Chapter 1-8 Leadership

Which of the following actions or events would bring a person legitimate power?

Being appointed a corporate officer

_____ is the most successful influence outcome.

Commitment

Adapting to changing times is most important for which approach to leadership?

Contingency approach

A recommended way of sequencing influence tactics is to begin with an abrasive tactic and then move toward a more positive tactic.

False

Information technology manager George displays an ethical mind as a leader when he makes up a list of company workers who do not deserve to be protected against computer viruses.

False

Why is political skill considered to be a constructive force?

It manifests itself in being socially astute and engaging in behaviors that lead to feelings of confidence and trust.

Which of the following leaders reflect the key aspects of servant leadership?

Julia conveys?

Which of the following influence tactics requires that the leader serve as a model for the desired behavior?

Leading by example

A charismatic leader goes beyond the ordinary use of public social networking sites. Which of the following messages is an example of a charismatic use of social networking sites?

Our company has achieved 25 percent annual growth in the recently declared estimates of the previous financial year. I would like to thank all the employees for their contribution and hard work."

_____ refers to the idea that all organizational members are capable of leading themselves at least to some extent.

Self-leadership

A major contributor to leader burnout is being responsible for an action that hurts so many people.

True

A manager is being politically correct when he refers to a 70-year-old employee as "our most experienced worker," rather than "our oldest worker."

True

A pyramid-shaped organization encourages organizational politics because people feel compelled to compete for a limited number of powerful positions.

True

Alignment incorporates getting the group working together smoothly.

True

Attributions (by group members or subordinates) of a leader's charisma are important because they lead to other behavioral outcomes, such as commitment to leaders, self-sacrifice, and high performance.

True

Bertha, a finance manager, engages in rationalization when she creates a few false invoices and then says, "I was only trying to lower the company's tax burden."

True

One of the questions included in an ethical screen is, "How does it [the decision in question] smell?"

True

Rating a high performer as mediocre in order to prevent his or her transfer out of ones department is an example of playing territorial games.

True

Strategic leadership and social responsibility include the idea that senior managers set the tone for ethics and social responsibility throughout an organization.

True

Which of the following is not an accepted substitute for leadership in the modern work environment?

Work that has heavy deadline pressure

As observed by Robert E. Kelley, _____ is an essential quality of effective followers.

commitment

In the context of outcomes of influence tactics, _____ is particularly important for complex, difficult tasks because these require full concentration and effort.

commitment

The employees of an organization are told that if they don't work for a minimum of three extra hours every week, they will not be considered for promotions. This is most likely an example of _____.

deliberate Machiavellianism

A leader acquires prestige power through:

developing an outside reputation.

A transactional leader in contrast to a transformational one is more likely to:

emphasize rewards for meeting standards.

The achievement motive refers to:

finding joy in accomplishment for its own sake.

Tyson is a supervisor for a company in the agroprocessing industry. He commands the respect, confidence, and loyalty of group members by virtue of his honest and transparent policies. Tyson is:

likely to score high on emotional intelligence.

The generally accepted leadership style in the modern organization is the _____.

participative style in general

When ingratiation takes the form of well-deserved flattery or compliments, it is a _____ influence tactic.

positive

Corporate social responsibility centers on a firm's:

positive contribution to society.

An important application of farsightedness for executive leaders is to:

predict the direction of environmental forces.

One type of personal power would be power stemming from the:

relevant expertise a person brings to the job.

Narcissistic CEOs tend to make:

riskier decisions, often to attain dramatic results that enhance their image.

According to the normative decision model, group support refers to:

the degree to which the team supports the organization's objectives at stake in the problem.

​A journalist questions the director of a chemical manufacturing company about the possible hazards of a recently introduced chemical for use in water purification systems. The journalist's question is based on the _____.

utilitarian notion of doing the greatest good for the greatest number of people

Elaine, a project manager, often seeks feedback from her team members as well as her supervisors on how she is doing.​ Which of the following methods of skill development in leadership does Elaine use in this scenario?

​Feedback on skill utilization, or performance, from others

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires public companies to _____.​

​disclose whether they have adopted a code of ethics for senior financial officers

​Torres was recently appointed the marketing head of a cosmetics company. He has a keen interest in the cosmetics industry and has extensively studied the company's past growth and marketing strategies. This reveals that Torres:

​has knowledge of the key task the group is performing.

Martin, a senior manager in a company, bribes a government officer to secure a government contract. He justifies his actions stating that he acted in the best interests of the company and nobody stopped him. ​In the given scenario, Martin is justifying his actions by resorting to _____.

