Leadership Midterm Chapters 1-9

Marcie is a charismatic leader. When she encounters Salvatore, a work associate she met once two years ago, Marcie is likely to say,

"Hello Salvatore, good to see you again."

The leader irrelevance theory suggests that factors outside the leader's control

have a larger impact on business outcomes than does the leader

The various components of the framework for understanding leadership

have a reciprocal influence on each other.

Brain research about visions suggests that visionaries in contrast to non-visionaries,

have different levels of brain activity.

Kent is an enthusiastic leader, so his enthusiasm is likely to

help him build relationships with the group.

The most effective type of humor for an organizational leader to use is directed at

himself or herself

Middle manager Sara is engaged in the team builder role when she

holds a meeting to talk about team accomplishments.

Charismatic leaders are likely to cultivate relationships with group members by means of

impression management

A defining aspect of leadership is that it includes the ability to

inspire people's confidence and gain their support.

Charismatic leaders use visions for the important purpose of

inspiring group members.

Former business executive Larry Bossidy believes that execution

is the most important part of a leader's job.

A hands on and deeply engaged leader is most likely to be strong on which one of the following traits or characteristics?

knowledge of the business

Marketing vice president Derek is engaged in the strategic planner role when he

looks for ideas in the outside world that could help the company.

If hands-on guidance is carried to the extreme, it can result in

micromanagement.

A challenge to the validity of charismatic leadership is that leaders might be

perceived as charismatic because of their accomplishments.

According to the leadership studies of Jim Collins, the most important factor in organizational performance is the

personality of the organization.

An important application of insight for executive leaders is to

predict the direction of environmental forces.

When workers are aligned, they tend to

pull together for a higher purpose.

Leaders with a socialized power motive use power primarily to achieve organizational goals or vision.

True

One definition of leadership is "the willingness to take the blame."

True

Part of a leader's vision is to implement the vision he or she created.

True

Part of relationship management in emotional intelligence is building bonds with other people.

True

Relationship behaviors for inspiring people include the simple acts of being visible and available.

True

The sound 9,9 Grid style of leader relies on trust and respect, thereby helping to bring about good results.

True

Unless a manager gets people to move beyond mechanical compliance with directions and orders, leadership has not taken place.

True

The balance of opinion suggests that the contributors to leadership effectiveness are

a combination of nature and nurture.

Research about emotional intelligence and leadership concludes that

a leader's mood and associated behaviors affect bottom-line performance.

Leadership effectiveness tends to be higher when the leader's intelligence is

a little higher than that of the average group member.

A major concern about charismatic leadership is that

group members sometimes follow a charismatic leader down an unethical path.

A synthesis of studies about transformational leadership and performance found that this type of leadership

was positively associated with a group of criteria.

Rather than leadership being something you do to people, it is considered something you do

with them

A large research study about sex differences in effectiveness between men and women leaders found that

women were rated higher on relationship-oriented leadership skills.

According to the theory of emotional intelligence, a person with a high degree of self-management would be well organized and helpful in making plans for others.

False

An analysis of the franchise industry found that the success of the franchise was much more dependent on offering the lowest prices than upon leadership.

False

Charismatic leaders are easy-going, natural people who tend to minimize impression management.

False

Knowledge of the business has become less important as a leadership characteristic because so many competent staff specialists are found in organizations.

False

Management by storytelling is a method used by charismatic and transformational leaders to discipline employees and involves telling them stories about what happened to other employees who stepped out of line.

False

Minimizing the influence of feelings and emotion in the workplace is a key aspect of the emotionally intelligent leader.

False

The concept of leadership as a partnership concerns legal aspects of relationships.

False

The follower characteristic of competence refers to building skills that will make a person more marketable to other firms.

False

The formula L = f (l, gm, s) implies that being made of the right stuff is the most important factor influencing leadership effectiveness.

False

The four sets of variables in the framework for understanding leadership effectiveness work independently of one another.

False

To highly motivate organizational members, the transformational leader attempts to get constituents to focus on their self-interest.

False

Which one of the following actions on the part of a leader would most likely contribute to a reputation of trustworthiness?

Doing what she or he thinks is right in spite of the political consequences

Suggestions for making better use of 360-degree feedback do not include which one of the following?

Encourage workers to give and receive feedback anyway they choose.

A leader with a strong power motive is likely to have the attitude, "Why bother altering the behavior and attitudes of others? Live and let live."

False

A recommended way of enhancing your charisma is to make others feel unimportant so you will appear strong in contrast.

False

A resonant leader is one who scores low on emotional intelligence.

False

A statistical analysis of charismatic leadership revealed that charisma is composed of three factors: charm, assertiveness, and expert power.

False

A survey cited in the leadership text indicated that when executives seek candidates for management jobs, they look first for good analytical skills, followed by industry-specific experience, then leadership skills.

False

A synthesis of studies showed that laissez-faire leadership is more likely to produce positive results for than the organization than will transformational leadership.

False

According to complexity theory, leaders are complex individuals who often destroy organizations because of their personal conflicts.

False

A(n) ____ type of leader is most likely to play the role of the Good Samaritan.

Servant

Which one of the following is not particularly recommended as a method of formulating a vision?

Studying historical precedents

A component of the general learning model applied to leadership skills is to obtain feedback on skill utilization from others.

True

A recommended way of building passion into a business is for the leader to tell a story about is creation.

True

According to the substitutes for leadership viewpoint, certain factors in the work environment make the leader's role almost superfluous.

True

Although they are confident people, charismatic leaders regularly solicit input from their constituents.

True

An implication of attribution theory is that many people believe executive leaders have the power to determine the fate of their organizations.

True

An important strength of the trait approach to leadership is that it

can help with leadership selection and development.

A recommended strategy for a transformational leader attempting to help a troubled organization is to concentrate resources where

change is needed the most and the potential payoff is big.

The consideration dimension of leadership behavior includes how well the leader creates an environment of

emotional support, friendliness, and trust.

A leader who scored high on initiating structure would

emphasize work scheduling and assigning tasks.

An important part of being assertive is to

express feelings and opinions forthrightly.

A direct way of being a supportive leader is to

give frequent encouragement and praise.

The central theme of the nine dilemmas faced by leaders is

granting people the authority to act independently yet getting them aligned.

A key point about charisma is that it is a(n)

relationship between the leader and the group members.

An important way of inspiring people is to

satisfy their higher-level needs.

A pronounced characteristic of an entrepreneurial leader is

sensible risk taking.

Max wants to develop a personal brand, so he

studies his basket of personal strengths.

A key point of the WICS model of leadership is that the effective leader

successfully utilizes intelligence.

A vision deals mostly with

the ability to imagine different and better conditions and the ways to achieve them.

A survey about employee trust suggested that employees trust

their immediate manager more than company leaders.