Dynamics of Leadership Quiz 2

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Which of the following is a key leadership role in a team-based organization?

Building trust and inspiring teamwork

Which of the following is regarded as a fallacy about coaching?

Coaching that deals with personal issues should be regarded as psychotherapy.

Which of the following suggestions is least likely to improve cross-cultural communication?

Emphasize racial or ethnic identification to give people full credit.

Which of the following influence tactics requires that the leader serve as a model for the desired behavior?

Leading by example

When communicating with people from different cultures, it is important to:

be sensitive to differences in nonverbal communication

A major characteristic of a team is:

common commitment

A goal contained within a team mission statement should be:

congruent with organizational objectives.

A leader acquires prestige power through:

developing an outside reputation.

The sets of goal characteristics that will probably lead to higher levels of performance are:

difficult and specific

Feeling competent to complete group tasks is known as group

efficacy

According to the leader-member exchange model, a leader usually treats all the team members alike.

f

Frequent informal communication tends to detract from team development because team members are distracted from accomplishing work.

f

Research based on the LMX theory indicates that favorable exchanges between managers and creative workers are associated with low creativity.

f

Self-leadership occurs when the group members choose their own leader.

f

The more powerful leaders are, the more they need to create a coalition.

f

To enhance creativity, it is best to carefully specify the best method for workers to accomplish a work goal.

f

When using ingratiation as an influence tactic, the influence agent acts abrasively and aggressively toward the influence target.

f

A method of managing creative workers is to

give them flexibility

The term engagement refers to

high levels of personal investments in the tasks performed on a job.

Anecdotes are particularly useful in persuading group members about the:

importance of organizational values

A consequence of the resource dependence perspective is that when leaders start losing their ability to control resources, they:

lose power.

An example of a second-level outcome in expectancy theory would be a:

promotion stemming from a good performance appraisal.

The best example of personal power would be power stemming from the:

relevant expertise a person brings to the job

A group with emotional intelligence is most likely to have a strongly developed norm of teamwork

t

A recommendation for managing creative workers is to provide them with a minimum amount of structure.

t

An implication of the expectancy theory is that leaders should reassure their group members that performances can lead to specific rewards.

t

Managers who share their power with their group members would actually experience an increase in their own power. Correct! True

t

Motivation increases when a person has high self-efficacy with respect to the task being performed.

t

The major outcomes of the perception of politics are less commitment to the organization and a stronger intention to quit the company.

t

The motivational value of a recognition award is likely to be higher if it helps a worker attain personal goals.

t


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