Chapter 1 Reading Quiz

Adolf Hitler, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Reverend Jim Jones can all be described as _______ leaders.

emotional

All of the following except ______ are part of the followers component of the interactional framework.

expertise

The interactional framework takes Hollander's transactional approach to leadership one step further by additionally exploring

interactions

The cable made by a deputy in the San Francisco army to request tents, rations, and medicine following the earthquake and the response by William Howard Taft to dispatch the longest hospital train is an example of

leadership initiative.

True or false: A difference between a leader and a manager is that a leader administers while a manager innovates.

False: managers administer and leaders innovate

According to the leadership myth "Good leadership is all common sense," one needs more than just common sense to be a good leader.

False; At face value, the leadership myth "Good leadership is all common sense" says that one needs only common sense to be a good leader.

Which of the following was not a factor in the success of Microsoft's founder Bill Gates?

Not: His competition with Apple A Factor: His intelligence A Factor: His vision A Factor: Being in the right place at the right time

Which was not a basic issue that emerged among the survivors of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes mountains?

yes: Dealing with the different needs and personalities of group members. no: Identifying a worthy leader. yes: Dealing with tensions between individual and group goals. yes: Keeping hope alive in the face of adversity.

All of the following terms are often associated with leadership except

yes: risk taking yes: dynamic yes: creativity yes: change yes: vision

Which is true of in-groups?

Commitment to leaders is relatively high among members of the in-group.

Which of the following is not an example of how researchers have defined leadership?

Directing and coordinating the work of group members Creating conditions for a team to be effective Not an example- The success and failure of an organization A complex form of social problem solving

Which of the following is a myth?

Effective leadership is all common sense.

True or false: It is essential to consider both context and followers when determining leadership effectiveness.

True; It is important to think about a leader's behavior in a particular context with a particular group of followers when understanding leadership effectiveness.

True or false: Leaders who punish members of the in-group risk losing the high levels of loyalty and commitment of their followers.

True; Leaders who punish members of the in-group risk losing the high levels of loyalty and commitment of their followers.

True or false: Leadership includes something happening as an outcome of the interaction between a leader and followers.

True; Leadership involves something happening as a result of the interaction between a leader and followers. Holding a specific position in an organization does not make an individual a leader.

True or false: Research on how men and women describe their leadership experiences shows than men use transactional terms while women choose transformational terms.

True; Research on how men and women describe their leadership experiences shows than men use transactional terms while women choose transformational terms.

True or false: Research shows that while women receive more on-the-job mentoring than men, womens' mentors tend to have less clout than mens' mentors.

True; Research shows that while women receive more on-the-job mentoring than men, womens' mentors tend to have less clout than mens' mentors.

True or false: Leadership can be defined as part art and part science.

True; Saying leadership is both a science and an art emphasizes the subject of leadership as a field of scholarly inquiry.

True or false: Workers who share a leader's goals and values, and who feel intrinsically rewarded for performing a job well, might be more likely to work extra hours on a time-critical project than those whose motivation is solely monetary.

True; The nature of followers' motivation to do their work is important. Workers who share a leader's goals and values, and who feel intrinsically rewarded for performing a job well, might be more likely to work extra hours on a time-critical project than those whose motivation is solely monetary.

The glass _____ refers to the intriguing finding that female candidates for an executive position are more likely to be hired than equally qualified male candidates when an organization's performance is declining.

cliff

Fred Fiedler's contingency model of the leadership process included all of the following except

strategy

All of the following are areas of study by leadership researchers except ___.

studied: personality, physical traits, or behaviors of the leader studied: relationships between leaders and followers studied: aspects of the situation affect how leaders act didn't study: the personality of followers

Which of the following are true about ideal leaders?

- They must weigh the rational and emotional consequences of their actions. - They should use rational techniques and emotional appeals to influence followers.

Management is often associated with which of the following terms?

- efficiency - planning - paperwork - procedures - regulations - control - consistency

The ______ theory represented the dominant way of conceptualizing leadership for a long time, but has now been largely discredited.

heroic

The theory of leadership that argued that leadership is a general personality trait expressed independently of the situation is known as

heroic theory

The less one looks like, acts like, dresses like, and talks like other leaders in the organization, the _____.

narrower the band of acceptable behavior

Which of the following does not describe a simple situation?

