Chapter 17 Quiz

Chandra is a​ "people person" when it comes to managing her department. She seems to genuinely care about her​ subordinates' welfare and actively solicits their inputs in making decisions that affect them. According to the Ohio State​ studies, what type of leadership behavior does Chandra most likely​ demonstrate?

Consideration behavior

Reliability, predictability, and good judgment in handling situations would best describe which dimension of​ trust?

Consistency

Sarah's team has taken on a new project. She has a lot of confidence in her​ team's ability to execute because they have many years of combined experience and are highly motivated to produce​ top-notch work. According to situational leadership theory​ (SLT), which leadership style would be most appropriate for Sarah to​ demonstrate?

Delegating

Colin has always had an​ open-door policy with his staff. They consider him a friend and know that they can come to him with any problem they​ have, personal or​ work-related. Colin is unfailingly supportive and will advocate for them with upper management when needed. According to the University of Michigan​ studies, what type of leadership behavior does Colin​ demonstrate?

Employee-oriented

Which of the following was the primary focus of leadership behavior​ theories?

How leaders interacted with their subordinates

Sun-Li called her staff into her office and​ announced, "I'm thrilled to announce that​ we've been awarded the Cinocoh account.​ I'm here if you need​ me, but I want you to take this ball and run with it. You guys know what to do and how to do​ it, and I have complete faith in your judgment and​ abilities." According to the University of Iowa​ studies, what type of leadership style has​ Sun-Li exhibited?

Laissez-faire

The concept of​ "in-groups" and​ "out-groups" is an integral part of which leadership​ theory?

Leader-dash member exchange​ (LMX) theory

Which subordinate contingency factor identified by the​ path-goal theory describes the degree to which followers believe that they are the masters of their​ fates?

Locus of control

Which leadership style identified by situational leadership theory​ (SLT) is characterized by a low level of task behavior and a high level of relationship​ behavior?

Participating

According to the Fiedler contingency​ model, which contingency dimension identifies the extent to which the leader has the authority to​ reward, discipline,​ hire, and/or fire​ subordinates?

Position power

Which of the following best describes legitimate​ power?

Power possessed by an individual because of his or her position in the organization

Shawn's landscape company has grown significantly over the past year. Most of his workers are inexperienced and unsure of what they are expected to​ do, but eager to learn. According to situational leadership theory​ (SLT), at what stage of follower readiness are these​ workers?

R2

Samira wants to stay on her​ boss's good side because​ it's almost time for her annual performance review and merit pay increase. What form of power does​ Samira's boss​ possess?

Reward power

According to the​ path-goal theory, under which of the following circumstances is a directive leadership style most​ appropriate?

Tasks are​ ambiguous, and subordinates are inexperienced.

This kind of leaders guide followers to accomplish established​ goals?

Transactional

Gina is known to run a tight ship in her department. She sets very strict rules of conduct and expects everyone to follow them perfectly. No one in the department doubts that she is in complete charge at all times. According to the University of Iowa​ studies, Gina has​ what kind of style?

autocratic

A leader is defined as someone who?

can influence others and who has managerial authority

The manager who​ says, "Do it my way or hit the​ highway" is exercising​ what kind of power?

coercive

the horizontal axis measures​?

concern for production

The vertical axis of the managerial grid measures?

concern for​ people

According to the​ path-goal theory,​ what kind of contingency factors determine the type of leader behavior required in order to maximize​ outcomes?

environmental

According to the Fiedler contingency​ model, the three contingency dimensions that define situational control are​?

leader-dash member ​relations, task​ structure, and position power

According to situational leadership theory​ (SLT), the optimal combination of task and relationship behaviors depends on the​ what of followers to accomplish a specific task?

readiness

According to the Fiedler contingency​ model, a leader who scores 64 or above on the​ least-preferred coworker​ (LPC) questionnaire would be described as having​ what kind of leadership style?

relationship-oriented

What kind of contingency factors determine how the leader behavior is interpreted?

subordinate

A leader who focuses on clarifying​ employees' roles and task expectations and then provides rewards​ and/or punishments based upon their performance would be described as what kind of leader?

transactional

What kind of leaders inspire followers to accomplish exceptional outcomes?

transformational

Walt Disney​ said, "If you can dream​ it, you can do​ it." This quote best describes​ what kind of leadership?

visionary