MGT 320 Exam 1

Which of the following is stated by the contingency approach to leadership?

A leadership style that works in one situation might not work in another situation.

Followers can influence their leaders by being:

A resource for the leader

People with an internal locus of control:

Believe that they are responsible for their own fate

Managing up involves?

Consciously developing a mutually respectful relationship with one's direct superiors.

A follower can provide strength to the leader by:

Contributing to areas that complement the leaders position

Erica, a team manager, was known for heading projects with diligence and conscientiousness. However, she was insensitive and excessively ambitious. She did not take feedback in a constructive manner. This prevented her from advancing in her career because she had problems motivating and communicating with her team members. In the context of the given scenario, which of the following phenomena does Erica experience?

Derailment

Lily heads the sales team of Petunia Inc., a cosmetics manufacturer. She has the ability to understand the emotions experienced by her team members. She encourages her subordinates to grow by pushing them beyond their comfort zone. She deals with her team members with compassion and kindness. Which of the following characteristics of leaders does Lily possess?

Empathy

T/F: At the preconventional level of personal moral development, people learn to conform to the expectations of others.

False

T/F: Derailed managers are people who reached a plateau, were fired, or were forced to retire early, and later excelled in a functional area.

False

T/F: People excel in life by fixing their weaknesses, not by maximizing their strengths.

False

T/F: The halo effect occurs when perceivers see their own personal traits in other people.

False

Which of the following actions occur during the first stage of the development of individualized leadership?

In groups and out groups are created

In the context of the path - goal theory of leadership, which of the following statements is true of supportive leadership?

It involves showing concern for subordinates' well-being and personal needs.

Which of the following statements is true of systems thinking?

It is a mental discipline for seeing patterns and interrelationships

Which of the following statements is true of the Vroom -Jago contingency model of leadership?

It tells the leader precisely the correct amount of participation by subordinates to use in making a particular decision

Leaders want followers who can collaborate because:

Leaders are responsible for more than a single follower

Which of the following is a difference between leader behavior toward out-group members and in-group members?

Leaders listen to suggestions and ideas given by in-group subordinates, whereas little interest is shown in comments and suggestions given by out-group subordinates.

An effective leader lets his or her vision of a better future pull reality toward it by:

Reorganizing current activities to work toward the vision

Which of the following statements is true of self-awareness?

Self-awareness involves appreciating how one's patterns affect other people

Laurel, the manager of a software company, assumes that the male employees in her organization are more creative and innovative than the female employees in her organization. In the given scenario, Laurel's assumption is known as _____.

Stereotyping

It becomes easier for people to see their own opportunities for leadership when they:

Stop equating leadership with greatness and public visibility

According to the situational theory of leadership, a leader with a _____ provides detailed objectives and explicit instructions about how tasks should be accomplished.

Telling style

Which of the following components is the most important part of systems thinking?

The relationship among the parts that form the system

Which of the following statements is true of entrepreneurial leaders?

They are dissatisfied with the present

Which of the following is a characteristic of new paradigm leaders?

They are humble

Which of the following statements is true of leaders engaged in personal mastery?

They break through denial of reality in themselves and others

Which of the following things should leaders know in order to use Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership?

They should diagnose the situation and determine whether leader-member relations, task structure, and position power are favorable or unfavorable

T/F: A leader who is visionary, empowering, and committed to serving others is operating at the postconventional or principled level of personal moral development.

True

T/F: According to the relational theories of leadership, management skills are seen as the most important facet of leadership effectiveness.

True

T/F: Employees learn about the values that are important in the organization by watching leaders.

True

T/F: Leaders in an advisory role are responsible for developing broad organizational capabilities rather than accomplishing specific business results.

True

T/F: Moral leadership is about distinguishing right from wrong and doing right, seeking the just, the honest, and the good, and the right conduct in achieving goals and fulfilling purpose.

True

T/F: Unethical leaders tend to take all the credit for successes, but they blame others when things go wrong.

True

Leaders want followers to stay up to date, which includes:

Understanding their customers

According to the path -goal theory of leadership, which of the following situational contingencies consists of the educational level of subordinates and the quality of relationships among them?

Work group characteristics