Chapter 01 What Do We Mean by Leadership? Answer Key
True / False Questions
1.
(p. 4)
Leadership is a complex phenomenon involving the leader, the followers, and the
situation.
2.
(p. 5)
The main reason for using the phrase “desirable opportunities” in a definition of
leadership is to distinguish between leadership and management.
3.
(p. 5)
Some managers may be effective leaders without ever having taken a course or training
program in leadership.
4.
Knowledge of leadership research is a proven prerequisite for leadership effectiveness.
5.
(p. 7)
Good leadership is all about calculation, planning, and following a checklist.
6.
(p. 8)
The mere presence of a group can cause people to act differently than when they are
alone.
7.
(p. 8)
While leadership involves both rational and emotional sides of human experiences,
aroused feelings cannot be used constructively.
8.
(p. 8)
Statements such as “Managers control; leaders inspire” represent a view that leaders and
managers are fundamentally different kinds of people.
Type: Knowledge
9.
(p. 8)
Type: Knowledge
The most effective leaders focus exclusively on the rational consequences of their actions
and ignore the emotions of followers.
Type: Knowledge
10.
You only need common sense to be a good leader.
11.
(p. 13)
Type: Knowledge
Formal study and learning from experience are mutually exclusive in terms of developing
leadership skills.
12.
(p. 14)
Type: Knowledge
The study of leadership can help people develop perspectives to better learn from their
experiences.
13.
(p. 16)
A widely respected leader chosen from within an organization tends to receive less
latitude in a new leadership position than a newcomer because the well-known leader is
expected to understand the needs of the organization.
14.
(p. 24)
Followers can provide leaders with relevant information for good solutions to be
implemented since they are often at the level where many organizational problems occur.
15.
(p. 30)
Research indicates that men tend to view leadership as an exchange with subordinates for
services rendered.
16.
(p. 7)
The primary advantage of reading leadership literature written in the troubadour tradition
is the combination of valid research and practical advice.
17.
(p. 16)
Leaders tend to have more influence with in-group followers than with out-group
followers.
18.
(p. 17)
When followers are involved in the selection of a leader, they tend to make fewer demands
of the leader.
19.
(p. 20)
According to Robert Kelley, alienated followers frequently point out the negative aspects
of an organization and are viewed by leaders as adversarial.
20.
(p. 33)
According to the glass cliff concept, when an organization’s performance is declining, a
female candidate is more likely to be hired for an executive position than an equally
qualified male candidate.
Multiple Choice Questions
21.
(p. 4)
According to some leadership experts, leadership:
22.
(p. 5)
Which of the following best defines leadership?
23.
(p. 15)
The interactional framework for analyzing leadership includes:
Type: Vocabulary
24.
(p. 5)
Type: Vocabulary
What is the reason behind the usage of the phrase “desirable opportunities” in one of the
definitions of leadership?
25.
(p. 5)
Type: Knowledge
Which of the following is true of the leadership definitions?
26.
(p. 6)
Which of the following statements about the rational and emotional aspects of leadership
is most likely false?
Type: Knowledge
27.
(p. 8)
Which term is most often associated with the word “management”?
Type: Knowledge
28.
(p. 8)
Type: Knowledge
Leadership is most associated with:
29.
(p. 8)
Which of the following is a conventional distinction that is made between managers and
leaders?
30.
(p. 8)
Which statement about leaders and managers is most likely false?
31.
(p. 9)
Which of the following statements is true of leadership and management?
32.
(p. 11)
Which of the following statements about common sense is most likely true?
33.
(p. 12)
Which of the following statement about leadership is most likely true?
34.
(p. 16)
Which statement about in-groups and out-groups is most likely correct?
35.
(p. 15)
What is Hollander’s approach to leadership called?
36.
(p. 20)
Which statement about followership styles is most likely true?
37.
(p. 22)
What best describes the leader-follower relationship?
38.
(p. 23)
Ideal followers are most likely to be perceived as: