Chapter 15: Management

A manager makes sure the job gets done whereas a leader cares about and focuses on the people who do the job. True False

True

________ behavior is aimed at telling followers what to do and how to do it. a. Supportive b. Directive c. Accommodating d. Participative e. Achievement

b. Directive

Which one of the following approaches to leadership suggests successful leadership requires a unique combination of leaders, followers, and leadership circumstances? a. the trait approach b. the situational approach to leadership c. transformational leadership d. authentic approach e. the behavioral approach

b. the situational approach to leadership

Which one of the following is a valid observation of management and leadership? a. Leading is not a part of the influencing function. b. Leading is synonymous to managing in most cases. c. Leadership is considered a subset of management. d. Leading is much broader in scope than managing. e. Leading mainly emphasizes nonbehavioral issues.

c. Leadership is considered a subset of management.

According to the OSU studies, the behavior that reflects friendship, mutual trust, respect, and warmth in the relationship between leader and follower is called ________. a. internal behavior b. central behavior c. consideration behavior d. structured behavior e. unstructured behavior

c. consideration behavior

In terms of the life cycle theory of leadership, what do we call the ability of followers to perform their job independently, to assume additional responsibilities, and to desire to achieve success? a. autonomy b. responsibility c. maturity d. visioning e. accountability

c. maturity

Five styles of decision making, ranging from autocratic to consultative, are identified in the ________. a. Fiedler's Contingency Theory b. Hersey-Blanchard Model c. path-goal leadership model d. Vroom-Yetton-Jago Model e. trait theory of leadership

d. Vroom-Yetton-Jago Model

Which one of the following leadership facets is highlighted in the Tannenbaum and Schmidt Leadership Continuum? a. employee motivation b. communication c. workforce controlling d. decision making e. employee training

d. decision making

Which one of the following approaches to leadership views the personal characteristics of an individual as the main determinants of how successful that individual could be as a leader? a. behavioral approach b. situational approach c. characteristic approach d. trait approach e. follower approach

d. trait approach

Which one of the following statements is most closely associated with the concepts of the path-goal theory of leadership? a. Achievement of organizational goals is more important than the paths used to achieve them. b. Managers must set the goals for performance and allow employees to select the path they use to achieve the goal. c. Directive behavior is not appropriate when precise performance goals and procedures exist. d. Effective leaders are characterized by high degree of acceptance and low task-orientation. e. Managers can facilitate job performance by showing employees how their performance directly affects their receiving of rewards.

e. Managers can facilitate job performance by showing employees how their performance directly affects their receiving of rewards.