Question 1

Personalized power is often used for the benefit of others to make them feel strong and responsible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Possession of the listed qualities of effective leaders ensures that you will become a leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Personalized power orientation is associated with a strong desire for esteem and status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Based upon the __________ dimension of transformational leadership, the leader provides meaning and challenge through prosocial and collective actions.

Accepted Answer

A)  intellectual stimulation 
B)  individualized consideration 
C)  empowerment 
D)  inspirational motivation 
E)  idealized influence 
A)  intellectual stimulation 
B)  individualized consideration 
C)  empowerment 
D)  inspirational motivation 
E)  idealized influence

Question 5

The personal competence component of emotional intelligence refers to the skills of working effectively with others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements regarding the differences between men and women as leaders is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women are better at expressing their feelings. 
B)  Women have an easier time switching from the verbal left brain to the emotional right brain than men do. 
C)  Women score higher on IQ tests than men do. 
D)  Men show pain and stress by externalizing them. 
E)  Women show pain and stress by internalizing them. 
A)  Women are better at expressing their feelings. 
B)  Women have an easier time switching from the verbal left brain to the emotional right brain than men do. 
C)  Women score higher on IQ tests than men do. 
D)  Men show pain and stress by externalizing them. 
E)  Women show pain and stress by internalizing them.

Question 7

Computer specialists often have substantial expert power in organizations because they have technical knowledge that others need.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which innovative technique used by Proctor and Gamble to support junior female managers was discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Senior executives were assigned as mentors to female employees. 
B)  Junior female managers were permitted to attend upper management strategy meetings to become familiar with corporate planning. 
C)  Junior female managers were assigned middle management positions under different mentors in a revolving type schedule to learn various functions in the corporate structure. 
D)  Junior female managers were scheduled to participate in assessment center tests to determine their capacity to assume middle and upper management roles. 
E)  Female employees were paired with a senior manager for reverse mentoring to help the mostly male executives understand the issues women face. 
A)  Senior executives were assigned as mentors to female employees. 
B)  Junior female managers were permitted to attend upper management strategy meetings to become familiar with corporate planning. 
C)  Junior female managers were assigned middle management positions under different mentors in a revolving type schedule to learn various functions in the corporate structure. 
D)  Junior female managers were scheduled to participate in assessment center tests to determine their capacity to assume middle and upper management roles. 
E)  Female employees were paired with a senior manager for reverse mentoring to help the mostly male executives understand the issues women face.

Question 9

Match each term with the correct statement below.
-perspective of leadership based on rational exchange

Accepted Answer

A)  trait approach 
B)  behavioral approach 
C)  self-managed teams 
D)  situational leadership theory 
E)  transformational leadership
F) leadership substitutes
G) followership
H) transactional leadership 
A)  trait approach 
B)  behavioral approach 
C)  self-managed teams 
D)  situational leadership theory 
E)  transformational leadership
F) leadership substitutes
G) followership
H) transactional leadership

Question 10

Personal power is derived from the opportunities inherent in a person's position in an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to the leadership substitutes paradigm, leadership substitutes make leadership behavior irrelevant or redundant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

__________ models of leadership include those that define a leader's effectiveness based on task-orientation such as setting performance goals, giving directions, setting standards, providing resources, and supervising worker performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Trait 
B)  Objective 
C)  Subjective 
D)  Referent Power 
E)  Behavioral 
A)  Trait 
B)  Objective 
C)  Subjective 
D)  Referent Power 
E)  Behavioral

Question 13

With the telling style of leadership, the leader provides specific instructions and closely supervises performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Individuals with a personalized power orientation often act impulsively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A recent study of Fortune 500 companies found that sales people with high EQ (emotional quotients, which are the measure of emotional intelligence) produced __________ the revenue produced by so-called "average" performers.

Accepted Answer

A)  the same amount of 
B)  one-and-a-half times 
C)  two times 
D)  three times 
E)  four times 
A)  the same amount of 
B)  one-and-a-half times 
C)  two times 
D)  three times 
E)  four times

Question 16

Underlying the trait focus is the assumption that some people are endowed with certain physical characteristics, aspects of personality, and attitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The __________ approach to leadership examines what effective leaders do rather than what effective leaders are.

Accepted Answer

A)  task 
B)  transformational 
C)  introspective 
D)  behavioral 
E)  contingency 
A)  task 
B)  transformational 
C)  introspective 
D)  behavioral 
E)  contingency

Question 18

According to the situation leadership model, when readiness levels of subordinates are very low, a leader should employ a __________ leadership style.

