LDSP-1000: Exam #1

According to Harris, Wheeler, and Kacmar, what moderates the impact of leader-member

Empowerment

A major strength of the trait approach is that it is quite useful for training.

FALSE

According to Blake and Mouton, the "authority compliance manager" is highly concerned with people and has little concern for results.

FALSE

According to Burns, followers should remember that their leaders are above them and act accordingly. [TRUE/FALSE]

FALSE

Creating a timeline for subordinates to follow is a relationship leader behavior.

FALSE

Only leaders at the top level of an organization can effectively apply task and relationship behaviors.

FALSE

Additional research completed by Mumford, Campion, and Morgeson used a four skill model to assess cognitive, interpersonal, business, and strategic skills in managers at junior and senior levels of an organization. the research findings in this study were most similar to ______.

Katz's hierarchical three skills model

A boss, by definition, has position power over subordinates. [TRUE/FALSE]

TRUE

A criticism of the behavioral approach is that the research on behavioral approaches has not adequately shown how leaders' behaviors are associated with performance outcomes.

TRUE

According to Bass, charisma is a necessary but not sufficient condition for transformational leadership.

TRUE

A process view of leadership means that ______.

anyone can learn leadership and emerge as a leader

According to Kotter, management is about seeking stability, and leadership is about seeking ______.

change

According to the skills model, performance outcomes are affected by ______.

followers' career paths

According to House, the following is not one of the specific types of behaviors commonly exhibited by charismatic leaders ______.

giving structure to complex tasks

A chief operating officer of the company who applies the level of administrative skills to the degrees delineated in Katz's model ______.

incorporates the entire staff in the process of shaping the company's goals

A supervisory-level manager of a company who applies the level of administrative skills to the degrees delineated in Katz's model ______.

is more "hands-on" with producing the company's product than interacting with staff

According to Hogg's research on leadership and social identity theory, a person is most likely to emerge as a leader in a group when she/he ______.

is recognized as being most similar to the group prototype

An advantage of using path-goal theory is ______.

it connects the work tasks and follower needs for effective leadership

A major criticism of the trait approach is ______.

it highlights the leader component in the leadership process

A strength of the trait approach is reflected in the idea that ______.

it is appealing to identify special traits in leaders

A major strength of the trait approach is ______.

it is easy to identify the best traits for leadership

A leader who is assured and dominant in her manner is expressing ______.

self-confidence

Charismatic leadership is often described as being similar to or even synonymous with ______.

transformational leadership

Abby is a gifted communicator in her club and has a talent for verbally articulating what the future can hold for the members. According to Mumford's nine key problem solving skills, which is Abby demonstrating?

visioning/sensemaking

According to path-goal theory, directive leadership should be used when employees ______.

want to help make decisions