CH. 11 psyc 3060
Which of the following is more closely associated with management than with leadership? Coaching Acquiring resources Motivating Building culture Presenting a vision
Acquiring resources
Which of the following is more closely associated with leadership than with management? Conducting performance reviews Setting budgets Organizing departments Approving payrolls Building trust
Building trust
Victor Vroom's decision tree approach to leadership focuses primarily on which of the following aspects of leader behavior? Meeting followers' personal needs Streamlining communication patterns Clarifying the lines of authority for all employees Including followers in the decision-making process Balancing task and relationship activities equally
Including followers in the decision-making process
__________ is the ability to affect the perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, motivation, and/or behaviors of other. Power Influence Coercion Force Authority
Influence
Which of the following is considered to be a failure of the behavioral approach to studying leadership? It was too complicated for practical use It did not move the field beyond the traditional trait theory approach The results of related studies were inconsistent It only identified important leader behaviors It tried to specify a set of leader behaviors that would be effective in all situations
It tried to specify a set of leader behaviors that would be effective in all situations
According to the LPC theory, what factor is presumed to have the biggest effect on the favorableness of a situation? Organizational structure Task structure Leader-member relations Leader personality Leader position power
Leader-member relations
Which statement best describes research finding about the role of leadership? The study of leadership is not relevant in the workplace Research in the field was completed many years ago Researching leadership has proved to be nearly impossible Organizations need both leadership and management if they are to be effective Research in the field of leadership was recently completed
Organizations need both leadership and management if they are to be effective
In the LPC theory, which of the following is appropriate for very favorable as well as very unfavorable situations? Task-oriented behavior Employee-oriented behavior Leader-oriented behavior Production-oriented behavior Person-oriented behavior
Task-oriented behavior
According to the Leadership Grid, who would be the most effective leader? The manager who always takes time to chat with employees The manager who rarely takes time to get to know employees The manager who always communicates with employees and regularly strives to improve worker production The manager who is always trying to improve worker production The Leadership Grid does not identify the most effective style
The manager who always communicates with employees and regularly strives to improve worker production
Which of the following is NOT a part of initiating-structure behavior, as identified in the Ohio State leadership studies? Channels of communication are established Followers are aware of what is expected of them in their positions Methods for accomplishing the task are determined There is mutual trust and respect between the leader and follower The leader clearly defines leader-follower roles
There is mutual trust and respect between the leader and follower
According to the path-goal theory of leadership, leaders are likely to improve subordinates' performance by _____________________. clarifying which behaviors will lead to desired rewards establishing fixed responses to environmental situations allowing subordinates to set their own goals identifying important traits of the leader and the leader's subordinates evaluating performance and communicating this to the employee
clarifying which behaviors will lead to desired rewards
One conclusion of the Ohio State University studies was that a leader who focuses on subordinates' feelings and ideas is exhibiting ______________. consideration behavior job-centered leader behavior employee-centered leader behavior task-oriented leader behavior initiating-structure behavior
consideration behavior
The goal in studying the behavioral approach of leadership is to _____________. study the behavior patterns of several well-known historical leaders. categorize a set of behaviors as effective or ineffective in terms of making decisions define a standard list of leader characteristics match a set of behaviors with corresponding situations determine what behaviors are associated with effective leadership
determine what behaviors are associated with effective leadership
According to the Path-Goal Theory, a __________ leader lets followers know exactly what is expected of them and gives them specific guidance as to how to accomplish tasks. participative cooperative supportive counseling directive
directive
The University of Michigan studies of leadership sought to determine the pattern of leadership behaviors that are likely to result in effective _____________. individual performance time management group performance supervisor behavior leader performance
group performance
According to the Continuum of Leadership Behavior proposed by Tannenbaum and Schmidt, managerial characteristics include all of the following EXCEPT __________________. confidence in subordinates personal inclinations the manager's value system feelings of security interest in the problem
interest in the problem
One conclusion of the University of Michigan studies was that a leader who focuses on work procedures and performance is exhibiting _____________. employee-centered leader behavior task-oriented leader behavior. consideration behavior job-centered leader behavior initiating-structure behavior
job-centered leader behavior
The earliest studies of leadership focused on the traits, or personal characteristics, of leaders, but later research shifted to focus more on _______________. focus behavior member behavior follower behavior leader behavior charismatic behavior
leader behavior
The Path-Goal Theory and the LPC model both state that _______________. leadership effectiveness is based on a set of traits possessed by effective leaders leadership effectiveness is based on a set of behaviors exhibited by a leader leadership effectiveness depends on characteristics of the situation leadership effectiveness can occur only with strong task-oriented approaches leadership effectiveness is not based on the circumstances of the situation
leadership effectiveness depends on characteristics of the situation
According to Fiedler's LPC theory, the degree of task or relationship motivation is measured by the __________________. managerial grid least-productive coworker scale least-preferred coworker scale task-relationship model lowest performance cycle scale
least-preferred coworker scale
Distinctions between management and leadership include all of the following EXCEPT _______________. management more often focuses on controlling and problem solving management is more concerned with planning and budgeting leadership is more concerned with establishing direction leadership is more involved in motivating and inspiring individuals management is more important in regard to creating and directing change
management is more important in regard to creating and directing change
A leader who relies solely on force and formal authority to direct the behavior of followers is _______________. exhibiting poor leadership exhibiting moderate leadership not exhibiting leadership at all exhibiting excellent leadership exhibiting minimal leadership
not exhibiting leadership at all
In defining leadership, we should include all of the following EXCEPT____________. the use of non-coercive influence the effective use of force and/or coercion that it is both a process and a property the ability to affect the perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes of others a set of characteristics recognized in certain people
the effective use of force and/or coercion
According to the Continuum of Leadership Behavior proposed by Tannenbaum and Schmidt, follower characteristics include all of the following EXCEPT _________________. the problem itself readiness to assume responsibility tolerance for ambiguity understanding of goals need for independence
the problem itself
The basic premise of the trait theory approach to leadership was that_____________. traits could be used to predict appropriate management styles unique leadership traits could be identified and used to select leaders leadership traits depended on the situation traits were relatively volatile characteristics of individuals traits were far less important than activities
unique leadership traits could be identified and used to select leaders
