Question 1

Which of the following terms refers to how friendly and supportive a leader is toward subordinates?

Accepted Answer

Consideration refers to a leader's level of friendliness, supportiveness, and approachability towards their subordinates. Goal emphasis (A) refers to how much a leader stresses the importance of achieving specific objectives, while initiating structure (C) refers to the degree to which a leader creates clear guidelines, roles, and procedures for their subordinates. Work facilitation (D) refers to how much a leader provides the necessary resources and tools for their subordinates to complete their work effectively.

Question 2

Behaviors that are concerned with motivating subordinates to accomplish the task at hand are called ________ behaviors.

Accepted Answer

Goal emphasis behaviors are focused on motivating subordinates to achieve specific objectives and complete tasks.

Question 3

Community leaders are most likely to

Accepted Answer

Community leaders often have fewer resources than leaders in formal organizations, as they rely more on influence and relationships rather than formal authority or resources.

Question 4

In the ________,10-15 superiors,peers,and direct reports are asked to share a target individual's strengths and areas of improvement as a leader in phone or face-to-face interviews.

Accepted Answer

The verbal 360-degree technique involves gathering feedback from multiple sources, including superiors, peers, and direct reports, through interviews to assess an individual's leadership strengths and areas for improvement.

Question 5

Which of the following terms refers to how much a leader emphasizes meeting work goals and accomplishing tasks?

Accepted Answer

Initiating structure refers to a leader's focus on task accomplishment and the degree to which they emphasize meeting work goals.

Question 6

The leadership competency of helping a group or community recognize and define its opportunities and issues in ways that result in effective action is known as

Accepted Answer

Framing involves identifying and defining problems and opportunities in a way that motivates and guides action towards a desired outcome. It is a leadership competency that helps groups or communities to understand and address their challenges effectively.

Question 7

Mobilization is best described as

Accepted Answer

Mobilization involves engaging a critical mass to take action towards achieving a specific outcome or set of outcomes. Choices A and B do not necessarily involve action or achieving outcomes, while choice C focuses more on defining opportunities and issues and may not necessarily result in effective action.

Question 8

According to Hogan and Warrenfelz,competencies concerned with analyzing issues,making decisions,and strategic thinking fall into the ________ category.

Accepted Answer

Competencies concerned with analyzing issues, making decisions, and strategic thinking are directly related to business skills. Intrapersonal skills are self-management skills, leadership skills are related to leading others, and interpersonal skills are related to effectively communicating and building relationships with others.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about 360-degree feedback is most likely true?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following statements about 360-degree...

Question 10

According to the Leadership Grid,9,9 leaders

Accepted Answer

According to the Leadership Grid, 9,9 leaders have a high concern for both people and production, making them the most effective leaders.

Question 11

Identify a true statement about leadership skills according to Hogan and Warrenfelz's four major categories of skills and behaviors found in virtually every organizational competency model.

Accepted Answer

According to Hogan and Warrenfelz's four major categories of skills and behaviors found in virtually every organizational competency model, leadership skills are skills and behaviors concerned with building teams and getting results through others. This involves the ability to motivate and inspire others, delegate tasks effectively, and manage conflict.

Question 12

Which of the following concepts was most likely promoted by Boris Groysberg?

Accepted Answer

Boris Groysberg is a Harvard Business School professor who has conducted research on talent management and the mobility of skilled workers. He is most likely to have promoted the concept of the difference between portable and nonportable skills, which is a central theme in his book "Chasing Stars: The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance." Groysberg argues that while some skills and talents may be transferable across organizations or industries (portable), others are more specific to a particular role or company (nonportable).

Question 13

The ________ asked leaders to indicate the extent to which they believed different consideration and initiating behaviors were important to leadership success.

Accepted Answer

The Leadership Opinion Questionnaire (LOQ) is a questionnaire that asks leaders to express their opinions on different leadership behaviors and their importance to leadership success.

Question 14

Researchers at the University of Michigan concluded that there are four categories of leadership behaviors related to effective group performance.Identify a true statement about one of the four categories,interaction facilitation.

Accepted Answer

Interaction facilitation includes behaviors where leaders act to smooth over and minimize conflicts among followers. It is a people-centered dimension of behavior, and is not the same as initiating structure, which is a task-centered dimension. Motivating subordinates to accomplish the task at hand falls under the category of consideration, another people-centered dimension of behavior.

Question 15

Work facilitation behaviors are concerned with

Accepted Answer

Work facilitation behaviors involve acquiring and allocating resources such as time, money, and equipment to help subordinates perform their tasks effectively. This can include providing training, support, and guidance to subordinates, and ensuring they have the necessary tools and resources to complete their tasks. Motivating subordinates and showing concern for them are important leadership behaviors, but they are not specifically related to work facilitation. Minimizing conflicts among followers falls under the category of conflict management behaviors.

Question 16

Which of the following leadership questionnaires measured the extent to which leaders in industrial settings exhibited consideration and initiating structure behaviors?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following leadership questionnaires measured...

Question 17

In ________,superiors,peers,and direct reports provide ratings on the extent to which target individuals demonstrate too much,just the right amount,or too little strategic,operations,enabling,or forcing leadership behavior for a particular position.

Accepted Answer

A leadership versatility approach involves gathering feedback from various sources, including superiors, peers, and direct reports, to assess the balance of different leadership behaviors such as strategic, operational, enabling, or forcing for a specific role.

Question 18

The Leadership Grid profiles leader behavior on two dimensions,which are

Accepted Answer

The Leadership Grid profiles leader behavior on two dimensions: concern for people and concern for production. These two dimensions are often characterized as the task versus relationship focus of a leader's behavior. A high concern for people reflects a leader who is focused on building strong relationships with employees, while a high concern for production reflects a leader who is focused on achieving goals and getting things done. The best leaders, according to the Leadership Grid, exhibit both a high concern for people and a high concern for production, striking a balance between task and relationship focus.

Question 19

Goal emphasis and work facilitation are ________ dimensions of leadership behavior.

Accepted Answer

Job-centered behavior focuses on achieving specific goals, emphasizing task accomplishment and work facilitation. Employee-centered behavior, on the other hand, focuses on building relationships and attending to employees' needs and well-being. Intrapersonal behavior focuses on a leader's own thoughts and emotions, while interpersonal behavior involves interacting with others.

Question 20

Building social capital

Accepted Answer

Building social capital involves developing and maintaining relationships that allow people to work together towards shared goals. This leadership competency is critical for building trust, collaboration, and a sense of community within a group or organization. Options A, C, and D refer to other leadership competencies, such as problem-solving, motivation, and task delegation.

Quiz 7: Leadership Behavior