Quiz 6 - Leadership

The ________ approach attempts to identify the unique ways of acting displayed by effective leaders.

Behavior styles

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a servant-leader? -Building community -Foresight -Awareness -Charisma -Empathy

Charisma

One of the characteristics of a servant leader is a complete delegation of authority to subordinates (T/F)

False

The quality of an LMX is influenced by the quality of the followers, not of the leader himself or herself (T/F)

False

Jim is the daytime supervisor for an automobile assembly line. He supervises 45 people who perform relatively routine jobs that require minimal training. The shop is unionized, so Jim has little latitude when it comes to dismissing poor performers. However, he does have the authority to transfer employees and has been known to reassign poor performers to less desirable jobs on the assembly line. Jim has a reputation for only transferring employees with just cause, and generally is viewed as a fair supervisor by his employees. Although he would like greater autonomy to determine salaries, Jim generally divides bonuses and raises equally among his employees. To do otherwise would likely create conflict with union members and representatives. According to Fiedler's model, how would Jim's leader-member relations be described?

Good

Joaquin is usually the first one to volunteer at the weekly team meetings to take on additional tasks like taking notes for the meeting. Joaquin would probably be categorized as a(n):

Helper

Jim is the daytime supervisor for an automobile assembly line. He supervises 45 people who perform relatively routine jobs that require minimal training. The shop is unionized, so Jim has little latitude when it comes to dismissing poor performers. However, he does have the authority to transfer employees and has been known to reassign poor performers to less desirable jobs on the assembly line. Jim has a reputation for only transferring employees with just cause, and generally is viewed as a fair supervisor by his employees. Although he would like greater autonomy to determine salaries, Jim generally divides bonuses and raises equally among his employees. To do otherwise would likely create conflict with union members and representatives. According to Fiedler's model, what would the task structure of Jim's employees be considered?

High

Jim is the daytime supervisor for an automobile assembly line. He supervises 45 workers who perform routine jobs that require minimal training. Which of the following statements would indicate that Jim is following the path-goal model of leadership? - Jim wants to develop a partnership with his team illustrated by reciprocal influence, mutual trust, respect and liking, and a sense of common fates. -Jim's leadership skills are most effective when applied to match the characteristics of the situation at hand. -Jim likes to provide the guidance and support needed by employees and ties meaningful rewards to accomplishment of objectives. -Jim has a certain idea about how he should behave as a leader and what he should do for his team of workers. -Jim does not feel like taking responsibility for leading his team since their jobs require minimal training.

Jim likes to provide the guidance and support needed by employees and ties meaningful rewards to accomplishment of objectives.

Kevin manages a group of eight project engineers, all of whom have worked for the company for over five years. Almost every day, Kevin and Joe, Carlos, and Kim, who are three of his subordinates, go to the cafeteria and play bridge while eating lunch. Joe, Carlos, and Kim receive very good performance reviews and are typically given the most challenging projects. What theory best explains this situation?

LMX

In which of the following situations would a leader's situational control be considered high?

Leader member relations good; task structure high; position power weak

In which of the following situations would a leader's situational control be considered low?

Leader-member relations poor; task structure low; position power weak

Fiedler's model uses the ________ scale to measure a person's leadership style.

Least preferred coworker

Which of the following is not a positive trait that sets Jack Ma apart as a leader? -High levels of energy and activity -Task-relevant knowledge -Intelligence -Self-confidence -Machiavellianism

Machiavellianism

Which of the following is not one of the key leader behaviors that are part of transformational leadership? -Inspirational motivation -matching the behavior to the situation -individualized consideration -idealized influence -intellectual stimulation

Matching the behavior to the situation

Leaders like Jack Ma lead for ______ by inspiring their employees and modeling desired behaviors.

Meaningfulness

Which of the following interpersonal traits has research shown to have a negative relationship with leadership effectiveness? -Narcissism -Emotional intelligence -Openness to experience -emotional stability -communication skills

Narcissism

According to Fiedler's theory, a moderate-control situation favors a ________ leader.

Relationship-oriented

Demographic traits such as gender and age influence an individual's use of leader behaviors (T/F)

True

Intelligence and conscientiousness are positively related to leader effectiveness (T/F)

True

Research has shown that men and women are equally assertive (T/F)

True

Situational theories of leadership propose that the effectiveness of a particular leader style depends on the situation (T/F)

True

Jim is the daytime supervisor for an automobile assembly line. He supervises 45 people who perform relatively routine jobs that require minimal training. The shop is unionized, so Jim has little latitude when it comes to dismissing poor performers. However, he does have the authority to transfer employees and has been known to reassign poor performers to less desirable jobs on the assembly line. Jim has a reputation for only transferring employees with just cause, and generally is viewed as a fair supervisor by his employees. Although he would like greater autonomy to determine salaries, Jim generally divides bonuses and raises equally among his employees. To do otherwise would likely create conflict with union members and representatives. According to Fiedler's model, how would Jim's position power be described?

Weak

Leader behavior that organizes and defines what group members should be doing to maximize output is called

initiating structure

Which of the following is not considered a contingency factor in House's path-goal theory? -Task structure -Employee's need for achievement -Employee's need for clarity -Work group dynamics -Leader acceptance

leader acceptance