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1
All but which one of the following statements is considered to be truths about effective leadership?
A)Leaders must sell the organizational vision to others.
B)Leadership and management are mutually exclusive.
C)Effective leadership is possessing the ability to influence others.
D)Leaders must have a vision focused on the future of the organization.
E)A leader encourages others to perform at their best.
2
Typical characteristics of an effective leader include all but _______.
A)changing what the job is
B)establish direction
C)strategy
D)inspiration
E)implementation
3
All of the following are typical characteristics of effective management except __________.
A)control
B)measurement
C)breadth
D)consistency
E)get the job done
4
All of the following are typical characteristics of effective leaders except ________.
A)inspiration
B)strategy
C)change
D)coercion
E)establish direction
5
Tony has a remarkable ability to get his employees to do what he directs. He is an upper level manager at the company and is very gifted with business knowledge. The employees fear that if they do not act as directed Tony would give them a poor work reference. Which of the following is the type of power Tony has over his workers?
A)Reward power
B)Referent power
C)Expert power
D)Coercive power
E)Legitimate power
6
Of the following items, which one is not a practice associated with effective leadership?
A)Problem solving
B)Supporting
C)Delegating
D)Rewarding
E)External locus of control
7
Which type of power is best described as power derived from the satisfaction people receive from identifying themselves with the leader?
A)Coercive
B)Referent
C)Legitimate
D)Reward
E)Expert
8
Theories regarding leadership can be divided into different categories. Which of the following is not one of these categories?
A)Negotiating
B)Person
C)Dispersed
D)Exchange
E)Situation
9
The primary objective of the _____ is to provide a profile of an effective leader.
A)behavioral theories
B)behavioral dimensions
C)managerial grid
D)trait approach
E)initiating structure
10
The behavioral dimension of leadership that refers to activities designed to accomplish group goals is called ________.
A)initiating structure
B)consideration
C)production-oriented behaviors
D)managerial grid
E)employee-oriented behaviors
11
In the managerial grid, which of these has a low concern for production and a high concern for people?
A)Country club management
B)Authority-compliance
C)Team management
D)Middle of the road
E)Impoverished management
12
In the managerial grid, ________ has a high concern for production and a low concern for people.
A)country club management
B)authority-compliance
C)team management
D)middle of the road
E)impoverished management
13
Of the following, which one would not be considered to be a truthful statement?
A)A democratic leader actively tries to solicit the input of subordinates.
B)A laissez-faire leader avoids making decisions.
C)An autocratic leader will always have low performance from employees.
D)A democratic leader usually requires a consensus before reaching a decision.
E)Autocratic leaders make decisions on their own.
14
________ is a leadership style that emphasizes work accomplishments and performance results.
A)Position power
B)Task structure
C)Leader-member relations
D)Relationship-oriented leadership
E)Task-oriented leadership
15
Who is attributed with development of the path-goal theory?
A)Bryan Fiedler
B)Abraham Maslow
C)Robert House
D)Richard House
E)Rudolph Houseman
16
According to the path-goal theory, which type of leader would show concern about the problems and needs of subordinates and is considered warm and friendly?
A)Supportive leader
B)Autocratic leader
C)Democratic leader
D)Directive leader
E)Participative leader
17
A/An ______ leader is primarily concerned with motivating people by setting challenging goals, coaching subordinates to perform at their peak level, and giving rewards to those who meet their objectives.
A)supportive
B)laissez-faire
C)achievement-oriented
D)directive
E)participative
18
________ stresses the individual responsibility of employees to develop their own work priorities aligned with organizational goals.
A)Substitute leadership
B)Self-leadership
C)Democratic leadership
D)Directive leadership
E)Autocratic leadership
19
Of the following, which one would not be considered a true statement regarding substitute leadership?
A)It attempts to identify workplace characteristics that can substitute for leadership.
B)It reminds us of the importance of situational factors
C)It is sometimes considered the opposite of the person-based approach.
D)It plays up the importance of the leader.
E)It emphasizes the importance of the situation.
20
________ is the process of transferring control of individual work behavior from the supervisor to the individual employee.
A)Referent power
B)Democratic leadership
C)Legitimate power
D)Role modeling
E)Empowerment
21
Which one of the following is not considered to be a characteristic of self-managing behaviors?
A)Encourages self-reward
B)Promotes group cohesion and reduces group conflict
C)Acts as a role model by exhibiting appropriate behavior
D)Encourages self-criticism
E)Fosters the development of a culture that nourishes and supports self-leadership
22
Which one of the following is not considered to be a characteristic of a transactional leader?
A)Avoids making decisions
B)Recognizes accomplishments
C)Communicates high expectations
D)Searches for deviations from rules
E)Intervenes if standards are not met
23
All but which one of the following is a characteristic of an authentic leadership style?
A)Value driven
B)Transparent
C)Moral capacity
D)Self-focused
E)Influence by inspiration





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