SLS-1261 mid term exam | Chapters 1 to 10

Which of the following actions or events would bring a person legitimate power?

Being appointed a corporate officer

Anika Bananga, a CEO, is a black woman raised in Africa. While introducing Bananga to work associates, it would be most politically correct to say, "I would like you to meet Anika Bananga, our _____."

CEO

Which one of the following is not a particularly recommended place to obtain information when formulating a vision statement?

Companies that are known for unambitious business practices.

Courtney is the finance head of a tourism company. Recognizing that the company is hard-pressed financially, she decides to cancel the projects that are riskier in nature, and concentrate more on developing its reliable projects. Which of the following strategies has been adopted by Courtney?

Concentrating resources on areas that need the most change

Adapting to changing times is most important for which approach to leadership?

Contingency approach

Which of the following is the clearest example of socially responsible behavior on the part of a business firm?

Creating a pleasant workplace

Which one of the following should be considered the least effective contributor to empowerment?

Encouraging employees to set their own limits to empowerment

George, a manager, is advised by the top management to apply the expectancy theory to his team. What would be the basic data that George requires to put the theory into practice?

For George to use expectancy theory in the workplace, rewards or other outcomes to motivate people must be desired by the individuals. George must therefore try to identify desirable, valued outcomes rather than simply assuming he knows exactly what the employees want.

Arnold, a team manager, believes​ in treating all his team members equally. He adheres to his beliefs irrespective of the circumstances. Which ethical leadership behavior is Arnold demonstrating?

Integrity

Which one of the following is a recommended approach to leadership during a crisis?

Lead with compassion

_____ power is a type of personal power.

Referent

According to the dependence perspective, Alex has power over Ziggy when:

Ziggy is dependent on Alex.

Research about emotional intelligence and leadership concludes that:

a leader's mood and associated behaviors affect bottom-line performance.

Gail T. Fairhurst and Mary Uhl-Bien explain that leadership is not a trait or behavior of an individual, but rather

a phenomenon generated in the interactions among people acting in a given setting.

At a meeting, a(n) _____ is more likely to focus on the refreshments and taking peeks at his or her personal text messages than focusing on the agenda.

bystander

An important strength of the trait approach to leadership is that it:

can help with leadership selection and development.

"Knowledge of the business" as a leadership characteristic is closely related to the leadership trait of:

cognitive ability

Two components of empowerment revealed by research are:

competence and self-determination.

Participative management is likely to work the best with

competent and intelligent people.

An effective vision should

connect with the goals and dreams of constituents

Emily, the product development manager of JuzTel, seeks suggestions from her team members for improvising on the company's existing range of cell phones. The team members pour in their suggestions and Emily takes the final call on the inputs received by them. In this scenario, Emily is portrayed as a(n) _____.

consultative leader

A leader acquires prestige power through:

developing an outside reputation.

The sets of goal characteristics that will probably lead to higher levels of performance are:

difficult and specific

A transactional leader in contrast to a transformational one is more likely to:

emphasize rewards for good performance.

A recommended method of selecting team members is to:

emphasized self-selection when possible

Xuan, the finance executive of a large textbook publisher, is asked to sit through the copy testing of the company's new advertising program. He is also asked to give his feedback on the content and appeal of the advertisements. In the context of the leader-member exchange theory, this is an example of _____.

extra-role behavior

A leader scoring high on the dimension of consideration would typically be authoritarian and impersonal in relationships with subordinates.

false

According to the path-goal theory, the participative style is recommended when group members are performing repetitive tasks.

false

Charismatic leaders are much more conservative than average with respect to risk taking.

false

Ethics deals only with compliance to rules and regulations.

false

Generation X managers, with their emphasis on information technology and speed, tend to be autocratic managers.

false

It is not necessary for a leader to enable or empower group members to accomplish their work in order for a team-based organization to flourish.

false

Leader behavior and style refers to attributes of the group members that could have a bearing on how effective the leadership attempt will be.

false

Research about emotional intelligence suggests that leadership is much more controlled by heredity than by environment.

false

The achievement motive refers to:

finding joy in accomplishment for its own sake.

