Chapter 1, Quiz 1

On the way to track practices, you get pulled over for speeding. When you arrive to practice late, the coach makes you run laps. This is an example of: A. Coercive power B. Expert Power C. Legitimate power D. Personal power E. Reward power

A. Coercive power

Fisher associates all of the following positive communication behaviors with emergent leadership, except: A. Establishing roles B. Initiating new ideas C. Being verbally involved D. Seeking other's opinions

A. Establishing roles

Coercive leadership: A. Is forcing followers to engage in extreme behaviors. B. Is using the influence relationship to affect change. C. Is supporting ethical behavior amongst team members. D. Is not allowing a player to play in competition because he or she was late to practice.

A. Is forcing followers to engage in extreme behaviors.

Differences between management and leadership include: A. Leaders are emotionally involved, whereas managers have low emotional involvement B. Managers shape ideas, whereas leaders are reactive in solving problems C. Leaders are unidirectional influences, whereas managers are multidirectional influences. D. Leaders are controlling, whereas managers are motivating.

A. Leaders are emotionally involved, whereas managers have low emotional involvement.

The process definition of leadership implies: A. Leadership is reciprocal between leaders and followers B. Leadership is leader centered C. Leadership is linear D. Leadership is one-way, top-down

A. Leadership is reciprocal

Leadership is a phenomenon that takes place in the context of the interaction between leaders and followers. This viewpoint would suggest leadership is accessible by all: A. Process B. Referent C. Legitimate D. Reward E. Trait

A. Process

Who is responsible for the leadership process? A. Leaders B. Followers and leaders C. Organizations D. Followers

B. Followers and leaders

Jeffrey is the chief financial officer of an established marketing firm. He recently learned that the company is going to try to merge with a new firm. He shares this potential merger with only a few of his mid-level managers he trusts. Jeffrey has: A. Personal and information power B. Information and legitimate power C. Information and referent power D. Reward and referent power

B. Information and legitimate power

The common goals element of the definition of leadership means: A. Leaders and followers have similar personalities. B. Leaders and followers have a mutual purpose. C. Leaders and followers have similar interests. D. Leaders and followers have a mutual desire for power.

B. Leaders and followers have a mutual purpose.

Often leadership occurs within a context where one individual influences a group of others to accomplish goals. Which best describes this component of leadership? A. Leadership includes organizations. B. Leadership occurs in groups. C. Leadership includes attention to common goals. D. Leadership involves influence.

B. Leadership occurs in groups.

Leaders' power to provide pay raised and promotions is: A. Coercive B. Reward C. Legitimate D. Referent E. Expert

B. Reward

Waston and Hoffman's study on leadership emergence with regard to gender-biased perceptions would suggest: A. Women are much more likable than men. B. There continue to be barriers to women's emergence as leaders in some settings. C. Emergence in leadership has little to do with gender bias. D. Influential women were rated the same as men in terms of leadership. E. Men are always more influential within groups and organizations.

B. There continue to be barriers to women's emergence as leaders in some settings.

The statement "She/he is born to be a leader" suggests a: A. Gender bias definition of leadership. B. Trait definition of leadership C. Process definition of leadership. D. Coercive definition of leadership.

B. Trait definition

The "Great Man/Person? trait definition of leadership" A. Can be learned B. Is about the interaction between leaders and followers C. Is restricted to those with inborn talent, qualities or characteristics D. Is about developing leadership skills

C. Is restricted to those with inborn talent, qualities or characteristics

The following is not one of the classifications for a definition of leadership: A. A behavior B. The focus of group process C. An instrument of goal achievement D. An artistic process E. A personality trait

D. An artistic process.

In which way will leadership and power be approached in upcoming chapters? A. As a positional power. B. From the perspective of the follower. C. As a tool to be used by the leader. D. As a relational concern for both leaders and followers. E. As a form of coercion.

D. As a relational concern for both leades and followers.

A boss by definition usually has position power over subordinates. True or false?

True