MGT 4471 Quiz 1 & 2

In leaderless group discussions, facilitators and observers rate participants and provide feedback about ______ skills.

interpersonal

Which of the following is an intrinsic reward?

personal growth

What is Hollander's approach to leadership called?

transactional

People who are observing an action are much more likely than the actor to make the fundamental attribution error. This is called

Actor/observer difference

A police officer giving a speeding ticket to a driver is most likely using his or her

Coercive power

Which of the following involves participants being given a limited amount of time to prioritize and respond to a number of notes, phone messages, and letters?

In-basket exercises

Which of the following refers to one person's actual behaviors designed to change another person's attitudes, beliefs, values, or behaviors?

Influence tactics

Which of the following statements is true of coercive power?

It has the possibility to be used by followers to influence their leader's behavior

Which of the following statements is true of legitimate power?

It means that a leader has authority because she or he has been assigned a particular role in an organization

What best describes the leader-follower relationship?

Leadership and followership merge and are linked concepts.

Which of the following statements is true of leadership and management?

Leadership and management have both unique functions and an area of overlap.

When a team has fewer than 15 people, what should new leaders do during the first two weeks?

Meet individually with everyone on the team

Which statement is most likely true about followers having a good working relationship with their superiors?

Superiors and followers with good relationships tend to experience less conflict

In the context of the new leader onboarding road map, which of the following steps most likely involves gathering benchmarking information from other organizations, meeting with key external customers and suppliers, and if appropriate, meeting with the formal team leader?

The first two months

During the first two weeks on the job, a new leader should schedule one-on-one meetings with peers. Which of the following issues should be discussed with peers?

The way issues are raised and decisions are made on their boss's team

In the context of the new leader onboarding road map, which of the following statements is true of new leaders in the first two weeks?

They should schedule one-on-one meetings with all their peers in peers' offices

In perception, which term refers to the process of assigning underlying causes to behaviors?

attribution

In the informal coaching process, a leader is most likely to help a follower to grow skills by:

creating a coaching plan

Ideal followers are most likely to be perceived as

independent

Leadership is most associated with:

vision