Deck 12: Leadership and Followership

Question 1

With regard to leader abilities, attention has been devoted to such constructs as social skills, intelligence, scholarship, speech fluency, cooperativeness, and insight.​

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The _____ involves planning and budgeting, organizing and staffing, and controlling and problem solving.​

A)​specialization process
B)management process​
C)leadership process​
D)functional process​

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Kotter believes that effective leadership controls complexity in the organization and its environment.​

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Leader _____ characteristics that have been examined include originality, adaptability, introversion- extroversion, dominance, self-confidence, integrity, and conviction.​

A)​personality
B)ability​
C)insight​
D)speech fluency​

Question 5

The first studies of leadership attempted to identify what physical attributes, personality characteristics, and abilities distinguished leaders from other members of a group.​

Question 6

Corporate leaders play a central role in setting the ethical tone and moral values for their organizations.​

Question 7

Early evidence shows that men tend to use a more people-oriented style that is inclusive and empowering than do women.​

Question 8

A tenet of charismatic leadership is that work exists for the person as much as the person exists for work and that charismatic leaders try to find out the will of the group and lead based on that.​

Question 9

The glass cliff represents a trend in organizations wherein more women are placed in difficult leadership situations.​

Question 10

Good leaders never make good followers.​

Question 11

From the perspective of the Situational Leadership model, the basic role of the leader is to clear the follower's path to the goal.​

Question 12

Effective followers need close supervision.​

Question 13

Alienated followers do not think independently or critically, yet are very active in their behavior.​

Question 14

The path-goal theory suggests that the leader's behavior should be adjusted to the maturity level of the followers.​

Question 15

Effective followers practice self-management and self-responsibility.​

Question 16

According to John Kotter, which of the following is true of leadership and management?​

A)​Both involve planning and budgeting.
B)Both involve setting organizational direction.​
C)Both deal with problem solving.​
D)Both are complementary systems of action in organizations.​

Question 17

​_____ in organizations is the process of guiding and directing the behavior of people in the work environment.

A)​Principled dissent
B)Strategic contingency​
C)Management​
D)Leadership​

Question 18

Transformational leadership results when a leader uses the force of personal abilities and talents to have profound and extraordinary effects on followers.​

Question 19

Transactional leaders inspire and excite followers to high levels of performance.​

Question 20

Alienated followers perpetually sample the wind, and their motto is "better safe than sorry."​

Question 21

_____ recognizes the benefits of authoritative, democratic, and consultive styles of leader behavior.​

A)​The situational decision making model
B)Vroom-Yetton-Jago normative decision model​
C)The rational decision making model ​
D)Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership​

Question 22

In the context of the Vroom-Yetton-Jago normative decision model, the term _____ means that a manager makes the decision alone and either announces it or "sells" it to the group.​

A)​decide
B)facilitate​
C)consult​
D)delegate​

Question 23

A(n)_____ of behavior is used when a leader needs to express concern for followers' well-being and social status.​

A)​supportive style
B)directive style​
C)​participative style
D)​achievement-oriented style

Question 24

Which of the following is true of the laissez-faire leadership style?​

A)​It requires a hands-on approach.
B)It helps leaders clearly define goals and outcomes.​
C)It leads to lower interpersonal conflicts at work.​
D)It causes role ambiguity for followers.​

Question 25

​In the context of Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership, _____ are primarily gratified by accomplishing tasks and getting work done.

A)​task-oriented leaders
B)relationship-oriented leaders​
C)achievement-oriented leaders​
D)task structure-oriented leaders​

Question 26

​Hersey & Blanchard's Situational Leadership model suggests that:

A)​leaders determine the appropriate level of employee participation in decision making.
B)leaders adapt their behavior to fit the characteristics of the environment in which they work.​
C)the leader's behavior style helps followers achieve their goals.​
D)the leader's behavior should be adjusted to the maturity level of the followers.​

Question 27

The _____ assumes that leaders adapt their behavior and style to fit the characteristics of the followers and the environment in which they work.​

A)​path-goal theory
B)trait theory​
C)inspirational leadership theory​
D)leader-member exchange theory​

Question 28

​An employee-oriented leadership style leads to a work environment:

A)​that focuses on relationships.
B)that focuses on getting things done.​
C)that uses strong, directive actions to control the rules.​
D)that is characterized by low task behavior and low relationship behavior.​

Question 29

_____, the quality of interpersonal relationships among a leader and the group members, is measured by the Group-Atmosphere Scale.​

A)Nonprogrammed decisions​
B)Reality-distortion fields​
C)Programmed decisions​
D)Leader-member relations​

Question 30

Which of the following statements is true of a democratic leadership style?​

A)​Leaders do not have ultimate authority and responsibility.
B)Leaders fail to clearly define goals, responsibilities, and outcomes.​
C)Followers have a high degree of discretionary influence.​
D)Followers have little discretionary influence over the nature of the work.​

Question 31

In the context of the Situational Leadership model, which of the following is true of a telling style?​

A)​It involves providing instructions and closely monitoring performance.
B)It helps leaders determine the appropriate level of employee participation in decision making.​
C)It determines the team's effectiveness in work accomplishment.​
D)It attempts to balance a concern for people and production without a commitment to either.​

Question 32

​In the context of the Leadership Grid, the _____ is a middle-of-the-road leader who has a medium concern for people and production.

