Deck 8: Leadership

Question 1

Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory focuses on the readiness of the follower.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

According to Hersey and Blanchard,if a follower is unable but willing to perform a task,then the leader should adopt a "selling" orientation.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Transactional and transformational leadership are two opposing approaches to getting things done.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

In contrast to Fiedler,path-goal theory assumes that leaders assume a single,permanent leadership style.

Question 5

Path-goal theory assumes that the same leader can display any or all of the four leadership behaviours depending on the situation.

Question 6

Ideally,all managers should not be leaders.

Question 7

Autocratic leaders tend to delegate authority and involve employees in decision making.

Question 8

Leaders provide vision and strategy to the organization; managers implement that vision and strategy,coordinate and staff the organization,and handle day-to-day problems.

Question 9

Robert House's path-goal theory takes key elements from the expectancy theory of motivation.

Question 10

Situational leadership theory (SL)states that an R3 worker who is able but unwilling to perform a task responds best to a selling leadership style.

Question 11

Traits such as honesty and integrity are not very useful for identifying who is suited and who is not suited to be a leader.

Question 12

Situational leadership theory (SL)states that an R1 worker who is unable and unwilling to perform a task responds best to a telling leadership style.

Question 13

Laissez-faire leaders are notorious for micro-managing their employees and influencing all aspects of employee work life.

Question 14

Robert House's path-goal theory maintains that an effective leader clears the path for a follower to the follower's goal.

Question 15

Path-goal theory states that a directive leadership style works best when tasks are ambiguous.

Question 16

Trait theories of leadership focus on how leaders interact with their followers.

Question 17

Leadership is the process of influencing a group toward the achievement of goals.

Question 18

Dawn is a very assertive leader that makes decisions without consultation and expects her subordinates to follow orders.Dawn is an autocratic leader.

Question 19

Path-goal theory states that a participative leadership style works best when tasks are highly structured.

Question 20

Trait research has given managers the ability to pick out leaders from the group.

Question 21

Since charisma is an inborn trait,no efforts have ever been made to train people to be charismatic.

Question 22

A successful visionary leader "jump starts" the future.

Question 23

Team leadership is becoming less important in today's business world because teams don't need leaders.

Question 24

People who work for charismatic leaders are motivated to exert extra work effort but report lower job satisfaction.

Question 25

Team leaders are typically liaisons with external constituencies and troubleshooters.

Question 26

Online leaders have a responsibility to facilitate performance.This means reducing or eliminating obstacles to successful performance and providing adequate resources to get the job done.This can be challenging,especially if the virtual team is global,since the physical distance separating the leader and the team means it's not easy to get team members the resources they may need.

Question 27

Charismatic leadership is not appropriate when the environment involves a high degree of stress and uncertainty.

Question 28

Trust is the belief in the integrity,character,and ability of a leader.

Question 29

Charismatic and visionary leadership are the same thing.

Question 30

Charisma is defined as the ability to create and articulate a realistic,credible,attractive vision of the future for any organization or organizational unit that grows out of and improves on the present.

Question 31

Transformational leadership and charismatic leadership are the same thing.

Question 32

Of the five dimensions that make up the concept of trust,loyalty seems to be the most critical.

Question 33

Legitimate power is based on a leader's desirable resources or personal traits.

Question 34

Credibility is the degree to which followers perceive someone as honest,competent,and able to inspire.

Question 35

There is only limited research in the area of online leadership,and it has essentially focused on managing virtual teams.This research suggests that there are three fundamental challenges in providing online leadership: communication,performance management,and trust.

Question 36

Transactional leadership,as compared with transformational leadership,is more strongly correlated with lower turnover rates,higher productivity,and higher employee satisfaction.

Question 37

Men tend to use a more democratic leadership style than women.

Question 38

One of the keys to being a good team leader is to know when to leave a team alone.

Question 39

Jane is known to occasionally threaten her subordinates to get them to perform their work duties at a higher level.Her behaviour is a classic example of coercive power.

Question 40

There is overwhelming evidence supporting the superiority of transformational leadership over transactional leadership.

