Deck 10: Leadership

Question 1

Compared to a traditional manager, a team leader:

A)Have more organizational power and authority.
B)Is more likely to handle personnel issues.
C)Facilitates rather than controls the behavior of group members.
D)Handles the administrative tasks of the group.
E)All of the above are true.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In their study of professional teams, Levi and Slem (1996) found:

A)Self-managed teams did not necessarily perform better than traditional teams.
B)Employees preferred to work in self-managed teams..
C)Leaderless teams are best.
D)All of the above.
E)None of the above.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the primary roles for team leaders?

A)Encourage stability in the team by controlling change.
B)Build trust among team members.
C)Create a strong team identity.
D)Provide a link and buffer between the team and organization.
E)Facilitate conflict among diverse group members rather than trying to prevent it.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The Behavioral approach to leadership has shown that:

A)Democratic decision making is more accurate than authoritarian decision making.
B)Authoritarian leaders are better at implementing decisions.
C)Task oriented leaders are more effective than social oriented leaders.
D)Leaders often treat group members very differently so individual performance varies.
E)All of the above are true.

Question 5

According to Situational Leadership Theory, the leader's behavior should depend on:

A)How much control the leader has over the situation.
B)The amount of situational stability.
C)The maturity level of the group members.
D)The demands of the task.
E)The personalities of the group members.

Question 6

What are three core leadership functions of the team leader?

Question 7

When the goals of the team are set by the organization and the leader is the facilitator with limited authority, the style of leadership is called:

A)Self-managing
B)Self-directed
C)Leaderless
D)Emergent leadership
E)None of the above

Question 8

Which team is NOT suited for self-management?

A)Service teams.
B)Production teams.
C)Professional teams.
D)A & B.
E)All of the above.

Question 9

The "babble effect" is related to:

A)Leader emergence.
B)Group selection of a leader.
C)Effectiveness of a leader.
D)All of the above.
E)None of the above.

Question 10

The basic problem with the trait approach to leadership is:

A)Leaders successful in one situation are not necessarily successful in another..
B)The new-ness of this theory.
C)The lack of scientific research.
D)The inability to define traits.
E)All of the above.

Question 11

Which of the following intervening variables is NOT part of the multiple linkage model of leadership?

A)Member effort.
B)Member ability.
C)Stress of the situation.
D)Availability of resources.
E)Organization of the task.

Question 12

Which of the following factors does NOT predict leader emergence?

A)Gender.
B)Age.
C)Effectiveness.
D)Height.
E)All of the above predict leader emergence.

Question 13

The following situations diminish the need for a team leader:

A)Routine jobs that are highly structured.
B)Highly competent, well-trained employees.
C)Clear team goals.
D)All of the above.
E)None of the above.

Question 14

The Trait approach to leadership has shown that:

A)There is not a strong link between any specific trait and good leadership.
B)The best leaders are usually the most intelligent members of the group.
C)Good leaders are more achievement oriented than power oriented.
D)Good leaders act consistently and rarely change depending on the situation.
E)All of the above are true.

Question 15

Self-managing teams has been around since the:

A)Industrial Revolution.
B)Great Depression.
C)1960s.
D)1980s.
E)1990s.

Question 16

Yukl's (1989) multiple linkage model is a ______ theory of leadership.

A)Trait.
B)Personality.
C)Situational.
D)Contingency.
E)None of the above.

Question 17

One of the main implications of the Contingency Approach to leadership is to:

A)Develop ways to test and select good leaders.
B)Understand the link between traits and behaviors with situations.
C)Understand the substitutes for leadership.
D)Develop methods to train people to be good leaders.
E)None of the above are true.

Question 18

Research on the use of self-managing teams in organizations shows that:

A)They are not successful when used with production workers.
B)It is difficult to replace some of the traditional leadership functions.
C)They work best in complex and changing situations.
D)All of the above are true.
E)None of the above are true.

Question 19

Which trait has NOT been found to be related to leadership?

A)Drive.
B)Honesty.
C)Confidence.
D)Intelligence.
E)Aggression.

Question 20

Which type of team coaching is focused on strategies to improve performance and coordinate roles and tasks among team members?

A)Motivational.
B)Consultative.
C)Educational.
D)Contingent.
E)Leader.

Question 21

A team leader controls the behavior of group members.

Question 22

Leading virtual teams requires different approaches than leading face-to-face teams.

Question 23

Team manager and leader are synonymous terms.

Question 24

From a teamwork perspective, one of the most important leadership theories is situational leadership theory.

Question 25

One problem with team coaching is that leaders too often:

A)Focus on managing activities rather than building capabilities of the team.
B)Do not have the skills to coach.
C)Do not have the time to coach.
D)Focus on abilities rather than performance.
E)None of the above.

Question 26

Which type of team coaching is focused on building knowledge, skills, and abilities of group members?

A)Motivational.
B)Consultative.
C)Educational.
D)Contingent.
E)Leader.

Question 27

Self-managed teams are less likely to need a leader when tasks are routine.

Question 28

The most important reason for companies in introducing self-managing teams in manufacturing was to reduce cost of production.

Question 29

Research on the trait approach to leadership shows a clear, strong relationship between traits and leadership.

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT advice for leading virtual teams?

A)Manage by outcomes, not process.
B)Manage by problem solving.
C)Set regular, synchronous meetings.
D)Be more explicit in communications.
E)Provide adequate technologies.True/False

Question 31

Team members are quite accurate in selecting the most effective leader.