Contingency leadership theorists believe that in terms of shaping the leader's behavior, _____.

forces in the situation are more important than the leader's personal characteristics.

Effective coaches focus on the growth and development of those being coached by:

giving them the resources they need to make their own decisions

A major frustration facing leaders in the pursuit of conflicting goals is:

granting people the authority to act independently yet also getting them aligned.

An entrepreneurial leader is most likely to _____.

have high enthusiasm and creativity

The most effective type of humor for an organizational leader to use is directed at:

himself or herself.

Following Fiedler's contingency model, a leader can increase situational control by:

increasing his or her position power.

Intrinsically satisfying work can be a leadership substitute because such work

is so self-motivating that the worker requires very little leadership

In Fiedler's contingency theory, an important dimension for rating situation favorability is:

leader-member relations

Chief financial officer Barry submits travel and expense reports that are completely genuine and encourages employees in his division to always give accurate and correct information. Barry is using the ethical initiative called:

leading by example.

Roxanne, a manager, applies the dependence perspective toward power when she:

makes her staff members dependent on her to pursue their ideas.

Ashley is the leader of a virtual team. To increase the effectiveness of her team, Ashley should:

monitor progress through the use of information technology

The higher a unit reports in a firm's hierarchy, the:

more power it acquires.

An important application of farsightedness for executive leaders is to:

predict the direction of environmental forces

Martin, a senior manager in a company, bribes a government officer to secure a government contract. He justifies his actions stating that he acted in the best interests of the company and nobody stopped him. ​In the given scenario, Martin is justifying his actions by resorting to _____.

rationalization

One suggestion to the leader based on path-goal theory is for the leader to:

reduce frustrating barriers to reaching goals

Narcissistic CEOs tend to make:

riskier decisions, often to attain dramatic results that enhance their image.

Ethics deals mostly with:

separating right from wrong.

Jeremy, a low-level employee at a textbook publishing company, is motivated by the fact that his manager often takes time to discuss his future in the publishing industry, suggesting interesting directions his job might take and offering him career assistance. Jeremy's manager could be referred to as a ______ leader.

servant

Kiev, the manager of an accounting department, helps his CFO in framing the financial policies of his company. In this scenario, Kiev is carrying out the leadership role of a(n) _____.

strategy developer

Max wants to develop a personal brand, so he

studies his basket of personal strengths.

Crystal is an external leader of a team, so she:

supervises a team without being a member of the team.

A leader with an internal locus of control:

takes responsibility for events happening.

The general point of Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership is that the best style of leadership is determined by:

the situation in which a leader works.

A potential ethical problem noted with executive coaching is that an executive might become too dependent upon the coach for making decisions.

true

Alignment incorporates getting the group working together smoothly.

true

An e-leader is accustomed to providing leadership to people who are in different physical locations.

true

An important situational factor in the normative model is the importance of commitment.

true

Displaying an in-your-face attitude can contribute to a person's charisma.

true

Electronic brainstorming is an example of groupware.

true

Freelancers, or members of the "gig economy," are a huge part of modern virtual teams and can be a major benefit to many organizations if used correctly.

true

Giving recognition for a job well done is useful in satisfying a worker's desire to feel proud.

true

If a leader wants to practice the path-goal theory of leadership, he should be prepared to compensate for the deficiencies of subordinates.

true

Part of the coach and motivator role is to provide team members with feedback concerning ineffective performance.

true

Participative decision making is one way of giving group members emotional support.

true

Rationalization can lead to unethical behavior because people will focus on the intention of the act rather than the act itself.

true

Several psychiatrists and corporate governance experts claim that some executives are unethical because they feel they are entitled to whatever they can get away with or steal.

true

The leadership process is a function of the leader, the group members, and other situational variables.

true

To act as a strong motivator, big comprehensive goals should be broken down into smaller steps.

true

Transformational leaders who are also charismatic will typically establish a vision for constituents to follow.

true

Brain research about being a visionary suggests that visionaries in contrast to non-visionaries:

use their brains differently.

