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1
A theory Y leader would likely use a much more authoritarian style of leadership than a theory X leader.
A)True
B)False
2
A leader that makes most decisions for the group is a democratic leader.
A)True
B)False
3
Showing concern for individual group members and satisfying their needs refers to consideration.
A)True
B)False
4
Task structure is the degree to which job tasks are structured.
A)True
B)False
5
Servant leadership takes the approach that leaders engage in a bargaining relationship with their followers.
A)True
B)False
6
A measure of a person's potential to get others to do what he or she wants them to do, as well as to avoid being forced by others to do what he or she does not want to do is called:
A)leadership.
B)authority.
C)responsibility.
D)power.
E)equity.
7
__________ is the right to issue directives and expend resources.
A)Consideration
B)Responsibility
C)Leadership
D)Power
E)Authority
8
It has generally been found that, if a manager's expectations are high, productivity is likely to be high. This phenomenon refers to:
A)the path-goal theory.
B)country club management.
C)the self-fulfilling prophecy.
D)Y theory.
E)organizational man management.
9
Which of the following is a Theory X assumption?
A)The average human being has an inherent dislike of work.
B)The expenditure of physical and mental effort in work are as natural as play or rest.
C)Commitment to objectives is a function of the rewards associated with their achievement.
D)The average human being learns not only to accept but to seek responsibility.
E)Under the conditions of modern industrial life, the intellectual potentialities of the average human being are only partially utilized.
10
Stressing what a leader should be like, rather than what a leader should do refers to:
A)trait theory.
B)contingency theory.
C)characteristic theory.
D)path-goal theory.
E)situational theory.
11
What type of leader allows people within the group to make all decisions?
A)Autocratic leader
B)Democratic leader
C)Socialist leader
D)Laissez-faire leader
E)Quid-pro-quo leader
12
__________ structure is the leader behavior of structuring the work of group members and directing the group toward the attainment of the group's goals.
A)Delegation
B)Originating
C)Initiating
D)Contingency
E)Autocratic
13
According to Rensis Likerts's, book New Patterns of Management, which of the following is NOT one of the styles of leadership or management employed by organizations?
A)Exploitative authoritative
B)Democratic authoritative
C)Benevolent authoritative
D)Consultative
E)Participative
14
Which of the following is NOT one of the five management styles on the Managerial Grid?
A)Authority-Obedience Management
B)Impoverished Management
C)Organizational Man Management
D)Team Management
E)Golf Course Management
15
The __________ approach to leadership focuses on the style of leadership that is most effective in particular situations.
A)eventuality
B)contingency
C)transactional
D)servant
E)situational
16
The power and influence that goes with a job is referred to as:
A)task power.
B)job strength.
C)position power.
D)consideration power.
E)authority strength.
17
The __________ theory of leadership attempts to define the relationships between a leader's behavior and the subordinates' performance and work activities.
A)Transformational
B)Servant
C)Trait
D)Situational
E)Path-goal
18
Which of the following is NOT a leader behavior in path-goal theory?
A)Autocratic leadership
B)Participative leadership
C)Supportive leadership
D)Transactional leadership
E)Role classification leadership
19
__________ theory states that as the level of maturity of followers increases, structure should be reduced wile socio-emotional support should be increased and then gradually decreased.
A)Situational leadership
B)Path-goal leadership
C)Contingency leadership
D)Trait
E)Autocratic leadership
20
Cultivating employee acceptance of the group mission is what kind of leadership?
A)Servant leadership
B)Transformational leadership
C)Transactional leadership
D)Situational leadership
E)Participative leadership





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