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Q1. Leadership is:
the ability to influence a group in goal achievement.
an inherited trait.
not something that can be learned.
a trait held by all managers.
Q2. Leadership research indicates that trait theories:
have not been adequately researched.
account for the needs of followers.
are the most popular leadership theories.
fail to clarify the relative importance of various traits.
Q3. If trait theories of leadership are valid, then leaders are:
trained
born
dominant
powerless
Q4. If leadership behavioral theories are correct, then:
leadership trait theories are incorrect.
leaders are born with leadership behaviors.
leader behavior should be altered.
leadership can be learned.
Q5. The conclusion arrived at by Michigan researchers strongly favored:
humanistic leaders.
employee-oriented leaders.
production-oriented leaders.
technical-oriented leaders.
Q6. In the University of Michigan studies, low group productivity
& lower job satisfaction were associated with:
production-oriented leaders.
technical-oriented leaders.
employee-oriented leaders.
humanistic leaders.
Q7. Which leadership style was favored by the University of Michigan
researchers?
concern for production
employee-oriented
production-oriented
initiating structure
Q8. Based on the findings of Blake & Mouton, managers perform
best under the conditions of:
country club management.
organization management.
team management.
authority-obedience.
Q9. A ___________ leader concentrates on task efficiency but not
on people concerns in Managerial Grid.
9, 1.
1, 9
9, 9.
5, 5
Q10. Which one of the following is not a contingency
theory?
autocratic-democratic continuum model
path-goal model
managerial grid model
leader-participation model
Q11. Three situational criteria identified in the Fiedler model
are:
job requirements, position power, leadership ability
charisma, influence, leader-member relations
leader-member relations, task structure, & position power
task structure, leadership ability, & group conflict
social
Q12. Hersey & Blanchard's situational theory differs from other
leadership theories, most clearly because it:
identifies specific leadership styles.
focuses on the followers.
makes leadership contingent on the situation.
uses the leadership dimensions of task & relationship behaviors.
Q13. Which of the following styles offered by Hersey &
Blanchard most approximates the 9,9 leader?
telling
selling
delegating
participating
Q14. The leadership behaviors identified by the path-goal
theory are:
participative leader, goal-oriented leader, supportive leader
achievement-oriented leader, humanistic leader
supportive leader, directive leader, participative leader, achievement-
oriented leader
participative leader, directive leader
Q15. A situation where leadership may not be important is when:
there are explicit formalized procedures.
employees are inexperienced.
employees lack training.
employees lack professionalism.
Q16. The "task" dimension is same as:
initiating structure.
directive leadership.
production orientation.
all of the above
Q17. The "People" dimension is same as:
relationship-oriented.
employee-oriented.
consideration
all of the above
Q18. There are some situations when charismatic leadership would
not be needed. Which of the following would be an example of such a situation?
A business is facing the introduction of a radically new product
A business is facing a life-threatening crisis
During a time of war
All of the above would benefit from charismatic leadership
Q19. Two types of leaders identified in charismatic leadership theory
are:
transformational leaders & charismatic leaders.
translational leaders & transcendent leaders.
transactional leaders & transformational leaders.
task-oriented leaders & employee-oriented leaders.
Q20. The type of leader who inspires followers to transcend their
own self-interest for the good of firm & who is capable of having a
profound effect on followers is a:
transcendent leader.
transformational leader.
transactional leader.
employee-oriented leader.
Q21. National culture affects leadership style. We expect participation
to be most effective in low-power-distance cultures e.g.:
Honduras
Saudi Arabia
Norway
Iraq