Management CH 9

According to the transformational leadership theory, which of the following tools is most likely to be used by a transactional leader?

contingent rewards (The three methods used by transactional leaders are contingent rewards, active management by exception, and passive management by exception.)

Out of all personality traits included in the big five personality traits, _____ has the strongest relationship to both leader emergence and leader effectiveness.

extraversion

Which of the following leadership styles is recommended by the situational leadership theory when the employees have low competencies and low commitment levels?

Coaching behavior

Which of the following big five personality traits is related to being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement-oriented and punctual?

Conscientiousness

Which of the following leadership styles is recommended by the situational leadership theory when the employees have high competencies and high commitment levels?

Delegating Behavior

Passive management by exception involves leaving employees to do their jobs without interference, but at the same time proactively predicting potential problems and preventing them from occurring.

False (Active management by exception involves leaving employees to do their jobs without interference)

Which of the following theories measures a leader's style using a scale called Least Preferred Coworker (LPC) scale?

Fielder's contingency theory

The situational leadership theory was developed by _____.

Kenneth Blanchard and Paul hersey

Which of the following statements is true regarding the laissez-faire decision-making style?

Research shows that laissez-faire decision-making style is negatively related to employee satisfaction with leaders and leader effectiveness. (Research has not identified one decision-making style as the best one. Research indicates that employees working in large groups, where opportunities for member interaction was limited, preferred authoritarian leader decision making.)

According to the path-goal theory of leadership, _____ leadership is predicted to be effective when employees are under a lot of stress or when they are performing boring and repetitive jobs.

Supportive

Which of the following statements is true regarding task-oriented leader behaviors?

When leaders are task-oriented, productivity tends to be a bit higher than when leaders are people-oriented. (In small companies, task-oriented behaviors were found to be more effective than in large companies. There is also some evidence that working under a leader with very high levels of task-oriented behaviors may cause burnout on the part of employees.)

With reference to the transformational leadership theory, _____ is a method used by a transactional leader and it involves leaving employees to do their jobs without interference, but at the same time proactively predicting potential problems and preventing them from occurring.

active management by exception

Which of the following personality traits is most likely to be negatively related to emerging as a leader and being successful as a leader?

agreeableness (agreeable people who are modest, good natured, and avoid conflict are less likely to be perceived as leaders.)

According to the path-goal theory of leadership, directive leadership is effective when:

employees are experiencing role ambiguity on the job (They lead employees by clarifying role expectations, setting schedules, and making sure that employees know what to do on a given workday. The theory predicts that the directive style will work well when employees are experiencing role ambiguity on the job.)

According to the transformational leadership theory, transformational leaders ensure that employees demonstrate the right behaviors because the leader provides resources in exchange.

false

According to the situational leadership theory, when employees are at the earliest stages of developing, the leaders should be highly supportive and less directive.

false (According to the situational leadership theory, when employees are at the earliest stages of developing, the leaders should be highly directive and less supportive.)

Fiedler's contingency theory predicts that in "favorable" and "unfavorable" situations, a high LPC leader is more likely to succeed than a low LPC leader.

false (Fiedler's contingency theory predicts that in "favorable" and "unfavorable" situations, a low LPC leader is more likely to succeed than a high LPC leader.)

According to Fiedler's contingency theory, a high LPC score indicates a task-oriented person.

false (people-oriented)

With reference to the transformational leadership theory, _____ is a tool used by a transformational leader and it involves challenging organizational norms and status quo, and encouraging employees to think creatively and work harder.

intellectual stimulation

. According to the path-goal theory of leadership, participative leadership

is effective when employees have a high internal locus of control (For employees who have a high internal locus of control, or the belief that they can control their own destinies, participative leadership gives employees a way of indirectly controlling organizational decisions, which will be appreciated.)

Leaders using _____ decision making leave employees alone to make the decision; the leader provides minimum guidance and involvement in the decision.

laissez-faire

Which of the following leadership theories uses the concept of in-group members and out-group members to indicate the two different types of relationships leaders have with their followers?

leader-member exchange theory

Which of the following is one of the three conditions used in Fiedler's contingency theory for determining the situational favorableness?

position power (According to Fiedler's contingency theory, there are three conditions creating situational favorableness: (1) leader-subordinate relations, (2) position power, and (3) task structure.)

According to the path-goal theory of leadership, supportive leadership is predicted to be effective when employees are under a lot of stress or when they are performing boring and repetitive jobs.

true

Unlike mainstream management approaches, the overriding objective in servant leadership is not necessarily getting employees to contribute to organizational goals.

true

According to the Fiedler's contingency theory:

when situational favorableness is medium, high LPC leadership should be used. (When situational favorableness is medium, a high LPC leader - one who is able to personally like coworkers who are difficult to work with - is more likely to succeed)