Ch 07 Quiz

Which of House's leader behaviors consists of planning and coordinating the work of subordinates?

Work facilitation

Using Downs' styles as a reference, which style promotes everything under their jurisdiction, tends to develop well-rounded programs, and would oppose changes which would benefit them, but not the organization?

Advocates

You work in a police department where the chief is very fair-minded and believes in a collaborative approach to problem-solving. This chief prefers to use which type of power?

Democratic

Which of the following did Weber not identify as a source of authority?

Economic wealth

In describing this type of leadership, Greenleaf stated that the leader must consistently demonstrate moral values through personal actions, interpersonal communications, and the communication of values to followers.

Ethical leadership

Which of the following is not an organizational force as described in Tannenbaum and Schmidt's contingency theory?

Forces in the community

The components of the leadership skill mix are:

Human relations, conceptual, and technical.

Which type of police leader divides officers into the in-group, out-group, and try-out group?

LMX

According to Kerr and Jermier, those who make leadership ineffective or impossible are referred to as:

Leadership neutralizers.

Which of the following is not a component of the leadership skill mix?

Motivation

The reasons, intentions, and objectives that underlie a police manager's use of power refer to:

Power motivation.

The reasons, intentions, and objectives that underlie the use of power is known as:

Power motivation.

In describing this type of leadership, Greenleaf stated the primary orientation is that leaders should first be ________ in order to meet the legitimate needs of their followers.

Servants

Which of the following is not a trait of charismatic leaders?

They are concerned only with their self-promotion.

Which type of leader gives something to get something and motivates followers by appealing to their self-interests?

Transactional leader

Station house sergeants and street sergeants are generally thought to be very similar in management styles by those whom they supervise.

false

The laissez-faire leader encourages individual or group participation in matters affecting the organization.

false

The roles of leaders and managers can be examined, in part, by using three contrasting lenses: (1) placement in hierarchy, (2) organizational theory, and (3) role confusion.

false

Weber identified three sources of authority, one of those being non- traditional authority, illustrated by kings and queens.

false

Climbers are strongly motivated by power and prestige needs to invent new functions to be performed by their unit, particularly functions not performed elsewhere.

true

Developing police leadership is not a one-time investment; like the maintenance on police vehicles, but it should instead be conceived of as a continuing expenditure.

true

Role enactment may be the surest way of determining who is acting out of a leadership skill set and who does so out of a management skill set.

true

The fact that a formal grant of authority has been made does not mean that the person receiving it is also automatically able to influence others to perform at all, let alone willingly.

true

The laissez-faire leader (LFL) takes a passive "hands-off" posture. Only reluctantly do LFLs use the authority of their position; they do not make necessary decisions and delay taking any kind of action.

true