CHAPTER 6
1. Research on the trait perspective on leadership in groups shows that
2. Based on leadership research, which of the following conclusions is supported:
3. The situational leadership model includes which of the following leadership styles:
4. You are the only woman in a group of five members. Even though it is an otherwise
all-male group, you can improve your chances of emerging as leader of the group by
5. Those group members likely to be eliminated from consideration as the leader of an informal group
include which of the following?
6. A central, overriding point about leadership is that effective leaders
7. Hersey and Blanchard combine three variables in their situational model of leadership. They
are
8. Credibility as a leadership quality includes which of the following elements?
9. “Leadership is a process not a person.” This means
10. In general, an informal group with zero history selects a leader by
11. Psychopathic “leaders,” according to research,
12. You want to be the leader of your informal group. You should
13. Which of the following is a valid conclusion, based on research, about the traits perspective on
leadership?
14. You are likely to emerge as leader of a small informal group if you
15. When comparing women and men as leaders, research supports which of the following conclusions?
16. Female leaders, based on research, are
17. Which of the following is a difference between leaders and managers?
18. “Readiness” in the Hersey and Blanchard perspective on situational leadership effectiveness refers to
19. Which of the following is a qualification for retaining leadership in a group?
20. If you want to become leader of a small group, avoid
21. Leadership
22. Effective team leaders
23. You want to emerge as leader of a group. To be successful you should
24. Which of the following is a valid conclusion based on research about the situational perspective on
leadership effectiveness?
25. Your boss at work—a small business enterprise—exhibits no empathy for employees’ personal
problems and challenges, seems to lack remorse for treating employees wretchedly, and appears to
have no ethical or moral qualms about lying to employees and cheating customers. Yet your boss is
obviously intelligent and even charming in some situations. Your boss exhibits significant signs of a
TRUE-FALSE
1. You should strive to establish participative leadership in all groups because it is the
4. Small zero-history groups typically select a leader by a process of elimination in which potential
candidates are removed from consideration until only one person typically remains to be leader.
6. Of the two functional viewpoints of leadership—the “leader as completer” and the “vital
8. The glass ceiling is an invisible barrier of subtle discrimination that excludes
10. The central overriding point regarding leadership in small groups is that leadership is a
matter of choosing the participative (democratic) style of leadership rather than the directive
16. A principal problem with the trait approach to effective leadership is the assumption that leadership
17. Servant leadership is one style identified in Hersey and Blanchard’s situational leadership
18. There are no special guidelines for being an effective follower that diverge from what makes
21. Showing respect for followers is a critical communication imperative for leaders to be effective.
22. To retain leadership in a group you should manifest conformity to group norms and display a proper
23. The principal problem with the trait perspective on leadership is the assumption that leadership
26. The laissez-faire leadership style does not really qualify as leadership because leadership is a social
27. The “Ban Bossy” campaign highlights the strong tendency to label young girls as “bossy” when they
28. Research shows that ethnicity is often a bigger barrier to advancement into top leadership positions