Deck 12: Leading People Within Organizations

Question 1

The only trait of the Big 5 personality traits that is related to leadership emergence or leader effectiveness is conscientiousness.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A key finding from research completed on traits is that all traits are not equally effective in predicting leadership potential.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

All effective leaders are extraverts.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Fiedler's contingency theory suggests different leaders can be effective in different situations.

Question 5

Research suggests that the democratic decision-making style helps satisfy employees and improves decision quality.

Question 6

Three key traits associated with leadership are: integrity, conscientiousness and introversion.

Question 7

A formal leader is one who holds a position of authority and may utilize the power that comes from that position as well as personal power to influence others.

Question 8

Research supports the argument that demonstrating both initiating structure and consideration makes leaders more effective.

Question 9

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

Question 10

If you have a low least preferred coworker (LPC) rating, it means that you have a people-oriented personality and are able to separate your liking of a person from your ability to work with that person.

Question 11

When intelligence is measured with a paper and pencil test, its relationship to leadership is a bit weaker than when intelligence is viewed as the perceived intelligence of the leader.

Question 12

Leaders do not need to rely on the use of force to influence people.

Question 13

Research generally supports Fiedler's predictions about when low LPC leadership should be used.

Question 14

Initiating structure involves structuring the roles of subordinates, providing them instructions, and behaving in ways to increase the group's performance.

Question 15

Emotional intelligence helps an individual attain the management ranks, but once there, mental intelligence becomes important.

Question 16

Autocratic decision makers make decisions alone without necessarily involving employees in the decision making process.

Question 17

Initiating structure refers to task-based leadership behaviors.

Question 18

Task-based leadership behaviors are also referred to as consideration.

Question 19

Laissez-faire leaders create high levels of ambiguity about job expectations for their employees and thus lower employee satisfaction.

Question 20

There is no relationship between height and being viewed as a leader.

Question 21

Servant leaders put their employees first.

Question 22

On average, research suggests that decisions made using the leadership style recommended by Vroom and Yetton's decision tree model tend to be more effective compared to using a style not recommended.

Question 23

Charisma is an inherent characteristic, so those firms attempting to teach charisma, are not making good use of their time or money.

Question 24

When employees have high abilities and high achievement motivation, the directive leadership style is best.

Question 25

The key factor in making transformational leadership more effective is extraversion.

Question 26

People in positions of authority are influential in driving people to ethical behaviors but not unethical behaviors.

Question 27

Employees of abusive leaders are more likely to quit their jobs and experience higher levels of unhappiness and stress.

Question 28

In House's path-goal theory, the leader's style is viewed as fixed and the environment changes; Fiedler's theory assumes just the opposite.

Question 29

Individuals with high LMX receive higher levels of resources than those with a low LMX relationship.

Question 30

House's path-goal theory is based on equity theory of motivation.

Question 31

Passive management by exception involves leaving employees alone and waiting until something goes wrong before entering the picture.

Question 32

Path-goal theory predicts that the type of leader behavior effective under different circumstances will depend on the characteristics of the employee and the work environment.

Question 33

Transactional leadership is a more effective form than transformational leadership.

Question 34

Transformational leaders use charisma, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration to influence individuals and create commitment to company goals.

Question 35

A supportive leadership style works best when there is high role ambiguity for employees, they have low abilities, and they have an external locus of control.

Question 36

Men leaders are more likely to be task-oriented, while women leaders are more likely to be relationally-oriented.

Question 37

The global leadership and organizational behavior effectiveness project (GLOBE) found, thus far, that there are no universal traits that are desirable or undesirable in a leader.

Question 38

All employees want a high-quality relationship with their manager.

Question 39

Women occupying traditionally male-dominated roles tend to be rated less effective than men.

Question 40

Authentic leaders are self-aware, introspective, and have thorough understanding of their own values.

Question 41

*Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Tim Cook as compared to Steve Jobs at Apple?

A)humble
B)craves the spotlight
C)values transparency
D)attentive to social issues

Question 42

The earliest approach to the study of leadership was

A)the trait approach.
B)the behavioral approach.
C)the transactional approach.
D)the transformational approach.

Question 43

Which of the following statements regarding intelligence is accurate?

