Principles of Management Chapter 14

Leaders who are self-aware tend to lead with which of the following? Authenticity Trust A sense of purpose Manipulation A heavy hand

Authenticity Trust A sense of purpose

Which of the following are four conclusions we can draw from trait theory? A global mindset is an increasingly valued task-oriented trait. All traits are solely either positive or negative, and good leaders should only have positive traits. The implications of leadership traits cannot be ignored. Organizations may want to consider personality and trait assessments in their selection and evaluation processes. The positive and "dark triad" traits suggest the qualities you should cultivate and avoid. Confidence in one's ability to influence dissimilar others is seen as a major deficit in leaders.

A global mindset is an increasingly valued task-oriented trait. The implications of leadership traits cannot be ignored. Organizations may want to consider personality and trait assessments in their selection and evaluation processes. The positive and "dark triad" traits suggest the qualities you should cultivate and avoid.

To be effective, a person employing influence tactics should do which of the following? Be subtle. Be authentic. Practice deception. Legitimate rather than consult. Rely on the core.

Be subtle. Be authentic. Rely on the core.

Which approach to leadership attempts to determine the actions and behaviors that effective leaders engage in when interacting with others?

Behavioral

Which of the following have been identified as the four basic skills needed by leaders? Business skills Conceptual skills Cognitive abilities Performance abilities Interpersonal skills Soft skills

Business skills Conceptual skills Cognitive abilities Interpersonal skills

According to Kotter, leadership is primarily about coping with what?

Change

According to research findings, followers seek and admire leaders who create which of these feelings? Community Significance Excitement Uncertainty

Community Significance Excitement

Which core influence tactic tends to work better than a legitimating tactic?

Consultation

Which of the following are among the nine most common influence tactics? Premack's principle Nagging Inspirational appeals Rational persuasion Consultation

Consultation Inspirational appeals Rational persuasion

Which approach to leadership asserts that a leader's effectiveness depends on the situation at hand?

Contingency

In addition to emotional intelligence and agreeableness, what is a common positive interpersonal attribute of leaders?

Extraversion

True or false: House's revised path-goal theory has been tested enough to verify its overall conclusions.

False

True or false: Leadership is a narrow term that only refers to formal positions such as CEO and CFO.

False

True or false: Socialized power occurs when power is directed at helping oneself as a way of achieving one's own selfish ends.

False

True or false: Task-oriented leaders are best suited to handle all situations.

False

True or false: Women executives score lower than men on producing high-quality work.

False

Which leadership approach asserts that leadership behavior varies across a wide number of leadership styles, ranging from take-no-responsibility leadership to transformational leadership?

Full-range

Which leadership approach suggests that leadership behaviors vary along a continuum of leadership styles, from passive through transactional to transformational?

Full-range

What is the relatively stable trait that is grounded in the belief that something greater than the self exists?

Humility

What are key behaviors for transformational leaders? Emphasis on authority Idealized influence Individual consideration Inspirational motivation Focus on productivity Intellectual stimulation

Idealized influence Individual consideration Inspirational motivation Intellectual stimulation

Which of the following are forms of task-oriented leadership behaviors? Initiating-structure leadership Transformational leadership Charismatic leadership Transactional leadership

Initiating-structure leadership Transactional leadership

Which of the following are common task-oriented traits of leaders? Intelligence Introversion Conscientiousness Emotional stability Negative affect

Intelligence Conscientiousness Emotional stability

Which leadership model examines the quality of relationships between managers and subordinates and suggests that leaders have different relationships with different subordinates?

Leader-member exchange model

Which of the following are implications that are offered by House's revised path-goal theory? Leaders should develop one style of leadership and master it so that it can be used effectively in any situation. Leaders should modify their style to fit the employee characteristics and situational factors in the leadership situation. Effective leaders will possess and likely use more than one style of leadership. Leaders should help employees to achieve their goals by helping to clarify the path to those goals and removing obstacles to achieving them.

Leaders should modify their style to fit the employee characteristics and situational factors in the leadership situation. Effective leaders will possess and likely use more than one style of leadership. Leaders should help employees to achieve their goals by helping to clarify the path to those goals and removing obstacles to achieving them.

What is defined as the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done while facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives?

Managerial leadership

Alexis chooses to manage her team through a management-by-exception approach. She only becomes involved if there is a problem. Which of the following would best describe Alexis's leadership approach?

Passive leadership

Which leadership model holds that an effective leader makes desirable rewards available to workers and increases workers' motivation by clearly outlining the behavior that will help them achieve those goals and rewards?

Path-goal leadership

Which leadership model states that successful leaders help followers by tying meaningful rewards to goal accomplishment, reducing barriers to achieving those goals, and providing subordinates with support?

Path-goal leadership

What is the term for power directed at helping yourself and furthering your own ends rather than those of others or the organization?

Personalized power

According to Fiedler's contingency leadership model, the amount of influence a manager has in the immediate work environment is known as what?

Situational control

Which characteristics are associated with leaders rather than with managers?

