MGT Ch. 11 Quiz

Which of the following is consistent with initiating structure?

a. People oriented behavior b. Country-club management style c. Open communication d. Teamwork oriented e. Task oriented behavior E.

Which of the following characteristics of leaders have been studied?

a. Personality traits b. Physical traits c. Social traits d. Work-related traits e. all of these E.

Which of the following types of power stems from a leader's special knowledge?

a. Reward power b. Referent power c. Legitimate power d. Coercive power e. NONE

Which of the following is the most frequently used and a highly effective influence tactic?

a. Rewarding desired behaviors b. Developing allies c. Using rational persuasion d. Making people like you e. Relying on the rule of reciprocity C.

Which of these, according to the leadership grid, is a 1,9 management style?

a. Team Management b. Middle of the Road Management c. Country Club Management d. Impoverished Management e. Authority-Compliance C.

Two leadership styles used by Fiedler in his contingency theory were:

a. concern for people and concern for production. b. relationship-oriented and task-oriented. c. employee-centered and job-centered. d. consideration and initiating structure. e. employee-oriented and relations-oriented. c.

All of the following are interpersonal influence tactics EXCEPT:

a. develop allies. b. ask for what you want. c. help people like you. d. rely on the rule of demand. e. make use of higher authority. D.

The Leadership Grid used the two leader behaviors which were called:

a. employee-centered and job centered. b. consideration and initiating structure. c. employee-oriented and relationship oriented. d. concern for people and concern for production. e. relationship-oriented and task-oriented. D.

According to the leadership grid, _____ means the absence of a management philosophy, where managers exert little effort toward interpersonal relationships or work accomplishment.

a. impoverished management b. solitary management c. low-road management d. middle-of-the-road management e. authority-compliance management A.

Fiedler used all of the following to describe how leaders fit the situation EXCEPT:

a. leader-member relations. b. task structure. c. personal power. d. leader position power. e. all of these were used by Fiedler to describe the situation. C.

Some of the key characteristics associated with charismatic leaders include:

a. visionary skills. b. communication skills. c. motivation skills. d. all of these. e. none of these. D.

Which of the following types of power is vested in the manager's ability to punish employees?

coercive

The Michigan researchers used the term _____ for leaders who established high performance goals and displayed supportive behavior toward subordinates.

employee-centered leaders

____ means being unpretentious and modest rather than arrogant and prideful

humility

The less effective leaders, in the University of Michigan studies, were called:

job-centered leaders

The leader who stimulates high standards and champions dedication to vision is a _____ leader

level 4

In situations of _____, according to Fiedler, relationship-oriented leaders are more effective.

none of the above

Self-confidence, honesty and integrity, and the desire to lead, are all components of which personal characteristic of leaders?

personality

The key assumption of Hersey and Blanchard's situational model is that subordinates vary in their:

readiness level

___ are natural talents and abilities that have been supported and reinforced with learned knowledge and skills and provide each individual with his or her best tools for accomplishment and satisfaction.

strengths