Accepted Answer

A)  telling 
B)  delegating 
C)  selling 
D)  informing 
E)  participating 
A)  telling 
B)  delegating 
C)  selling 
D)  informing 
E)  participating

Question 19

Match each term with the correct statement below.
-a leadership paradigm founded on creating an organization of leaders who are ready to lead themselves

Accepted Answer

A)  trait approach 
B)  behavioral approach 
C)  self-managed teams 
D)  situational leadership theory 
E)  transformational leadership
F) leadership substitutes
G) followership
H) transactional leadership 
A)  trait approach 
B)  behavioral approach 
C)  self-managed teams 
D)  situational leadership theory 
E)  transformational leadership
F) leadership substitutes
G) followership
H) transactional leadership

Question 20

The __________ style of leadership suggests lowering both task or relations behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)  telling 
B)  delegating 
C)  selling 
D)  informing 
E)  participating 
A)  telling 
B)  delegating 
C)  selling 
D)  informing 
E)  participating

Personalized power is often used for the benefit of others to make them feel strong and responsible.

Possession of the listed qualities of effective leaders ensures that you will become a leader.

Personalized power orientation is associated with a strong desire for esteem and status.

Based upon the __________ dimension of transformational leadership, the leader provides meaning and challenge through prosocial and collective actions.

The personal competence component of emotional intelligence refers to the skills of working effectively with others.

Which of the following statements regarding the differences between men and women as leaders is not true?

Computer specialists often have substantial expert power in organizations because they have technical knowledge that others need.

Which innovative technique used by Proctor and Gamble to support junior female managers was discussed in the text?

Match each term with the correct statement below. -perspective of leadership based on rational exchange

Personal power is derived from the opportunities inherent in a person's position in an organization.

According to the leadership substitutes paradigm, leadership substitutes make leadership behavior irrelevant or redundant.

__________ models of leadership include those that define a leader's effectiveness based on task-orientation such as setting performance goals, giving directions, setting standards, providing resources, and supervising worker performance.

With the telling style of leadership, the leader provides specific instructions and closely supervises performance.

Individuals with a personalized power orientation often act impulsively.

A recent study of Fortune 500 companies found that sales people with high EQ (emotional quotients, which are the measure of emotional intelligence) produced __________ the revenue produced by so-called "average" performers.

Underlying the trait focus is the assumption that some people are endowed with certain physical characteristics, aspects of personality, and attitudes.

The __________ approach to leadership examines what effective leaders do rather than what effective leaders are.

According to the situation leadership model, when readiness levels of subordinates are very low, a leader should employ a __________ leadership style.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -a leadership paradigm founded on creating an organization of leaders who are ready to lead themselves

The __________ style of leadership suggests lowering both task or relations behaviors.

Management and Managers

Evolution of Management Thought

Social Responsibility and Ethics

Strategic Management and Planning in a Global Environment

Planning in the Contemporary Organization

Managerial Decision Making

Organizing for Effectiveness and Efficiency

Organizational Design

Strategic Human Resource Management

Organizational Culture and Change

Communicating Effectively Within Diverse Organizations

Exploring Individual Differences and Team Dynamics

Motivating Organizational Members

Organizational Control in a Complex Business Environment

Productivity and Quality in Operations

Information Technology and Control

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Exam 12: Leading in a Dynamic Environment

Personalized power is often used for the benefit of others to make them feel strong and responsible.

Possession of the listed qualities of effective leaders ensures that you will become a leader.

Personalized power orientation is associated with a strong desire for esteem and status.

Based upon the __________ dimension of transformational leadership, the leader provides meaning and challenge through prosocial and collective actions.

The personal competence component of emotional intelligence refers to the skills of working effectively with others.

Which of the following statements regarding the differences between men and women as leaders is not true?

Computer specialists often have substantial expert power in organizations because they have technical knowledge that others need.

Which innovative technique used by Proctor and Gamble to support junior female managers was discussed in the text?

Match each term with the correct statement below. -perspective of leadership based on rational exchange

Personal power is derived from the opportunities inherent in a person's position in an organization.

According to the leadership substitutes paradigm, leadership substitutes make leadership behavior irrelevant or redundant.

__________ models of leadership include those that define a leader's effectiveness based on task-orientation such as setting performance goals, giving directions, setting standards, providing resources, and supervising worker performance.

With the telling style of leadership, the leader provides specific instructions and closely supervises performance.

Individuals with a personalized power orientation often act impulsively.

A recent study of Fortune 500 companies found that sales people with high EQ (emotional quotients, which are the measure of emotional intelligence) produced __________ the revenue produced by so-called "average" performers.

Underlying the trait focus is the assumption that some people are endowed with certain physical characteristics, aspects of personality, and attitudes.

The __________ approach to leadership examines what effective leaders do rather than what effective leaders are.

According to the situation leadership model, when readiness levels of subordinates are very low, a leader should employ a __________ leadership style.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -a leadership paradigm founded on creating an organization of leaders who are ready to lead themselves

The __________ style of leadership suggests lowering both task or relations behaviors.

Management and Managers

Evolution of Management Thought

Social Responsibility and Ethics

Strategic Management and Planning in a Global Environment

Planning in the Contemporary Organization

Managerial Decision Making

Organizing for Effectiveness and Efficiency

Organizational Design

Strategic Human Resource Management

Organizational Culture and Change

Communicating Effectively Within Diverse Organizations

Exploring Individual Differences and Team Dynamics

Motivating Organizational Members

Organizational Control in a Complex Business Environment

Productivity and Quality in Operations

Information Technology and Control

Filters