CH 11 Leadership Choose The Right Answer

Ch 11 Leadership
Choose the right answer
1. Leadership is best defined as ________.

A) the ability to merely project one's abilities in the lack of actual accomplishments
B) the ability to reduce the dependence of team members on each other
C) the ability to induce the team members to focus on individual goals rather than collective
goals
D) the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals
E) the ability to use factors like training and experience to reduce dependence on formal
leadership
2. Which of the following statements regarding leadership is true?

A) All managers are leaders.
B) Formal rights ensure good leadership.
C) Formal appointment is essential in creating leaders.
D) All leaders are hierarchically superior to followers.
E) Nonsanctioned leadership is as important as formal influence.
3. Trait theories of leadership focus on ________.

A) the special relationship that leaders establish with a small group of their followers
B) the personal qualities and characteristics that differentiate leaders from nonleaders
C) the way the leader makes decisions
D) the extent to which followers are willing and able to accomplish a specific task
E) the match between the leader's style and the degree to which the situation gives the leader
control
4. Which of the following Big Five personality traits has been identified as the most important trait
in effective leaders?
A) conscientiousness
B) openness
C) extraversion
D) agreeableness
E) emotional stability
5. Emotional intelligence (EI) is critical to effective leadership because one of its core components is
________, which reflects the consideration that leaders must be able to express.
A) conscientiousness
B) empathy
C) optimism
D) introversion
E) perfectionism
6. Trait theories most accurately predict ________.

A) distinguishing features of an effective leader
B) differences between an effective and an ineffective leader
C) success of a leader
D) roles to be played by the leader
E) emergence of a leader
7. The Ohio State Studies narrowed the independent dimensions of leader behavior to two that
substantially accounted for most of the leadership behavior described by employees: consideration
and ________.
A) employee-orientation
B) empathy
C) constructing vision
D) initiating structure
E) charisma
8. In the context of behavioral dimensions of leadership identified in the Ohio State Studies,
________ is the extent to which a person's job relationships are characterized by mutual trust,
respect for employees' ideas, and regard for their feelings.
A) consideration
B) transaction
C) authentication
D) task orientation
E) identification
9. Contingency theories focus on the ________ that impact leadership success.

A) personality variables
B) leader's abilities to inspire and transform followers
C) situational variables
D) values and ethics
E) features of the followers
10. Which of the following theories of leadership is based on situational variables?

A) attribution theory
B) trait theories
C) charismatic leadership theory
D) path-goal theory
E) behavioral theories
11. The least preferred co-worker (LPC) questionnaire is used to measure whether ________.
A) the followers are able and willing
B) a leader is task- or relationship-oriented
C) the members are in the ingroup or out-group
D) employees prefer servant leadership over situational leadership
E) the leader is high on the dimension of conscientiousness
12. Fiedler's contingency model assumes that ________.

A) an individual's leadership style is essentially fixed
B) an individual is constantly striving to develop a more productive style
C) an individual's leadership is primarily determined by the features of the followers
D) an individual's leadership style can be altered much like his or her personality traits
E) an individual's leadership style must be task oriented to be effective
13. Fiedler defines the degree of confidence, trust, and respect that subordinates have in their leader as
________.
A) leader-member relations
B) task structure
C) positional power
D) follower variables
E) path-goal frameworks
14. According to the situational leadership theory, if employees are unwilling and unable, the
appropriate leadership style in this situation would be ________.
A) participative
B) democratic
C) person-oriented
D) directive
E) supportive
15. According to the situational leadership theory, a follower with the desired ability and willingness
is likely to be ________.
A) lacking in the area of motivation
B) deficient in the specific skills required
C) comfortable in his ability to do the job well
D) highly skilled in relevant areas but low on experience
E) in need of leadership that is highly task oriented
16. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the path-goal theory of leadership?
A) The theory considers leadership to be a set of attributes ascribed to leaders by followers.
B) The theory proposes only a passive and supportive role for leaders.
C) The theory considers removing obstacles to be a component of effective leadership.
D) The theory proposes that leaders must work closely with followers throughout.
E) The path-goal theory represents a laissez-faire approach to leadership.
17. Which of the following leadership theories argues that because of time pressures, leaders establish
a special relationship with a small group of their subordinates-the ingroup, who are trusted, get a
disproportionate amount of the leader's attention, and are more likely to receive special privileges?
A) situational leadership theory
B) leader-member exchange
C) path-goal
D) expectancy
E) Fiedler's theory
18. According to the LMX theory, a leader implicitly categorizes followers as "in" or "out" ________.
A) after careful performance analysis
B) on a temporary basis
C) early in the interaction
D) because of political pressure
E) only after several months of working together
19. Charismatic leaders ________.

