Deck 4: Behavioral Approach

Question 1

I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff.I love to chat with them regularly,work with them on schedules that fit their needs,and work to develop camaraderie amongst all.I do assign tasks and hold them accountable for the work,but that is my secondary concern.My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?

A) 8, 3
B) 1, 9
C) 9, 9
D) 3, 8

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A leader who has intermediate concern for both tasks and relationships is displaying ______.

A) country club behaviors
B) authority compliance behaviors
C) middle-of-the-road behaviors
D) team behaviors

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Relationship behaviors ______.

A) facilitate goal accomplishment
B) focus on personal advantage for the leader
C) help group members feel comfortable with one another
D) provide structure

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Blake & Mouton indicated that opportunistic leaders have a ______ style that they typically use and a ______ style they use under pressure.

A) dominant, back-up
B) task, production
C) authority, paternal
D) relationship, maternal

Question 5

Jamal enjoys interacting with the team members he supervises.He is employing ______.

A) task behaviors
B) process behaviors
C) directing behaviors
D) relationship behaviors

Question 6

A leader who places high emphasis on job requirements and low emphasis on people is displaying ______.

A) country club behaviors
B) authority compliance behaviors
C) middle-of-the-road behaviors
D) team behaviors

Question 7

I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff.I love to chat with them regularly,work with them on schedules that fit their needs,and work to develop camaraderie amongst all.I do assign tasks and hold them accountable for the work,but that is my secondary concern.My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?

A) Moderately high task; moderately low relationship
B) Very low task; very high relationship
C) Very high task; very high relationship
D) Moderately low task; moderately high relationship

Question 8

A leader who makes priorities clear,stimulates participation,is open minded and enjoys working is displaying ______.

A) country club behaviors
B) authority compliance behaviors
C) middle-of-the-road behaviors
D) team behaviors

Question 9

Which study analyzed questionnaires taken by followers as they described their leader behaviors?

A) Ohio State studies
B) Michigan studies
C) Blake and Mouton
D) Stogdill and Zacaro

Question 10

I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff.I assign tasks each work shift and check back regularly to see that work has been done.I do not spend much time talking with my staff about things other than getting the job done.My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?

A) 8, 3
B) 1, 9
C) 9, 9
D) 9, 1

Question 11

Which point on the Leadership Grid is proven to consistently be the best form of leadership?

A) authority compliance
B) there is no best style
C) middle-of-the-road
D) team behaviors

Question 12

I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff.I chat often with the staff and enjoy joking with them but only after I have assigned the tasks and they have accomplished them.My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?

A) 1, 9
B) 5, 5
C) 3, 8
D) 9, 1

Question 13

A leader who makes sure the personal and social needs of followers are met is displaying ______.

A) country club behaviors
B) authority compliance behaviors
C) middle-of-the-road behaviors
D) team behaviors

Question 14

Which study resulted in viewing task and relationship behaviors on two intersecting axes?

A) Ohio State studies
B) Michigan studies
C) Blake and Mouton
D) Stogdill and Zacaro

Question 15

Which of the styles on Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid has low concern for interpersonal relationships and high concern for task accomplishment?

A) authority compliance
B) country club
C) impoverished
D) middle of the road

Question 16

Which research group labeled task behaviors "initiating structure"?

A) Ohio State studies
B) Michigan studies
C) Blake and Mouton
D) Stogdill and Zacaro

Question 17

Which of the styles on Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid has high concern for interpersonal relationships and low concern for task accomplishment?

A) authority compliance
B) country club
C) impoverished
D) middle of the road

Question 18

The University of Michigan studies explored how leadership functioned in ______.

A) organizations
B) follower interactions
C) dyadic relationships
D) small groups

Question 19

A leader who is indifferent and apathetic is displaying ______.

A) country club behaviors
B) authority compliance behaviors
C) middle-of-the road behaviors
D) impoverished behaviors

Question 20

I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff.I assign tasks each work shift and check back regularly to see that work has been done.I do not spend much time talking with my staff about things other than getting the job done.My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?

A) moderately high task; moderately low relationship
B) very high task; very low relationship
C) very high task; very high relationship
D) moderately low task; moderately high relationship

Question 21

As Andrew's boss,you recently sent Andrew to a leadership training program because he is now in charge of a five-person team.Andrew returns from the training and tells you he wants to develop a Team Management style of behavior.Currently his behavior plots at 8,3 on the Leadership Grid.What could you do to coach him effectively?

