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This study guide provides a comprehensive overview of leadership theories and decision-making styles, covering key concepts such as the trait approach, the big 5 personality traits, task-oriented and people-oriented behaviors, decision-making styles, fiedler's contingency theory, and house's path-goal theory. It includes multiple-choice questions with answers, allowing students to test their understanding of the material.
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The earliest approach to the study of leadership was
A | the behavioral approach.
B | the transformational approach.
C | the trait approach.
D | the transactional approach. - ANSWER C
The trait approach to leadership examines all of the following factors EXCEPT
A | psychological attributes.
B | physical characteristics.
C | behaviors.
D | personality characteristics. - ANSWER C
Which of the following statements regarding intelligence is INCORRECT?
A | One's intelligence is the strongest predictor of leadership performance.
B | Effective leaders tend to have high emotional intelligence as well as high mental intelligence.
C | People with high mental abilities are more likely to be viewed as leaders in their environment.
D | IQ matters for entry into the high level managerial ranks, but once there, IQ is less effective since all others at that level also possess high IQ. - ANSWER A
All of the following are examples of the Big 5 Personality traits EXCEPT
A | extraversion.
B | intelligence.
C | openness.
D | agreeableness. - ANSWER B
Extraversion is
A | being affable, tolerant, sensitive, trusting, kind and warm.
B | being outgoing, talkative, sociable, and enjoying social situations.
C | being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement oriented and dependable.
D | being curious, original, intellectual, creative and open to new ideas. - ANSWER B
The Big 5 personality trait ___________ has the strongest relationship to both leader emergence and leader effectiveness.
A | conscientiousness
B | openness
C | agreeableness
D | extraversion - ANSWER D
Being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement-oriented and dependable are characteristics of the personality trait
Research has found all of the Big 5 personality traits to be related to leader emergence and leader effectiveness EXCEPT
A | openness.
B | extraversion.
C | conscientiousness.
D | agreeableness. - ANSWER D
The two broad categories of leader behaviors are
A | task-oriented and people-oriented structures.
B | task-oriented and authority-oriented structures.
C | people-oriented and authority-oriented structures.
D | task-oriented and initiating structures. - ANSWER A
Task-oriented behaviors are also called
A | laissez-faire.
B | consideration.
C | initiating structure
D | authoritarianism. - ANSWER C
People-oriented behaviors include
A | providing employees instructions.
B | structuring employee roles.
C | planning for increased employee performance.
D | treating employees with respect. - ANSWER D
People-oriented behaviors are also called
A | laissez-faire.
B | consideration.
C | authoritarian.
D | initiating structure. - ANSWER B
Research findings of leader behaviors suggest
A | extremely high levels of leader task-oriented behaviors may lead to burnout in employees.
B | when leaders are task oriented, employees are more satisfied.
C | task oriented behaviors tend to be more effective in large companies.
D | employees who work under people oriented leaders are more productive. - ANSWER A
When leaders make decisions alone without involving employees in the decision making process, they are using
A | laissez-faire decision making.
B | participative decision making
C | democratic decision making.
B | you would have a high least preferred coworker score.
C | you would not have a least preferred coworker score.
D | you would have a midrange least preferred coworker score. - ANSWER A
Situational favorableness includes all of the following conditions EXCEPT
A | leader-subordinate relations.
B | motivation level.
C | position power.
D | task structure. - ANSWER B
If leader-subordinate relations are good, position power is high and task is structured, the situation would be categorized as
A | favorable.
B | medium favorable.
C | controlled.
D | unfavorable. - ANSWER A
If leader-subordinate relations are poor, position power is low, and task is unstructure, the situation would be categorized as
A | medium favorable.
B | controlled.
C | unfavorable.
D | favorable. - ANSWER C
In situations of medium favorableness,
A | either low or high LPC leaders will be effective.
B | high LPC leaders are effective.
C | medium LPC leaders are effective.
D | low LPC leaders are effective. - ANSWER B
Research on Fiedler's Contingency Theory indicates which of the following?
A | Fiedler's theory is a useful framework for thinking about which learned skills are useful in predicting leadership.
B | Predictions about where high LPC leadership will be effective are supported more than those where low LPC leadership is effective.
C | Fiedler's theory is important because it recognizes the importance of the leadership context.
D | There is full support for Fiedler's Contingency theory. - ANSWER C
Which of the following statements regarding House's path-goal theory of leadership is INCORRECT?
A | Leaders can create high performing employees by making sure employee effort leads to performance and that performance is rewarded with desired rewards.
A | achievement-oriented
B | supportive
C | participative
D | directive - ANSWER C
An achievement-oriented leader
A | makes sure employees are involved in decision making.
B | provides emotional support to employees.
C | sets goals for employees and encourages them to reach their goals.
D | provides directions for his employees. - ANSWER C
Which of the statements regarding research on House's path-goal theory is correct?
