Which process was not a suggested method for team building?
a. keep members informed about the group’s achievements
b. use symbols and slogans to create a unique identity for the team
c. conduct sessions to analyze group processes that need improvement
d. ask members to elect an informal leader to represent the team
The primary responsibility of the leader of a decision group is to:
a. suggest good ideas for solving the problem
b. ensure that everybody has equal influence
c. encourage group members to reach an agreement quickly
d. structure the discussion in a systematic manner
A leadership theory that describes relationships among leader traits, behavior, influence
processes, outcomes, and situational variables is best classified as:
a. descriptive
b. integrative
c. comprehensive
d. universal
Effective leaders are most likely to:
a. make important task decisions by themselves
b. help build consensus about objectives and strategies
c. make decisions that will benefit powerful stakeholders
d. emphasize individual rights over collective responsibility
According to Kerr and Jermier, leadership is least important when:
a. there are few substitutes and neutralizers
b. there are few substitutes and many neutralizers
c. there are many substitutes and few neutralizers
d. there are many substitutes and neutralizers
Which developmental method is most useful for helping managers to understand their
inner feelings and values?
a. mentoring programs
b. developmental assignments
c. personal growth programs
d. multisource feedback workshops
A leader with a high LPC score will perform best when the situation is:
a. very favorable
b. moderately favorable
c. unfavorable
d. either very favorable or unfavorable
According to Leader Substitutes Theory:
a. effective leaders find capable substitutes to replace subordinates who lack appropriate
skills or motivation
b. effective leaders find capable substitutes to fill in for them when they must be absent
from the work unit
c. hierarchical leadership is less important when new strategies can be substituted for
obsolete ones
d. hierarchical leadership is less important when many substitutes are present in the
situation
Which type of activity is least likely to be delegated to a self-managed team?
a. evaluating each team member’s task performance
b. determining strategic objectives and priorities
c. determining the work procedures to be used by the team
d. determining which team member will carry out each task
A leader with a socialized power orientation is more likely to:
a. socialize with subordinates
b. ask subordinates to attend social events
c. clarify social objectives for subordinates
d. empower subordinates
Which influence tactic is most dependent on the agent’s reward power?
a. rational persuasion
b. legitimating
c. exchange
d. apprising