1. Leadership occurs among people, involves the use of influence, and is used to attain goals.
a. True
b. False
2. Influence means that the relationship among people is passive.
a. True
b. False
3. The highest level in a hierarchy of manager capabilities refers to level 5 leadership.
a. True
b. False
4. Interactive leadership means that the leader favors a consensual and collaborative process, and influence derives
from relationships rather than position power and formal authority.
a. True
b. False
5. Values associated with interactive leadership include personal confidence, exclusion, and independence.
a. True
b. False
6. Within a single individual, management and leadership reflect the same sets of qualities and skills that frequently
overlap.
a. True
b. False
7. Good leadership is needed to help the organization meet current commitments, while good management is needed to
move the organization in the future.
a. True
b. False
8. Authentic leadership refers to individuals who know and understand themselves, act consistently with high ethical
values, and empower others.
a. True
b. False
9. A leader who works to fulfill subordinates’ needs and goals as well as to achieve the organization’s larger mission is
called a servant leader.
a. True
b. False
10. In a recent study, it was found that men were more capable of motivating others and listening than women.
a. True
b. False
11. A situation would be considered highly favorable to the leader when tasks are highly unstructured and the leader
has little formal authority.
a. True
b. False
12. Personal power, innovation, and nurturing are consistently viewed as manager qualities rather than leader qualities.
a. True
b. False
13. Three distinguishing personal characteristics associated with successful leaders are intelligence, honesty, and self-
confidence.
a. True
b. False
14. Self–confidence, honesty and integrity, enthusiasm, and the desire to lead, are all intelligence and ability components
of personal characteristics of leaders.
a. True
b. False
15. Ohio State University researchers identified two major behaviors called consideration and initiating structure.
a. True
b. False
16. Consideration is the extent to which the leader is task oriented and directs subordinate work activities toward goal
attainment.
a. True
b. False
17. The extent to which the leader is mindful of subordinates, respects their ideas and feelings, and establishes mutual
trust refers to initiating structure.
a. True
b. False
18. Job-centered leaders are those leaders that establish high performance goals and display supportive behavior
toward subordinates.
a. True
b. False
19. The leadership grid suggests a two-dimensional leadership theory that measures a leader’s concern for people and
concern for production.
a. True
b. False
20. The country club management style (1,9) stresses high service and concern for guests or customers, sometimes to
the detriment of employees of the firm.
a. True
b. False
21. Hersey and Blanchard’s situational theory focuses a great deal of attention on the characteristics of employees in
determining appropriate leadership behavior.
a. True
b. False
22. Situational theory model focuses a great deal on the characteristics of followers, not those of the situation.
a. True
b. False
23. The task-oriented leader, according to Fiedler, excels in the favorable situation whereas relationship-oriented
leaders are most effective in situations of moderate favorability.
a. True
b. False
24. A substitute counteracts the leadership style and prevents the leader from displaying certain behaviors.
a. True
b. False
25. A situational variable that counteracts a leadership style and prevents the leader from displaying certain behaviors is
called a neutralizer.
a. True
b. False
26. An inspirational leader who has the ability to motivate subordinates, through personal transactions, to transcend their
normal performance refers to a transactional leader.
a. True
b. False
27. The charismatic leader has the ability to motivate subordinates to transcend their expected performance.
a. True
b. False
28. Charismatic leaders typically have a strong vision for the future and they can motivate others to help realize it.
a. True
b. False
29. A transformational leader is a leader distinguished by a special ability to bring about innovation and change.
a. True
b. False
30. Transformational leaders are hardworking, tolerant, and fair-minded, but are not as capable of leading change as
are transactional leaders.
a. True
b. False
31. The pragmatic survivor is a follower who participates actively in the organization but does not use critical thinking
skills.
a. True
b. False
32. The alienated follower is a person who is an independent, critical thinker but is passive in the organization.
a. True
b. False
33. An active follower is characterized by a need for constant supervision.
a. True
b. False
34. Power is the potential ability to influence the behavior and decisions of other people.
a. True
b. False
35. The type of power that results from the leader’s legitimate authority, based upon his or her position within the
organization, is called coercive power.
a. True
b. False
36. The effective follower exhibits neither critical, independent thinking nor active participation.
a. True
b. False
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37. Influence is the effect a person‘s actions have on the attitudes, values, beliefs, or behavior of others.
a. True
b. False
38. Legitimate, reward, and expert powers are all forms of position power.
a. True
b. False
39. When Lonnie shouts at Kerry in public for not finishing her work and suspends her for two days, he is using his
coercive power.
a. True
b. False
40. Two types of personal powers are expert and reward powers.
a. True
b. False
41. Rational persuasion is one interpersonal influence tactic available for leaders.
a. True
b. False
42. Effective leaders develop networks of allies; people who can help the leader accomplish his or her goals.
a. True
b. False
43. Research indicates people rate leaders as “more effective” when they are perceived to use one influence tactic.
a. True
b. False
44. is the ability to influence people toward the attainment of goals.
a. Motivation
b. Leadership
c. Persuasion
d. Commitment
e. Organizational citizenship
45. Leadership is reciprocal, according to your text. This means:
a. it is dynamic.
b. it is a problem–solving activity.
c. it occurs among people.
d. redundant.
e. it always creates conflict.
46. means being unpretentious and modest rather than arrogant and prideful.
a. Humility
b. Egotism
c. Altruism
d. Reserved
e. Assurance
47. Which of the following refers to the highest level in a hierarchy of manager capabilities?
a. Interactive leadership
b. Creative leadership
c. Level 5 leadership
d. Postheroic leadership
e. People-oriented leadership
48. The leader who stimulates high standards and champions dedication to vision is a leader
a. Level 1
b. Level 2
c. Level 3
d. Level 4
e. Level 5
49. A(n) leader works to fulfill subordinated needs and goals as well as to achieve the organization’s larger
mission.
a. servant
b. transactional
c. transformational
d. charismatic
e. interactive
50. Which of the following is NOT a valid component of authentic leadership?
a. Pursues purpose with passion
b. Isolates self from others
c. Leads with the heart as well as the head
d. Demonstrates self–discipline
e. Practices solid values
51. All of the following are leadership qualities EXCEPT:
a. visionary.
b. innovative.
c. promotes change.
d. structured.
e. nurtures.
52. Which of the following is NOT a manager quality?
a. Maintains stability
b. Organizes
c. Analyzes
d. Rational
e. Personal power
53. The distinguishing personal characteristics of a leader are known as:
a. traits.
b. sources of power.
c. leadership styles.
d. leadership behaviors.
e. personal preferences.
54. The early research on leadership traits was referred to as the:
a. contingency theory of leadership.
b. path-goal theory of leadership.
c. great man approach.
d. situational theory of leadership.
e. behavioral approach.