MGT 4471 FINAL
Which of the following methods of succession planning involves leaders providing performance and potential ratings for their followers?
9-box matrices
In the context of the leader-member exchange (LMX) theory, which of the following statements is true of the role-taking stage of development?
A leader offers opportunities and evaluates a follower's performance and potential.
Which of the following is a useful tool to determine how an organization defines winning?
Balanced scorecards
In the context of organizational tasks, which of the following best describes task interdependence?
It concerns the degree to which tasks require coordination and synchronization for work groups or teams to accomplish desired goals.
Which of the following best describes the term "organizational climate"?
It is related to how well organizational members get along with each other.
Which of the following statements defines the term "succession planning"?
It is the procedure organizations employ to make leadership potential and readiness decisions about followers.
Which of the following statements is true of the Situational Leadership model?
It maintains that leaders who correctly base their behaviors on follower maturity will be highly effective.
Which of the following is true of absenteeism leadership?
It occurs when leaders are unable to spend enough time with their followers as they are busy with other tasks.
Which of the following components of the performance management cycle involves gaining an in-depth understanding of a team or an organization's goals, the role of the followers in the goal accomplishment, and the context in which the followers operate?
Planning
_____ occurs when leaders insist that the followers spend long hours at work.
Presenteeism
Which of the following is not a characteristic of an adaptive problem?
The problem may be complex, but there is an expert solution to solve it.
Which of the following statements about high-LPC leaders is most likely true?
They are primarily satisfied by establishing and maintaining close interpersonal relationships.
In the context of organizational cultures, identify a true statement about organizations with a hierarchy culture.
They tend to have formalized rules and procedures.
In the context of team effectiveness, who among the following team members in an organization would be considered a force multiplier?
Tina, who is always ready to help others
Which of the following statements concerning societal culture is most likely false?
To most outsiders, the most salient and visible aspect of any culture is the values.
Which of the following is included in the traditional approach for determining the leadership potential of an employee?
boss ratings
In the context of group size, which of the following defines subgroups of individuals who often share the same goals, values, and expectations?
cliques
Industrial age companies prospered by offering low-cost but standardized products and services. This pertains to
customer segmentation.
According to the GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness) study, which of the following is universally viewed as a positive leader attribute and behavior?
decisive
In the context of group roles, which of the following is an example of a dysfunctional role?
dominating
In the context of the Situational Leadership model, which of the following is a relationship behavior?
explaining why a task is important
Which of the following is an advantage of decentralized organizations over centralized organizations?
greater acceptance of decision outcomes
The sum of the forces that attract members to a group, provide resistance to leaving it, and motivate them to be active in it is called
group cohesion
In the context of group roles, which of the following occurs when someone receives inconsistent signals from several others about expected behavior?
intersender role conflict
A manager makes the following statement to a subordinate: "I need this report back in five minutes, and it better be perfect." Which term best describes this type of role conflict?
intrasender role conflict
In the context of the contingency model, which of the following is the most powerful element of situational favorability?
leader-member relations
The highest levels of situational favorability most likely occur when
leader-member relations are good, the task is structured, and position power is high.
An organization that has all its people in one location is typically _____ than an organization that is dispersed around the country or around the world.
less spatially complex
In the context of the nature of groups, _____ are the informal rules groups adopt to regulate and regularize group members' behaviors.
norms
Functional, interdependent roles that are focused on the performance of group tasks are characteristic of which stage of group development?
performing
The inefficiencies created by more and more people working together are called
process losses.
What is the least likely way that a leader could improve team effectiveness?
putting subtle pressure on dissenting members of the team to ensure concept cohesiveness
In the context of the leader-member exchange theory, which of the following stages of development in the process of relationship development occurs early in a subordinate's work?
role-taking
According to the 9-box matrix, the term used for employees who are low performers but have high potential is _____.
rough diamond
In the context of the developmental stages of groups, which of the following stages is characterized by intragroup conflict, heightened emotional levels, and status differentiation?
storming
Jeff is a self-employed consultant. He has complete control over his job. He schedules his work and decides what procedures to adopt to meet deadlines at work. In this scenario, Jeff's job provides him with a high degree of
task autonomy.
According to the situational leadership model, which of the following behaviors is a task behavior?
telling
Which of the following instruments does Fiedler's contingency theory use to determine the relevant characteristics of a leader?
the least preferred co-worker scale
What should leaders first assess in order to apply the Situational Leadership model?
the readiness level of a follower relative to the task to be accomplished
