Leadership Exam 1

The interactional framework for analyzing leadership includes... A) followers, leaders, and situations. B) individuals, groups, and organizations. C) individual followers, groups, and leaders. D) first-level supervisors, mid-level managers, and top-level leaders.

A) followers, leaders, and situations.

Which of the following words is most often associated with the word "management"? A) dynamism B) risk taking C) efficiency D) creativity

C) efficiency

A personal relationship in which a more experienced mentor (usually someone two to four levels higher in an organization) acts as a guide, role model, and sponsor of an less experienced protégé is known as A) evaluating. B) consulting. C) mentoring. D) networking

D) networking

Which of the following definitions of leadership is fairly comprehensive and helpful? A) actions that focus resources to create desirable opportunities B) the process by which an agent induces a subordinate to behave in a desired manner C) directing and coordinating the work of group members D) the process of influencing an organized group toward accomplishing its goals

D) the process of influencing an organized group toward accomplishing its goals

Leadership is most associated with words like A) consistency. B) planning. C) control. D) vision.

D) vision.

Individuals with high levels of technical competence are unlikely to belong to a leader's in-group. true or false

false

Having a high level of technical competence is important because many leaders, particularly the first-line supervisors, often spend considerable time training followers. true or false

true