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52. My boss really does not understand the technical aspects of the job my group is
trying to complete. I understand the intricacies of the project, and my team members
come to me with all of their questions. What has happened in this work setting?
A. I have taken control and power of the group.
B. I have undermined my boss.
C. I have emerged as the team leader.
D. My boss is no longer a leader.
53. Writing about and researching leadership is ______.
A. declining in popularity
B. a universally appealing topic
C. simplistic rather than complex
D. less popular in the business area than in social sciences
54. Leadership and management ______.
A. are completely separate entities
B. occur only in large corporations
C. occur only in small organizations
D. are both needed in organizations
55. The faculty member on your study abroad trip to Costa Rica has traveled there
many times and is quite knowledgeable about the country and places you visited. She
gave you guidance about the country, local culture, and safety issues while you were
interning with the local farmers. The faculty member was using ______.
A. referent power
B. positional power
C. coercive power
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D. expert power
56. Which of the following is a planning and budgeting management function?
A. create a vision
B. build teams and coalitions
C. setting timetables
D. aligning people
57. The trait definition of leadership suggests ______.
A. leadership occurs because of who the leader is
B. interaction is the key to leadership success
C. self-confidence is required for good leadership
D. dominance is required for good leadership
58. When contemporary leadership researchers analyze conversations between leaders
and subordinates in a workplace, they are using which approach in their studies?
A. trait approach
B. discursive approach
C. do as the leader wishes approach
D. authentic leader approach
59. The essential ingredient in leadership is ______.
A. influence
B. intelligence
C. efficiency
D. expertise
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60. Arvid works at a new smoothie shop that has not yet made a profit. The boss tells
Arvid and the other workers that whoever sells more than 30 smoothies during their
daily shift will earn a bonus. Arvid’s boss is primarily using what type of function?
A. leadership by building teams and coalitions to inspire people
B. management by developing an incentive program to solve a problem
C. management by placing people in the appropriate jobs according to skill
D. leadership by creating a vision to inspire change
61. A process view of leadership means that ______.
A. people with special characteristics are the ones who can engage in the leadership
process
B. anyone can learn leadership and emerge as a leader
C. capacity to lead others is an inborn trait
D. leadership cannot truly be observed
62. Simonet and Tett studied the difference between leadership and management.
Which of the following best reflects their findings?
A. leadership and management are two totally distinct competencies
B. leadership involves creative thinking and comfort with ambiguity
C. managers cannot practice leadership
D. leaders cannot practice management
63. You and your co-workers are struggling to learn a new software program at work,
and you are on a tight deadline to get a report to a major client when your boss decides
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to step in. Which of the following uses of power by your boss would run counter to the
common goals at work?
A. sharing new guidelines he just received from the software engineers
B. offering to take the team to dinner when the report is complete
C. sitting with your team and troubleshooting the program alongside you
D. announcing that anyone who is not proficient by Friday will be replaced
64. In the first few decades of the 20th century, leadership definitions centered on the
notion of ______.
A. relationships
B. process
C. domination
D. personality
65. Group theory, relationships, and leader effectiveness were three themes that
dominated leadership research in which decade?
A. 1950s
B. 1970s
C. 1980s
D. 1990s
66. One of the most contemporary approaches to studying leadership is the focus on
______.
A. traits
B. transformation
C. skills
D. followership
67. After studying leadership for more than 100 years, scholars can agree on this one
thing: ______.
A. a universal set of traits determines who can practice leadership
B. true leadership is found in people holding positions of authority
C. there is still not a common definition of leadership for all contexts
D. leadership can be reduced to a few simple skills
68. Which part of the leadership definition offered in the textbook gives leadership its
ethical tone?
A. group
B. process
C. influence
D. common goals
69. The dean of the college appointed you to chair the student advisory committee. In
this case, you are an ______.
A. intrinsic leader
B. assigned leader
C. emergent leader
D. expert leader
70. According to Hogg’s research on leadership and social identity theory, a person is
most likely to emerge as a leader in a group when she/he ______.
