94.
(p. 462)
John believes he has quite a unique style of leadership. He waits around for mistakes and
errors from his employees and then takes corrective action as necessary. Which of the following is
John’s style of leadership?
95.
(p. 462)
Sally believes that there are no actions needed until she receives complaints about
someone’s performance. Which of the following styles of leadership is Sally following?
96.
(p. 462)
With _____, the leader arranges to monitor mistakes and errors dynamically and takes
corrective action when required.
97.
(p. 462)
Ben just announced to his employees that if they meet the sales goal for the month of
August, they can have a paid four-day vacation. Which of the following styles of leadership is
being used by Ben in this case?
Ranking Questions
98. Place the following leadership styles in order from most to least effective. Number one
should be the most effective style and number five should be the least effective style.
99.
(p. 462)
Which of the following represents the carrot-and-stick approach to leadership?
100.
(p. 465)
_____ involves behaving in ways that challenge followers to be innovative and creative by
questioning assumptions and reframing old situations in new ways.
101. Over lunch Daniel and Haley are discussing their managers. Daniel describes his boss as
extremely motivating. Daniel feels much more psychologically empowered and more self–
confident because of how his manager leads their team. Work goals are more demanding than
ever; but even though the rewards of the hard work may not come soon, Daniel trusts his
manager’s emphasis on the future good that will come from their work. Daniel feels that working
with his new manager has led to a much stronger emotional bond with the organization, much
more engagement with the work, and an overall increase in his job satisfaction. Daniel’s boss can
be described as a(n) ______ leader.
102.
(p. 465)
_____ involves behaving in ways that help followers achieve their potential through
coaching, development, and mentoring.
103.
(p. 470)
_____ reduce the importance of the leader while simultaneously providing a direct benefit
to employee performance.
104.
(p. 470)
Which of the following reduces the importance of the leader with no beneficial impact on
performance?
105.
(p. 450)
What are the various ways in which leader effectiveness can be gauged?
106.
(p. 451–452)
Describe the leader-member exchange theory. Explain the two types of dyads.
107.
(p. 453)
Critically examine the statement: “Leaders are born, not made.”
108.
(p. 454–455)
Describe the four leader decision-making styles with examples.
109.
(p. 455)
Differentiate between consultative style and facilitative style of leader decision– making.
110.
(p. 455–456)
Explain the time-driven model of leadership using the seven factors.
111.
(p. 457–458)
Differentiate between initiating structure and consideration.
112.
(p. 458)
How did the Ohio state studies differ from the studies conducted at the University of
Michigan with respect to the relationship between initiating structure and consideration?
113.
(p. 459, 461)
Describe the life cycle theory of leadership.
114.
(p. 462, 464)
What is transformational leadership? Describe the “four I’s” of transformational
leadership.