Question 1

To design efficient management practices, the scientific management movement advocated the use of the following analytic tool:

Accepted Answer

A)   production leveling
B)   Maynard operation sequence technique
C)   methods-time measurement
D)   time-and-motion study D

Question 2

Jung, who wrote about genetically determined traits, was a Swiss psychologist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

A delegating style in the Hersey and Blanchard model is composed of high supportive and high directive leader behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The following is inconsistent with the leader-member exchange theory's strategies for success:

Accepted Answer

A)   high sense of mutual trust
B)   integration of individual needs only
C)   fluid, negotiated roles
D)   reciprocal influence

Question 5

Which of the following statements is inconsistent with the concept of situational leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is advocated by the managerial grid
B)   It was introduced by Hersey and Blanchard in 1969
C)   It is in contrast with the universal 9,9 approach
D)   It is based on followers' ability and willingness

Question 6

Which of the following is the exact effect of participative leader behavior according to House (1996)?

Accepted Answer

A)   It increases unity among employees
B)   It decreases the number of work-related accidents
C)   It increases the subordinates' motivation
D)   It clarifies the relationships among effort, goal attainment, and extrinsic reward

Question 7

Leader-member exchange theory examines:

Accepted Answer

A)   short-term interaction trends
B)   discrete and unrelated events
C)   the nature and effects of the presence of in-groups and out-groups in the workplace
D)   the low-, medium-, and high-exchange categories of relationships

Question 8

According to the path-goal theory, the leader's responsibility is to match organizational goals and employee goals so that employees can best attain their goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The trait theory fell out of favor with the:

Accepted Answer

A)   development of bureaucracy theories
B)   rise of behavioral sciences
C)   advent of dictatorship
D)   growth of communism

Question 10

In low-exchange relationships, according to LMX theory, influence from the leader to the member is reciprocal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Nez Perce Leadership Council example was given as an example of a collective approach to leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Great Man theory purported that men are natural leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One company cited in the textbook that continues to be successful in following the principles of scientific management is:

Accepted Answer

A)   UPS
B)   Google
C)   Apple
D)   Avon

Question 14

Research on path-goal theory has identified the major factors that affect the correct style to use, including the level of interdependency as one of the factors that calls for a more participatory style when jobs are highly interdependent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Explain how the supportive leadership style would be named and addressed in the leadership theories by these individuals: Blake and Mouton, Hersey and Blanchard, and House.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain how the supportive leadership style would...

Question 16

In postindustrial Asia, the study of leadership continues to be a study of:

Accepted Answer

A)   individualism
B)   personality
C)   collectivism
D)   humanism

Question 17

Describe the classical approaches to management. Is there a place today for any of the classical approaches to management study?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the classical approaches to management. Is...

Question 18

Strategies to assist low-performing employees include the leader providing feedback quickly unless it is negative, in which case the feedback should occur over a long term, starting very generally so that it will be accepted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Provide an example of why an excellent leader in one case (one with a specific set of traits) might perform poorly in another situation. Specify a set of very different leader characteristics that might be required in different settings.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Its distinctiveness in focusing on the connection between leadership and subordinate motivation in the context of the work environment is one of the strengths of:

Accepted Answer

A)   leader-member exchange theory
B)   path-goal theory
C)   managerial grid theory
D)   situational leadership theory

Exam 3: From Early Managerial to Transactional Theories of Leadership

To design efficient management practices, the scientific management movement advocated the use of the following analytic tool:

Jung, who wrote about genetically determined traits, was a Swiss psychologist.

A delegating style in the Hersey and Blanchard model is composed of high supportive and high directive leader behavior.

The following is inconsistent with the leader-member exchange theory's strategies for success:

Which of the following statements is inconsistent with the concept of situational leadership?

Which of the following is the exact effect of participative leader behavior according to House (1996) ?

Leader-member exchange theory examines:

According to the path-goal theory, the leader's responsibility is to match organizational goals and employee goals so that employees can best attain their goals.

The trait theory fell out of favor with the:

In low-exchange relationships, according to LMX theory, influence from the leader to the member is reciprocal.

The Nez Perce Leadership Council example was given as an example of a collective approach to leadership.

The Great Man theory purported that men are natural leaders.

One company cited in the textbook that continues to be successful in following the principles of scientific management is:

Research on path-goal theory has identified the major factors that affect the correct style to use, including the level of interdependency as one of the factors that calls for a more participatory style when jobs are highly interdependent.

Explain how the supportive leadership style would be named and addressed in the leadership theories by these individuals: Blake and Mouton, Hersey and Blanchard, and House.

In postindustrial Asia, the study of leadership continues to be a study of:

Describe the classical approaches to management. Is there a place today for any of the classical approaches to management study?

Strategies to assist low-performing employees include the leader providing feedback quickly unless it is negative, in which case the feedback should occur over a long term, starting very generally so that it will be accepted.

Provide an example of why an excellent leader in one case (one with a specific set of traits) might perform poorly in another situation. Specify a set of very different leader characteristics that might be required in different settings.

Its distinctiveness in focusing on the connection between leadership and subordinate motivation in the context of the work environment is one of the strengths of: