Organizational Leadership BA 205 - Chapter 7 Quiz

Self-leadership occurs when the group members choose their own leader.

False

Which one of the following is recommended as an effective empowering practice?

Providing ample information to workers

A frequently committed political blunder is to send an embarrassing e-mail message without thinking that it might be read by an unintended person.

True

A manager who frowns upon hearing negative feedback encourages political behavior.

True

An analysis of organizational politics reveals that political skill combines social awareness with the ability to communicate well.

True

Empowerment is a broader concept than delegation because delegation is focused on a specific task.

True

The essence of a contingency approach to leadership is that leaders are most effective when they make their behavior contingent on situational forces, including group member characteristics.See "Situational Influences on Effective Leadership Behavior."

True

Working on problems critical to the company's success helps provide the person with power.

True

According to the dependence theory of power, Alex has power over Ziggy when

Ziggy is dependent on Alex.

Sending thank-you notes to large numbers of people is regarded as a

basic, but effective, political technique.

Two components of empowerment revealed by research are

competence and self-determination.

The two types of personal power are

expert and referent

As the leader shares power with others, the leader's power

increases.

Advertising manager Roxanne applies the dependence perspective on power when she

makes her staff members dependent on her to pursue their ideas.

Margaret has Machiavellian tendencies, so she is likely to

manipulate other people for her personal gain.

The best example of personal power would be power stemming from the

relevant expertise a person brings to the job.

Gus has been empowered by his manager to develop a new work flow design for the office. After completing the task successfully, Gus believes that he has the ability to perform an important new skill. The characteristic of empowerment just described is most likely

self-efficacy.

A frequent political blunder with e-mail is to

send incriminating or embarrassing e-mails on the company system.

A recommended strategy for minimizing office politics is to

set a good example at the top.

According to a consultant cited in the leadership text, after the group is empowered, the leader

should still provide guidance.