Question 1

Describe moral leadership and integrity. Describe a situation where a leader has moral overconfidence.

Accepted Answer

Moral leadership occurs when someone beh

Question 2

___ means that leaders act in honest, credible, and consistent ways to put their values into action.

Accepted Answer

A)  The gender similarities hypothesis 
B)  Integrity 
C)  The leadership double bind 
D)  Moral competence 
E)  Moral overconfidence 
A)  The gender similarities hypothesis 
B)  Integrity 
C)  The leadership double bind 
D)  Moral competence 
E)  Moral overconfidence

Question 3

A laissez-faire leader emphasizes both tasks and people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When a leader practices an autocratic style of leadership, he or she:

Accepted Answer

A)  shows little concern for a task. 
B)  emphasizes people over tasks. 
C)  acts in a command-and-control fashion. 
D)  lets team members make decisions. 
E)  acts with a "do the best you can and don't bother me" attitude. 
A)  shows little concern for a task. 
B)  emphasizes people over tasks. 
C)  acts in a command-and-control fashion. 
D)  lets team members make decisions. 
E)  acts with a "do the best you can and don't bother me" attitude.

Question 5

Which of the following is suggested by the Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Successful leaders can only be visionary. 
B)  Successful leaders only follow the servant leadership style. 
C)  Successful leaders are all task motivated. 
D)  Successful leaders may adjust their style of leadership. 
E)  Successful leaders always stick to any one particular form of leadership style. 
A)  Successful leaders can only be visionary. 
B)  Successful leaders only follow the servant leadership style. 
C)  Successful leaders are all task motivated. 
D)  Successful leaders may adjust their style of leadership. 
E)  Successful leaders always stick to any one particular form of leadership style.

Question 6

According to the Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model, the telling style of leadership works best in:

Accepted Answer

A)  low-readiness followers who are unable but willing and insecure. 
B)  low-readiness situations, where followers are unable and unwilling, or insecure. 
C)  high-readiness situations with able, willing, and confident followers. 
D)  moderate-to-high-readiness followers who are unable, but willing or confident. 
E)  low-to-moderate-readiness followers who are able but unwilling, or insecure. 
A)  low-readiness followers who are unable but willing and insecure. 
B)  low-readiness situations, where followers are unable and unwilling, or insecure. 
C)  high-readiness situations with able, willing, and confident followers. 
D)  moderate-to-high-readiness followers who are unable, but willing or confident. 
E)  low-to-moderate-readiness followers who are able but unwilling, or insecure.

Question 7

____ leadership is inspirational and arouses extraordinary effort and performance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____ leadership is inspirational and arouses extraordinary...

Question 8

Which of the following accurately defines "empowerment"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to manage emotions in social relationships 
B)  The ability to exercise dominating power over people to force them to be more productive 
C)  The ability to act with honesty, credibility, and consistency in putting values into action 
D)  The process of explaining task directions in a supportive and persuasive way 
E)  The process of allowing others to exercise power and achieve influence within an organization 
A)  The ability to manage emotions in social relationships 
B)  The ability to exercise dominating power over people to force them to be more productive 
C)  The ability to act with honesty, credibility, and consistency in putting values into action 
D)  The process of explaining task directions in a supportive and persuasive way 
E)  The process of allowing others to exercise power and achieve influence within an organization

Question 9

Path-goal theory recognizes something called ____ , which are factors in the work setting that direct work efforts without the involvement of a leader.

Accepted Answer

A)  contingency approaches 
B)  followership traits 
C)  human capital 
D)  leader-member exchanges 
E)  substitutes for leadership 
A)  contingency approaches 
B)  followership traits 
C)  human capital 
D)  leader-member exchanges 
E)  substitutes for leadership

Question 10

Which of the following bases of power refers to the ability to influence through identification?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legitimate power 
B)  Expert power 
C)  Reference power 
D)  Coercive power 
E)  Reward power 
A)  Legitimate power 
B)  Expert power 
C)  Reference power 
D)  Coercive power 
E)  Reward power

Question 11

Achievement-oriented leadership differs from participative leadership in that participative leadership emphasizes the:

Accepted Answer

A)  setting of challenging goals as a method to enhance employee proficiency. 
B)  clarification of task objectives and expected rewards. 
C)  need for continuous improvement in performance. 
D)  importance of setting goals and raising performance aspirations. 
E)  involvement of team members in decision making. 
A)  setting of challenging goals as a method to enhance employee proficiency. 
B)  clarification of task objectives and expected rewards. 
C)  need for continuous improvement in performance. 
D)  importance of setting goals and raising performance aspirations. 
E)  involvement of team members in decision making.

Question 12

Research largely supports the gender similarities hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Moral overconfidence is an overly positive view of one's strength of character.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A(n) _____ manager primarily focuses on getting work done with minimum effort.

Accepted Answer

A)  achievement-oriented 
B)  team 
C)  authority-obedience 
D)  country club 
E)  impoverished 
A)  achievement-oriented 
B)  team 
C)  authority-obedience 
D)  country club 
E)  impoverished

Question 15

A leader who is strong in emotional intelligence lacks self-awareness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Identify the definition of legitimate power from the following.

