MC CHAPTER 11 QUIZ

Situational theory model focuses a great deal on characteristics of followers, not those of the situation.

True

Wilson is viewed by his boss as driven, tenacious, and conscientious in the pursuit of his goals. These characteristics fit within which category?

Work-related characteristics

Self-confidence, honesty and integrity, enthusiasm, the desire to lead, are all intelligence and ability components of personal characteristics of leaders.

False

The pragmatic survivor is a follower who participates actively in the organization but does not use critical thinking skills.

False

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

employee-centered leaders

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

impoverished management

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

job-centered leaders

Which of the following is NOT a manager quality?

personal power

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

readiness level

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

relationship-oriented and task-oriented