​rationalization

Alan, the marketing manager of an organization, finds out that his team has performed below the standards set. He considers two influence tactics to deal with the issue: 1) Joking and kidding 2) Forming a coalition In the context of sequencing of influence tactics, which of the following options should Alan choose to best deal with the issue?

1,2

The factors of hard work and initiating structure are considered the two most important dimensions of leadership behavior.

False

The lower position power an individual exerts over another, the less the need for being cautious in the use of influence tactics.

False

Ramos, a CEO, was recently made both President and CEO of the company. Which of the following is a consequence of Ramos occupying this dual role?

His legitimate power is strengthened

The balance of opinion suggests that the contributors to leadership effectiveness are:

a combination of nature and nurture.

The three outcomes of influence tactics are _____.

commitment, compliance, and resistance

A consultative leader _____.

confers with the group before making a decision

An effective vision should

connect with the goals and dreams of constituents.

Baxter, a chief operating officer, practices contingency leadership when he:

discards old ideas that no longer fit the situational forces.

An important part of making an inspirational appeal is to:

display emotion genuinely as needed

An entrepreneurial leader is most likely to _____.

have high enthusiasm and creativity

Emotional intelligence tends to:

improve with experience.

Self-confidence is an important leadership characteristic found:

in almost every leadership setting.

Charismatic leaders use visions for the important purpose of:

inspiring group members.

Intrinsically satisfying work can be a leadership substitute because such work

is so self-motivating that the worker requires very little leadership.

Many unethical behaviors at the leadership level have:

led to layoffs of thousands of workers

A transformational leader is one who:

makes major changes in the organization.

Donald Trump is seen as a leader with a:

personalized power motive.

The situational factors in the normative decision model are known as:

problem variables.

An effective way for a leader to collaborate with group members is to

solicit input from the right group members.

Max wants to develop a personal brand, so he

studies his basket of personal strengths.

With respect to heredity and environment, leadership effectiveness appears to be:

the combined influence of heredity and environment.

A Duke University survey about executive leadership found that CEOs can influence leadership, but only if

the leader is perceived to be responsible and inspirational.

According to implicit leadership theories, one example of a leadership antiprototype would be _____.

tyranny

Jonathan, the human resource manager of an organization, requests the help of the managing director to communicate on incentive cuts, which will be allocated to employees who perform below the organizational standard. In the context of influence tactics, this is most likely an example of _____.

upward appeal

In path-goal theory, the participative leader is best suited for improving the morale of:

well-motivated employees who perform nonrepetitive tasks.

As a category of followers, _____ have an even stronger tendency to be whistleblowers than do activists.​

​diehards

Leader behavior and stylerefers to attributes of the group members that could have a bearing on how effective the leadership attempt will be.

False

The concept of leadership as a partnership concerns legal aspects of relationships.

False

To highly motivate organizational members, the transformational leader attempts to get constituents to focus on their self-interest.

False

Hubert Joly, the transformational CEO who came in from outside Best Buy to turn the company around, advocates all but which one of these principles (or "levers") to improve profits?

First cut low wage employees in a last in, first out manner

In the context of implicit leadership theories, personal assumptions about an ideal organizational leader develop through socialization and past experience with leaders.

True

Leaders are likely to acquire more power if they use humor to build themselves up.

True

Leaders must behave in ways consistent with the values and practices they wish to see imitated throughout the organization.

True

Managers who share their power with their group members actually experience an increase in their own power.

True

Part of the coach and motivator role is to provide team members with feedback concerning ineffective performance.

True

Sylvie, a manager, regularly tells her team members about the importance of treating people fairly, and she also treats her employees in a fair manner. Hence, Sylvie is said to possess integrity.

True

Anne, the creative head of a publisher of teen fiction, decides to form an alliance with the creative heads of other publishing houses in the city. In the context of influence tactics, an alliance of this kind, if formed, becomes an example of a(n) _____.

not collaboration think editorial cabal

Which of the following is not a practical justification for practicing corporate social responsibility?

Executives will later be given greater latitude by governmental oversight when moral lapses inevitably occur.

The charisma of a leader can be felt outside of the organization and can directly affect market performance.

True

Transformational leaders who are also charismatic will typically establish a vision for constituents to follow.

True

Unless a manager gets people to move beyond mechanical compliance with directions and orders, leadership has not taken place.

True

A key part of a leader having humility is to:

put group members in the limelight, rather than oneself.

When senior management provides strategic leadership for ethics:

senior managers become ethics leaders.

Leadership can be practiced

at any level in the organization.

Studies have shown that employees working in an ethical environment tend to:

deliver superior performance.

