Question 1

Attribution theory is a major component of which of these leadership perspectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trait perspective.
B)  Implicit leadership theory.
C)  Contingency perspective.
D)  Transformational perspective.
E)  Behavior perspective.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

One implication of the leadership competency approach is that leadership is found among senior executives rather than people in lower-level positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the relevance of emotional intelligence in leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotional intelligence is one of the most frequently identified contingencies of employees when choosing the best leadership style.
B)  Emotional intelligence is one of the competencies of effective leaders.
C)  Emotional intelligence is the psychological condition that makes people want to believe that leaders make a difference.
D)  Researchers who conduct leadership studies tend to have a higher level of emotional intelligence than researchers who study other organizational behavior topics.
E)  Emotional intelligence is not relevant to the study of leadership.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

Women tend to use the participative leadership style less readily than do men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Cultural values shape the expectations that followers have of their leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

One problem with path-goal theory is that it is an extremely simple model of leadership relative to other leadership theories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When people have leadership prototypes, they:

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A)  attribute the actions of leaders to external causes.
B)  give leaders more credit or blame than they are due because of our need to believe that life's events are caused mainly by human agents.
C)  believe that effective leaders are infallible.
D)  believe that leaders are effective only if they behave consistently with their own preconceptions of how an effective leader should act.
E)  tend to observe the leader's performance rather than physical features and other traits.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Path-goal theory argues that:

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A)  leadership is relatively unimportant in organizations.
B)  participative leadership is the most effective style of leadership.
C)  supportive leadership is best where the employee's job is highly satisfying.
D)  great leaders are born, not made.
E)  the most effective leader behavior depends on the situation.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Which leadership perspective takes the view that leadership is a characteristic of the person?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transactional perspective of leadership.
B)  Competency (trait)  perspective of leadership.
C)  Behavioral perspective of leadership.
D)  Path-goal leadership.
E)  All of the above.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

Effective transformational leaders 'walk the talk' by making meeting agendas, work schedules and other executive symbols, patterns and settings more consistent with the strategic vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the leadership substitutes model is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some situational conditions substitute for task-oriented or people-oriented leadership styles.
B)  Some leadership substitutes are incorporated into the path-goal leadership theory.
C)  Leadership substitutes neutralize or replace transformational rather than transactional leadership.
D)  Leadership substitutes include characteristics of the employee, task or organization that either limit the leader's influence or make it unnecessary.
E)  Leadership substitutes take a contingency-oriented view of leadership.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

The situational leadership model states that a person's leadership style does not change, so we must put leaders in situations that match their natural style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If _______ is the substance of transformational leadership, then _______ is the process.

Accepted Answer

A)  vision; communicating the vision
B)  confidence; commitment to the confidence
C)  commitment; confidence in that commitment
D)  vision; strategy
E)  None of the aboveF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

According to the textbook, charismatic leadership differs from transformational leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Charismatic leadership refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  personal traits that provide referent power over others.
B)  the same features as transactional leadership.
C)  the same features as transformational leadership.
D)  the people-oriented behaviors in the behavioral perspective of leadership.
E)  any situation where followers attribute positive things to leaders who do not really deserve this credit.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Which leadership style in path-goal theory is the same as task-oriented leadership from behavioral perspective of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Directive
B)  Supportive
C)  Participative
D)  Achievement-oriented
E)  None of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

One problem with the transformational leadership perspective is that specific elements within it are culture-bound.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Path-goal leadership theory includes directive, supervisory, and integrity leadership styles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Fiedler's contingency model, rather than changing the leader's style to fit the situation, it may be necessary to change the situation to fit the leader's dominant style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Drive, integrity and emotional intelligence are identified in the textbook as:

Accepted Answer

A)  substitutes for leadership.
B)  the main elements of situational leadership theory.
C)  competencies of effective leaders.
D)  contingencies in path-goal theory.
E)  the characteristics of female leaders that are not found in male leaders.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Exam 12: Leadership in Organizational Settings

One problem with the transformational leadership perspective is that specific elements within it are culture-bound.

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Charismatic leadership refers to:

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The situational leadership model states that a person's leadership style does not change, so we must put leaders in situations that match their natural style.

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According to the textbook, charismatic leadership differs from transformational leadership.

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Which of the following statements about the leadership substitutes model is FALSE?

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Women tend to use the participative leadership style less readily than do men.

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Drive, integrity and emotional intelligence are identified in the textbook as:

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Attribution theory is a major component of which of these leadership perspectives?

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One implication of the leadership competency approach is that leadership is found among senior executives rather than people in lower-level positions.

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What is the relevance of emotional intelligence in leadership?

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According to Fiedler's contingency model, rather than changing the leader's style to fit the situation, it may be necessary to change the situation to fit the leader's dominant style.

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Effective transformational leaders 'walk the talk' by making meeting agendas, work schedules and other executive symbols, patterns and settings more consistent with the strategic vision.

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One problem with path-goal theory is that it is an extremely simple model of leadership relative to other leadership theories.

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Which leadership perspective takes the view that leadership is a characteristic of the person?

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Cultural values shape the expectations that followers have of their leaders.

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If _______ is the substance of transformational leadership, then _______ is the process.

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Path-goal theory argues that:

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When people have leadership prototypes, they:

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Which leadership style in path-goal theory is the same as task-oriented leadership from behavioral perspective of leadership?

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Path-goal leadership theory includes directive, supervisory, and integrity leadership styles.

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