Mgmt Final Exam Study Guide 2

Anderson & McGowan is an accounting firm that specializes in conducting government audits. When either partner in the company sends an auditing team to a work site, he does not have to be concerned about assuming any task-related leadership behavior because the teams have such a professional orientation. This professional orientation acts as a(n): a. mentoring device b. organizational control c. leadership substitute d. gatekeeper e. autonomous link

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Sources of leadership substitutes and of leadership neutralizers are: a. top management, subordinates, and stakeholders b. top management, the task, and subordinates c. the organization, the industry, and the task d. top management, the industry, and the subordinates e. the task, the organization, and the subordinates

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When Robert Haas became the CEO of Levi Strauss & Company, he wanted to change the company's mission from dressing the world in riveted denim to proving that a company driven by social values could outperform a one driven by profits. Soon all Levi's employees were attending the company's "core curriculum," a three-part, ten-day course covering leadership, diversity, and ethical decision-making. Unfortunately, the organizational culture at Levi Strauss prevented its employees from embracing this new mission and made it difficult for Haas to implement innovation. The organizational culture acted as a_____. a. leadership substitute b. leadership neutralizer c. leadership favorableness metric d. leader behavior formalization barrier e. leadership contingency

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__________ create a need for leadership. a. Leadership substitutes b. Leadership neutralizers c. A narrow span of management d. Mentors e. Leader liaisons

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Chang Yung-fa is the chairman of the Evergreen Group and founder of the world's third--largest shipping company. Chang was born a sailor's son and began his international company with one second-hand boat. Today, he is the head of Taiwan's biggest business conglomerate. Chang's accomplishments are probably a result of which of the following leadership traits? a. drive b. empathy c. charisma d. locus of control e. power position

a. drive

The "great person" theory is another name for the ____ theory of leadership. a. trait b. behavioral c. situational d. path-goal e. leader formalization

a. trait

According to an article from CIO Magazine, "Leadership grows from courage and integrity." From this opening statement, you know the article will discuss leadership from the: a. University of Michigan perspective b. trait theory viewpoint c. situational approach to leadership d. motivational approach to leadership e. Hersey and Blanchard perspective

b. trait theory viewpoint

Which of the following organizational characteristics may act as either a leadership substitute or a leadership neutralizer for both task-related and people-related leadership behaviors? a. ability, experience, training, and knowledge b. unambiguous and routine tasks c. cohesive work groups d. spatial distance between supervisors and subordinates e. individual needs for independence

c. cohesive work groups

Relatively stable characteristics such as abilities, psychological motives, or consistent patterns of behavior, form the basis for the ____ of leadership. a. situational theory b. behavioral theory c. trait theory d. expectancy theory e. path-goal theory

c. trait theory

Which of the following subordinate characteristics can act as a leadership substitute for either task-related or people-related leadership behavior? a. cohesive work groups b. inflexible rules and procedures c. spatial distance between supervisors and subordinates d. an intrinsically satisfying job e. a professional orientation

e. a professional orientation