Question 41

Early leadership trait research looked to find characteristics that might ________.

A)distinguish ordinary leaders from great leaders
B)define charisma
C)identify the physical traits of leaders
D)differentiate leaders from nonleaders
E)explain leadership behaviour

Question 42

Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory focuses on ________.

A)the followers
B)the least preferred style
C)the leader's preferred style
D)leader-member relations
E)environmental variables

Question 43

Effective leaders,as defined in your text,share eight key traits.Which of the following traits is commonly found in effective leaders?

A)active listening
B)innovative
C)introversion
D)emotional intelligence
E)time management

Question 44

Which of the following is TRUE concerning the four behavioural theories?

A)each has two leadership styles
B)each focuses on the employees and the work to be done
C)each leads to high performance and satisfaction in all situations
D)each structures work relationships to meet job goals

Question 45

According to Hersey and Blanchard,which leadership style is best if a follower is both unable and unwilling to do a job (R1)?

A)delegating
B)selling
C)participating
D)training
E)telling

Question 46

According to the University of Iowa studies,a leader who tends to centralize authority,dictate work methods,and make unilateral decisions has a(n)________ leadership style.

A)laissez-faire
B)democratic
C)consultative
D)autocratic
E)directive

Question 47

Which type of theory is designed to identify characteristics that differentiate leaders from nonleaders?

A)behavioural
B)situational
C)transformational
D)contingency
E)trait

Question 48

Behavioural theories of leadership focused on ________.

A)who effective leaders were
B)what characteristics effective leaders had
C)how to identify effective leaders
D)what effective leaders did
E)predicting who would be a good leader

Question 49

According to Hersey and Blanchard,________ refers to the extent to which followers have the ability and the willingness to accomplish a specific task.

A)training
B)readiness
C)preparedness
D)motivation
E)competence

Question 50

Monica's boss allows her to make any decision she thinks is important on the spot without consulting anyone.What kind of leadership style does Monica's boss have?

A)laissez-faire style
B)autocratic style
C)democratic style
D)hands-on style
E)directive style

Question 51

If a trait theory of leadership were true,then all leaders would possess ________.

A)charisma
B)the same traits
C)different traits
D)seven traits
E)the same personality type

Question 52

According to the University of Iowa studies,a leader who allows his employees complete freedom to make decisions is using a ________ leadership style.

A)consultative
B)directive
C)democratic
D)laissez-faire
E)supportive

Question 53

According to your text,________ provide vision and strategy to the organization,while ________ implement that vision and strategy.

A)leaders; managers
B)managers; employees
C)shareholders; managers
D)managers; leaders
E)leaders; employees

Question 54

Which behavioural theory is concerned with results more than the design of the job?

A)Iowa
B)Ohio
C)Michigan
D)managerial grid

Question 55

Fiedler assumed a person's leadership style was ________.

A)evolving slowly over time
B)continually changing
C)multi-dimensional
D)fixed
E)flexible

Question 56

According to the University of Iowa studies,the ________ style of leadership describes a leader who tends to involve employees in decision making,delegates authority,encourages participation in deciding work methods and goals,and uses feedback as an opportunity for coaching employees.

A)consultative
B)directive
C)democratic
D)laissez-faire
E)supportive

Question 57

Individuals who can influence others and provide vision and strategy to the organization are called ________.

A)managers
B)leaders
C)organizers
D)visionaries
E)directors

Question 58

Because leading is one of the four basic managerial functions,________ leaders.

A)all managers are
B)all managers should be
C)some managers are
D)some managers should be
E)even poor managers are

Question 59

According to the behavioural theories conclusions on the best leadership style,which has the highest concern for productivity?

A)Iowa
B)Ohio
C)Michigan
D)managerial grid

Question 60

Jared's boss encourages employees to participate in the decision-making process,but does not give them complete freedom to do as they like.What kind of leadership style does Jared's boss have?

A)monarchial
B)autocratic
C)laissez-faire
D)democratic
E)directive

Question 61

An important trait of a(n)________ leader in path-goal theory is friendliness.