A) engage in traditional behaviors that follow norms
B) focus on their own responsibilities largely ignoring the needs and feelings of employees
C) avoid personal risk
D) propose a vision of the future that is better than the status quo
E) ensure their own position as leader even if it means sacrificing others
20. Leaders who function primarily by clarifying role and task requirements to accomplish established
goals exhibit a(n) ________ style of leadership.
A) transformational
B) transactional
C) charismatic
D) laissez-faire
E) employee-oriented
21. A transactional leader is likely to ________.

A) reward employees for the work that they have done, thus recognizing
accomplishments
B) help followers trust the leader and develop a loyalty toward the common vision
C) stimulate others in the organization to become thinkers of what the organization is all
about
D) pay attention to the emotional needs of others and consider individual differences
E) avoid authoritarian, command, and control behaviors when dealing with employees
22. ________ leaders inspire followers to transcend their self-interests for the good of the
organization and can have an extraordinary effect on their followers.
A) Transformational
B) Transactional
C) Task-oriented
D) Laissez-faire
E) Production-oriented
23. Transformational leaders enhance performance of employees by ________.

A) restricting creativity among employees
B) focusing on short-term goals for employees
C) instilling pride in employees
D) establishing goals, roles, and requirements
E) abdicating all responsibility to employees
24. Which of the following leadership behaviors is likely to differentiate between transactional and
transformational leaders?
A) management by exception (active and passive)
B) contingent reward
C) individualized consideration
D) micromanagement
E) laissez-faire
25. Which of the following is a feature of servant leadership?

A) pursuit of the leaders' self-interest
B) use of power and authority to achieve organizational ends
C) universal appeal and effectiveness across cultures
D) focus on growth, development, and well-being of followers
E) applicability restricted to the leader's ingroup
26. Servant leadership reflects the ________.

A) traditional view that followers are expected to serve the leaders
B) task-oriented approach to leadership
C) use of empathy, listening, and persuasion by leaders
D) Western prototype of a leader who gives orders to followers
E) tendency of leaders to prioritize their interests over the interests of their employees
27. ________ is a dimension of trust defined as honesty, truthfulness, and the ability to display
consistency between one's words and action.
A) Consideration
B) Sensitivity
C) Support
D) Reflexivity
E) Integrity
28. Which of the following dimensions of trust is defined as an individual's technical and
interpersonal knowledge and skills?
A) integrity
B) ability
C) propensity
D) reflexivity
E) complexity
29. Leaders who want to foster a climate that reinforces ethical behavior do all of the following except
________.
A) set high ethical standards
B) demonstrate good ethical behavior
C) encourage integrity among employees
D) reward employees demonstrating integrity
E) use their charisma to enhance power over followers, directed towards self-serving
ends
30. According to the attribution theory of leadership, leadership is characterized by ________.

A) the significant gains made in the mentoring relationship between the leader and follower
B) the act of people ascribing qualities like intelligence or charisma to leaders
C) the focus on the actual accomplishments and performance of the leader
D) the impact of substitutes and neutralizers in enhancing the role of the leader
E) the division of the group into ingroup and out-group members based on the leader's
preference

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What are the main theories of leadership discussed in the text?

What are the two dimensions of leader behavior identified in the Ohio State Studies?

Ch 11 Leadership

Choose the right answer

1. Leadership is best defined as ________.

2. Which of the following statements regarding leadership is true?

3. Trait theories of leadership focus on ________.

6. Trait theories most accurately predict ________.

9. Contingency theories focus on the ________ that impact leadership success.

10. Which of the following theories of leadership is based on situational variables?

12. Fiedler's contingency model assumes that ________.

19. Charismatic leaders ________.

21. A transactional leader is likely to ________.

23. Transformational leaders enhance performance of employees by ________.

25. Which of the following is a feature of servant leadership?

26. Servant leadership reflects the ________.

30. According to the attribution theory of leadership, leadership is characterized by ________.

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