33. Which of the following is a personal quality
ofleaders?
a. Emotional
distance
b. Humility
c. Conformity
d.
Insight
int
o
organizaJion
34. Level 5 leaders have
:
a. strong
egos.
b.
big ambitions.
c. unpretentious
behavior.
d. larger-than-life
personalities.
35. Fred, the president of Choice Inc., is providing general guidelines to managers in his organization on how
to
develop effective personal qualities. Which of the following should be a part of the
guidelines?
a. Invest in people rather than in
goods.
b. Create change and a culture of agility and
integrity.
c. Focus on providing answers and solving
problems.
d.
Have the courage to admit mistakes and
doubts.
36. Melanie has been promoted as the operations head of Apex Inc. She aims to lead the organization in an
effective
manner. Which of the following should be implemented by Melanie to achieve her
aim?
a. Focus on getting the most results out of people so that production goals are
achieved.
b. Ensure that employees are part of a community and feel that they are contributing to something
worthwhile.
c. Maintain a relationship based on position and formal authority and not on personal influence and trust.
d. Maintain a degree of stability, predictability, and order through a culture of
efficiency.
37. Linda heads the proofreading team
oflnk
Heart Pvt. Ltd., a publishing finn. She wants to align her
followers
toward
the main objectives of the organization. Which of the following strategies should be applied by
Linda?
a. Organize a structure to accomplish the
plan.
b. Staff an organizational structure with
employees.
c. Direct employees and monitor implementation of
plans.
d. Communicate the vision and develop a shared
culture.
38. Wilma supervises the mutual funds team
ofVerdana
Pvt. Ltd. She listens to the needs and opinions
of
her subordinates and does not believe in simply giving orders. She understands and accepts others
when
they do not share a certain mindset. She readily admits her mistakes and doubts. Which of the
following
qualities of Wilma is depicted in this scenario?
a. Conformist qualities
b.
Controlling
qualities
c. Management qualities
d. Leadership qualities
39. The belief that leaders were born with certain natural abilities of power and influence characterizes the
of
leadership.
a. Great Man
theories
b. trait
theories
c. behavior
theories
d. contingency theories
40. Charismatic leadership is a part of the of
leadership.
a. influence theories
b. behavioral theories
c. trait
theories
d. contingency theories
41. In Leadership Era 2,
ofleadership
worked because leaders could analyze their situation and develop
careful
plans.
a. influence theories
b. behavior
theories
c. trait
theories
d. relational theories
42. Which of the following is an important characteristic of organizations during Leadership Era
3?
a. High-performance
culture
b. Functional
management
c. Cross-functional
teams
d. Pre-bureaucratic
organization
43. Which of the following statements is true of Leadership Era 4?
a. This is the era of Great Man leadership and the emphasis on personal traits of
leaders.
b. This era may be conceptualized as pre-industrial and
pre-bureaucratic.
c. This era sees the rise of the “rational
manager
“
who directs and controls others using an
impersonal
approach.
d. This era requires the full scope of leadership that goes beyond rational management or team
leadership.
44. Which of the following statements is true of the art and science of
leadership?
a. Leadership is a science because many leadership skills and qualities cannot be learned from a
textbook.
b. Most people can learn to be good leaders no matter their innate
characteristics.
c. Many people have never tried to be a leader because it requires executive
coaching.
d. Leadership is an art because a growing body of knowledge and objective facts describes the
leadership
process.
45. Many people have never tried to be a leader
because:
a. they do not have leadership
skills.
b. they lack the personality traits necessary for
leadership.
c. they have no understanding of what leaders actually
do.
d. leadership requires executive
coaching.
46. Leadership involves influence that is
multidirectional
and
47. Leadership is a
activity.
48. can be defined as the attairnnent of organizational goals in an effective and efficient manner through
planning,
organizing, staffmg, directing, and controlling organizational
resources.
49. A is a picture of an ambitious, desirable future for the organization or
team.
50. Management maintains a degree of stability, predictability, and order through a culture of .
51. The of leadership conceptualized leadership as a single person who put everything together and
influenced
others
to
follow along based on the strength of inherited traits, qualities, and abilities.
52.
ofleadership
emphasize that leadership cannot be understood in a vacuum separate from
various
elements of the
grouporocganiz.a1ionalsitua1ion
53. Transformational leadership is a significant theory
ofleadership.
54.
refers to leadership influence based not on position or formal authority but, rather, on the qualities and
personality of the
leader.
55. Leadership Era 4 is the era of the who has made the leap to giving up control in the traditional
sense.
56. Briefly describe how all leaders are sometimes followers as
well.
57. Briefly explain why leaders of today promote diversity in organizations.
58. Briefly describe some of the characteristics of
derailed
managers.
59. Briefly explain why leadership is an art as well as a
science.
60. Briefly explain the importance of studying leadership.
61. Describe the six fundamental transformations in today’s organizations and leaders and provide
examples.
62. Compare management to leadership in five areas crucial to organizational
performance-providing
direction,
aligning
followers, building relationships, developing personal leadership qualities, and creating
outcomes.
63. Give an overview of the various leadership theories and the four leadership
eras.