A)One's intelligence is the strongest predictor of leadership performance.
B)People with high mental abilities are more likely to be viewed as leaders in their environment.
C)Effective leaders tend to have high emotional intelligence, but mental intelligence has no effect on leadership effectiveness.
D)EQ matters for entry into the high level managerial ranks, but once there, EQ is less effective since all others at that level also possess high EQ.

Question 44

Openness refers to

A)being outgoing, talkative, sociable, and enjoying social situations.
B)being affable, tolerant, sensitive, trusting, kind and warm.
C)being curious, original, intellectual, creative and receptive to new ideas.
D)being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement-oriented and dependable.

Question 45

Being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement-oriented and dependable are characteristics of the personality trait

A)openness.
B)agreeableness.
C)extraversion.
D)conscientiousness.

Question 46

Research has found which of the Big 5 personality traits to be related to leader emergence and leader effectiveness?

A)conscientiousness.
B)agreeableness.
C)assertiveness.
D)creativity.

Question 47

Being anxious, irritable, temperamental and moody is

A)anxiety.
B)neuroticism.
C)anger.
D)aggressiveness.

Question 48

Jien has the ability to control his emotions in multiple situations and has empathy for others; he is internally motivated and has many admirable social skills.Jien has

A)high mental intelligence.
B)high emotional intelligence.
C)low mental intelligence.
D)low emotional intelligence.

Question 49

The Big 5 personality trait ___________ has the strongest relationship to both leader emergence and leader effectiveness.

A)conscientiousness
B)agreeableness
C)extraversion
D)openness

Question 50

*Cook believes that a key to a happy life is to find something that you are passionate about and that is

A)a big moneymaker.
B)truly innovative.
C)in the service of others.
D)something no one else has ever done.

Question 51

Martin finds out that his manager has been cheating employees out of pay bonuses.Martin's manager seems to lack

A)integrity.
B)agreeableness.
C)extraversion.
D)neuroticism.

Question 52

Which of the following is an example of a Big 5 Personality trait?

A)self-esteem
B)extraversion
C)intelligence
D)assertiveness

Question 53

The degree to which a person is at peace with himself and has an overall positive assessment of one's self worth and capabilities is also known as

A)agreeableness.
B)self-efficacy.
C)self-esteem.
D)integrity.

Question 54

Nick's roommate is attending a networking event for his business fraternity this weekend.He says, "Nick, you are so good at going up to someone and starting a conversation.You always seem to know what to do and what to say.You never seem awkward and you can talk to anyone about anything.I want to handle this networking event well-give me some tips." Nick seems to be very

A)agreeable.
B)conscientious.
C)narcissistic.
D)extraverted.

Question 55

The trait approach to leadership examines which of the following factors?

A)environmental influences on leadership
B)leadership behaviors
C)personality characteristics
D)both personality and the work environment

Question 56

Which of the following statements regarding self-esteem and leadership is accurate?

A)Leaders with high self esteem support their subordinates more than leaders with lower self esteem.
B)Research shows a strong relationship between weight and being viewed as a leader which may be accounted for by self-esteem.
C)Those with high self-esteem have low self-confidence which may affect the image perceived by followers.
D)Leaders with high self esteem punish their subordinates less effectively, when such punishment is due, than do leaders with lower self esteem.

Question 57

Maria is part of an organizational behavior project group.Her group members chose her as the leader of the group because she is always on task, on time for meetings, sets achievable goals and is willing to assist anyone who needs help.Maria is

A)agreeable.
B)extraverted.
C)conscientious.
D)open.

Question 58

Extraversion refers to

A)being curious, original, intellectual, creative and open to new ideas.
B)being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement oriented and dependable.
C)being affable, tolerant, sensitive, trusting, kind and warm.
D)being outgoing, talkative, sociable, and enjoying social situations.

Question 59

A key trait associated with leadership is

A)high sensitivity.
B)high introversion.
C)high agreeableness.
D)high integrity.

Question 60

Being affable, tolerant, sensitive, trusting, kind and warm is

A)agreeableness.
B)extraversion.
C)conscientiousness.
D)openness.

Question 61

*Demonstrating originality, creativity and being willing to try new things is a leadership quality known as

A)agreeableness
B)openness to experience
C)extraversion
D)conscientiousness

Question 62

The two broad categories of leader behaviors are

A)task-oriented and authority-oriented structures.
B)task-oriented and initiating structures.
C)people-oriented and authority-oriented structures.
D)task-oriented and people-oriented structures.

