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37. According to the text, the two main benefits of participative leadership are ______.
a. increased revenue and group cohesiveness
b. increased commitment to the group and increased revenue
c. increased complaining about management and increased revenue
d. increased commitment to the group and group cohesiveness
38. When followers are not challenged, the leader should adopt which leadership style?
a. participative
b. achievement-oriented
c. directive
d. laissez-faire
39. Establishing high standards of excellence, seeking continuous improvement, and
showing a high degree of confidence in people are characteristics of which leadership
style?
a. participative
b. achievement-oriented
c. directive
d. laissez-faire
40. Bonnie is the President of her sorority. Lately, many sororities on campus have
been under judicial review for behavior contrary to the university’s core values, so most
of the students think all sororities are in trouble with the university. Bonnie wants her
sorority to be known for high standards of excellence. She expects a lot from the
women in her sorority and shows confidence that they can reach these goals. Bonnie is
displaying which of the following leadership styles?
a. participative
b. achievement-oriented
c. directive
d. laissez-faire
41. A coach or teacher who uses stickers or other forms of public rewards for
outstanding performance is displaying which of the following leadership styles?
a. participative
b. achievement-oriented
c. directive
d. laissez-faire
42. Achievement-oriented leadership works best with followers who are ______.
a. externally motivated
b. internally motivated
c. bored by the assignment
d. have a lot of natural talent
43. In path-goal theory, the goals and paths needed to achieve them are defined by the
______.
a. leader
b. follower
c. management of the organization
d. media
44. Carlos was just promoted, so he moved from a regional office to Corporate
Headquarters. He is excited by his new job duties and has lots of new ideas to help
move the organization forward. At his first staff meeting, he discovers that the last
person to hold his job did not utilize the knowledge and skills of the staff. Rather, their
former supervisor gave them only simple and mundane tasks to complete, while
keeping the difficult and complex tasks for themselves. Carlos wants to change the
situation, but before he can assign more complex tasks, he first needs to utilize which of
the following leadership styles?
a. supportive
b. achievement-oriented
c. directive
d. participative
e. none of these
45. According to the text, good leaders are those who ______.
a. get their followers to maximize their productivity
b. let their followers define their own goals and job duties
c. help their followers overcome obstacles to achieve their goals
d. help their followers become good leaders
46. Anything that gets in the way of a follower and makes it difficult for followers to
reach their goals is a(an) ______.
a. challenge
b. opportunity
c. obstacle
d. problem
47. Obstacles come in many forms. Which of the following are typical obstacles in a
work environment?
a. complex design process
b. resistance to change
c. loud, shared work space
d. all of these
48. Path-goal leadership theory is ascribed to which of the following leadership
researchers?
a. Peter Northouse
b. James MacGregor Burns
c. Robert House
d. Suan Komives
49. The goal of path-goal theory is to have ______.
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a. more productive members of the organization
b. members of the organization depend on their leaders
c. leaders who are skilled problem solvers and do nothing else
d. leaders who push all their work onto their followers
50. Clearly defining goals for one’s followers is closely aligned with what other
leadership principle?
a. managing conflict
b. power
c. articulating a vision
d. building a team
True/False
1. In expectancy theory, individuals distrust the way the system works when they
achieve the result they expect.
2. Individuals get excited about their work and are more gratified by their
accomplishments when faced with goals that are not clearly specified.
3. Learning about and dealing with obstacles is a very effective way to improve your
leadership.
4. According to the text, leaders need to define the path to the goal for the subordinate
to be successful.
5. Subordinates must adapt their needs to the needs of their leader.
6. Achievement-oriented leadership generally works well for everyone in the
organization.
7. When individuals feel like they are not being heard, they tend to engage more
completely in the task at hand.
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Northouse, Introduction to Leadership, 4e
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8. A participative leadership style is the best style when dealing with the issue of
complexity in tasks.
9. Using a directive leadership style makes subordinates feel that what they are
accomplishing has a high value.
10. A leader’s job is to remove all obstacles out of the way for their followers so they
feel valued and part of the team.
Essay
1. Briefly discuss three general ways leaders can help followers based on the Path-goal
leadership theory.
2. How would a leader’s task-orientation or relationship-orientation affect how well he or
she is able to help followers overcome obstacles in an organization?
3. How could a leader use expectancy theory to motivate high school students to stay in
band or orchestra when their peers are dropping out?
4. How can unclear goals be an obstacle for followers? Provide at least three examples
of clear goals.
5. What are the seven obstacles types listed in the text? Provide at least one example
for each obstacle type. What impact could these obstacles have on the organization?
6. Which of the seven major obstacles types do you find to be most problematic for
followers? Why? Provide a specific example.
7. In general, do you believe helping followers address obstacles could be enabling or
counterproductive? Why or why not?
8. Compare and contrast the leadership styles needed to deal with complex and simple
tasks as obstacles to followers achieving their goals. Of these two obstacles, which do
you believe is the most damaging to organizational effectiveness and group cohesion?
Why?
9. Of the three aspects of expectancy theory, which do you believe to be the most
important when combating low motivation? Why? Provide an example from your own
life when this aspect was used to increase your own motivation.
10. Briefly explain why achievement-oriented leadership seeks continuous
improvement. Provide an example from your own life when you have seen the benefits
of seeking for continuous improvement in an organization. What was the outcome of
these efforts?