Question 1

Which of the following statements is true regarding the changes in the study of leadership processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The study of the leadership situation is based entirely on group tasks.
B)  The leader is viewed purely as one who "initiates structure" within the group.
C)  Leadership is studied as a relationship between the leader and the led that is built over time.
D)  Contemporary studies of leadership place less emphasis on the impact of leadership on group success. C

Question 2

According to Taoism,a leader is best when people despise and fear him.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Individuals look to a leader to frame and concretize their reality,and are incapable of rejecting or changing the reality thus defined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The institutionalization of symbols as the tools for leadership,such as the leadership provided in absentia by Buddha,Jesus Christ,and Muhammad,is indicative of _____ leadership.

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational
B)  self-
C)  symbolic
D)  strategic

Question 5

Though leadership events were seen as outcomes of a relationship that implicates the leader,the led,and their shared situation,studies conducted within the situational approach usually left the _____ of leadership unattended.

Accepted Answer

A)  context
B)  qualities
C)  process
D)  shortcomings

Question 6

Respect for an able leader's decisions,goal attainment,and customer satisfaction are examples of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  outcomes
B)  processes
C)  context
D)  environment

Question 7

found that the leader's initiatives to provide goal orientations within the group led to antagonism,tension,and absenteeism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Most patterns of formal organization institutionalize the emergent characteristics of leadership into roles,rules,and relations that give tangible and enduring form to relationships between leaders and led.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Kurt Lewin's attention to the "social climates" created by several styles of leadership led to the evolution of the _____ approach to leadership.

Accepted Answer

A)  situational approach
B)  psychological approach
C)  justice approach
D)  spiritual approach

Question 10

Leadership,like other social phenomena,is socially constructed through _____,emerging as a result of the constructions and actions of both leaders and led.

Accepted Answer

A)  subjugation
B)  interaction
C)  election
D)  trickery

Question 11

An increasing number of management gurus are suggesting that many of today's organizations are undermanaged and overled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Autocratic,democratic,and servant are examples of the thematic perspective of leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Bandura and Walters used the identification of children with adult models to study leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Is it important for followers to identify with leaders? Explain.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

From a sociological perspective,the leadership process is fluid and not static in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which concept suggests that a person's potential to be influential arises out of the positive dispositions others hold toward him?

Accepted Answer

A)  Influence implication concept
B)  Interaction credence
C)  Idiosyncrasy credit
D)  Capacity capability model

Question 17

Highlight the components of the leadership process and describe their interconnections.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

The informal role of leadership occurs when an emergent leader arises from a set of dynamics,rather than being officially assigned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

as a dominant characteristic of the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  contemporary personality
B)  bureaucratic personality
C)  autocratic personality
D)  democratic personality

Question 20

Describe some of the alternative conceptualizations of leadership.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 1: Introduction to Leadership

Which of the following statements is true regarding the changes in the study of leadership processes?

According to Taoism,a leader is best when people despise and fear him.

Individuals look to a leader to frame and concretize their reality,and are incapable of rejecting or changing the reality thus defined.

The institutionalization of symbols as the tools for leadership,such as the leadership provided in absentia by Buddha,Jesus Christ,and Muhammad,is indicative of _____ leadership.

Though leadership events were seen as outcomes of a relationship that implicates the leader,the led,and their shared situation,studies conducted within the situational approach usually left the _____ of leadership unattended.

Respect for an able leader's decisions,goal attainment,and customer satisfaction are examples of _____.

found that the leader's initiatives to provide goal orientations within the group led to antagonism,tension,and absenteeism.

Most patterns of formal organization institutionalize the emergent characteristics of leadership into roles,rules,and relations that give tangible and enduring form to relationships between leaders and led.

Kurt Lewin's attention to the "social climates" created by several styles of leadership led to the evolution of the _____ approach to leadership.

Leadership,like other social phenomena,is socially constructed through _____,emerging as a result of the constructions and actions of both leaders and led.

An increasing number of management gurus are suggesting that many of today's organizations are undermanaged and overled.

Autocratic,democratic,and servant are examples of the thematic perspective of leadership.

Bandura and Walters used the identification of children with adult models to study leadership.

Is it important for followers to identify with leaders? Explain.

From a sociological perspective,the leadership process is fluid and not static in nature.

Which concept suggests that a person's potential to be influential arises out of the positive dispositions others hold toward him?

Highlight the components of the leadership process and describe their interconnections.

The informal role of leadership occurs when an emergent leader arises from a set of dynamics,rather than being officially assigned.

as a dominant characteristic of the _____.

Describe some of the alternative conceptualizations of leadership.