Mgmt 433 Ch 1

Which statement about followership styles is most likely true? A. Alienated followers are usually viewed by leaders as lazy and incompetent. B. Conformist followers focus on negative aspects of an organization. C. Passive followers are quiet but enthusiastic about their work. D. Pragmatist followers tend to be mediocre performers.

d

21. (p. 4) According to some leadership experts, leadership: A. is an interpersonal relation in which others comply because they want to. B. is the study of leaders independent of the people they interact with. C. postulates that leaders administer rather than innovate. D. requires that leaders accept the status quo.

a

Which of the following statements about the rational and emotional aspects of leadership is most likely false? A. Leaders use rational techniques and/or emotional appeals to influence followers. B. Effective leadership involves actions based exclusively on reason and logic. C. Aroused feelings can be used by leaders either positively or negatively. D. Good leadership involves touching others' feelings.

b

In a complex situation, what is the leader's most important role? A. Adhere to standard practices and policies. B. Minimize changes to patterns and structures. C. Ensure that proper procedures are being followed. D. Increase levels of interaction and communication.

d

Leadership is most associated with: A. consistency. B. planning. C. control. D. vision.

d

What is Hollander's approach to leadership called? A. Participative B. Transformational C. Charismatic D. Transactional

d

Which of the following best defines leadership? A. Actions which focus resources to create desirable opportunities B. The process by which an agent induces a subordinate to behave in a desired manner C. Directing and coordinating the work of group members D. The process of influencing an organized group toward accomplishing its goals

d

Schein's classic study of sex roles: A. evidenced the fact that being a woman and being a manager are a contradiction in terms. B. found a high correlation between the ways both male and female respondents perceived "female" and "manager." C. demonstrated how bias in sex role stereotypes created problems for women moving up through managerial roles. D. found no correlation between the ways the respondents perceived "males" and "managers."

c

What best describes the leader-follower relationship? A. The relationship is a one-way street. B. Leadership and followership are the same thing. C. Leadership and followership merge and are linked concepts. D. The relationship is based on the idea of "one-man leadership."

c

Which of the following is true of the leadership definitions? A. The field is too complex to attempt to define. B. The first step requires resolving the differences in definitions. C. Various definitions illustrate that many factors affect leadership. D. Only Bennis's definition is comprehensive enough for leadership research.

c

Which statement about in-groups and out-groups is most likely correct? A. Leaders influence out-group followers more than in-group followers. B. Out-group members experience strong, mutual trust with a leader. C. In-group members are loyal and committed to a leader. D. Out-groups and in-groups rely on formal authority.

c

Which statement about leaders and managers is most likely false? A. Leaders imitate, but managers originate. B. Leaders focus on risk taking; managers focus on planning. C. Leaders accept the status quo; managers challenge it. D. Leaders develop, but managers maintain.

c

Which term is most often associated with the word "management"? A. Dynamism B. Risk-taking C. Efficiency D. Creativity

c

Ideal followers are most likely to be perceived as: A. independent. B. forward-looking. C. inspiring. D. innovative.

a

The interactional framework for analyzing leadership includes: A. followers, leaders, and situations. B. individuals, groups, and organizations. C. individual followers, groups, and leaders. D. first-level supervisors, mid-level managers, and top-level leaders.

a

What is the reason behind the usage of the phrase "desirable opportunities" in one of the definitions of leadership? A. To distinguish between leadership and tyranny B. To distinguish between leadership and management C. To distinguish between leadership and followership D. To distinguish between leadership and situation

a

Which of the following is a conventional distinction that is made between managers and leaders? A. Managers maintain, while leaders develop. B. Managers innovate, while leaders administer. C. Managers inspire, while leaders control. D. Managers originate, while leaders imitate.

a

Which of the following statements is true of leadership and management? A. Leadership and management have both unique functions and an area of overlap. B. A good leader can be a good manager, but the reverse is never true. C. Leadership and management are not related due to diverse goals. D. Leadership and management are effectively the same for all practical purposes.

a

Which of the following statement about leadership is most likely true? A. Innate factors influence leadership skills more than formative experiences. B. Research indicates that leadership skills are primarily acquired and rarely innate. C. Individuals should be categorized, when they are young, as either leaders or non-leaders. D. Natural characteristics or talents can offer certain leadership advantages or disadvantages.

d

Which of the following statements about common sense is most likely true? A. Effective leadership requires little more than common sense. B. Studies show that female leaders have more common sense than male leaders. C. Acquiring common sense requires being both an active and a passive follower. D. A challenge of leadership is to know when common sense applies and when it does not.

d