The employees of a team are offered a direct incentive hike of 5 percent if they improve their performance two-fold. In the context of the expectancy theory, the additional amount the team members will receive as incentive is known as _____.

valence

Which of the following examples represents a manager whose actions encourages organizational politics?​

​A manager who frowns everytime he receives criticism

A(n) ____ type of leader is most likely to play the role of the Good Samaritan.

servant

The virtuous cycle in relation to social responsibility suggests that

corporate social performance and corporate financial performance feed and reinforce each other.

Derek, who was earlier a manager at a multinational firm, has been recently appointed the head of the marketing department in the same company. Despite several other contenders for the post of marketing head possessing the same technical skills, Derek clearly had an edge over the others in terms of emotional intelligence. Parker, one of the other contenders, approaches the regional head to seek his advice on improving his leadership skills. If you were the regional head, what advice would you give to Parker?

Parker you would need to enhance your leadership skills, by improving your emotional intelligence. By understanding your emotions and how to control them, you're better able to express how you feel and understand how others are feeling. This allows you to communicate more effectively and forge stronger relationships, both at work and in your personal life. Take some stock with following the four key factors in Emotional Intelligence 1. Self-awareness 2. Self-management 3. Social awareness 4. Relationship Management The ability to do such things as understanding one's feelings, have empathy for others, and regulate one's emotions to enhance one's quality of life.

Which one of the following is the least essential characteristic of an effective follower?

Reliance on being led or managed by another person

A barrier buster is a manager who:

Removes obstacles that hinder work accomplishment

The consideration dimension of leadership behavior includes how well the leader creates an environment of _____.

emotional support, friendliness, and trust.

Jonathan is asked to coach a batch of new employees. Before this, his superior outlines a number of suggestions for how Jonathan can best approach coaching and improve the performance of his group. List and briefly explain three of these suggestions.

giving them the resources they need to make their own decisions Give gentle advice and guidance to team members Feedback in coaching should be on specific areas which need improvement

A consequence of the resource dependence perspective is that when leaders start losing their ability to control resources, they:

lose power

Antoine, a group manager, decides to conduct personal meetings with his team members to understand how they feel about their positions on the team. Antoine wants to know if the group members are satisfied with the appreciation they get. In the given example, Antoine is engaged in _____.

serving as a model of power sharing

Strategic leadership and social responsibility include the idea that senior managers set the tone for ethics and social responsibility throughout an organization.

true

The trait of flexibility is especially important for leadership because it facilitates a leader's ability to adapt to various leadership situations.

true

​In which of the following cases demonstrates the gaining of power according to the dependence perspective?

​Bill seeks Claras inputs and advice to improve his performance.

_____ is a political strategy that places subordinates in intense competition for resources and eventually leads them into a fight.

​Divide and rule

Ramos, a CEO, was recently made President and CEO of the company. Which of the following is a consequence of Ramos occupyingthis dual role?​

​His legitimate power is strengthened

_____ refers to an individual's sense of having a choice in initiating and regulating actions.

​Self-determination

Which of the following is true of the motivational use of recognition and praise?

An individual's preference for the type of praise should be taken into account.

​In an research and development firm, the _____ has the most legitimate power.

​head of research and developement

Leadership takes into account factors related to the leader, the persons being led, and

context, or the internal and external environment.

The best example of personal power would be power stemming from the:

relevant expertise a person brings to the job.

_____ refers to the idea that all organizational members are capable of leading themselves at least to some extent.

​Self-leadership

​Which of the following refers to a group's shared perception of its ability to successfully perform challenges and tasks?

​Team potency

David, the chief security officer of SimplyBuy.com, an e-commerce initiative, makes decisions regarding the enhancement of data security of the company's clients on his own, assuming that other members will comply. David's decision-making strategy is attributed to the _____ style of leadership.

​autocratic

A rationale for empowerment is that the most successful organizations:​

​effectively use the talents of all players on the team.