Deck 7: Leadership

Question 1

When a manager uses a consultative I approach,he meets with a group of subordinates to share the problem and obtain inputs,and then makes a decision.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A person can be a weak leader and still be an effective manager,especially if she or he happens to be managing people who have a clear understanding of their jobs and a strong internal drive to work.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

To get work done,negative leaders hold over their personnel such penalties as loss of job,reprimand in the presence of others,and a few days off without pay.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Presence of substitutes such as strong subordinate experience,clear rules,or a cohesive work group increases the need for a leader's traditional task orientation.

Question 5

Conceptual skill deals with behavior of people.

Question 6

Leaders provide psychological support when they help assemble the resources,budgets,power,and other elements that are essential to get the job done.

Question 7

In the context of the path-goal model,the self-perceived task ability variable illustrates that employees who have high confidence in their potential will react more favorably to an achievement-oriented leader than to a supportive leader.

Question 8

According to Fiedler's contingency model,leader-member relations are determined by the manner in which the leader is accepted by the group.

Question 9

The primary role of a leader is to influence others to voluntarily seek defined objectives.

Question 10

Positive leadership generally results in higher job satisfaction and performance.

Question 11

Consultative leaders ask one or more employees for their input,but then may choose to ignore the information and advice received.

Question 12

As employees are promoted to leadership responsibilities,their technical skills become more important.

Question 13

Using participative leadership,employees are informed about conditions affecting their jobs and are encouraged to express their ideas,make suggestions,and take action.

Question 14

According to the path-goal model,achievement-oriented leadership requires the leader to set high expectations for employees and communicate confidence in their ability to achieve challenging goals.

Question 15

According to Fiedler's contingency model,task structure reflects the degree to which one specific way is required to do the job.

Question 16

Substitutes for leadership are factors that make leadership roles unnecessary through replacing them with other sources.

Question 17

Negative followership behaviors involve rebellion and competition.

Question 18

If the approach emphasizes rewards―economic or otherwise―and a supportive approach,the leader uses positive leadership.

Question 19

The most successful managers are those who combine relatively high consideration and structure,giving somewhat more emphasis to consideration.

Question 20

The most appropriate style of leadership depends on which style the leader is most comfortable using.

Question 21

Which of the following is a primary trait of leadership?

A) Charisma
B) Creativity and originality
C) Knowledge of business
D) Self-confidence

Question 22

One common negative trait of leaders is _____,in which leaders become filled with their own importance,exaggerate their own achievements,seek out special favors,and exploit others for their personal gain.

A) solipsism
B) megalomania
C) narcissism
D) groupthink

Question 23

_____ is the ability to work effectively with people and to build teamwork.

A) Conceptual skill
B) Cognitive factor
C) Ethical motive
D) Human skill

Question 24

Negative followership behaviors often involve the following EXCEPT _____.

A) competition
B) rebellion
C) criticality
D) passivity

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a positive followership behavior?

A) Being loyal and supportive
B) Anticipating potential problems and preventing them
C) Constructively confronting the leader's ideas, values, and actions
D) Competing with the leader

Question 26

What leadership approach can get acceptable short-term performance in many situations,but has high human costs?

A) Positive leadership
B) Negative leadership
C) Supportive leadership
D) Consultative leadership

Question 27

_____ structure the complete work situation for their employees,who are expected to do what they are told and not think for themselves.

A) Positive leaders
B) Consultative leaders
C) Autocratic leaders
D) Participative leaders

Question 28

_____ refers to a person's knowledge of,and ability in,any type of process or method.

A) Conceptual skill
B) Personal integrity
C) Technical skill
D) Narcissism

Question 29

Which of the following is the first step in the path-goal leadership process?

A) Attainment of goals
B) Leaders connecting rewards with goals
C) Employees becoming satisfied and motivated
D) Leaders identifying employee needs

Question 30

_____ is the ability to think in terms of models,frameworks,and broad relationships,such as long-range plans.

A) Conceptual skill
B) Groupthink
C) Followership
D) Technical skill

Question 31

The primary role of a leaders is to _____.

A) exaggerate their own achievements
B) influence others to voluntarily seek defined objectives
C) observe subordinates' behavior and report to management
D) focus on centralization of power and authority

Question 32

According to Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership model,which of the following leadership style uses low directiveness and high supportiveness?

A) Telling
B) Selling
C) Participating
D) Delegating

Question 33

Which of the following statements is true of leadership?

A) Aggressiveness and constant interaction with others guarantees good leadership.
B) The key task for a leader is to treat all situations similarly and use one standard approach for all situations.
C) A leader should avoid staying in the background to keep pressures off the group or keeping quiet so that others may talk.
D) Successful leadership requires behavior that unites and stimulates followers toward defined objectives in specific situations.

