Ch. 14 quiz

Which of the following is an example of a situational theory of leadership?

Fiedler's contingency theory

_____ is the process of influencing others to achieve group or organizational goals.

Leadership

Which of the following statements about leaders and managers is true?

Organizations need both leaders and managers.

Which of the following is a rule used within normative decision theory to increase decision acceptance?

The commitment requirement rule

The founder of a medical products distributor, establishes challenging goals for his employees and is confident that they will be able to achieve these goals. In terms of the path-goal theory, the founder is exhibiting a(n) _____ leadership style.

achievement-oriented

Which of the following is NOT one of the four leadership styles identified in the path-goal theory of leadership?

charismatic

The two types of visionary leadership are _____.

charismatic leadership and transformational leadership

A study was conducted by a company on how leadership behavior influences employees' attitude toward their job. It was found that it is important for leaders to be friendly with and to show concern for their employees to promote job satisfaction. Which of the following leadership behaviors is emphasized in this scenario?

consideration

Which type of leader behaviour is demonstrated by a CEO who visits company plants to meet and talk to employees at all levels in order to better understand their concerns and feelings?

consideration

According to the Blake/Mouton leadership grid, _____ leadership style occurs when leaders care about having a friendly, enjoyable work environment but don't really pay much attention to production or performance.

country club

Which one of the following traits refers to high levels of effort and is characterized by achievement, motivation, energy, tenacity, and initiative?

drive

The two kinds of charismatic leaders are _____.

ethical charismatics and unethical charismatics

The _____ is an organization's set of procedures, rules, and policies.

formal authority system

Transformational leaders _____.

help followers see how their jobs fit with the organization's vision

The normative decision theory _____.

helps leaders determine how much employee participation should be used in decision making

When an individual is running for a local political office, he or she makes lots of promises to people. When the individual wins the election and assumes office, he or she is often unable to carry out the political promises. In the context of leadership traits, the individual lacks _____.

integrity

In Fiedler's contingency theory, the term _____ refers to the degree to which leaders are able to hire, fire, reward, and punish workers.

position power

Transactional leaders often _____.

rely too heavily on discipline or threats to bring performance up to standards

In Fiedler's contingency theory, the term _____ refers to the degree to which a particular condition either permits or denies a leader the chance to influence the behavior of group members.

situational favorableness

_____ is the ability to anticipate, envision, maintain flexibility, and work with others to initiate change that will create a positive future for an organization.

strategic leadership

According to the path-goal theory of leadership, which of the following leadership styles involves being friendly and approachable to employees, showing concern for them and their welfare, treating them as equals, and creating a friendly climate?

supportive leadership

Which of the following is an example of an environmental contingency in path-goal theory?

task structure

Relatively stable characteristics such as abilities, psychological motives, or consistent patterns of behavior, form the basis for the _____ theory of leadership.

trait

_____ is a leadership that generates awareness and acceptance of a group's purpose and mission and gets employees to see beyond their own needs and self-interest for the good of the group.

transformational leadership

_____ is leadership that creates a positive image of the future that motivates organizational members and provides direction for future planning and goal setting.

visionary leadership