BA350 ch 3 quiz

When employees have high abilities and high achievement motivation, the directive leadership style is best.

True

The Big 5 personality trait ___________ has the strongest relationship to both leader emergence and leader effectiveness

answer: conscientiousness agreeableness extraversion openness

Which of the following statement regarding leadership and other cultures is INCORRECT?

answer: Ninety-eight percent of all leadership studies have been completed in the United States. The applicability of leadership theories to other cultures is uncertain. Only decisiveness is a universal leadership trait. Given the differences between cultures, a sensitivity to those differences and the ability to adapt style to circumstances are needed in global leaders.

Nelson is the manager of a marketing department in a medium sized company. Nelson has six employees reporting to him. In deciding the goals for the department for next quarter, Nelson is holding a meeting for employee input and direction. Nelson uses a(n) _________ style of decision making in the marketing department.

answer: authoritarian democratic laissez-faire supportive

If leader-subordinate relations are good, position power is low and task structure is high, the situation would be categorized as

answer: favorable. medium favorable. unfavorable. controlled.

Situational favorableness includes all of the following conditions EXCEPT

answer: leader-subordinate relations. when employees have high abilities when employees have an internal locus of control when employees have an external locus of control

In which scenario would directive leadership be most effective?

answer: when employees have low role ambiguity when employees have high abilities when employees have an internal locus of control when employees have an external locus of control

Maurice is a manager in the production area of a large manufacturing firm. He sets a tight production schedule every day and makes certain each employee knows what job he is performing that day and how to perform it. Maurice has a ____________ leadership style.

directive

Fiedler's contingency theory suggests different people can be effective in different situations.

true

Research suggests that the democratic decision-making style helps satisfy employees and improves decision quality.

true