Question 1

What does traditional management science focuses upon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meeting worker satisfaction 
B)  Delineating barriers to productivity 
C)  Using a laissez-faire approach 
D)  Encouraging employee participation 
A)  Meeting worker satisfaction 
B)  Delineating barriers to productivity 
C)  Using a laissez-faire approach 
D)  Encouraging employee participation B

Question 2

Managing conflict among staff members would occur in which part of the management process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planning 
B)  Organizing 
C)  Directing 
D)  Evaluating 
A)  Planning 
B)  Organizing 
C)  Directing 
D)  Evaluating C

Question 3

Which activity is associated with a leadership role? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mentoring two new managers 
B)  Establishing goals for the coming year 
C)  Advocating for employee regarding personal policies 
D)  Providing a motivational speech at the new employee orientation 
A)  Mentoring two new managers 
B)  Establishing goals for the coming year 
C)  Advocating for employee regarding personal policies 
D)  Providing a motivational speech at the new employee orientation A, B, C, D

Question 4

Which leadership style maintains strong control over the work group and uses coercion to motivate others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Authoritarian 
B)  Democratic 
C)  Laissez-faire 
D)  A contingency approach 
A)  Authoritarian 
B)  Democratic 
C)  Laissez-faire 
D)  A contingency approach

Question 5

Which statement by a subordinate demonstrates the greatest problem for the leader?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Your plans for the changes will be difficult to implement." 
B)  "I don't think you heard what the rest of us had to say." 
C)  "Do you have an idea what direction we need to go?" 
D)  "Can you tell me why my suggestion will not work?" 
A)  "Your plans for the changes will be difficult to implement." 
B)  "I don't think you heard what the rest of us had to say." 
C)  "Do you have an idea what direction we need to go?" 
D)  "Can you tell me why my suggestion will not work?"

Question 6

Which statement about situational or contingency leadership theory is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  High relationship behavior is much more essential to a good manager than high task behavior 
B)  This leadership model is effective in bureaucratic organizations because it is task focused 
C)  Management should be consistent in different situations so workers understand what is expected of them 
D)  The leadership style chosen by a manager should reflect the task/relationship behavior of those being managed 
A)  High relationship behavior is much more essential to a good manager than high task behavior 
B)  This leadership model is effective in bureaucratic organizations because it is task focused 
C)  Management should be consistent in different situations so workers understand what is expected of them 
D)  The leadership style chosen by a manager should reflect the task/relationship behavior of those being managed

Question 7

Gardner states that integrated leaders-managers distinguish themselves from more traditional managers in six ways. Which is a distinguishing trait of a traditional manager rather than an integrated leader-manager?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are politically astute 
B)  They look outward, toward the larger organization 
C)  They extend influence only to their own group 
D)  They emphasize vision, values, and motivation 
A)  They are politically astute 
B)  They look outward, toward the larger organization 
C)  They extend influence only to their own group 
D)  They emphasize vision, values, and motivation

Question 8

Which statement depicts leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  A leadership position is assigned 
B)  A leadership position carries a legitimate source of power 
C)  Members of a group will follow a person in a leadership position only by choice 
D)  Leadership requires meeting organizational goals 
A)  A leadership position is assigned 
B)  A leadership position carries a legitimate source of power 
C)  Members of a group will follow a person in a leadership position only by choice 
D)  Leadership requires meeting organizational goals

Question 9

What assumption about workers does Theory X hold?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers will naturally put forth effort 
B)  Workers need threats to be motivated 
C)  Workers are diligent and responsible 
D)  Workers are in tune with organizational needs 
A)  Workers will naturally put forth effort 
B)  Workers need threats to be motivated 
C)  Workers are diligent and responsible 
D)  Workers are in tune with organizational needs

Question 10

Max Weber, a well-known German sociologist, began to study large-scale organizations to determine what made some more efficient than others. What was his conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers had to have a say in management to work most effectively 
B)  Consistent rules and regulations for workers increased efficiency 
C)  Employees should feel appreciated and valued 
D)  Workers need frequent rest periods to increase overall production 
A)  Workers had to have a say in management to work most effectively 
B)  Consistent rules and regulations for workers increased efficiency 
C)  Employees should feel appreciated and valued 
D)  Workers need frequent rest periods to increase overall production

Question 11

What is the idea that workers should be hired, trained, and promoted based on their competence and abilities related to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Part of the management functions identified by Fayol 
B)  The result of the human relations studies 
C)  The outcome of studies done by Mayo at the Hawthorne Works 
D)  One of the four overriding principles of scientific management 
A)  Part of the management functions identified by Fayol 
B)  The result of the human relations studies 
C)  The outcome of studies done by Mayo at the Hawthorne Works 
D)  One of the four overriding principles of scientific management

Question 12

Which is a characteristic of Theory Z?

