Which leadership approach is not leader centered?
a. Trait
b. LMX
c. Skills
d. Behavioral
Which produces greater effects than transactional leadership?
a. Individualized consideration
b. Contingent reward
c. Management by exception-passive
d. Influential morality
The trait approach has a century of research to back it up.
a. True
b. False
Transformational leadership has been criticized for being elitist and anti-democratic,
meaning
a. It gives the impression that the leader is acting independently of followers
b. The research supporting transformational leadership was completed only on
high-level leaders
c. Followers have the most influence in the organization
d. Leaders only look to leaders in higher positions than themselves for help creating
vision
Path-goal theory is similar to the situational approach in that
a. Path-goal does not suggest leaders should be flexible
b. Path-goal does not take followers into consideration
c. Path-goal requires leaders to adapt to followers’ needs
d. Path-goal and situational both take the work setting into account
The primary functions of management are
a. Planning, organizing, staffing, and controlling.
b. Forming, storming, norming, and reforming.
c. Building, breaking down, rebuilding, and maintaining.
d. Ruling, listening, adapting, and adjusting.
e. Directing, framing, extending, and encouraging.
Contingent reward uses __________ reinforcement, whereas management by exception
uses ________ reinforcement.
a. Negative; positive
b. Neutral; negative
c. Positive; negative
d. Negative; neutral
Switzerland is often cited as having high degrees of which cultural dimension from the
GLOBE studies?
a. Humane orientation
b. Future orientation
c. Gender egalitarianism
d. Institutional collectivism
Servant leadership works best when _____.
a. There is a balance of power between the leaders and followers
b. Leaders are altruistic and have a strong motivation to help others
c. Leaders use a task-oriented approach
d. Leaders are willing to leave followers to work on their own
Who solves technical challenges?
a. Employees
b. Leaders and followers
c. Leaders
d. The organization