Question 63

Research on decision-making styles finds

A)Laissez-faire decision making is positively related to employee satisfaction.
B)Democratic decision making leads to stronger employee productivity.
C)Employees often care more about the overall participativeness of the organizational climate than involvement in every single decision.
D)Scientists favor autocratic decision making over democratic decision making.

Question 64

In democratic decision making

A)leaders leave employees alone to make decisions.
B)the leader provides minimum guidance and involvement in the decision.
C)leaders make the decision alone without necessarily involving employees in the decision making process.
D)employees participate in the making of the decision.

Question 65

If you dislike working with a person and do not care for them on a personal level either,

A)you would have a low least preferred coworker score.
B)you would have a high least preferred coworker score.
C)you would have a midrange least preferred coworker score.
D)you would not have a least preferred coworker score.

Question 66

Paolo is a manager of a department in a small, family-run retail department store.He and his subordinates clash over scheduling and other procedural aspects of the job almost daily.While having the title of manager, Paolo makes few decisions for the department, instead implementing those relayed by his manager.The sales associate position as well as his managerial position do not have specific duties tied to them; instead everyone is supposed to do "whatever it takes." According to Fiedler's Contingency theory, the situation would best be described as

A)favorable.
B)
C)unfavorable.
D)controlled.

Question 67

Nancy argues with Janet over every work project and generally does not want to be assigned to work with her.Yet, Nancy thinks Janet is a very nice person and enjoys her company at social outings.

A)Nancy would have a low least preferred coworker score.
B)Nancy would have a high least preferred coworker score.
C)Nancy would have a midrange least preferred coworker score.
D)Nancy would not have a least preferred coworker score.

Question 68

People-oriented behaviors are also called

A)initiating structure.
B)consideration.
C)laissez-faire.
D)authoritarian.

Question 69

*The most successful way to apply the trait approach is to

A)pick the trait the organization lacks and hire for that.
B)you can't really understand people's traits so don't try.
C)identify the conditions under which different traits are needed.
D)rank the traits and rank the person.

Question 70

Task-oriented behaviors are also called

A)authoritarianism.
B)consideration.
C)initiating structure
D)laissez-faire.

Question 71

In situations of

A)low LPC leaders are most effective.
B)high LPC leaders are most effective.
C)
D)either low or high LPC leaders will be most effective.

Question 72

Nelson is the manager of a marketing department in a

A)autocratic
B)democratic
C)laissez-faire
D)supportive

Question 73

*Which of the following statements regarding traits and leadership is accurate?

A)All traits are equally effective in predicting leadership potential across organizations.
B)In large, bureaucratic organizations, leader traits have more impact on behavior than in a small, entrepreneurial organization.
C)Traits have an equal impact on leader emergence and leader effectiveness.
D)Recognition of leader traits can help select appropriate managers for organizations.

Question 74

*Correctly complete the following quote about hiring people Warren Buffet made in a commencement speech."We look for intelligence, we look for initiative or energy, and we look for integrity.

A)And if they don't have the latter, the first two will kill you."
B)As long as they have one, you don't need the other two."
C)As long as they have two out of three, you have a great leader."
D)And really, the only thing they have to have is integrity."

Question 75

*The correlation between high intelligence and leadership is

A)strong; the higher the IQ the better the leader.
B)
C)irrelevant; leaders do not need to be smart, just extroverted.
D)irrelevant; leaders do not need to be smart, just conscientious.

Question 76

Research findings of leader behaviors suggest

A)when leaders are task oriented, employees are more satisfied.
B)task oriented behaviors tend to be more effective in large companies.
C)extremely high levels of leader task-oriented behaviors may lead to burnout in employees.
D)employees who work under people oriented leaders are more productive.

Question 77

Situational favorableness includes which of the following conditions?

A)leader-leader relations
B)position power
C)motivation level
D)people structure

Question 78

Which of the following is a key trait associated with leadership?

A)High likability
B)High conscientiousness
C)High agreeableness
D)High authoritarianism

Question 79

People-oriented behaviors include

A)providing employees instructions.
B)treating employees with respect.
C)structuring employee roles.
D)planning for increased employee performance.

Question 80

When leaders make decisions alone without involving employees in the decision making process, they are using

A)laissez-faire decision making.
B)participative decision making
C)autocratic decision making.
D)democratic decision making.