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the capacity to influence other people using specialized knowledge. 
B)  It is the capacity to influence other people by personally identifying with them. 
C)  It is the capacity to offer something of value as a means of influencing other people. 
D)  It is the capacity to punish or withhold positive outcomes as a means of influencing other people. 
E)  It is the capacity to influence other people by virtue of formal authority, or the rights of office. 
A)  It is the capacity to influence other people using specialized knowledge. 
B)  It is the capacity to influence other people by personally identifying with them. 
C)  It is the capacity to offer something of value as a means of influencing other people. 
D)  It is the capacity to punish or withhold positive outcomes as a means of influencing other people. 
E)  It is the capacity to influence other people by virtue of formal authority, or the rights of office.

Question 17

Coercive power is the capacity to:

Accepted Answer

A)  offer something of value as a means of influencing other people. 
B)  influence other people by virtue of formal authority, or the rights of office. 
C)  punish or withhold positive outcomes as a means of influencing other people. 
D)  influence other people because of specialized knowledge. 
E)  influence other people by personally identifying with them. 
A)  offer something of value as a means of influencing other people. 
B)  influence other people by virtue of formal authority, or the rights of office. 
C)  punish or withhold positive outcomes as a means of influencing other people. 
D)  influence other people because of specialized knowledge. 
E)  influence other people by personally identifying with them.

Question 18

Which of the following is true of reference power?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is only maintained by protecting one's credibility by not overstepping boundaries and pretending to have expertise that really isn't there. 
B)  It is only based on serving others and helping them use their talents fully so that organizations benefit society. 
C)  It never allows others to exercise power and achieve influence within an organization. 
D)  It can be developed and maintained through good interpersonal relationships that encourage the admiration and respect of others. 
E)  It never allows managers to act in a unilateral fashion. 
A)  It is only maintained by protecting one's credibility by not overstepping boundaries and pretending to have expertise that really isn't there. 
B)  It is only based on serving others and helping them use their talents fully so that organizations benefit society. 
C)  It never allows others to exercise power and achieve influence within an organization. 
D)  It can be developed and maintained through good interpersonal relationships that encourage the admiration and respect of others. 
E)  It never allows managers to act in a unilateral fashion.

Question 19

___ a woman gets criticized for displaying stereotypically male leadership characteristics and also gets criticized for showing female ones.

Accepted Answer

A)  The gender similarities hypothesis holds that 
B)  Integrity means that 
C)  The leadership double bind occurs when 
D)  Moral leadership is when 
E)  Moral overconfidence occurs when 
A)  The gender similarities hypothesis holds that 
B)  Integrity means that 
C)  The leadership double bind occurs when 
D)  Moral leadership is when 
E)  Moral overconfidence occurs when

Question 20

Coercive power involves use of incentives such as pay raises, bonuses, promotions, special assignments, and verbal or written compliments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Describe moral leadership and integrity. Describe a situation where a leader has moral overconfidence.

___ means that leaders act in honest, credible, and consistent ways to put their values into action.

A laissez-faire leader emphasizes both tasks and people.

When a leader practices an autocratic style of leadership, he or she:

Which of the following is suggested by the Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model?

According to the Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model, the telling style of leadership works best in:

____ leadership is inspirational and arouses extraordinary effort and performance.

Which of the following accurately defines "empowerment"?

Path-goal theory recognizes something called ____ , which are factors in the work setting that direct work efforts without the involvement of a leader.

Which of the following bases of power refers to the ability to influence through identification?

Achievement-oriented leadership differs from participative leadership in that participative leadership emphasizes the:

Research largely supports the gender similarities hypothesis.

Moral overconfidence is an overly positive view of one's strength of character.

A(n) _____ manager primarily focuses on getting work done with minimum effort.

A leader who is strong in emotional intelligence lacks self-awareness.

Identify the definition of legitimate power from the following.

Coercive power is the capacity to:

Which of the following is true of reference power?

___ a woman gets criticized for displaying stereotypically male leadership characteristics and also gets criticized for showing female ones.

Coercive power involves use of incentives such as pay raises, bonuses, promotions, special assignments, and verbal or written compliments.

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Describe moral leadership and integrity. Describe a situation where a leader has moral overconfidence.

___ means that leaders act in honest, credible, and consistent ways to put their values into action.

A laissez-faire leader emphasizes both tasks and people.

When a leader practices an autocratic style of leadership, he or she:

Which of the following is suggested by the Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model?

According to the Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model, the telling style of leadership works best in:

____ leadership is inspirational and arouses extraordinary effort and performance.

Which of the following accurately defines "empowerment"?

Path-goal theory recognizes something called ____ , which are factors in the work setting that direct work efforts without the involvement of a leader.

Which of the following bases of power refers to the ability to influence through identification?

Achievement-oriented leadership differs from participative leadership in that participative leadership emphasizes the:

Research largely supports the gender similarities hypothesis.

Moral overconfidence is an overly positive view of one's strength of character.

A(n) _____ manager primarily focuses on getting work done with minimum effort.

A leader who is strong in emotional intelligence lacks self-awareness.

Identify the definition of legitimate power from the following.

Coercive power is the capacity to:

Which of the following is true of reference power?

___ a woman gets criticized for displaying stereotypically male leadership characteristics and also gets criticized for showing female ones.

Coercive power involves use of incentives such as pay raises, bonuses, promotions, special assignments, and verbal or written compliments.

Management, Managers, and Careers

Management Learning Past to Present

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Environment, Technology, and Sustainability

Global Management and Cultural Diversity

Entrepreneurship and New Ventures

Data and Decision Making

Planning Processes and Techniques

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Strategy and Strategic Management

Organization Structures

Organizational Culture and Change

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