadership around the group as appropriate. Dan's style would be classified as _____ leadership.

Accepted Answer

With work often being team based, shared leadership occurs when leadership rotates to the person with the key knowledge, skills, and abilities for the issue facing the team at a particular time. Shared leadership is most important when tasks are interdependent, are complex, and require creativity.

Question 6

_____ leadership invites colleagues at the same level to solve problems together.

Accepted Answer

Lateral leadership does not involve a hierarchical, superior-subordinate relationship but instead invites colleagues at the same level to solve problems together.

Question 7

In the context of Vroom's leader decision styles, which of the following styles is used by a manager who shares a problem in a group meeting, and then defines the problem and boundaries with an objective to get concurrence on the decision?

Accepted Answer

In the Vroom model's "facilitate" style, individuals present the problem to the group in a meeting. They act as facilitators, defining the problem to be solved and the boundaries within which the decision must be made. Their objective is to get concurrence on a decision.

Question 8

According to path-goal theory, achievement-oriented leadership is descriptive of leader behaviors that are ____.

Accepted Answer

In path-goal theory, the leadership behaviors include achievement-oriented leadership, which are behaviors geared toward motivating people, such as setting challenging goals and rewarding good performance.

Question 9

In Hersey and Blanchard's situational theory, which of the following is referred to as a follower's self-confidence and self-respect?

Accepted Answer

Hersey and Blanchard's situational theory highlights the maturity of the followers as the key situational factor. Job maturity is the level of the follower's skills and technical knowledge relative to the task being performed; psychological maturity is the follower's self-confidence and self-respect.

Question 10

Path-goal theory is concerned with

Accepted Answer

The most comprehensive and generally useful situational model of leadership effectiveness is path-goal theory. Path-goal theory gets its name from its concern with how leaders influence followers' perceptions of their work goals and the paths they follow toward goal attainment.

Question 11

A leader who leads collaborative performance between different organizations is referred to as a(n) _____ leader.

Accepted Answer

Intergroup leaders are those who lead collaborative performance between different groups or organizations. Examples are interdepartmental cooperation, joint ventures, public/private partnerships, and collaborations that cross national, cultural, and religious boundaries.

Question 12

Which of the following situational approaches to leadership postulates that effectiveness depends on the personal style of the leader and the degree to which the situation gives the leader power, control, and influence over the situation?

Accepted Answer

Fiedler's contingency model of leadership effectiveness is a situational approach to leadership postulating that effectiveness depends on the personal style of the leader and the degree to which the situation gives the leader power, control, and influence over the situation.

Question 13

In the context of Vroom's leader decision styles, which of the following styles is exemplified when a manager makes choices herself using information that she considers relevant and then announces it to the group?

Accepted Answer

In the Vroom model's "decide" style, individuals make the decision alone and either announce or "sell" it to the group. They may use their expertise in collecting information that they deem relevant to the problem from the group or others.Refer to Exhibit 12.3

Question 14

Level 5 leadership is

Accepted Answer

Level 5 leadership is a combination of strong professional will (determination) and personal humility that builds enduring greatness. Thus a Level 5 leader is relentlessly focused on the organization's long-term success while behaving with modesty, directing attention toward the organization rather than him- or herself.

Question 15

Which of the following types of power does Stewart exhibit?

Accepted Answer

A leader with legitimate power has the right, or the authority, to tell others what to do; employees are obligated to comply with legitimate orders.

Question 16

From Scenario A, it can be inferred that Kim exhibits _____ power.

Accepted Answer

A leader with referent power has personal characteristics that appeal to others; people comply because of admiration, personal liking, a desire for approval, or a desire to be like the leader.

Question 17

Which of the following types of power does Sara exhibit?

Accepted Answer

A leader with coercive power has control over punishments; people comply to avoid those punishments.

Question 18

The theory that examines follower and environmental characteristics such as locus of control, ability, and formal authority system is the ____ theory.

Accepted Answer

Path-goal theory specifies which follower and environmental characteristics are important. There are three key follower characteristics: authoritarianism, locus of control, and ability. There are also three environmental factors: tasks, formal authority system, and primary work group.

Question 19

Leaders who help others with their needs and enhance their personal growth while strengthening the organization are known as

Accepted Answer

The servant-leader's relationship with employees is more like that of serving customers. For the individual who wants to both lead and serve others, servant-leadership is a way of relating to others to serve their needs and enhance their personal growth while strengthening the organization.

Question 20

In path-goal theory, the degree to which followers respect, admire, and defer to authority is called ____.

Accepted Answer

In path-goal theory, a key follower characteristic is authoritarianism, which is the degree to which individuals respect, admire, and defer to authority.

Quiz 12: Leadership