MGT 222 - Chp 13

Which of the following is not one of the key leader behaviors that are part of transformational leadership?

Creating an in-group

Emotional intelligence has been shown by research to have a large, positive, and significant association with leadership effectiveness.

False

Not everyone is a leader who exerts influence over others in pursuit of organizationally relevant matters.

False

Strategic skills are the most important to managers at middle levels of the organization.

False

Unlike other elements of OB, leadership is not influenced by situational factors.

False

When a leader is resolving disputes and facilitating communication among subordinates, he or she is engaging in ________ behaviors

Interaction-facilitation

Which of the following interpersonal traits has research shown to have a negative relationship with leadership effectiveness?

Machiavellianism

Leaders increase psychological empowerment by engaging in behaviors that enhance perceptions of

Meaningfulness, self-determination, competence, and impact

According to research, which of the following statements about men's and women's leadership traits is true?

Men and women are equally assertive

A key variable in Fiedler's model is situational control, which is composed of leader-member relations, task structure, and the leader's position power.

True

Consideration involves leader behavior associated with creating mutual respect or trust and focuses on a concern for group members' needs and desires.

True

Inspirational motivation involves establishing an attractive vision, the use of emotional arguments, and exhibition of optimism and enthusiasm.

True

LMX relationships are based on the leader's attempt to delegate and assign work roles, which results in the creation of in-group and out-group dyads.

True

Laissez-faire leadership represents a general failure to take responsibility for leading.

True

One of the employee characteristics in House's path-goal model is need for achievement.

True

When a leader is trying to instill pride, respect, and trust within employees, he or she is engaging in inspirational motivation

inspirational motivation

_________ are the dimensions of situational control in Fiedler's model.

leader-member relations, task structure, and position power.

Leader-member exchange theory focuses on the leader's

relationship with followers

The primary purpose of _________ behaviors is to enhance employees' skills and to create positive work relationships among coworkers and between the leader and his or her employees.

relationship-oriented

___________ focuses on clarifying employees' role and task requirements and providing followers with positive and negative rewards contingent on performance.

transactional leadership