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Test Bank
Chapter 4: Behavioral Approach
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the styles on Blake and Mouton’s Leadership Grid has low concern for
interpersonal relationships and high concern for task accomplishment?
A. authority compliance
B. country club
C. impoverished
D. middle of the road
2. Which of the styles on Blake and Mouton’s Leadership Grid has high concern for
interpersonal relationships and low concern for task accomplishment?
A. authority compliance
B. country club
C. impoverished
D. middle of the road
3. I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I love to chat with
them regularly, work with them on schedules that fit their needs, and work to develop
camaraderie amongst all. I do assign tasks and hold them accountable for the work, but
that is my secondary concern. My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton
Leadership Grid at what point?
A. 8, 3
B. 1, 9
C. 9, 9
D. 3, 8
4. I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I assign tasks each
work shift and check back regularly to see that work has been done. I do not spend
much time talking with my staff about things other than getting the job done. My
behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?
A. 8, 3
B. 1, 9
C. 9, 9
D. 9, 1
5. I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I chat often with the
staff and enjoy joking with them but only after I have assigned the tasks and they have
accomplished them. My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid
at what point?
A. 1, 9
B. 5, 5
C. 3, 8
D. 9, 1
6. I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I love to chat with
them regularly, work with them on schedules that fit their needs, and work to develop
camaraderie amongst all. I do assign tasks and hold them accountable for the work, but
that is my secondary concern. My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton
Leadership Grid at what point?
A. Moderately high task; moderately low relationship
B. Very low task; very high relationship
C. Very high task; very high relationship
D. Moderately low task; moderately high relationship
7. I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I assign tasks each
work shift and check back regularly to see that work has been done. I do not spend
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much time talking with my staff about things other than getting the job done. My
behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?
A. moderately high task; moderately low relationship
B. very high task; very low relationship
C. very high task; very high relationship
D. moderately low task; moderately high relationship
8. A leader who makes sure the personal and social needs of followers are met is
displaying ______.
A. country club behaviors
B. authority compliance behaviors
C. middle–of-the-road behaviors
D. team behaviors
9. A leader who places high emphasis on job requirements and low emphasis on people
is displaying ______.
A. country club behaviors
B. authority compliance behaviors
C. middle–of-the-road behaviors
D. team behaviors
10. A leader who is indifferent and apathetic is displaying ______.
A. country club behaviors
B. authority compliance behaviors
C. middle–of-the road behaviors
D. impoverished behaviors
11. A leader who has intermediate concern for both tasks and relationships is displaying
______.
A. country club behaviors
B. authority compliance behaviors
C. middle–of-the-road behaviors
D. team behaviors
12. Blake & Mouton indicated that opportunistic leaders have a ______ style that they
typically use and a ______ style they use under pressure.
A. dominant, back-up
B. task, production
C. authority, paternal
D. relationship, maternal
13. A leader who makes priorities clear, stimulates participation, is open minded and
enjoys working is displaying ______.
A. country club behaviors
B. authority compliance behaviors
C. middle–of-the-road behaviors
D. team behaviors
14. Which point on the Leadership Grid is proven to consistently be the best form of
leadership?
A. authority compliance
B. there is no best style
C. middle-of-the-road
D. team behaviors
15. Relationship behaviors ______.
A. facilitate goal accomplishment
B. focus on personal advantage for the leader
C. help group members feel comfortable with one another
D. provide structure
16. Which study analyzed questionnaires taken by followers as they described their
leader behaviors?
A. Ohio State studies
B. Michigan studies
C. Blake and Mouton
D. Stogdill and Zacaro
17. The University of Michigan studies explored how leadership functioned in ______.
A. organizations
B. follower interactions
C. dyadic relationships
D. small groups
18. Which research group labeled task behaviors “initiating structure”?
A. Ohio State studies
B. Michigan studies
C. Blake and Mouton
D. Stogdill and Zacaro
19. Which study resulted in viewing task and relationship behaviors on two intersecting
axes?
A. Ohio State studies
B. Michigan studies
C. Blake and Mouton
D. Stogdill and Zacaro
20. Jamal enjoys interacting with the team members he supervises. He is employing
______.
A. task behaviors
B. process behaviors
C. directing behaviors
D. relationship behaviors
21. Larry dislikes giving instructions to employees. He is uncomfortable using ______.
A. task behaviors
B. process behaviors
C. follower behaviors
D. relationship behaviors
22. Which of the following is not a task-focused leader behavior?
A. initiating structure
B. production orientation
C. consideration
D. facilitating goal accomplishment
23. Which of the following is not a relationship-focused leader behavior?
A. nurturing followers
B. employee orientation
C. consideration
D. initiating structure
24. The behavioral approach works by ______.
A. telling leaders how to behave
B. finding the 9, 9 style is the best style
C. describing major types of leader behaviors
D. emphasis on task behaviors
25. The behavioral approach explains ______.
A. who leaders are
B. what competencies leaders possess
C. adjusting behavioral styles to fit employee needs
D. describing leader behaviors
26. Your boss listens to employees’ personal problems and tries to create a positive
work environment by being agreeable, eager to help, comforting, and uncontroversial
while remaining less concerned with productivity. This is an example of ______.
A. authority compliance leadership
B. team leadership
C. country club leadership
D. impoverished leadership
27. Your boss tries to create a positive work environment while also instructing
employees about what tasks to do and when they should be completed. This is an
example of ______.
