Leadership style
1. What level of leadership process is emphasized in most theories of effective leadership?
OrganizationalGroup
Intra-individual Dyadic Incorrect
2. Transformational behavior can include
contingent rewards inspirational motivation passive management by exception
active management by exception Correct
3. One unique characteristic of followers in leadership theory is task commitment and effort confidence and optimism
skills and expertise traits Incorrect
4. Charismatic leaders add followers by considering other solutions
possessing specific expertise
sharing the decision making
appealing to emotions and articulating a vision
Correct
5. A contingency theory of leadership that depends on specific procedures for leader behaviors and has strong support is LPC contingency model normative decision theory
cognitive resource theory
multiple-linkage model theory
Incorrect
6. Which statement about transformational and charismatic leadership is most accurate?
Charisma is a necessary ingredient in transformational leadership
Both types of leadership are effective in any situation
Both types of leadership involve the same underlying processes
Charismatic leaders are more effective in business organizations
Correct
7.Contingency theories may be difficult to implement because there is always a single best solution of the rapid pace of business
situational changes happen infrequently managers have time to evaluate situations
Correct
8. Which of the following is a characteristic of a positive charismatic?
Devotion to ideology not personal identification
Centralized decision making by the leader
Information is restricted
Dependency on the leader
Correct
9. Ideological leaders will develop when the leader appeals to emotion
has particular expertise makes a rational appeal to followers
appeals to shared values
Correct
10. Which characteristic of negative charismatic leadership is more likely to lead to failure?
Centralized decision making
Focus on personal power
Tendency to make risky decisions
Identification to the organization
Incorrect
11. A leadership contingency theory that stresses the intelligence and experience of the leader is leadership substitutes theory
normative decision theory
situational leadership theory
cognitive resource theory
Correct
12. A contingency theory that contains mediating variables is multiple-linkage model
cognitive resource theory
situational leadership theory
leadership substitutes theory
Incorrect
13. A theory that explains the most effective pattern of leadership behavior in a specified situation is best classified as
descriptive
prescriptive
contingency
universal
Correct
14. Most of the leadership theory and research explaining the actions of leaders and why those actions occurred has described
ethical leadership
prescriptive leadership
descriptive leadership
universal leadership
Correct
15. CEOs who exhibit charismatic characteristics were noted to
generate more sales
make company ads
increase company profitability
negotiate higher compensation packages
Incorrect
16. Effective transformational leaders
delegate most decisions to individuals or self-managed teams
select subordinates who will be loyal and uncritical
challenge strongly held values of followers to get their attention
use a combination of transformational and transactional behaviors
Correct
17. A theory that emphasizes leader traits and skills as determinants of leadership behavior is best categorized at what level?
Dyadic
Group
Individual
Organizational
Correct
18. The concept that some people are natural (born) leaders is an attribute of which leadership approach?
Behavior approach
Trait approach
Power-influence approach
Situation approach
Correct
19. Distant charismatics are often described in terms of their effect on follower
task behavior
motivation
political attitudes identification with the leader
Incorrect
20. Most leadership theories emphasize
leader characteristics
characteristics of the leadership situation
both leader and follower characteristics
follower characteristics
Incorrect
21. Which statement comparing transformational and charismatic leadership is most accurate?
There are no important differences between the two types of leadership.
Situational variables are less important for charismatic leadership.
Personal identification is more important in transformational leadership.
Leader articulation of an appealing vision is important in both theories.
Incorrect
22. The leadership process that describes how a group operates in an open system with other groups is called
inter-active process
intra-individual process
organizational process
group process
Select and describe a leader I admire. Using leadership theories, analyze the selected leader to identify characteristics and leadership qualities that contributed to that persons success. The leader I selected is previous GE CEO and Author Jack Welch.
References: Leadership in Organizations 8th edition. Gary Yukl.
Jack Welch’s book Winning.