A. stands out as being uniquely different from the rest of the group
B. can correctly identify the social status of each group member
C. is recognized as being most similar to the group prototype
D. is the most socially networked person in the group
71. Which type of power have people used in recent years to level the playing field
among leaders and followers?
A. coercive
B. reward
C. information
D. legitimate
72. The origins of the study of leadership can be traced back to ______.
A. ancient Greeks
B. the American Revolution
C. the early 20th century
D. the 1960s
73. According to Kotter, management is about seeking stability, and leadership is about
seeking ______.
A. order
B. change
C. followers
D. rewards
74. At work, you are on a team of people searching for a new CEO. Everyone agrees
the new CEO needs to have excellent leadership skills, so your team starts writing the
job description. Which phrase would you use in the job description to reflect your search
for a leader?
A. looking for candidates skilled in safety and quality control
B. seeking a dispassionate problem solver
C. searching for a change agent and creative thinker
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D. hiring an experienced policy administrator
75. The group thinks that Dawn is influential even though Dawn has no formal position
of authority. Dawn can be described as ______.
A. an emergent leader
B. a legitimate leader
C. an assigned leader
D. a coercive leader
76. What kind of power is given to a leader by her/his followers?
A. position power
B. personal power
C. legitimate power
D. reward power
77. Hitler’s reign is not considered a form of leadership because ______.
A. leadership was not a true field of study before 1950
B. Hitler used coercion, which runs counter to the idea of working with followers
C. Hitler did not possess the traits that are universally associated with leaders
D. leadership is about teams and organizations, not communities and regions
78. Coercing someone means to influence them ______.
A. to try something new
B. against their will
C. toward a common goal
D. in a challenging situation
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79. Your coach thinks Daniel should be the team leader because Daniel is strong,
confident, and intelligent. The coach is using which viewpoint of leadership?
A. process
B. management
C. trait
D. power
80. Which of the following is most accurate about leaders and followers?
A. followers need leaders, but leaders do not need followers
B. leaders have an ethical responsibility to followers
C. leaders do not initiate relationships with followers
D. followers are not part of the leadership equation
1. The research on leadership generally has found it to be a relatively simple process.
2. More than 60 different leadership classification systems have been developed.
3. Leadership occurs in both large and small groups.
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4. According to Burns, followers should remember that their leaders are above them
and act accordingly.
5. The earliest leadership theories in the 20th century emphasized control and
centralization of power.
6. The view that leadership is a behavior rather than a trait emerged in the 1930s.
7. A boss, by definition, has position power over subordinates.
8. Leaders who use coercion are mostly interested in their own goals, rather than those
of subordinates.
9. The process definition of leadership states that certain individuals have inborn
qualities that differentiate them from non-leaders.
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10. The governor of your state possesses French and Raven’s legitimate power.
1. If you would like to emerge as a leader in a group project for a class, what are two
communication behaviors you should demonstrate?
2. Name and briefly describe the two types of personal power.
3. Define leadership as it is presented in your textbook.
4. Name and briefly describe one of the approaches to studying leadership that has
emerged in the 21st Century?
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5. If your boss subscribes to the definition of leadership offered by your textbook, which
part of that definition lessens the possibility that she will act unethically toward you and
your co-workers?
1. Using Hogg’s social identity theory, how could you coach a minority person who
aspires to leadership in his or her organization?
2. Defend or refute: Men and women are equally likely to emerge as leaders in mixed–
sex groups.
3. Using Kotter’s functions of management and leadership model to support your
argument, would you rather your direct supervisor be a leader or a manager? Use
Kotter’s model as a reference to the specifics of each.
4. Using the definition of leadership as stated in the text—“Leadership is a process
whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal”—
create an example where a leader uses and demonstrates each component effectively.
Clearly explain and show how each component is present in your example. Use
examples from the text to support your claims.
5. Are leaders born or made? Defend your answer with specific topics and research in
the text that supports your answer.
Ans: Answers will vary. Students who answer “born” should use the trait definition of