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Leadership is a social influence process in which the leader seeks the voluntary participation of subordinates in an effort to reach organizational goals. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Leaders administer, maintain, and control; managers innovate, develop, and inspire. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Men and women use different leadership styles. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to the Leadership Grid® there is one best leadership style that suites every situation. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Fiedler's contingency model the three dimensions of situational control are leader-member relations, task structure, and position power. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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________ is a function of a leader while ________ is a function of a manager. |
| | A) | Originate; inspire. |
| | B) | Innovate; control. |
| | C) | Administer; develop. |
| | D) | Maintain; administer. |
| | E) | Maintain; originate. |
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Which of the following is true regarding gender and leadership? |
| | A) | Women were viewed as more effective leaders when their roles were defined in more masculine terms. |
| | B) | Men display more social leadership than women. |
| | C) | Gender differences in leadership effectiveness are associated with the percentage of male leaders and male subordinates. |
| | D) | Men employ a more participative style than women. |
| | E) | Women display more task leadership than men. |
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According to ________ the performance of a leader depends on two interrelated factors- the degree to which the situation gives the leader control and whether the leader's self-esteem depends primarily on accomplishing the task or having close supportive relations with others. |
| | A) | Graen's leader-member exchange model |
| | B) | Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory |
| | C) | House's path-goal theory |
| | D) | Fiedler's contingency model |
| | E) | Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid® |
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According to path-theory, when a manager encourages employees to perform at their highest level, he or she exemplifies a ________ leadership style. |
| | A) | directive |
| | B) | supportive |
| | C) | achievement-orientated |
| | D) | charismatic |
| | E) | participative |
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Two underlying characteristics of ________ leadership are (1) leaders use contingent rewards to motivate employees and (2) leaders exert corrective action only when subordinates fail to obtain performance goals. |
| | A) | charismatic |
| | B) | trait |
| | C) | in-group |
| | D) | transactional |
| | E) | out-group |
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Charismatic leadership is most likely to be effective when |
| | A) | the situation offers opportunities for moral involvement. |
| | B) | performance goals are easily measured. |
| | C) | extrinsic rewards can be linked to individual performance. |
| | D) | goals can be accomplished with relatively little effort. |
| | E) | behaviour is heavily constrained by situational factors. |
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According to the ________ model, leaders should focus on increased service to others rather than himself or herself. |
| | A) | trait |
| | B) | contingency |
| | C) | path-goal |
| | D) | servant-leadership |
| | E) | charismatic |
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A(n) ________ is someone who leads others to lead themselves. |
| | A) | superleader |
| | B) | out-group leader |
| | C) | in-group leader |
| | D) | servant leader |
| | E) | charismatic leader |
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Path-goal theory is based on ________ |
| | A) | goal-setting theory. |
| | B) | need theory. |
| | C) | social learning theory. |
| | D) | equity theory. |
| | E) | expectancy theory. |
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Healing, stewardship, and awareness are characteristics of a |
| | A) | superleader. |
| | B) | out-group leader. |
| | C) | in-group leader. |
| | D) | servant leader. |
| | E) | charismatic leader. |
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