1. Unless a manager gets people to move beyond mechanical compliance with directions and orders, leadership has not
taken place.
a. True
b. False
2. The concept of leadership as a partnership concerns legal aspects of relationships.
a. True
b. False
3. A major contributor to leader burnout is being responsible for an action that hurts so many people.
a. True
b. False
4. Effective leaders have to be good managers or be supported by effective managers.
a. True
b. False
5. A synthesis of several studies on managerial succession indicated that changes in leadership are usually associated with
conditions of stability within the organization.
a. True
b. False
6. According to the substitutes for leadership viewpoint, certain factors in the work environment make the leader’s role
almost superfluous.
a. True
b. False
7. Part of the coach and motivator role is to provide team members with feedback concerning ineffective performance.
a. True
b. False
8. Alexis is engaged in the team builder role when she performs individual contributor tasks on a regular basis.
a. True
b. False
9. A major part of the strategy developer role of leaders is to help the firm deal effectively with its internal environment.
a. True
b. False
10. Being a leader often gives a person a chance to help people directly.
a. True
b. False
11. Leadership limits the number of people in whom you can confide.
a. True
b. False
12. A cited advantage of being a leader is that a person is better able to avoid being involved in organizational politics.
a. True
b. False
13. The basic framework for determining leadership effectiveness places greatest importance on intrapersonal
mechanisms, such as the leader’s intelligence.
a. True
b. False
14. The leadership process is a function of the leader, the group members, and other situational variables.
a. True
b. False
15. Leader behavior and style refers to attributes of the group members that could have a bearing on how effective the
leadership attempt will be.
a. True
b. False
16. A component of the general learning model applied to leadership skills is to obtain feedback on skill utilization from
others.
a. True
b. False
17. The follower characteristic of competence refers to building skills that will make a person more marketable to other
firms.
a. True
b. False
18. The defining aspect of leadership is that it includes the ability to
a. communicate with people.
b. delegate responsibility to others.
c. maintain equilibrium in the organization.
d. inspire people’s confidence and gain their support.
19. Gail T. Fairhurst and Mary Uhl-Bien explain that leadership is not a trait or behavior of an individual, but rather
a. a phenomenon generated in the interactions among people acting in a given setting.
b. the result of how well followers adhere to their assigned roles.
c. an emergent property of the different strata within an organization.
d. a learned skill that can be easily performed with a little practice.
20. Leadership can be practiced
a. only in the executive suite.
b. at any level in the organization.
c. only by people whose job title includes “manager.“
d. only when employees are performing below standard.
21. According to an analysis of a group of studies, in terms of having an impact on company performance the leader was
about as important as the
a. building in which the company headquarters is located.
b. decision to list a company on the stock exchange.
c. industry in which the company operated.
d. price of the stock.
22. Substitutes for leadership refers to
a. financial incentives that encourage people to work independently.
b. group members who are in charge when the leader is absent.
c. factors in the work setting that may make leadership superfluous.
d. extra compensation given to employees who are asked to supervise their own work.
23. Intrinsically satisfying work can be a leadership substitute because such work
a. is so self-motivating that the worker requires very little leadership.
b. usually involves computer technology.
c. is usually performed when the leader is away.
d. lies outside the jurisdiction of leaders.
24. A Duke University survey about executive leadership found that CEOs can influence leadership, but only if
a. employees are paid what they feel they deserve.
b. employees feel that their work is intrinsically rewarding.
c. creativity is fostered at every level of the organization.
d. the leader is perceived to be responsible and inspirational.
25. Which of the following is not an accepted substitute for leadership in the modern work environment?
a. Strong professional norms
b. Work that has heavy deadline pressure
c. Work that is intrinsically satisfying
d. Closely knit teams of highly trained individuals
26. A recommended approach for understanding the impact of leadership on performance is to ask
a. “Under what conditions do leaders make a difference?“
b. “How well liked is the leader?”
c. “What is the history of the firm?”
d. “What company policies regulate leadership?”
27. A company president attends a groundbreaking ceremony for a new children’s hospital located near company
headquarters. The president’s role is best classified as that of
a. figurehead.
b. coach.
c. team leader.
d. spokesperson.
28. An aspect of the coach and motivator role of the leader is to
a. deal with outside groups.
b. display loyalty to superiors.
c. informally recognize team member achievements.
d. bargain with superiors for funds, facilities, and equipment.
29. Middle manager Sara is engaged in the team builder role when she
a. negotiates for a larger budget for her team.
b. represents her group at a company meeting.
c. holds a meeting to talk about team accomplishments.
d. helps the group solve a technical problem.
30. Marketing vice president Derek is engaged in the strategy developer role when he
a. takes a key customer to lunch.
b. coaches an account executive on how to close a major sale.
c. makes plan for enlarging the office.
d. looks for ideas in the outside world that could help the company.
31. A major source of satisfaction from being a leader is
a. being able to avoid the long hours typically worked by team members.
b. loads of overtime pay.
c. the opportunity to sidestep organizational politics.
d. a chance to help others grow and develop.
32. A potential disadvantage of being a leader is
a. losing contact with paperwork and email.
b. isolation from problems involving people.
c. having fewer people to confide in about work-related issues.
d. being out of the loop in terms of company policies.