Providing emotional support Inspiring others Being a visionary

Which of the following are among the nine most common influence tactics? Nagging Rational persuasion Inspirational appeals Consultation Premack's principle

Rational persuasion Inspirational appeals Consultation

What type of leadership is primarily concerned with leaders' interactions with their subordinates and is aimed at enhancing the creation of a positive, nurturing work environment?

Relationship-oriented

What term describes understanding who you are and what you stand for?

Self-awareness

Which of the following would be categorized as relationship-oriented leadership behaviors? Transactional leadership Initiating-structure behavior Servant leadership Consideration behavior Ethical leadership Empowering leadership

Servant leadership Consideration behavior Ethical leadership Empowering leadership

An integrated model of leadership considers which of the following to create leadership effectiveness? Situational factors Ethnicity Dominance factors Traits, gender, and skills Power and influence

Situational factors Traits, gender, and skills Power and influence

According to Fiedler's contingency leadership model, which two of the following are seen as leader orientations or styles? Performance-oriented Task-oriented Customer-oriented Relationship-oriented

Task-oriented Relationship-oriented

Behavioral approaches to leadership have identified which categories of leader behavior? Authoritative Personality-driven Task-oriented Relationship-oriented Transformational Passive

Task-oriented Relationship-oriented Transformational Passive

Which of the following help ensure transformational leaders get positive results from their employees? They are committed to diversity. They only hire people they know from former jobs. They tie performance expectations to previous employees' performance. They have a code of ethics in place. They reward high moral conduct.

They are committed to diversity. They have a code of ethics in place. They reward high moral conduct.

Which of the following help ensure transformational leaders get positive results from their employees? They only hire people they know from former jobs. They are committed to diversity. They reward high moral conduct. They have a code of ethics in place. They tie performance expectations to previous employees' performance.

They are committed to diversity. They reward high moral conduct. They have a code of ethics in place.

To create effective managers, companies should do what?

Train them on task and relationship management.

What type of leader excites passion, inspiring and empowering people to look beyond their own self-interest?

Transformational

Which type of leader transforms employees to pursue organizational goals over self-interest?

Transformational

True or false: According to the leader-member exchange model (LMX), a leader has different relationships with different subordinates.

True

What are accurate statements concerning the traits of women who excel as executives? Women generally use a more participative style than men. Women are highly collaborative. Women display more task leadership than men. Women are motivated more by self-interest than what they can do for the company.

Women generally use a more participative style than men. Women are highly collaborative.

In which ways do interpersonal skills help leaders in being effective? Working with diverse groups of people Influencing others Organizing and planning Identifying systemic problems

Working with diverse groups of people Influencing others

Creating and enforcing a clearly stated ______ is an important practice for transformational leaders to follow.

code of ethics

Jordan enjoys working at his company because it has the philosophy that every employee is making an important contribution. As a result, there is a mutual level of respect among all employees. In this situation, the company is creating a feeling of ______.

community

John Kotter's theory suggests that management mostly involves dealing with ______.

complexity

The situational approach to leadership is also known as the _____ approach.

contingency

Trait approaches to leadership propose that leadership ability arises from

distinctive personal characteristics

Your belief in your ability to influence people who are unlike you in a global context is called a ______.

global mind-set

Although some people view ______ as a weakness, it is actually the belief that something greater than oneself exists.

humility

Conscious efforts to affect and change behaviors in others are known as ______ tactics.

influence

The leadership aspect of managerial leaders is to ______, while the management part is to ______.

influence; facilitate

What are the dimensions of situational control identified by Fiedler's contingency leadership model? are leader-member relations, task structure, and ______. leader-member relations path-goal guidance socialized behavior position power task structure

leader-member relations position power task structure

An organization's vision and strategic plan is created by ______ and then implemented by ______.

leaders; managers

The ability to influence employees to voluntarily pursue organizational goals is referred to as ______.

leadership

Mycah complains to her boss about working overtime by saying, "I don't see why I have to finish this project tonight." Her boss responds, "Because I'm the boss and I say so, that's why." Mycah's boss is displaying ______ power.

legitimate

The type of power that all managers have that results from their formal position within the organization is called ______ power.

legitimate

Power directed at helping others, as opposed to helping oneself, is known as ______ power.

socialized

Leadership behavior that is characterized by a lack of leadership skills, such as the management-by-exception style, is referred to as ______ leadership.

passive

Richard's use of power is directed toward helping himself rather than helping others. This is an example of ______ power.

personalized

Proponents of the ______ approach to leadership believe that the most effective leadership behavior depends on the circumstances at hand.

situational

Leaders who focus on ______ leadership behaviors attempt to ensure that people, equipment, and other resources are used efficiently and effectively to accomplish the organization's mission.

task-oriented

Attempts to identify distinctive characteristics that account for the effectiveness of leaders are called the ______ approaches to leadership.

trait

In the integrated model of leadership, leadership behavior is task-oriented, relationship-oriented, passive, or ______.

transformational

Transactional leaders try to get people to do ordinary things, while ______ leaders attempt to get people to do exceptional things.

transformational