Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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According to Hersey and Blanchard's situational theory of
leadership:
a. | the primary determinant of the required leadership style is task
complexity. | b. | the three styles of leadership behaviour are participative, autocratic, and
compromising. | c. | personality traits of the manager determine the required leadership
style. | d. | employees are the key to determining the required leadership
style. | e. | task-oriented leadership is more effective in most
situations. |
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In the television series The Office, the plot describes an inept office
manager who thinks of himself as a great leader and a group of employees who sell paper
products. Because his employees want to keep their jobs, sales continue to take place in spite
of the office manager's unsuccessful attempts to encourage efficiency. This show
illustrates a:
a. | substitute for leadership. | b. | Level 5 leader. | c. | transactional
leader. | d. | leader neutralizer | e. | leader
complement. |
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In the movie King Solomon's Mine, the hero, Quatermain, is portrayed
as having the skills needed to survive and to help others survive in any type of harsh
conditions. In addition, he has the ability to speak several different languages and
understands when risk taking should be avoided. He is a leader due to his _____ power.
a. | legitimate | b. | expert | c. | coercive | d. | referent | e. | reward |
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Leader qualities include:
a. | visionary, passionate, creative | b. | flexible, inspiring,
innovative | c. | courageous, imaginative, experimental | d. | initiates change, personal
power | e. | all of the above |
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Manager qualities include:
a. | rational, consulting, persistent | b. | problem solving, tough-minded,
analytical | c. | structured, deliberate, authoritative | d. | stabilizing, position power | e. | all of the
above |
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The personal characteristics of leaders include:
a. | charm, motivation, charisma, and caring | b. | physical
characteristics, intelligence and ability, personality | c. | social characteristics, work-related
characteristics, and social background | d. | B and C but not A | e. | A and C but not
B |
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The two axes on the leadership grid indicate the leader’s concern
for:
a. | people and production | b. | physical assets and
production | c. | production and social interactions | d. | training and development | e. | Theory X and Theory
Y |
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Contingency approaches are a model of leadership that describes the relationship
between:
a. | people and production | b. | leadership styles and specific organizational
situations | c. | research and development | d. | training and development | e. | organizational goals
and management measurement tools |
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Fiedler’s contingency theory is concerned with the extent to which the
leader’s style is:
a. | internally oriented or externally oriented | b. | leadership oriented
or organization oriented | c. | relationship oriented or task
oriented | d. | goal oriented or communication oriented | e. | customer oriented or
employee oriented |
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Sven is a manager of a manufacturing facility in Helsinki but he is physically
located at the firm’s head office in Copanhagen. The fact that he is separated from his
subordinates means that his ability to give directions to them is greatly reduced. In this case
Sven’s physical location is acting as a(n) _________.
a. | expectancy variable | b. | communication barrier | c. | leadership
failure | d. | neutralizer | e. | barrier to
entry |
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Alexander the Great knew what he wanted to accomplish, and he was able to
communicate his ideas that appealed to the collective imagination of his followers. This skill
enabled Alexander within a period of twelve years to conquer for the Greek kingdom almost the entire
known world of the time. Based on this Alexander had a clear _________.
a. | need | b. | concept | c. | idea | d. | plan | e. | vision |
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After being promoted and obtaining the title of “Supervisor”,
Neil’s ________ increased.
a. | workload | b. | stress level | c. | legitimate
power | d. | number of meetings | e. | overall job
satisfaction |
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Sara, as head of research and development, has the authority to punish or to
recommend punishment of employees working under her. Based on this we would say that she has a
significant level of _________.
a. | expert power | b. | coercive power | c. | resource
power | d. | legitimate power | e. | job satisfaction
power |
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Ade is known as a person who is unpretentious and modest. Based on this it
could be said that he demonstrates _________.
a. | power | b. | humility | c. | sacrifice | d. | legitimate authority | e. | significant power
over others |
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The order of the levels of the Level Five Leadership Hierarchy are:
a. | 1. contributing team member, 2. highly capable individual, 3. competent manager, 4.
effective leader, and 5. Level 5 Executive | b. | 1. highly capable individual, 2. competent
manager, 3. contributing team member, 4. effective leader, and 5. Level 5
Executive | c. | 1. highly capable individual, 2. effective leader, 3. competent manager, 4.
contributing team member, and 5. Level 5 Executive | d. | 1. highly capable individual, 2. contributing
team member, 3. competent manager, 4. effective leader, and 5. Level 5 Executive | e. | 1. highly capable
individual, 2. contributing team member, 3. competent manager, 4. Level 5 Executive, and 5. effective
leader |
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Margaret tells her employees that business is about values, not just
economic
performance. Based on this she is a(n) ________ leader.
a. | moral | b. | sacrificial | c. | legitimate | d. | interactive | e. | charismatic |
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