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-consensus decision making 
B)  Fitting employees to their jobs 
C)  Rapid career promotions 
D)  Authoritative problem solving 
A)  Non-consensus decision making 
B)  Fitting employees to their jobs 
C)  Rapid career promotions 
D)  Authoritative problem solving

Question 13

What concept does early leadership-theory development suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leadership is a process of influencing others within an organizational culture 
B)  The interactive relationship between the leader and the follower is significant 
C)  Some are born to lead, whereas others are born to be led 
D)  Vision and empowerment are two of the most critical leadership skills 
A)  Leadership is a process of influencing others within an organizational culture 
B)  The interactive relationship between the leader and the follower is significant 
C)  Some are born to lead, whereas others are born to be led 
D)  Vision and empowerment are two of the most critical leadership skills

Question 14

What does the Hawthorne effect implied about people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human beings under investigation will respond to the fact that they are being studied 
B)  Production will increase or decrease as light in a factory is increased or decreased 
C)  Membership in small groups forms social control 
D)  People are inherently good and will seek out work 
A)  Human beings under investigation will respond to the fact that they are being studied 
B)  Production will increase or decrease as light in a factory is increased or decreased 
C)  Membership in small groups forms social control 
D)  People are inherently good and will seek out work

Question 15

What is the basic premise of the interactional theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leadership behavior is generally determined by the relationship between the leader's personality and the specific situation 
B)  Manager behaviors are generally determined by the relationship between the manager's personality and the specific situation. 
C)  Both managers and followers have the ability to raise each other to higher levels of motivation and morality. 
D)  Both leaders and followers have the ability to raise each other to higher levels of motivation and morality. 
A)  Leadership behavior is generally determined by the relationship between the leader's personality and the specific situation 
B)  Manager behaviors are generally determined by the relationship between the manager's personality and the specific situation. 
C)  Both managers and followers have the ability to raise each other to higher levels of motivation and morality. 
D)  Both leaders and followers have the ability to raise each other to higher levels of motivation and morality.

Question 16

What type of management was emphasized in the human relations era of management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participatory 
B)  Authoritarian 
C)  Democratic 
D)  Laissez-faire 
A)  Participatory 
B)  Authoritarian 
C)  Democratic 
D)  Laissez-faire

Question 17

Which represents the management functions that are incorporated into the management process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planning, directing, organizing, staffing, and evaluating 
B)  Planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling 
C)  Organizing, planning, staffing, directing, and evaluating 
D)  Organizing, staffing, planning, implementing, and controlling 
A)  Planning, directing, organizing, staffing, and evaluating 
B)  Planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling 
C)  Organizing, planning, staffing, directing, and evaluating 
D)  Organizing, staffing, planning, implementing, and controlling

Question 18

Which function of the management process involves the performance evaluation of staff?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planning 
B)  Organizing 
C)  Staffing 
D)  Controlling 
A)  Planning 
B)  Organizing 
C)  Staffing 
D)  Controlling

Question 19

It is the idea that context is an important mediator of transformational leadership, that led to the creation of full range leadership theory early in the 21st century. This theory originally developed by Antonakis, Avolio, and Sivasubramaniam suggests how many transformational factors impacting leadership style and its impact on followers?

Accepted Answer

A)  One 
B)  Three 
C)  Five 
D)  Nine 
A)  One 
B)  Three 
C)  Five 
D)  Nine

Question 20

What is the typical focus of managers? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Establishing a legitimate source of power 
B)  Delegating responsibilities to staff members 
C)  Formulate the budget to achieve the stated goals 
D)  Direct attention to the management of unwilling subordinates 
A)  Establishing a legitimate source of power 
B)  Delegating responsibilities to staff members 
C)  Formulate the budget to achieve the stated goals 
D)  Direct attention to the management of unwilling subordinates

Exam 2: Classical Vierws of Leadership and Management

What does traditional management science focuses upon?

Managing conflict among staff members would occur in which part of the management process?

Which activity is associated with a leadership role? Select all that apply.

Which leadership style maintains strong control over the work group and uses coercion to motivate others?

Which statement by a subordinate demonstrates the greatest problem for the leader?

Which statement about situational or contingency leadership theory is correct?

Gardner states that integrated leaders-managers distinguish themselves from more traditional managers in six ways. Which is a distinguishing trait of a traditional manager rather than an integrated leader-manager?

Which statement depicts leadership?

What assumption about workers does Theory X hold?

Max Weber, a well-known German sociologist, began to study large-scale organizations to determine what made some more efficient than others. What was his conclusion?

What is the idea that workers should be hired, trained, and promoted based on their competence and abilities related to?

Which is a characteristic of Theory Z?

What concept does early leadership-theory development suggest?

What does the Hawthorne effect implied about people?

What is the basic premise of the interactional theory?

What type of management was emphasized in the human relations era of management?

Which represents the management functions that are incorporated into the management process?

Which function of the management process involves the performance evaluation of staff?

What is the typical focus of managers? Select all that apply.

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