A | The theory's greatest contribution is the importance of the leader's ability to change styles depending on the circumstances.
B | House's theory suggests that the leader's style is fixed and the environment changes.
C | House's theory is based upon goal-setting theory.
D | The theory has been fully tested and verified. - ANSWER A
Most research on leadership has been conducted on which of the following theories of leadership?
A | Situational leadership theory
B | Fieldler's contingency theory
C | Transformational leadership theory
D | House's path-goal theory - ANSWER C
___________ leaders lead employees by aligning employee goals with the leader's goals.
A | Transformational
B | Transactional
C | Achievement-oriented
D | Directive - ANSWER A
Which one of the following traits is NOT a tool that transformational leaders use to influence employees and create commitment to the company goals?
A | management by exception
B | inspirational motivation
C | intellectual stimulation
D | charisma - ANSWER A
Research on transformational and transactional leadership shows all of the following EXCEPT
A | transformational leaders create higher levels of commitment to organizational change efforts.
B | transactional leaders increase the intrinsic motivation of their followers.
C | transactional leaders have positive influences over employee attitudes.
C | All employees would like to have a positive relationship with their leader.
D | A problem with a low-quality exchange relationship is that employees may not have access to a positive work environment. - ANSWER C
Servant leadership
A | involves structuring the roles of subordinates, providing them with instructions, and behaving in ways that will increase the performance of the group.
B | is a leadership approach that defines the leader's role as serving the needs of others.
C | refers to effective leaders who stay true to themselves.
D | is leading employees by aligning employee goals with the leader's goals. - ANSWER B
Servant leaders
A | feel an obligation to their employees, customers and the larger community.
B | put themselves first.
C | make their primary mission high-level personal achievement.
D | make their overriding goal getting their employees to contribute to the community. - ANSWER A
Servant leadership has an explicit focus on all of the following factors EXCEPT
A | community development.
B | paternalism.
C | ethics.
D | self-sacrifice. - ANSWER B
Authentic leadership
A | is a leadership approach that defines the leader's role as serving the needs of others.
B | sets goals for employees and encourages them to reach those goals.
C | refers to effective leaders who stay true to themselves.
D | makes sure employees are involved in decision making. - ANSWER C
Which of the following is NOT a key characteristic of authentic leaders?
A | They have no set priorities.
B | They have high levels of personal integrity.
C | They are not afraid to act they way they are.
D | They understand where they are coming from. - ANSWER A
The leadership decision tree
A | decoding.
B | encoding.
C | noise.
D | medium. - ANSWER B
Men and women tend to differ in their communication styles. Which of the following statements regarding those differences is correct?
A | Women use metaphors from the home; men from work.
B | Women focus more on competition in their communication; men on cooperation.
C | Men focus on requests in their communication; women on orders.
D | Women focus on intuition in communicating; men on data. - ANSWER D
A communication receiver who is preparing his comment or answer and not really listening to the sender is
A | biased.
B | using semantics.
C | rehearsing.
D | using jargon. - ANSWER C
Active listening involves
A | taking time to understand the points being made.
B | giving partial attention to the sender so you can be thinking about your response.
C | interrupting the message sender to clarify what she is saying.
D | refraining from asking senders any questions about their messages. - ANSWER A
All of the following are rules for active listening EXCEPT
A | listen for feelings.
B | note all cues.
C | find areas of agreement with the speaker.
D | listen for message content. - ANSWER C
Listening
A | does not require close attention to the sender so multitasking is possible.
B | is an art, not a skill, and cannot be learned.
C | creates a bond between communicators, but does not increase communication flow or accuracy.
D | can be demonstrated to the sender by nonverbal signals like the nod of a head. - ANSWER D
All of the following would freeze a conversation EXCEPT
A | You are very skilled at that.
B | You had better listen.
B | crucial conversations are ones where opinions vary and emotions run strong.
C | crucial conversations require flexible communication styles to be most effective.
D | communications experts suggest using "but" not "and" in crucial conversations. - ANSWER D
A memo is an example of
A | verbal communication.
B | nonverbal communication.
C | written communication.
D | direct communication. - ANSWER C
Information-rich channels convey more
A | verbal information.
B | effective information.
C | nonverbal information.
D | ineffective information. - ANSWER C
Effective managers tend to use more
A | information-rich channels.
B | verbal channels.
C | nonverbal channels.
D | written channels. - ANSWER A
Communication usually travels diagonally to
A | subordinates.
B | supervisors.
C | coworkers.
D | other departments. - ANSWER D
Recent surveys indicate that managers spend a majority of their time communicating with what group?
A | those external to the organization
B | others that are internal to the firm (e.g., those in other departments).
C | superiors
D | subordinates - ANSWER D
External communication about a client's product or service created for a specific receiver is
A | a company report
B | a web page
C | an ad
D | a press release - ANSWER D
An external communication that combines the look of an article with the focused message of an ad is
A | an advertorial.