Which study viewed task and relationship behaviors as independent and on two
different continua?
a. Ohio State studies
b. Michigan studies
c. Blake and Mouton
d. Stogdill and Zacaro
In their discussion about management and leadership, Bennis and Nanus said that
leaders
a. “Do things right”
b. “Do the right thing”
c. “Do what followers want”
d. “Do enough to get the job done”
Motivation and personality fall within the competencies component of Mumford’s skills
model.
a. True
b. False
71. You communicate with your followers when necessary and provide direction if
followers ask for it but day-to-day control of the decisions and work are left to your
followers. You are using which leader behavioral style?
a. Delegating
b. Directing
c. Supporting
d. Coaching
Career experience is a strong influence on a leader’s competencies.
a. True
b. False
The later LMX studies focused on
a. Follower locus of control
b. Positive outcomes for both the leader and followers
c. Determining out-group characteristics
d. Task characteristics of the job
Followers with external locus of control believe
a. That fate is in charge of life’s events
b. That they are in charge of life’s events
c. That interactions with others control life’s events
d. That personal relationships control life’s events
As a leader, I listen closely to my followers’ beliefs, values, and attitudes and allow
them to use their creativity as I nurture their work. I am using which ethical leadership
principle?
a. Respects others
b. Builds community
c. Shows justice
d. Manifests honesty
Which researcher developed a practical approach to authentic leadership?
a. Avolio
b. Walumbwa
c. George
d. Liden
Women occupy what approximate percentage of all management and professional
positions in American organizations?
a. 10%
b. 25%
c. 50%
d. 70%
Leaders have multidirectional influence, which means they
a. Are emotionally active and involved with followers
b. Decide actions for the followers
c. Motivate and inspire followers
d. Plan and control work schedules
Who developed five cross-cultural competencies for leaders?
a. Adler and Bartholomew
b. Hofstede
c. Lord and Maher
d. House et al.
My leader is a real visionary and helps us solve organizational problems in creative
ways. She is using which characteristic of a servant leader?
a. Building community
b. Listening
c. Foresight
d. Conceptualization
Applying the trait approach to 21stcentury leadership
a. Lacks credibility
b. Helps us understand behaviors of leaders
c. Informs that leader’s traits are a part of leadership process
d. Tells us which traits are important in which contexts
Empirical evidence of gender stereotypes reveals that these stereotypes
a. Are less deleterious to males
b. Alter the perception and evaluation of female leaders
c. Alter the perception and evaluation of male leaders
d. Directly affect women aspiring to leadership roles
The Ohio State studies identified the behaviors of consideration and initiating structure
as
a. Cause and effect
b. Distinct and independent
c. High value and low value
d. Interdependent