MGMT 306 Chapter 12 Quiz
Which of the following are NOT important characteristics and factors that lead to authentic leadership and increased trust, as well as ethical and effective leadership?
A manager reviewing and sharing employee performance reviews with senior subordinates
According to the Ohio State studies, the extent to which a person's job relationships are characterized by mutual trust, respect for employees' ideas, and regard for their feelings is known as _________________.
consideration
Leaders develop ingroup and outgroup relationships with their followers according to which theory of leadership?
Leader-member exchange (LMX) theory
______________________ states that leaders convey values that are other-centered versus self-centered and who role-model ethical conduct.
Socialized charismatic leadership
Mentoring relationships serve both career and psychological functions for protégés. But, why would a leader want to be a mentor?
The leader may feel they have something to share with the younger generation and want to provide a legacy.
Sarah has shared with Noel that they are part of their manager's ingroup. What argument can she use to convince Noel of the correctness of her perception?
They have higher performance ratings than others in their department
Eva is perceived by her team members as having extraordinary leadership abilities. Her strong vision enables her team members to buy in. She has continually taken personal risks to protect her team. On several occasions, she has lobbied for innovative approaches with management and is often described as an individual who "goes against the flow." Eva is a(n) _______ leader.
charismatic
Sam carefully documents every promise or conversation with his supervisor and seldom takes management's word for anything. Sam is likely ________________.
low in trust propensity
Attributes that make it impossible for a leader to make any difference in follower outcomes are referred to as __________.
neutralizers
Which trait from the Big 5 personality framework seems to be the most predictive trait of effective leadership?
Extraversion
According to Fiedler's contingency model, effective group performance depends on the proper match between the leader's style and the degree to which the situation gives the leader control. Which of the following statements using Fiedler's model is CORRECT/TRUE?
Fiedler assumes an individual's leadership style is stable.
HIT Corp. has developed a mentorship program for its managers and is encouraging them to engage in specific behaviors, including coaching others to help them develop skills, acting as sounding boards for ideas, and counseling others to bolster their self-confidence. What other activities are generally included in a mentorship program?
Identify a less experienced, lower-level employee who appears to have potential for future development.
Throughout history, strong leaders have been described by their traits. Trait theories of leadership focus on personal qualities and characteristics. The search for personality, social, physical, or intellectual attributes that differentiate leaders from non-leaders goes back to the earliest stages of leadership research. Which of the following accurately describes the difference between a leader and a non-leader?
Leaders who like being around people and can assert themselves (extraverted), and who are disciplined and able to keep commitments they make (conscientious) have an apparent advantage when it comes to leadership, suggesting good leaders do have key traits in common.
Hometown Appliance has been having issues with salesmen who are giving customers incorrect pricing or information or creating advertising to draw customers into the store only to tell them that the item is sold out. In order to resolve some of the ethical issues that the organization is having, what might be the best solution?
Start at the top of the command structure.
Justin is hostile to his employees. His employees have complained that he curses at them routinely and has even thrown books at them. Justin's leadership style may be classified as _______.
abusive supervision
Teams prefer male leaders when aggressively competing against other teams. Teams prefer female leaders when there is competition within teams and there is a call to improve positive relationships within the group. This phenomenon is an example of the results of ___________.
attribution theory
The ______________________of leadership suggests that it is more important to appear to be a leader than to actually be one.
attribution theory
What type of leadership focuses on the moral aspects of leadership?
authentic leadership
Studies on the behavioral theory of leadership have received mixed results because _____________.
follower preferences vary from one culture to another
The Ohio State studies found that ________.
initiating structure and consideration accounted for most of the leadership behavior described by employees
The Ohio State studies of leadership identified two critical dimensions in the behavioral approaches to leadership: ____________________ and _________.
initiating structure; consideration
Trait theories of leadership assert that ________.
personal qualities and characteristics differentiate leaders from non-leaders
Debbie uses management by exception, watching her subordinates for deviations from the standards then taking corrective action. Debbie can be categorized as a(n) _______ leader.
transactional
Charmaine is the director of training in her organization. She has decided to do a study of all the managers within the organization to determine leadership style and the amount of control each of the leaders has in a given situation. Charmaine is focusing on what leadership model?
Fiedler's contingency model
Laissez-faire, management by exception, and idealized influence leader behaviors are part of which leadership model?
Full-range leadership model