A) tell him to keep doing what he's doing, he's already there
B) coach him to put more emphasis on the team's productivity goals
C) encourage him to host his subordinates at his house for dinner
D) ask him to identify the best team members and reward their loyalty

Question 22

The behavioral approach works by ______.

A) telling leaders how to behave
B) finding the 9, 9 style is the best style
C) describing major types of leader behaviors
D) emphasis on task behaviors

Question 23

Which scholar(s)created the Leadership Grid?

A) Stogdill
B) Blake and Mouton
C) French and Raven
D) Ohio State University researchers

Question 24

Sara is criticized for shifting her management style too much and is known as a leader who watches out for herself.She is a ______.

A) 1, 9 leader
B) 9, 1 leader
C) opportunistic leader
D) paternalistic leader

Question 25

Which leadership style,according to Blake and Mouton,includes rewards and approval for people in return for their loyalty and obedience?

A) middle-of-the-road
B) opportunism
C) paternalism/maternalism
D) authority compliance

Question 26

Which of the following is not a task-focused leader behavior?

A) initiating structure
B) production orientation
C) consideration
D) facilitating goal accomplishment

Question 27

The director of your department attends one weekly meeting.Other than that,the director is seldom at the office and rarely responds to e-mails when you send questions pertaining to the organization.This is an example of ______.

A) authority compliance management
B) impoverished management
C) country-club management
D) middle-of-the-road management

Question 28

Which of the following behaviors is not associated with the opportunistic leadership style?

A) The leader shifts his or her style to gain personal advantage.
B) The leader may be perceived as ruthless and cunning.
C) The leader may be perceived as adaptable and strategic.
D) The leader stresses the importance of social needs.

Question 29

Which of the following is not a relationship-focused leader behavior?

A) nurturing followers
B) employee orientation
C) consideration
D) initiating structure

Question 30

Researchers developed a questionnaire called the LBDQ.The letters "LBDQ" stand for what?

A) leader-based detail questionnaire
B) leadership-biased descriptive questionnaire
C) leadership-based diagnostic questionnaire
D) leadership behavior description questionnaire

Question 31

Your boss listens to employees' personal problems and tries to create a positive work environment by being agreeable,eager to help,comforting,and uncontroversial while remaining less concerned with productivity.This is an example of ______.

A) authority compliance leadership
B) team leadership
C) country club leadership
D) impoverished leadership

Question 32

Larry dislikes giving instructions to employees.He is uncomfortable using ______.

A) task behaviors
B) process behaviors
C) follower behaviors
D) relationship behaviors

Question 33

You are required to report directly to your supervisor every morning.Upon arrival he gives you a large list of tasks to be completed by the end of the day; he states he will be checking in after lunch to see your progress.This is an example of ______.

A) authority compliance management
B) team management
C) country-club management
D) middle-of-the-road-management

Question 34

Paternalism/maternalism refers to a leader who ______.

A) is a benevolent dictator
B) is focused on selfish needs
C) is noncommittal
D) integrates task and relationship behaviors

Question 35

Your boss tries to create a positive work environment while also instructing employees about what tasks to do and when they should be completed.This is an example of ______.

A) authority compliance leadership
B) team leadership
C) country club leadership
D) middle-of-the road leadership

Question 36

The Ohio State studies identified the behaviors of consideration and initiating structure as ______.

A) cause and effect
B) distinct and independent
C) high value and low value
D) interdependent

Question 37

Middle-of-the-road management best describes leaders who are ______.

A) avoiding
B) empathetic
C) compromising
D) accommodating

Question 38

Jim is a manager of a restaurant.He is very concerned with efficiency and goal accomplishment as well as very intent on making employees happy through lots of participation and open-mindedness.

A) Jim is a compromiser.
B) Jim is an impoverished leader
C) Jim is a high-high style leader.
D) Jim is low in initiating structure and high in consideration.

Question 39

The behavioral approach explains ______.

A) who leaders are
B) what competencies leaders possess
C) adjusting behavioral styles to fit employee needs
D) describing leader behaviors

Question 40

Each day of the week you meet with your direct supervisor and your coworkers for a morning meeting.The meeting is open-forum and issues,goals,topics,and ideas are all discussed at the meeting,during which the supervisor responds when able and asks for feedback often.This is an example of ______.

