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241Chapter12BasicApproachestoLeadershipMULTIPLECHOICEWhatIsLeadership?1.JohnKotter’sviewarguesthatmanagementfocusesoncopingwithcomplexity,whereasleadershipfocusesoncopingwith_____.a.conflictb.successc.defeatd.moralee.change(e;Moderate;ManagementandLeadership;p.385)2.Whichofthefollowingrolesfocusesonbringingaboutorderandconsistencybydrawingupformalplans?a.leadershipb.managementc.taskstructured.initiatingstructuree.noneoftheabove(b;Easy;Management;p.385)3.Leadershipisbestdefinedas_____.a.theabilitytoinfluenceagroupingoalachievementb.keepingorderandconsistencyinthemidstofchangec.implementingthevisionandstrategyprovidedbymanagementd.coordinatingandstaffingtheorganizationandhandlingday-to-dayproblemse.notarelevantvariableinmodernorganizations(a;Moderate;Leadership;p.385)4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsregardingleadershipistrue?a.Allleadersaremanagers.b.Formalrightsenablemanagerstoleadeffectively.c.Allmanagersareleaders.d.Allleadersarehierarchicallysuperiortofollowers.e.Nonsanctionedleadershipisasimportantasormoreimportantthanformalinfluence.(e;Challenging;Leadership;p.386){AACSB:AnalyticSkills}TraitTheories5.Whichtheorydifferentiatesleadersfromnonleadersbyfocusingonpersonalqualitiesandcharacteristics?a.Fiedler’sperspectiveb.characteristictheoryc.LPCd.contingencytheorye.traittheory(e;Easy;TraitTheories;p.386)2426.Accordingtoacomprehensivereviewoftheleadershipliterature,whatisthemostimportanttraitofeffectiveleaders?a.conscientiousnessb.opennessc.extraversiond.agreeablenesse.emotionalstability(c;Easy;BigFiveandTraitTheories;p.386)7.Recentstudiesindicatethat________mayindicateeffectiveleadership.a.anendlesssupplyofterrificideasb.acompellingvisionc.ahighlyanalyticalmindd.outstandingtraininge.emotionalintelligence(e;Easy;EmotionalIntelligenceandTraitTheories;p.387)8.Emotionalintelligenceissocriticaltoeffectiveleadershipbecauseoneofitscorecomponentsis________.a.conscientiousnessb.empathyc.opennessd.extraversione.agreeableness(b;Easy;TraitTheories;p.387)9.Thereisfairlystrongevidencethattraitscanpredict_____moreaccuratelythanleadershipeffectiveness.a.leadershipemergenceb.extraversioninleadersc.leadershipawarenessd.leadershipcompetencee.theconscientiousnessofleaders(a;Moderate;TraitTheories;p.388)BehavioralTheories10.Traitresearchsuggeststhatwefocuson_____,whereasbehavioralstudiesimplythatwecaneffectively_____.a.teachingpeoplecertaintraits;teachpeoplecertainbehaviorsb.selectingtherightpersonforajob;trainleadersc.changingjobstosuitpeople;changepeopletosuitjobsd.trainingnewemployees;dispensewithtraininge.identifyingcertaintraitsinleaders;ignoreleaders’traits(b;Moderate;TraitTheoriesversusBehavioralTheories;p.389){AACSB:AnalyticSkills}11.Iftraittheoriesofleadershiparevalid,thenleadersare_____.a.trainedb.bornc.authoritariand.educatede.grown(b;Moderate;TraitTheories;p.389)24312.Ifbehavioralleadershiptheoriesarecorrect,then_____.a.leadershipbehaviorsareconsistentb.leadersarebornwithleadershipbehaviorsc.leaders’behaviorshouldbealteredd.leadershipcanbetaughte.womengenerallymakebetterleadersthanmen(d;Moderate;BehavioralTheories;p.389)13.Whichofthefollowingisnotabehavioraltheoryofleadership?a.OhioStatestudiesb.Fiedlermodelc.UniversityofMichiganstudiesd.managerialgride.Alloftheabovearebehaviortheoriesofleadership.(b;Moderate;BehavioralTheories;pp.389-390){AACSB:AnalyticSkills}14.ThetwodimensionsofleadershipbehaviorexplainedintheOhioStatestudiesare_____.a.coercionandmotivationb.concernforpeopleandconcernforproductionc.employee-orientedandproduction-orientedd.initiatingstructureandconsideratione.operantconditioningandclassicalconditioning(d;Moderate;OhioStateStudies;p.389){AACSB:AnalyticSkills}15.AccordingtotheOhioStatestudies,theextenttowhichaleader’sbehaviorisdirectedtowardgettingthejobdoneiscalled_____.a.considerationb.maximizationc.relationship-orientedd.path-goale.initiatingstructure(e;Moderate;InitiatingStructure;p.389)16.Aleaderhighininitiatingstructurewoulddowhichofthefollowing?a.seekconsensusb.exhibitlaissez-fairetypeofleadershipc.maximizeleader-memberrelationsd.assigngroupmemberstoparticulartaskse.empoweremployeestomaketheirowndecisions(d;Moderate;InitiatingStructure;p.389){AACSB:AnalyticSkills}17.AccordingtotheOhioStatestudies,theextenttowhichaleaderislikelytohavejobrelationshipscharacterizedbymutualtrustandrespectforhis/heremployeesis_____.a.considerationb.matrixc.consensus-buildingd.LPCe.maximization(a;Moderate;Consideration;p.389)24418.ThetwodimensionsofleadershipbehavioridentifiedintheUniversityofMichiganstudiesare_____.a.coercionandmotivationb.emotionalandrationalc.employee-orientedandproduction-orientedd.initiatingstructureandconsideratione.initiationandcompletion(c;Moderate;UniversityofMichiganStudies;p.390){AACSB:AnalyticSkills}19.TheUniversityofMichiganstudiesdefinea(n)_____leaderasonewhotakespersonalinterestintheneedsofhis/hersubordinates.a.LMXb.contextualc.employee-orientedd.consensus-buildinge.consummate(c;Moderate;Employee-OrientedLeaders;p.390)20.Ifaleader’smainconcernisaccomplishinghis/hergroup’stasks,theUnive