A)achievement-oriented
B)directive
C)participative
D)supportive
E)visionary

Question 62

Which theory states that it is a leader's job to assist followers in attaining their goals and to provide the necessary direction and support?

A)House's path-goal theory
B)University of Iowa studies
C)Fiedler's contingency model
D)Trait theories
E)Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory

Question 63

________ leaders pay attention to the concerns and developmental needs of individual followers,help followers to look at old problems in new ways,and are able to inspire followers to put extra effort into the group goals.

A)Transactional
B)Transformational
C)Transcendental
D)Autocratic
E)Charismatic

Question 64

Which term is most closely associated with transformational leaders?

A)charming
B)efficient
C)far-seeing
D)inspiring
E)directive

Question 65

Visionary leaders are leaders who guide by ________.

A)inspiring followers
B)articulating a vision of the future
C)the force of their personality
D)offering rewards to followers
E)setting challenging goals for followers

Question 66

________ leaders inspire followers to transcend their own self-interest for the good of the organization and have a profound and extraordinary effect on followers.

A)Transactional
B)Incidental
C)Transcendental
D)Transformational
E)Legitimate

Question 67

According to path-goal theory,which leadership behaviour is used when a manager consults with subordinates and uses their suggestions before making a decision?

A)directive
B)achievement-oriented
C)participative
D)supportive
E)consult group

Question 68

According to path-goal theory,which of the following are the two situational variables that moderate the relationship between leadership behaviour and outcome?

A)leadership style and leader-member relations
B)readiness of the follower and leader position power
C)culture of the organization and leader-member relations
D)environmental variables and personal characteristics of the follower
E)goal clarity and task structure

Question 69

According to Hersey and Blanchard,which leader style should be used at the lowest level of follower readiness?

A)delegating
B)selling
C)participating
D)training
E)telling

Question 70

According to path-goal theory,which leadership behaviour is used when a leader is friendly and shows concern for the needs of subordinates?

A)directive
B)achievement-oriented
C)participative
D)democratic
E)supportive

Question 71

According to path-goal theory,which leadership behaviour is used when a leader sets challenging goals and expects very high performance levels from subordinates?

A)supportive
B)participative
C)achievement-oriented
D)relationship-oriented
E)task-oriented

Question 72

Jack always consults with his employees and uses their suggestions before making a decision.According to path-goal theory,he is demonstrating which type of leadership style?

A)supportive
B)participative
C)achievement-oriented
D)cooperative
E)directive

Question 73

Bob lets his employees know what he expects from them,provides them with time lines,and gives specific guidelines for achieving those goals.Bob is a ________ leader.

A)directive
B)achievement-oriented
C)supportive
D)participative
E)country club

Question 74

According to Hersey and Blanchard,which leadership style is best if a follower is able but unwilling or insecure about doing a job (R3)?

A)delegating
B)selling
C)participating
D)training
E)telling

Question 75

Janice is a friendly and outgoing manager who constantly shows concern for the needs of her employees.According to path-goal theory,she is demonstrating which leadership style?

A)supportive
B)participative
C)achievement-oriented
D)cooperative
E)directive

Question 76

According to Hersey and Blanchard,which leadership style is best if a follower is both able and willing to do a job (R4)?

A)delegating
B)selling
C)participating
D)training
E)telling

Question 77

In a highly mechanistic organization,which leadership approach seems to work best?

A)supportive
B)directive
C)achievement-oriented
D)participative
E)charismatic

Question 78

According to Hersey and Blanchard,which leadership style is best if a follower is unable but willing to do a job (R2)?

A)delegating
B)selling
C)participating
D)training
E)telling

Question 79

According to path-goal theory,which leadership behaviour is used when a leader lets subordinates know what's expected of them,schedules work to be done,and gives specific guidance as to how to accomplish tasks?

A)directive
B)achievement-oriented
C)democratic
D)supportive
E)participative

Question 80

________ leaders guide or motivate their followers toward established goals by clarifying role and task requirements.

A)Legitimate
B)Autocratic
C)Transactional
D)Transformational
E)Visionary