ch. 12 practice questions from textbook
How does a leader primarily benefit from being trusted?
Trust encourages employees to take risks.
Transformational leaders ________.
communicate a sense of mission and high expectations to employees
What is the most predictive trait of leadership based on years of research studies?
extraversion
Which of the following best defines a mentor?
An experienced employee who coaches and develops a lower-level one.
Which theory of leadership states that leadership is simply a designation people make about other individuals?
Attribution leadership theory
Which of the following means the trusted person has your interests at heart?
Benevolence
________ states that followers attribute extraordinary leadership abilities when they observe certain behaviors in leaders, and in return give those leaders a certain level of power.
Charismatic leadership theory
_______ is the degree to which an individual's job relationship is characterized by shared trust and respect for employees' ideas and feelings.
Consideration
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of relationship-oriented leadership?
Having no effect on experience or training.
According to behavioral theories of leadership, which of the following is true?
Individuals can be trained to be leaders.
Which leadership theory argues that, because of time pressures, leaders create a special relationship with a small group of their followers making up the ingroup where they are trusted, get an unequal amount of the leader's attention, and are more likely to receive special privileges?
Leader-member exchange (LMX) theory
What is a key characteristic of a charismatic leader?
Receiving power through followers who perceive heroic abilities.
Which theory of leadership involves leaders choosing styles based on the extent to which followers are prepared to accomplish certain tasks?
Situational leadership theory
_________ replaces the need for a leader's support and ability to establish structure.
Substituting
Which of the following suggests that there are replacements for a leader's support of employees?
Substitution
What does attribution theory suggest about leadership?
The appearance of leadership is more important than actual accomplishments.
What is one of the main findings of trait theories of leadership?
Trait theories predict if someone will emerge as a leader.
Which statement is FALSE about traits and trait theories?
Traits can help a leader but are unable to predict leadership.
As a leader, Rebecca motivates her followers to rise above their self-interests for the good of their organization. Which of the following best describes Rebecca?
Transformational leader
Authentic leaders ________.
act upon their beliefs openly within an organizational setting
________ leaders know who they are and what they believe in, and they act on those values and beliefs with openness and honesty.
authentic
Which leadership focuses on the moral aspects of being a leader?
authentic leadership
Jason scored high in initiating structure. He will most likely ________.
focus on task deadlines
According to studies, leaders who are __________________ succeed the most in countries where cultural values do not favor unilateral decision making.
high in consideration
The extent to which leaders are expected to define and build their roles and the roles of employees in seeking goal achievement is known as ________.
initiating structure
According to Fiedler's contingency model of leadership, which of these describes the degree of confidence, trust, and respect members have in their leader?
leader-member relations
Trait theories help to predict ________, but do not help to explain leadership.
leadership ability
Which of the following is LEAST likely an advantage of trust between managers and employees?
limiting communication needs
_____ involves a senior employee sponsoring and supporting a less-experienced employee.
mentoring
According to research, servant leadership is _____ with the trait of narcissism.
negatively correlated
________, developed by Robert House, proposes that it is the leader's responsibility to provide followers with information, support, and any resources essential for goal attainment.
path-goal theory
Which situational dimension in Fiedler's contingency model includes the amount of influence a leader has over certain power variables within an organization?
position power
________ leaders focus on opportunities to help followers grow and develop while disregarding their own self-interests.
servant
The LPC (least preferred coworker) questionnaire identifies leadership styles by examining whether a person is _______ or _______.
task-oriented, relationship-oriented
Which of the following focuses on personal qualities and characteristics that may be able to predict leadership capability?
trait theory of leadership