A. authority compliance leadership
B. team leadership
C. country club leadership
D. middle–of-the road leadership
28. Paternalism/maternalism refers to a leader who ______.
A. is a benevolent dictator
B. is focused on selfish needs
C. is noncommittal
D. integrates task and relationship behaviors
29. Which scholar(s) created the Leadership Grid?
A. Stogdill
B. Blake and Mouton
C. French and Raven
D. Ohio State University researchers
30. Jim is a manager of a restaurant. He is very concerned with efficiency and goal
accomplishment as well as very intent on making employees happy through lots of
participation and open-mindedness.
A. Jim is a compromiser.
B. Jim is an impoverished leader
C. Jim is a high-high style leader.
D. Jim is low in initiating structure and high in consideration.
31. Sara is criticized for shifting her management style too much and is known as a
leader who watches out for herself. She is a ______.
A. 1, 9 leader
B. 9, 1 leader
C. opportunistic leader
D. paternalistic leader
32. Which leadership style, according to Blake and Mouton, includes rewards and
approval for people in return for their loyalty and obedience?
A. middle-of-the-road
B. opportunism
C. paternalism/maternalism
D. authority compliance
33. Which of the following behaviors is not associated with the opportunistic leadership
style?
A. The leader shifts his or her style to gain personal advantage.
B. The leader may be perceived as ruthless and cunning.
C. The leader may be perceived as adaptable and strategic.
D. The leader stresses the importance of social needs.
34. The Ohio State studies identified the behaviors of consideration and initiating
structure as ______.
A. cause and effect
B. distinct and independent
C. high value and low value
D. interdependent
35. Researchers developed a questionnaire called the LBDQ. The letters “LBDQ” stand
for what?
A. leader–based detail questionnaire
B. leadership-biased descriptive questionnaire
C. leadership-based diagnostic questionnaire
D. leadership behavior description questionnaire
36. Middle-of–the-road management best describes leaders who are ______.
A. avoiding
B. empathetic
C. compromising
D. accommodating
37. As Andrew’s boss, you recently sent Andrew to a leadership training program
because he is now in charge of a five-person team. Andrew returns from the training
and tells you he wants to develop a Team Management style of behavior. Currently his
behavior plots at 8, 3 on the Leadership Grid. What could you do to coach him
effectively?
A. tell him to keep doing what he’s doing, he’s already there
B. coach him to put more emphasis on the team’s productivity goals
C. encourage him to host his subordinates at his house for dinner
D. ask him to identify the best team members and reward their loyalty
8. You are required to report directly to your supervisor every morning. Upon arrival he
gives you a large list of tasks to be completed by the end of the day; he states he will be
checking in after lunch to see your progress. This is an example of ______.
A. authority compliance management
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B. team management
C. country-club management
D. middle–of-the-road-management
39. The director of your department attends one weekly meeting. Other than that, the
director is seldom at the office and rarely responds to e-mails when you send questions
pertaining to the organization. This is an example of ______.
A. authority compliance management
B. impoverished management
C. country-club management
D. middle–of-the-road management
40. Each day of the week you meet with your direct supervisor and your coworkers for a
morning meeting. The meeting is open-forum and issues, goals, topics, and ideas are
all discussed at the meeting, during which the supervisor responds when able and asks
for feedback often. This is an example of ______.
A. authority compliance management
B. team management
C. country club management
D. middle–of-the-road management
41. ______ refers to a leader who uses any combination of the basic five styles for the
purpose of personal advancement.
A. middle-of-the-road management
B. maternalism
C. opportunism
D. team management
42. The behavioral approach is being applied when a corporate trainer ______.
A. administers an Emotional Intelligence test to match leaders and followers
B. gives a motivational speech to the executive team to boost morale
C. uses assessments to help leaders discover their relative focus on goals vs. people
D. offers employees an in-depth look at their personality traits for behavioral
improvement
43. Paternalistic and maternalistic use both ______ and ______ but never combine the
two.
A. 1, 1 and 5, 5
B.5, 5 and 1, 9
C. 1, 9 and 9, 1
D. 1, 1 and 9, 9
44. Behavioral approach does all of the following except ______.
A. broaden the field of leadership research to include behaviors
B. support itself through a range of studies
C. emphasize the importance of task and relationship behavior
D. identify a universal set of leadership behaviors
45. Grid seminars are training and development programs that make use of the styles
approach. These seminars are done through the use of ______ findings.
A. Ohio State studies
B. university of Michigan studies
C. black and Mouton’s
D. Mumford’s
46. Daily meetings, open communication, face-to-face interaction, and accessibility are
all behaviors of which type of leader?
A. task
B. relationship
C. opportunistic
D. paternalistic/maternalistic
47. Which scholar(s) developed the Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaire
(LBDQ)?
A. Ohio State studies
B. Stogdill
C. University of Michigan studies
D. Blake and Mouton
48. Which scholar(s) explored leadership behavior on performance of small groups?
A. Ohio State studies
B. Stogdill
C. University of Michigan studies
D. Blake and Mouton
49. The behavioral approach reminds leaders that ______.
A. personality is the essence of effective leadership
B. who they are is more important than what they do
C. task behaviors are more important than relationship behaviors
D. they should continually engage in both task and relationship behaviors