Leadership- Missed terms/review

Which of the following is recommended as an effective empowering practice? a. Providing ample information to workers b. Choosing work methods for group members c. Allowing group members to establish their own limits to empowerment d. Separating work activities from organizational goals

a. Providing ample information to workers

The _____ style of conflict management is halfway between domination and appeasement. a. sharing b. accommodative c. avoidant d. collaborative

a. sharing

The general thrust of path-goal theory is to specify what a leader must do to :a. achieve high productivity and morale in a given situation. b. improve the work attitudes of group members. c. make the situation more favorable. d. make a directive style of leadership acceptable.

achieve high productivity and morale in a given situation

Multiunit organizations sometimes enhance creativity by: a. centralizing all new-product development decisions. b. preventing ideas from moving from one unit to another. c. promoting convergent thinking. d. sharing ideas across divisions.

d. sharing ideas across divisions.

A pronounced characteristic of an entrepreneurial leader is _____. a. a preference for taking huge risks b. a cautious attitude toward taking risks c. a reliance on others to take the big risks d. a sensible risk taking approach

d. a sensible risk taking approach

In Fiedler's contingency theory, an important dimension for rating situation favorability is: a. leader-member relations. b. personal power. c. task structure. d. position power.

leader-member relations

According to the normative decision model, group support refers to: a. the degree to which the team supports the organization's objectives at stake in the problem. b. the ability of team members to work together in solving problems. c. the likelihood that the team might commit to a company-wide decision. d. team members' knowledge or expertise in relation to the problem.

the degree to which the team supports the organization's objectives at stake in the problem.

Wanda, a team leader, is managing the critical role of selling company assets to raise cash and has, therefore, gained prominence. Which of the following is the explanation for the source of power Wanda is exercising? a. Power stemming from ownership b. Power stemming from being close to power c. Strategic contingency theory d. Prestige power

c. Strategic contingency theory

An inspirational appeal is more likely to be effective when the influence agent: a. mixes the inspirational appeal with a touch of Machiavellianism. b. pushes hard for his or her own agenda. c. involves the workers in the change process. d. disguises what he or she is attempting to accomplish.

c. involves the workers in the change process.

Which one of the following is the least typical characteristic of a transformational leader? a. charisma b. low standing on moral reasoning c. encouraging personal development of staff d. practicing empowerment

b. low standing on moral reasoning

Anecdotes are particularly useful in persuading group members about the: a. importance of organizational values. b. capabilities of the group leader. c. problems facing the company in the future. d. company's profit picture.

a. importance of organizational values.

The question, "If I get the job done, will I really get my reward?" illustrates the _____ aspect of expectancy theory. a. instrumentality b. open-book management c. valence d. effort-to-performance expectancy

a. instrumentality

A rationale for empowerment is that the most successful organizations: a. have highly knowledgeable managers in most positions. b. effectively use the talents of all players on the team. c. have highly knowledgeable autocrats in most positions. d. invest heavily in research and development.

b. effectively use the talents of all players on the team.

A common thread to creativity-enhancing exercises is that they require: a. flexible thinking. b. variations of brainstorming. c. convergent thinking. d. people to solve a puzzle.

a. flexible thinking

Which of the following examples illustrates practices that enhance creativity? a. Tanya, a graphic designer for a popular magazine, looks to gain approval from her team mates for her innovative ideas rather than finding other alternatives. b. Nicholas and his colleagues think in a convergent manner to focus on a single and frequently used solution to problems. c. AB Inc. has a rigid organizational structure that includes layers of approval, fixed office timings, and a large amount of paperwork for new projects. d. Eric, a team manager, encourages his team members to determine the best possible method for reaching a particular target.

Eric

A major role of an executive coach is to: a. help the person being coached find new employment. b. help uncover strengths of the person being coached. c. give top management a report about the capabilities of the person being coached. d. help the person being coached become a better coach themselves.

b. help uncover strengths of the person being coached.

Corporate social responsibility centers on a firm's: a. contributions to charity. b. positive contribution to society. c. adherence to laws. d. focus on maximizing profit.

b. positive contribution to society.

A key part of evidence-based leadership or management is to: a. justify asking for an increased budget. b. prove that your decision was the right one. c. translate principles into practice. d. keep a log of the mistakes of subordinates.

c. translate principles into practice.

Simon, the CEO of a consumer electronics firm, receives a huge positive response from the industry experts and consumers for introducing breakthrough technologies in the company's products. Simon is a _____ leader. a. born b. extraverted c. creative d. humble

c. creative

Implicit leadership theories deal mostly with personal assumptions: a. companies make about their leaders. b. leaders make about the capabilities of group members. c. about the type of leader most people would like to become. d. about the attributes of an ideal organizational leader.

d. about the attributes of an ideal organizational leader.

Sprinkling business talk with jargon can be useful in: a. making the speaker appear highly original. b. avoiding stereotyped thinking. c. inspiring workers to a higher purpose. d. adding to a person's popularity.

d. adding to a person's popularity.