Chapter 12 Leadership Answer Key
True / False Questions
1.
An outstanding leader needs good strategic substance and effective interpersonal skills.
2.
The best leaders are cautious or even reticent about showing people their appreciation.
3.
In the present organizational setup, having a vision for the future and communicating that
vision to others are known to be essential components of great leadership.
4.
Leaders need not only to know what they want for their organizations but also to
communicate their vision so that others understand what that is.
5.
People who comply with a leader who has expert power can typically learn from or
otherwise gain from that leader’s knowledge.
6.
The behavioral approach is the oldest leadership perspective and focuses on the personal
characteristics that great leaders share.
7.
According to proponents of the situational approach to leadership, universally important
traits and behaviors do not exist.
8.
Hersey and Blanchard’s situational theory highlights the participative dimension of
leadership as the key situational factor.
9.
In leadership, charisma can be used positively or negatively.
10.
The most effective leadership development experiences have three components:
evaluation, accomplishment, and control.
Multiple Choice Questions
11.
Which of the following statements about leadership is true?
12.
What is the optimal placement for leadership?
13.
According to James Kouzes and Barry Posner, what do the best business leaders do?
14.
A mental image of a possible and desirable future state of an organization is called a
_____.
15.
The best visions are both
16.
Which of the following statements accurately compares leadership and management?
17.
Part of Miguel’s job is to train, support, and discipline the members of his department.
Miguel’s position is one of _____ leadership.
18.
Part of Ysabel’s job is to envision a viable future for her corporation and lead others in
making the changes necessary to ensure such a future. Ysabel’s job is to provide _____
leadership.
19.
Which of the following is true of effective followers?
20.
A manager who implements an absenteeism policy that disciplines offending employees is
using _____ power.
21.
Sally is very charismatic and persuasive. People follow her because they want her
approval. This is an example of _____ power.
22.
A personal skill that is very important in the situational approaches to leadership is the
ability to
23.
The behavioral approach to leadership attempts to identify
24.
The focus of the original LMX theory is primarily on the leader behaviors historically
considered _____.
25.
Which of the following is associated with task performance?
26.
Which of the following is associated with group maintenance?
27.
A laissez-fair style, in which a leader essentially makes no decisions, leads to
28.
Fiedler’s contingency model takes a(n) _____ approach to leadership.
29.
In Hersey and Blanchard’s situational theory, job maturity refers to the
30.
In Hersey and Blanchard’s situational theory, psychological maturity refers to the
31.
The most comprehensive and generally useful situational model of leadership
effectiveness is _____.
32.
Which of the following statements about transactional leadership is true?
33.
The editorial team at Egghead Textbook Publishing was having trouble thinking of an
exciting new approach to teaching history. Connie, one of the editors in the history
department, emailed the other editors in the department and said, “Let’s have a
brainstorming session to see what we can come up with.” This is an example of being a(n)
_____ leader.
34.
According to James Kouzes and Barry Posner, the best leaders