Leadership effectiveness tends to be higher when the leader's intelligence is:

An authentic leader would most likely:

A resonant leader is one who scores low on emotional intelligence.

False

John, the chief marketing officer of Neptune. Inc., is working closely with his team to develop a series of marketing campaigns for the newly launched product of his company. John is considered to be a leader who is high on consideration by his employees. The employees' impression of John could stem from the fact that John _____.

ensures that the members of his team have a separate floor to themselves in the office

As a CEO, Anna is respected by her subordinates because she focuses on future business opportunities, responds quickly to market challenges, takes sensible risks, and is enthusiastic every day at work. Her leadership style might be categorized as _______ leadership.

entrepreneurial

A study with Norwegian workers found that when employees reported to a manager with a laissez-faire leadership style, they _____

experienced role ambiguity

Contingency leadership theorists believe that in terms of shaping the leader's behavior, _____.

forces in the situation are much more important that the leader's personal characteristics.

Jonathan, the head of a technology firm, is known for his authentic leadership practices. He created a unique identity for himself in the world of successful business leaders. In this scenario, Jonathan:

has developed a personal brand.​

A challenge to the validity of charismatic leadership is that charismatic leaders may:

not be necessary for leadership effectiveness.

Which of the following is the clearest example of socially responsible behavior on the part of a business firm?

Creating a pleasant workplace

A leader scoring high on the dimension of consideration would typically be authoritarian and impersonal in relationships with subordinates.

False

A recommended strategy for getting the most out of workers is to focus on patching their weaknesses rather than capitalizing on their strengths.

False

According to Fiedler's theory, relationship-motivated leaders perform the best in situations of low control.

False

According to the path-goal theory, the participative style is recommended when group members are performing repetitive tasks.

False

According to the theory of emotional intelligence, a person with a high degree of self-management is adaptable and exerts emotional self-control.

False

Branch manager Marissa uses evidence-based leadership when she accuses subordinates of wrongdoing, especially when she can heavily document her accusations.

False

Which of the following is a recommended initiative for achieving an ethical and socially responsible organization?

Provide strategic leadership directed toward the goal.

Who among the following is not practicing evidence-based leadership?

Ryan, who relies heavily on common sense and adopting practices used by other companies

Who among the following is providing sound crisis leadership?

Ryan, who remains calm and stable even when the situation seems most dire

_____ refers to an individual's sense of having a choice in initiating and regulating actions.

Self-determination

Effective leaders have to be good managers or be supported by effective managers.

True

Ayan, the newly appointed team manager of the sales team, practices autocratic leadership in his team. However, his team members who are quite experienced and equipped in their fields are not satisfied with the style of leadership practiced by Ayan, particularly that he doesn't seek consensus in many of his decisions, which negatively affects team productivity. This scenario depicts the violation of _____.

a contingency approach to leadership

Annette's team has been able to meet the production target of 20,000 units per year. In the next financial year, Annette sets a target of 25,000 units for the team. Accordingly, the team's individual targets are set to increase. In the context of the path-goal theory of leadership effectiveness, Annette is following the _____ of leadership.

achievement oriented style

David, the chief security officer of SimplyBuy.com, an e-commerce initiative, makes decisions regarding the enhancement of data security of the company's clients on his own, assuming that other members will comply. David's decision-making strategy is attributed to the _____ style of leadership.

autocratic

A recommended way of reducing disruptive politics within the work group is to:

avoid favoritism.

A major political blunder is to:

be tactless toward influential people.

During delegation, if responsibilities are not clearly defined by the delegator, the result can be:

conflict between the delegator and the one delegated to.

Jessica, the chief fashion designer at ApparelDezire, consults her team for designs to be showcased in the upcoming fashion week. Jessica decides on a couple of designs based on the suggestion of group members and the ones she feels the group would agree upon. Jessica's decision is attributed to the _____ style of leadership.

consensus

When asked about leadership effectiveness, an executive said, in part, "The length of the leash varies with different people. . . ." The executive's comments support the _____ perspective on leadership.

contingency

A _____ perspective is that the leader's behavior is profoundly influenced by the situation.

contingency leadership

Simon, the CEO of a consumer electronics firm, receives a huge positive response from the industry experts and consumers for introducing breakthrough technologies in the company's products. Simon is a _____ leader.

creative

Suggestions for making better use of 360-degree surveys include _____.

customizing the assessment dimensions based on the leadership competencies that are associated with success

A rationale for empowerment is that the most successful organizations:

effectively use the talents of all players on the team.

A leader who scored high on initiating structure would _____

emphasize work scheduling and assigning tasks

The terms isolates, activists, and diehards relate to the idea that followers differ in terms of level of

engagement with the leader and the group.