Dynamics of Leadership Quiz 2
Which of the following is a key leadership role in a team-based organization?
Building trust and inspiring teamwork
Which of the following is regarded as a fallacy about coaching?
Coaching that deals with personal issues should be regarded as psychotherapy.
Which of the following suggestions is least likely to improve cross-cultural communication?
Emphasize racial or ethnic identification to give people full credit.
Which of the following influence tactics requires that the leader serve as a model for the desired behavior?
Leading by example
When communicating with people from different cultures, it is important to:
be sensitive to differences in nonverbal communication
A major characteristic of a team is:
common commitment
A goal contained within a team mission statement should be:
congruent with organizational objectives.
A leader acquires prestige power through:
developing an outside reputation.
The sets of goal characteristics that will probably lead to higher levels of performance are:
difficult and specific
Feeling competent to complete group tasks is known as group
efficacy
According to the leader-member exchange model, a leader usually treats all the team members alike.
f
Frequent informal communication tends to detract from team development because team members are distracted from accomplishing work.
f
Research based on the LMX theory indicates that favorable exchanges between managers and creative workers are associated with low creativity.
f
Self-leadership occurs when the group members choose their own leader.
f
The more powerful leaders are, the more they need to create a coalition.
f
To enhance creativity, it is best to carefully specify the best method for workers to accomplish a work goal.
f
When using ingratiation as an influence tactic, the influence agent acts abrasively and aggressively toward the influence target.
f
A method of managing creative workers is to
give them flexibility
The term engagement refers to
high levels of personal investments in the tasks performed on a job.
Anecdotes are particularly useful in persuading group members about the:
importance of organizational values
A consequence of the resource dependence perspective is that when leaders start losing their ability to control resources, they:
lose power.
An example of a second-level outcome in expectancy theory would be a:
promotion stemming from a good performance appraisal.
The best example of personal power would be power stemming from the:
relevant expertise a person brings to the job
A group with emotional intelligence is most likely to have a strongly developed norm of teamwork
t
A recommendation for managing creative workers is to provide them with a minimum amount of structure.
t
An implication of the expectancy theory is that leaders should reassure their group members that performances can lead to specific rewards.
t
Managers who share their power with their group members would actually experience an increase in their own power. Correct! True
t
Motivation increases when a person has high self-efficacy with respect to the task being performed.
t
The major outcomes of the perception of politics are less commitment to the organization and a stronger intention to quit the company.
t
The motivational value of a recognition award is likely to be higher if it helps a worker attain personal goals.
t