Ambiguity

Which type of worker is not likely to be more willing to work extra hours on a time-critical project?

An individual who's motivation is solely monetary.

Which leader is most likely to gain the respect of followers?

An individual whose followers have participated in the selection of the leader.

Which of the following is a definition of leadership that appears to exclude any kind of coercion as a leadership tool?

An interpersonal relation in which others comply because they want to, not because they have to

Laura is jokingly referred to as a Debbie Downer. She is always quick to point out the negative aspects of the organization. What type of follower is Laura?

Alienated

According to the text, which is true of leadership?

It is a result of the interaction between a leader and followers.

Which of the following is true of the decision-making process in complex situations?

It should change to probe, sense, and respond.

Which type of follower is likely to be a mediocre performer who is rarely committed to the group's work goals?

Pragmatist

Which of the following is not a myth?

Leaders develop, whereas managers maintain.

Which of the following statement is true of the leadership skill?

Leadership can be both innate and acquired.

Which definition of leadership appears to exclude informal leadership?

The process by which an agent induces a subordinate to behave in a desired manner.

Which of the following is true of college professors who are considered leaders?

They are both born and made.

Being familiar with research on leadership can help an individual _____.

be a more effective leader

Compared to a manager, a leader

challenges the status quo.

A review of the 2019 S&P 500 list by the nonprofit organization Catalyst has reported that only ____ percent of CEOs in the United States were women.

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Which type of leader is most likely to get complete and timely information from subordinates?

A leader with a calm disposition who doesn't attack others for bringing bad news.

True or false: Formal study and learning from experience are mutually exclusive and antagonistic.

False; It is a mistake, however, to think of formal study and learning from experience as mutually exclusive or antagonistic. In fact, they complement each other. Rather than ask whether leadership develops from formal study or from real-life experience, it is better to ask what kind of study will help students learn to discern critical lessons about leadership from their own experience.

True or false: Most researchers in the field of leadership are in agreement on the basic definition of leadership.

False; Researchers on leadership disagree more than you might think about what leadership really is.

True or false: Because of their vast knowledge of the field, leadership scholars are always good leaders.

False; Some scholars in the field of leadership may be relatively poor leaders themselves

The more a person looks like, acts like, dresses like, and talks like other leaders in an organization, the narrower the band of acceptable behavior.

False; The more a person looks like, acts like, dresses like, and talks like other leaders in an organization, the wider the band of acceptable behavior. The less one looks like, acts like, dresses like, and talks like other leaders in the organization, the narrower the band of acceptable behavior.

The notion of the interaction between leaders, followers, and the situation is best demonstrated by which of the following?

Followers may respond to each other differently with different leaders.

The first researcher to formally recognize the importance of the leader, follower, and situation in the leadership process was

Fred Fiedler

The success of Microsoft's founder can be attributed to his intelligence, his vision, and _____ among other things.

Gates' opportunity to practice computer programming while still in high school

Which of the following does not help explain the shift towards more women leaders?

Geography has changed.

The decision by the San Francisco postmaster following the 1906 earthquake and fire to allow people to send letters regardless of whether they had stamps or not is an example of which type of response to a natural disaster?

Leadership initiative.

Identify a true statement about the rational and emotional aspects of leadership.

Leadership involves both the rational and emotional sides of human experience; Leadership includes actions and influences based on reason and logic as well as those based on inspiration and passion.

Which of the following is not an example of an emotional leader?

Martin Luther King Adolf Hitler Reverend Jim Jones --> All of the above are emotional leaders.

Which of the following skills was most important to the emergence of leadership among the survivors of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes.

Persuasiveness in decision making.

How Parrado managed to convince the survivors of the 1972 Andes plane crash to stage and support the final expedition would be most likely examined by researchers who define leadership as _____.

influencing an organized group toward accomplishing its goals

A leadership approach often used by women that emphasizes enhancing others' self-worth, and believing that the best performance occurs when people are excited about their work and feel good about themselves is called ______ leadership.

interactive