A)​impoverished manager
B)organization man manager​
C)authority-compliance manager​
D)country club manager​

Question 33

When a follower is unable but willing and confident to do a task, the leader can use the _____, in which there is high task behavior and high relationship behavior.​

A)​telling style
B)selling style​
C)delegating style​
D)participating style​

Question 34

With regard to leader _____, attention has been devoted to such constructs as social skills, intelligence, scholarship, speech fluency, cooperativeness, and insight.​

A)​personalities
B)abilities​
C)relationships​
D)attitudes​

Question 35

In the context of Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership, _____ are primarily gratified by developing good, comfortable interpersonal relationships.​

A)​task-oriented leaders
B)relationship-oriented leaders​
C)achievement-oriented leaders​
D)laissez-faire leaders​

Question 36

A(n)_____ of behavior is used when a leader must set challenging goals for followers and show strong confidence in those followers.​

A)​supportive style
B)directive style​
C)participative style​
D)achievement-oriented style​

Question 37

The key to the _____ is that a manager should use the decision method most appropriate for a given decision situation.​

A)​situational decision making model
B)normative decision model​
C)rational decision making model​
D)contingency theory of leadership​

Question 38

In _____, the leader always chooses the leader behavior style that helps followers achieve their goals.​

A)​trait theory
B)inspirational leadership theory​
C)path-goal theory​
D)leader-member exchange theory​

Question 39

In the context of the Vroom-Yetton-Jago normative decision model, the term _____ means that a manager presents the problem to the group members individually, gets their input, and then makes the decision.​

A)​decide individually
B)consult individually​
C)facilitate​
D)delegate​

Question 40

In the context of situational favorableness, _____ refers to the authority associated with the leader's formal position in the organization.​

A)​transactional leadership
B)transformational leadership​
C)position power​
D)task structure​

Question 41

A tenet of _____ is that work exists for the person as much as the person exists for work.​

A)​transactional leadership
B)abusive leadership​
C)servant leadership​
D)charismatic leadership​

Question 42

In the context of inspirational leadership, transformational leaders:​

A)​rely on their personal attributes instead of their official position to manage followers.
B)use rewards and punishment to strike deals with followers and shape their behavior.​
C)have great concern for people and little concern for production.​
D)attempt to balance a concern for people and production without a commitment to either.​

Question 43

In the context of inspirational leadership, _____ consists of the following four subdimensions: charisma, individualized consideration, inspirational motivation, and intellectual stimulation.​

A)​autocratic leadership
B)laissez-faire leadership​
C)transformational leadership​
D)transactional leadership​

Question 44

In the context of followership, effective followers:​

A)​are courageous and credible.
B)are self-aggrandizing.​
C)uncritically reinforce leaders' ideas.​
D)require close supervision.​

Question 45

In the context of leader-member exchange theory, _____ tend to be similar to the leader and are given greater responsibilities, more rewards, and more attention.​

A)​transactional leaders
B)transformational leaders​
C)out-group members​
D)in-group members​

Question 46

Which of the following is true of women managers?​

A)​They are less likely to use a people-oriented style.
B)They are dependent on position power to be effective leaders.​
C)They make poor decisions and lose their effectiveness in stressful situations.​
D)They tend to use a more people-oriented style that is inclusive and empowering.​

Question 47

Briefly explain the five guidelines for leadership.​

Question 48

_____ refers to the willingness to be vulnerable to the actions of another and is an essential element in leadership.​

A)​Facilitation
B)Supervision​
C)Patience​
D)Trust​

Question 49

What are the characteristics of an effective follower?​

Question 50

In the context of leader-member exchange theory, _____ are outside the circle and receive less attention and fewer rewards.​

A)​transactional leaders
B)transformational leaders​
C)out-group members​
D)in-group members​

Question 51

Explain the role of emotional intelligence in leadership.​

Question 52

_____ are potentially disruptive and a threat to the health of the organization.​

A)​Alienated followers
B)The yes people​
C)Sheep​
D)Survivors​

Question 53

_____ are the most dangerous to a leader because they are the most likely to give a false positive reaction and give no warning of potential pitfalls.​

A)​Yes people
B)Survivors​
C)Alienated followers​
D)Sheep​

Question 54

_____ refers to how much concern the leader displays for each follower's needs and acts as a coach or a mentor.​

A)​Intellectual stimulation
B)​Individualized consideration
C)​Individual consultation
D)​Emotional intelligence

Question 55

Which of the following statements is true of leaders with high emotional intelligence?​

A)​They look for challenges and ways in which to add to their talents.
B)They use a more people-oriented style that is empowering.​
C)They lose their effectiveness.​
D)They make better decisions under high stress.​

Question 56

The basic idea behind leader-member exchange theory is that:​

A)​followership is based on member perceptions of equity.
B)leaders form two groups of followers: in-groups and out-groups.​
C)leadership effectiveness is determined by the degree of fit between the leader and the situation.​
D)leaders adapt their behavior to fit the characteristics of the work environment.​

Question 57

According to the guidelines for leadership, which of the following influence organizational performance?​

A)​Consideration and initiating structure
B)​Concern for people and concern for products
C)​Position power and task structure
D)Environmental factors and technological factors​

Question 58

Briefly explain the characteristics of an alienated follower.​