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Burke, Organization Change, 5th edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018
26. The four factors that Gardner believed contributed the most to Friedman’s
successes were ______.
A. research, redescriptions, resources, and resistances
B. redemption, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and redistribution
C. resurrection, restoration, reconstitution, and rehabilitation,
D. none of these
27. The strength of Gardner’s 11 characteristics is ______.
A. it is all inclusive
B. it is grounded in theory from cognitive psychology
C. it is easily applied
D. none of these
28. Zaccaro points out that even though there are different emphases, perspectives
about executive leadership overlap in that ______.
A. they are simple to attain
B. they are difficult to obtain.
C. they emphasize the importance of long-term goals, organizational directions, and
boundary management
D. none of these
29. The behavioral complexity theory of leadership ______.
A. is grounded in behavioral economics
B. focuses on the multiple roles the leader plays
C. focuses on the multiple constituencies to which the leader serves
D. A and B
30. The strategic decision-making theory of leadership ______.
A. focuses on the broad picture
B. stresses the importance of a congruence between organization and its environment
C. is mostly used in the military
D. none of these
31. In the strategic decision-making theory of leadership, the primary tasks of senior
leaders ______.
A. monitor the environment
B. analyze potential problems
C. seek opportunities
D. all of these
32. Transactional leadership is distinguished from laissez-faire management because
______.
A. necessary decisions are often not made
B. actions are typically delayed
C. authority remains unused
D. all of these
33. Bass has three transactional leadership components. They are ______.
A. charisma, communication, and consolidation
B. appearance, perception, and direction
C. contingent reward, management by exception, monitoring of deviances
D. none of these
34. Bass provided evidence that transformational leadership is superior to transactional
leadership because ______.
A. transactional leadership more often concerns change
B. transactional leadership is concerned more with solving problems and maintaining
effective operations
C. transactional leadership is the same as executive leadership
D. A and B
35. An organization cannot survive for some period of time ______.
A. running on its own momentum
B. without leadership
C. without management
D. none of these
Instructor Resource
Burke, Organization Change, 5th edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018
True/False
1. We can observe that good leadership in an organization is vital to positive change,
although there is little scientific evidence of this.
2. The term “leader” and “manager” are interchangeable.
3. Authority from above, below, and within are the three different types of authority
within an organization.
4. Authority from below is given by those in charge.
5. An example of transactional leadership is pay for performance.
6. An executive’s two primary responsibilities are boundary management and
organization-wide coordination.
7. Behavioral complexity theory is unique because it works independently from other
theories.
8. According to Gardner, one of the characteristics of a leader is that he seeks
opportunities for reflection.
9. The visionary and inspirational theory of leadership deemphasizes charisma,
transformational, and visionary qualities.
10. Robert McKee and his theories were grounded in his background as a cognitive
psychologist
Instructor Resource
Burke, Organization Change, 5th edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018
Short Answer
1. What are the differences between leaders and managers, according to Zalenik
(1977), in the following dimensions: conceptions of work, relations with others, and
senses of self?
2. What are the differences between leaders and managers according to burns (1978)
along the following dimensions: emotional involvement; value emphasis; plans;
appreciates from followers/subordinates; and engenders in followers/subordinates?
3. According to Bass (1998), describe the different characteristics of charismatic
leadership, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individual consideration.
4. One of the Gardner’s leader dimensions is empathy. At the same time, he stated that
a leader was more of a loner than a manager. How can a leader be a loner and
empathetic simultaneously?
5. Zaccaro provided a useful compendium of executive leadership and appropriately
pointed out that, broadly speaking, an executive has two primary responsibilities or
functions. What are they?