A) authority compliance management
B) team management
C) country club management
D) middle-of-the-road management

Question 41

Which approach describes how leaders act?

A) trait
B) skills
C) leader-member exchange
D) behavioral

Question 42

The behavioral approach describes ______.

A) what leaders do
B) who leaders are
C) skills leaders possess
D) traits leaders display

Question 43

The behavioral approach reminds leaders that ______.

A) personality is the essence of effective leadership
B) who they are is more important than what they do
C) task behaviors are more important than relationship behaviors
D) they should continually engage in both task and relationship behaviors

Question 44

Grid seminars are training and development programs that make use of the styles approach.These seminars are done through the use of ______ findings.

A) Ohio State studies
B) university of Michigan studies
C) black and Mouton's
D) Mumford's

Question 45

The behavioral approach is being applied when a corporate trainer ______.

A) administers an Emotional Intelligence test to match leaders and followers
B) gives a motivational speech to the executive team to boost morale
C) uses assessments to help leaders discover their relative focus on goals vs. people
D) offers employees an in-depth look at their personality traits for behavioral improvement

Question 46

Daily meetings,open communication,face-to-face interaction,and accessibility are all behaviors of which type of leader?

A) task
B) relationship
C) opportunistic
D) paternalistic/maternalistic

Question 47

Researchers studying the behavioral approach determined that leadership is composed of two general kinds of behaviors: ______.

A) directive and supportive
B) task and relationship
C) directive and authoritative
D) supportive and authoritative

Question 48

Paternalistic and maternalistic use both ______ and ______ but never combine the two.

A) 1, 1 and 5, 5
B)5, 5 and 1, 9
C) 1, 9 and 9, 1
D) 1, 1 and 9, 9

Question 49

Which of the components on Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid has high concern for both interpersonal relationships and task accomplishment?

A) team
B) country club
C) impoverished
D) middle of the road

Question 50

The focus of behavioral approach is on ______.

A) personality factors
B) follower actions
C) leader actions
D) leader capabilities

Question 51

Which of the components on Blake & Mouton's Leadership Grid has medium concern for interpersonal relationships and task accomplishment?

A) authority compliance
B) country club
C) impoverished
D) middle of the road

Question 52

Mia expresses interest in her employees' personal and professional lives.She is demonstrating ______.

A) task behaviors
B) process behaviors
C) relationship behaviors
D) directing behaviors

Question 53

______ refers to a leader who uses any combination of the basic five styles for the purpose of personal advancement.

A) middle-of-the-road management
B) maternalism
C) opportunism
D) team management

Question 54

I am able to identify task and relationship types of behaviors in my leader.I am applying the main focus of which leadership approach?

A) behavioral
B) skills
C) trait
D) path-goal

Question 55

Behavioral approach does all of the following except ______.

A) broaden the field of leadership research to include behaviors
B) support itself through a range of studies
C) emphasize the importance of task and relationship behavior
D) identify a universal set of leadership behaviors

Question 56

I am meeting my new team,which I will directly supervise for the first time.I introduce myself and jump right into the agenda items for the jobs each team member will be assigned.I am using ______.

A) authoritative behaviors
B) delegating behaviors
C) relationship behaviors
D) task behaviors

Question 57

Which scholar(s)developed the Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaire (LBDQ)?

A) Ohio State studies
B) Stogdill
C) University of Michigan studies
D) Blake and Mouton

Question 58

You tell your staff how and when to do their jobs.You are using ______.

A) process behaviors
B) task behaviors
C) relationship behaviors
D) directing behaviors

Question 59

Which scholar(s)explored leadership behavior on performance of small groups?

A) Ohio State studies
B) Stogdill
C) University of Michigan studies
D) Blake and Mouton

Question 60

I am meeting my new team,which I will directly supervise for the first time.I introduce myself and invite each team member to share some interesting facts about themselves unrelated to work.I am using ______.

A) authoritative behaviors
B) task behaviors
C) relationship behaviors
D) directing behaviors

Question 61

Jennifer can see that her leader sometimes directs the team and sometimes tries to build relationships with the group.She does not change her behaviors based on whom she is interacting with; Jennifer just can pick out when she uses these two different styles.Jennifer's leader is using ______.

