L & C CH1

According to the text, which of the following statements is true? A. Leadership and management have some unique functions with 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. D. Leadership and management are effectively the same for all practical purposes.

A. Leadership and management have some unique functions with an area of overlap.

This is a conventional distinction 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. Managers maintain while leaders develop.

Which of the following statements is false? A. One needs nothing more than common sense to be a good leader. B. Leaders need to recognize that others' views are useful. C. Leaders need to recognize when times change and a new direction is called for. D. One of the challenges of understanding leadership is to know when common sense applies and when it does not.

A. One needs nothing more than common sense to be a good leader.

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. To distinguish between leadership and tyranny.

Among the following, ideal followers are more likely to be perceived as A. independent. B. forward-looking. C. inspiring. D. innovative.

A. independent.

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

D. Transactional.

The interactional framework of leadership interaction 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. followers, leaders and situations.

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. is an interpersonal relation in which others comply because they want to.

Identify a myth associated with leadership development. A. Good leadership is knowing when common sense applies and when it does not. B. Good leaders are born with the traits and abilities, which make them successful leaders. C. You can only learn leadership by observing it. D. Learning to be a better leader depends on the richness of one's experience and the ability and desire to learn.

B. Good leaders are born with the traits and abilities, which make them successful leaders.

Which of the following statements concerning the rational and emotional aspects of leadership is false? A. Leaders can use rational techniques and/or emotional appeals in order to influence followers. B. Leadership includes actions and influences based only on reason and logic. C. Aroused feelings can be used either positively or negatively. D. Good leadership involves touching others' feelings.

B. Leadership includes actions and influences based only on reason and logic.

In Bennis's definition of leadership, the word 'subordinate' seems to A. include informal leadership. B. confine leadership to downward influence in hierarchical relationships. C. emphasize the emotional aspects of leadership. D. exclude coercion of any kind as a leadership tool.

B. confine leadership to downward influence in hierarchical relationships.

The "means" of leadership involve A. getting results through others. B. the ability to build cohesive, goal-oriented teams. C. the process of influencing an organized group toward accomplishing its goals. D. an interpersonal relation in which others comply because they want to, not because they have to.

B. the ability to build cohesive, goal-oriented teams.

Which of the following statements about leaders versus managers is false? A. Leadership is a value-laden, activity, management is not. B. Leaders focus on risk taking; managers perform functions such as planning and controlling. C. Leaders are thought to do things right, managers do the right things. D. Leaders develop, managers maintain.

C. Leaders are thought to do things right, managers do the right things

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. It is based on the idea of 'one-man leadership'.

C. Leadership and followership merge and are linked concepts.

Which of the following is not a common myth about leadership development? A. Good leadership is all common sense. B. Leaders are born, not made. C. Leadership can only be taught. D. You can only learn leadership from experience.

C. Leadership can only be taught.

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. demonstrated how bias in sex role stereotypes created problems for women moving up through managerial roles.

To many, the word "management" suggests A. dynamism. B. risk-taking. C. efficiency. D. creativity.

C. efficiency.

The "ends" of leadership involve A. the process of coordinating the work of group members. B. the ability to build cohesive teams. C. getting results through others. D. the ability to build goal-oriented teams.

C. getting results through others.

In reviewing the myriad of leadership definitions, the authors conclude that A. the field is too complex to attempt to define. B. one must begin by resolving the differences in definitions. C. various definitions help us understand the multitude of factors affecting leadership. D. only Bennis's definition is comprehensive and helpful.

C. various definitions help us understand the multitude of factors affecting leadership.

Being a leader is either in one's genes or not. Which of the following statement is true? A. Innate factors more than formative experiences influence leadership. B. Leadership is either innate or acquired, not both. C. Typically most individuals can be categorized based on their innate qualities as leaders and non-leaders. D. Each person can make the most of leadership opportunities he or she faces.

D. Each person can make the most of leadership opportunities he or she faces.

Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. The idea of "one-man leadership" is a contradiction in terms. B. Leadership is a social influence process shared among all members of a group. C. Followers are part of the leadership process. D. Leadership is restricted to the influence exerted by someone in a particular role.

D. Leadership is restricted to the influence exerted by someone in a particular role.

Which of the following statements about "common sense" is false? A. Effective leadership must be something more than just common sense. B. What seems obvious after you know the results and what you would have predicted beforehand are not the same thing. C. One of the challenges of understanding leadership is to know when common sense applies and when it does not. D. The term "common sense" implies practical knowledge about life that most people have not yet acquired.

D. The term "common sense" implies practical knowledge about life that most people have not yet acquired.

According to the text, leadership is often more associated with A. consistency. B. planning. C. paperwork. D. change.

D. change.

Ideal leaders and followers according to a survey were commonly characterized as all of the following except A. honest. B. competent. C. forward-looking. D. cooperative.

D. cooperative

According to the text, a comprehensive and helpful definition of leadership is 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. the process of influencing an organized group toward accomplishing its goals.