Question 34

According to the path-goal model,which of the following statements is true of achievement-oriented leadership?

A) The leader communicates confidence in the employees' ability to attain challenging goals.
B) The leader seriously seeks to use employees' suggestions while making final decisions.
C) The leader focuses on clear task assignments and work schedules.
D) The leader demonstrates concern for employees' well-being and needs.

Question 35

Who developed the contingency model of leadership?

A) Robert R. Blake
B) Kenneth Blanchard
C) V.H. Vroom
D) Fred Fiedler

Question 36

_____ clearly decentralize authority.

A) Participative leaders
B) Negative leaders
C) Consultative leaders
D) Autocratic leaders

Question 37

According to Fiedler's contingency model,in highly unstructured situations,the leader's structure and control are seen as removing undesirable ambiguity and the anxiety that results from it,so a _____ approach may actually be preferred by employees.

A) leader position
B) task-oriented
C) leader−member relations
D) group II

Question 38

_____ approach one or more employees and ask them for input prior to making a decision.

A) Participative leaders
B) Consultative leaders
C) Autocratic leaders
D) Negative leaders

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT a basic type of bad leader?

A) An incompetent person
B) A callous person
C) A flexible person
D) A rigid person

Question 40

Which of the following is a secondary trait of leadership?

A) Honesty and integrity
B) Desire to lead
C) Cognitive ability
D) Personal drive and energy

Question 41

According to the path-goal model,in _____,the leader invites employees to provide input to decisions,and seriously seeks to use their suggestions as final decisions are made.

A) directive leadership
B) supportive leadership
C) achievement-oriented leadership
D) participative leadership

Question 42

List three useful guidelines that managers are encouraged to use as a result of Fiedler's contingency model.

Question 43

Describe the four major styles in Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership model.

Question 44

Describe the primary traits of leadership.

Question 45

According to the path-goal model,in _____,the leader demonstrates concern for employees' well-being and needs,while trying to create a pleasant work environment.

A) directive leadership
B) supportive leadership
C) achievement-oriented leadership
D) participative leadership

Question 46

There are two major contingency factors a leader must analyze.One of these factors is the work environment.What three things must a leader identify in the work environment?

Question 47

Which of the following is considered an enhancer for leadership?

A) Peer appraisal/feedback
B) Staff available for problems
C) Increased group status
D) Employee indifference toward rewards

Question 48

Describe Vroom's decision-making model.Why was it created and how can it help managers?

Question 49

According to Vroom's decision-making model,a(n)_____ leader individually solves the problem using the information already available.

A) consultative II
B) group II
C) consultative I
D) autocratic I

Question 50

According to Hersey & Blanchard's situation leadership model,what is development level and how do managers assess this level?

Question 51

According to Vroom's decision-making model,a(n)_____ leader meets with a group of subordinates to share the problem and obtain inputs,and then decides.

A) consultative II
B) group II
C) consultative I
D) autocratic II

Question 52

In the Vroom decision-making model,_____ dimensions include cost considerations and the availability of information and whether or not the problem is structured.

A) decision-quality
B) employee-acceptance
C) goal-setting
D) task-structure

Question 53

According to the path-goal model of leadership,_____ refers to alternative beliefs about whether an employee's achievements are the product of his or her own effort or the result of outside forces.

A) self-perceived task ability
B) narcissism
C) locus of control
D) leader−member relation

Question 54

Describe path-goal leadership.What are its major goals?

Question 55

What are the four alternatives of leadership identified by the path-goal model?

Question 56

Name the areas in which most managers admit they need coaching.

Question 57

Which of the following is a substitute for leadership?

A) Inflexible work rules
B) Peer appraisal/feedback
C) Increased group status
D) Superordinate goals

Question 58

According to the taxonomy of leadership behaviors,which of the following statements is true of the relations-oriented category?

A) It mainly involves stimulating creativity, mutual learning, and environmental adaptation by envisioning, advocating, and encouraging change.
B) It typically involves human capital by supporting, developing, recognizing, and empowering people.
C) It primarily involves accomplishing objectives by clarifying, planning, and monitoring operations.
D) It exclusively involves acquiring resources for the organization and promoting the unit to its stakeholders by networking, external monitoring, and engaging in representational behaviors.

Question 59

What are the three broad types of skills leaders use? Define and provide an example of each.

Question 60

With regard to a leader's attempts to influence employees,which of the following is NOT considered a neutralizer?

A) Physical distance
B) Inflexible work rules
C) Cohesive work groups
D) Gain-sharing reward systems