A) situational leadership
B) path-goal leadership
C) skills leadership
D) behavioral leadership

Question 62

The LBDQ identified which core leadership behavior?

A) team
B) country club
C) initiating structure
D) opportunism

Question 63

Task behaviors include ______.

A) consideration
B) initiating structure
C) employee orientation
D) trust building

Question 64

I am doing a training program for staff to help them understand how to integrate both task and relationship behaviors in the workplace.I am applying the main components of which approach in this training session?

A) situational
B) behavioral
C) path-goal
D) skills

Question 65

I am really not interested in interacting with my staff nor do I put much emphasis at all on how the team performs.I am using ______.

A) authority compliance leadership
B) team leadership
C) impoverished leadership
D) pseudotransformational leadership

Question 66

I am doing a training program for staff to help them understand how to integrate both task and relationship behaviors in the workplace using the Leadership Grid.I am using the results from which set of researchers?

A) the Ohio State University
B) the University of Michigan
C) Kouzes and Posner
D) Blake and Mouton

Question 67

The leader of your club is a fun person.She sets up a great atmosphere at meetings and events,but your club never really gets any work done and accomplishes few of its stated goals.This leadership style can most accurately be plotted where on the Leadership Grid?

A) 7, 2
B) 5, 4
C) 2, 8
D) 9, 9

Question 68

Using the behavioral approach,______.

A) leaders can determine what actions will lead to specific organizational outcomes
B) leaders can learn a lot about themselves in how they are perceived by others
C) followers can plot the personality traits of their leaders on a map
D) followers can seek maternal/paternal leaders that best match their needs

Question 69

Which of the following is a strength of the behavioral approach?

A) the research supports how leader behaviors affect performance outcomes
B) the research found the high-high style to be the most effective
C) he wide range of research on leadership behaviors gives it credibility
D) the research found a universal style that is effective in all situations

Question 70

Which of the following is not a criticism of the behavioral approach?

A) the research supports how leader behaviors affect performance outcomes
B) the behavioral approach is heuristic
C) the research found the high-high style to be the most effective
D) the research found a universal style that is effective in all situations

Question 71

Which of the following is a strength of the behavioral approach?

A) it can accurately predict employee job satisfaction
B) the universal style of team leadership is best
C) the wide range of research on leadership behaviors gives it credibility
D) the research supports that task and relationship behaviors lead to positive team outcomes

Question 72

Collectively among all the research on the Behavioral Approach,what is one consistent finding from the research?

A) the high task-high relationship style is best
B) the middle-of-the-road style is what most followers prefer
C) the opportunistic style is what most leaders use
D) there was no universal style determined to be best

Question 73

Relationship behaviors include ______.

A) consideration
B) results orientation
C) focus on workload
D) production orientation

Question 74

Relationship behaviors ______.

A) facilitate goal accomplishment
B) focus on personal advantage for the leader
C) help group members feel comfortable with one another
D) involve the leader assigning tasks to favorite followers

Question 75

Which of the following is a criticism of the behavioral approach?

A) there is no instrument to identify leader behaviors
B) the universal style of team leadership is best
C) the wide range of research on leadership behaviors gives it credibility
D) the research has not shown how leader's behaviors correlate with performance outcomes

Question 76

I get involved with my team and create a positive environment while directing daily operations and keeping results of the team high.I am using ______.

A) authority compliance leadership
B) team leadership
C) country club leadership
D) middle of the road leadership

Question 77

The LBDQ used today was originally constructed from a ______.

A) list of more than 1,800 items
B) personality inventory
C) a set of questions answered by small groups
D) focus group data

Question 78

Behavioral approach contributes to leadership understanding by ______.

A) expanding focus to what leaders do
B) focusing in on leader characteristics
C) expanding focus to who leaders are
D) focusing on adaptive leadership

Question 79

The central purpose(s)of the behavioral approach is ______.

A) to describe how leaders combine two main types of behaviors
B) to discover which personal qualities correlate to effective behaviors
C) o assess how leader traits influence followers
D) to explain leader competencies

Question 80

Blake and Mouton's research identified ______.

A) how leaders combine concern for results and concern for people
B) how task and relationship behaviors are part of one continuum
C) how leader and follower behaviors are on two separate continua
D) how opportunism as a behavior style focuses on followers roles