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Multiple Choice
1. Which of the components on Blake & 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
e. Team
2. Which of the components on Blake & 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
e. Team
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 & Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?
a. 8, 3
b. 1, 9
c. 9, 9
d. 3, 8
e. 3, 3
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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 &
Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?
a. 8, 3
b. 1, 9
c. 9, 9
d. 3, 8
e. 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 & Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?
a. 3, 3
b. 1, 9
c. 5, 5
d. 3, 8
e. 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 & 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
e. Moderately low task; moderately low 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 much time talking with
my staff about things other than getting the job done. My behavior would plot on the Blake &
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
e. Very high task; very low 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
e. Impoverished 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
e. Impoverished behaviors
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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. Team behaviors
e. 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
e. Impoverished behaviors
12. A leader who compromises and avoids conflict around both task and relationship interactions
is displaying
a. Country club behaviors
b. Authority compliance behaviors
c. Middle-of-the-road behaviors
d. Team behaviors
e. Impoverished behaviors
13. A leader who makes priorities clear, stimulates participation, is open minded and enjoys
working is displaying
a. Country club behaviors
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b. Authority compliance behaviors
c. Middle-of-the-road behaviors
d. Team behaviors
e. Impoverished behaviors
14. Which point on the Leadership Grid is proven to consistently be the best form of leadership?
a. Authority compliance
b. Country club
c. There is no best style
d. Middle-of-the-road
e. 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
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17. The University of Michigan studies explored how leadership functioned in
a. Organizations
b. Follower interactions
c. Dyadic relationships
d. Small groups
e. Political environments
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
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21. Larry dislikes giving instructions to employees. He is uncomfortable with
a. Task behaviors
b. Process behaviors
c. Directing 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 components of leader behaviors
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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. This is an
example of
a. Authority compliance leadership
b. Team leadership
c. Country club leadership
d. Middle of the road leadership
e. 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
e. Impoverished leadership
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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 making
employees happy.
a. Jim is a compromiser.
b. Jim is a country club manager.
c. Jim is a high-high style leader.
d. Jim is low in initiating structure and high in consideration.
e. Jim is an impoverished leader.
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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
e. None of the above
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 puts self-interest ahead of other-interest.
e. 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. What two types of leadership behavior were identified by the program of research at the
University of Michigan?
a. Employee orientation and production orientation
b. Initiating structure and consideration
c. High task and low task
d. Concern for people and concern for task
e. Paternalistic and maternalistic
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38. 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
b. Team management
c. Country-club management
d. Middle-of-the-road-management
e. Impoverished management
39. The director of your department attends one weekly meeting. The director is seldom at the
office outside of the meeting and rarely responds to e-mails when you send questions pertaining
to the organization. This is an example of
a. Authority compliance management
b. Team management
c. Country-club management
d. Middle-of-the-road management
e. Impoverished 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
e. Impoverished management
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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
e. Paternalism
42. Before the inception of the style approach, leadership was treated exclusively as a(n)
a. Personality trait
b. Sets of skills
c. Process
d. Ability
e. Relationship
43. Paternalistic and maternalistic use both ______ and ______ but never combine the two.
a. 1, 1 and 5, 5
b. 9, 9 and 9, 1
c.5, 5 and 1, 9
d. 1, 9 and 9, 1
e. 1, 1 and 9, 9
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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. Fisher’s
e. 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
e. Production orientation
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47. Who developed the Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaire (LBDQ)?
a. Ohio State studies
b. Stogdill
c. University of Michigan studies
d. Blake and Mouton
e. Katz
48. Who explored leadership behavior on performance of small groups?
a. Ohio State studies
b. Stogdill
c. University of Michigan studies
d. Blake and Mouton
e. Katz
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.
e. The high-high style is the best style of leadership.
50. Which of the components on Blake & Mouton’s Leadership Grid has medium concern for
interpersonal relationships and task accomplishment?
a. Authority compliance
b. Country club
c. Impoverished
d. Middle of the road
e. Team