In the leader-member exchange research study on individualized leadership, leaders
were trained to offer the opportunity for a high-quality relationship to all group
members. Accorrding to this concept which of the following is1rne of followers?
a. The followers were treated in a positive or a negative way depending on their
individual performances.
b. The boon of establishing sharply differentiated in-group and out-group relationships
was established.
c. The followers who responded to the offer dramatically improved their performance.
d. The in-group subordinates got better and the out-group subordinates got worse at
their work respectively.
________proposes that people are motivated to seek social equality in the rewards they
receive for performance.
a. Herzberg’s two-factor theory
b. Acquired needs theory
c. Expectancy theory
d. Equity theory
In the context of Fiedler’s contingency model of leadership, creative, ill-defined tasks,
such as research and development or strategic planning, have a low degree of task
structure.
a. True
b. False
Samuel heads a company that manufactures cell phones. He lays emphasis on
innovation and creation of new products and features rather than imitation of
competitors’ products. This instance shows that Samuel uses the approach to frame the
purpose of his organization.
a. excellence
b. discovery
c. altruism
d. heroism
The underlying reason why employees resist change is that it violates the personal
compact between workers and an organization.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is a source of personal courage?
a. Believing in a higher purpose
b. Becoming a participative leader
c. Opposing unethical conduct
d. Giving in to anger and frustration
Which of the following statements is true of honesty?
a. It refers to high motivation that creates a high effort level by a leader.
b. It implies an openness that followers welcome.
c. It helps leaders interpret situations in more conservative ways.
d. It includes a complete set of skills and characteristics to handle any problem.
A leader who is all action and little vision is actually uninvolved.
a. True
b. False
According to HofStede’s social value system, high power distance means that:
a. people accept inequality in power among institutions, organizations, and individuals.
b. members of a society feel uncomfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity.
c. people prefer a loosely knit social framework in which individuals take care of
themselves.
d. members of a society value relationships, cooperation, and group decision making.
In a hyperconnected, networked age, competition becomes more important than
collaboration.
a. True
b. False
The most important part of a leader’s job in a crisis situation is to:
a. use social media.
b. to use management by wandering around.
c. to absorb people’s fears and uncertainties.
d. to be “an information processor.”
Which of the following forms of leadership was first described by Robert Greenleaf?
a. Servant leadership
b. Authoritarian leadership
c. Participative leadership
d. Stewardship
Transformational leadership:
a. believes in the traditional management functions such as planning and budgeting and
generally focuses on the impersonal aspects of job performance.
b. inspires followers to go beyond their own self-interests for the good of the group.
c. believes in an exchange process between leaders and followers wherein leaders
recognize followers’ needs and then clarify how those needs will be satisfied.
d. entails strictly controlling people rather than striving to bring out the best in
followers.
A leader at the postconventionallevel of personal moral development focuses on:
a. getting a high return on investment.
b. focusing and acting only on short-term goals.
c. serving others and a higher cause.
d. excessively promoting self-interest.
Studies show that electronic brainstorming generates fewer ideas than individuals
brainstorming.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is true of sexual harassment in organizations?
a. It is sometimes acceptable in most organizations.
b. It is used to empower people.
c. It is illegal and an abuse of power.
d. It is based on valuing others.
Briefly describe some of the characteristics of derailed managers.
Leadership is a activity.
In the context of the four followership styles, a ________participates willingly but
without considering the consequences of what he or she is being asked to do-even at the
risk of contributing to a harmful endeavor.
is the tendency of perceivers to see their own personal traits in other people; that is,
they project their own needs, feelings, values, and attitudes into their judgment of
others.
Describe critical thinking and uncritical thinking according to Kelley’s theory of
followership.
embodies three qualities-clarity of mind, clarity of objectives, and organizing to achieve
objectives.