Leadership Development Chapter 1 Quiz

In their discussion about management and leadership, Bennis and Nanus said that leaders

"Do the right thing"

Leadership and management

Are both needed in organizations

Some positive communication behaviors that account for successful leader emergence are

Being informed, initiating new ideas

As captain of the soccer team, your primary concern is winning games and maintaining the strength of the team. Your players couldn't care less about teamwork and just want to win. Which component of leadership would you recommend the leader focus on?

Common goals

Simonet and Tett (2012) found that management is distinct from leadership by

Extrinsic motivation

Coercive leadership is not considered ideal leadership as defined in this text because

Influence in leadership includes followers and leaders working toward a common goal.

Jefferey is the chief financial officer of an establishment marketing firm. He recently learned that the company is going to try to merge with a new firm. He shares this potential merger with only a few of his mid-level managers he trusts. Jeffrey has

Information and legitimate power

One key to emerging as a leader

Is to be perceived by others as likable and knowledgeable

Understanding the nature of leadership has proved to be quite the challenge for practitioners and researchers because

Its is a highly valued phenomenon that is very complex.

Differences between management and leadership include

Leaders are emotionally involved, whereas managers have low emotional involvement

The trait definition of leadership suggests

Leadership occurs because of who the leader is

Often leadership occurs within a context where one individual influences a group of others to accomplish goals. Which best describes this component of leadership?

Leadership occurs in groups

Kotter suggested that management produces _______ and ________.

Order and consistency

The four key elements of the definition of leadership used in the text are

Process, influence, group, goal.

The primary functions of management are

Producing order and consistency

Although there are clear differences between management and leadership,

The two constructs overlap

Although there are clear differences between management and leadership,

The two constructs overlap.

The statement "She/he is born to be a leader" suggest a

Trait definition of leadership