MANA CH 10

Which trait has NOT been found to be related to leadership?

Aggression

Yukl's (1989) multiple linkage model is a ______ theory of leadership.

Contingency

20. Which type of team coaching is focused on building knowledge, skills, and abilities of group members?

Educational

Which of the following factors does NOT predict leader emergence?

Effectiveness

Compared to a traditional manager, a team leader:

Facilitates rather than controls the behavior of group members.

The "babble effect" is related to:

Group selection of a leader.

The basic problem with the trait approach to leadership is:

Leaders successful in one situation are not necessarily successful in another..

When the goals of the team are set by the organization and the leader is the facilitator with limited authority, the style of leadership is called:

Self-managing

16. Which of the following is NOT one of the primary roles for team leaders?

a. Encourage stability in the team by controlling change.

21. One problem with team coaching is that leaders too often:

a. Focus on managing activities rather than building capabilities of the team.

17. In their study of professional teams, Levi and Slem (1996) found:

a. Self-managed teams did not necessarily perform better than traditional teams.

8. The Trait approach to leadership has shown that:

a. There is not a strong link between any specific trait and good leadership.

11. The following situations diminish the need for a team leader:

all of the above

19. Which type of team coaching is focused on strategies to improve performance and coordinate roles and tasks among team members?

b. Consultative.

14. Research on the use of self-managing teams in organizations shows that:

b. It is difficult to replace some of the traditional leadership functions.

7. One of the main implications of the Contingency Approach to leadership is to:

b. Understand the link between traits and behaviors with situations.

15. Self-managing teams has been around since the:

c. 1960s.

18. Which team is NOT suited for self-management?

c. Professional teams.

22. Which of the following is NOT advice for leading virtual teams?

c. Set regular, synchronous meetings.

Which of the following intervening variables is NOT part of the multiple linkage model of leadership

c. Stress of the situation.

10. According to Situational Leadership Theory, the leader's behavior should depend on:

c. The maturity level of the group members.

9. The Behavioral approach to leadership has shown that:

d. Leaders often treat group members very differently so individual performance varies