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Management 101: Leadership
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business-skills
Instructions:
Answer 46 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An enthusiastic - self-confident leader whose personality and actions influence people to behave in certain ways
Fiedler contingency model
Transactional leaders
Charismatic leader
Openness
2. The leader provides little direction and support
Consideration
Delegating (low task - low relationship)
Directive leader
Autocratic style
3. Technical and interpersonal knowledge and skills
Coercive power
Telling (high task - low relationship)
Competence
Directive leader
4. The leader defines roles and tells people what - how - when - and where to do various tasks
Telling (high task - low relationship)
Directive leader
Participative leader
Supportive leader
5. Power that arises because of a person's desirable resources or personal traits
Expert power
Least-preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
Competence
Referent power
6. Someone who can influence others and who has managerial authority
Competence
Leader
Leader-member exchange theory (LMX)
Autocratic style
7. Integrity; Competence; Consistency; Loyalty; and Openness
Delegating (low task - low relationship)
Position power
Five dimensions of trust
Directive leader
8. The extent to which a leader defines his or her role and the roles of group members in attaining goals
High-high leader
Leadership
Laissez-faire style
Initiating structure
9. The leader provides both directives and supportive behavior
Coercive power
Situational leadership theory (SLT)
Selling (high task - high relationship)
Democratic style
10. A leader who dictates work methods - makes unilateral decisions - and limits employee participation
Leader-member relations
Openness
Legitimate power
Autocratic style
11. A questionnaire that measures whether a leader is task or relationship oriented
Least-preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
Laissez-faire style
Integrity
Referent power
12. Impoverished management; Task management; Middle-of-the-road management; Country club management; and Team management
Least-preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
Seven leadership traits
Five styles named in managerial grid
Reward power
13. One of Fiedler's situational contingencies that describes the degree to which job assignments are formalized and structured
Task Structure
Transactional leaders
Democratic style
Expert power
14. The leadership theory that says leaders create in-groups and out-groups and those in the in-group will have higher performance ratings - less turnover - and greater job satisfaction
Expert power
Leader-member exchange theory (LMX)
Least-preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
Laissez-faire style
15. A two-dimensional grid for appraising leadership styles
Managerial grid
Least-preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
Supportive leader
Reward power
16. One of Fiedler's situational contingencies that describes the degree of influence a leader has over activities such as hiring - firing - discipline - promotions - and salary increases
Position power
Directive leader
Transformational leaders
Trust
17. The ability to create and articulate a realistic - credible - and attractive vision of the future that improves upon the present situation
Transactional leaders
Directive leader
Visionary leadership
Openness
18. A leadership theory proposing that effective group performance depends upon the proper match between a leader's style and the degree to which the situation allows the leader to control and influence
Least-preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
Fiedler contingency model
Leader
Charismatic leader
19. The extent to which people have the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task
Democratic style
Readiness
Fiedler contingency model
Least-preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
20. Shows concern for the needs of followers and is friendly
Supportive leader
Five styles named in managerial grid
Selling (high task - high relationship)
Leader-member relations
21. The power a leader has to give positive rewards
Supportive leader
Leadership
Reward power
Autocratic style
22. The extent to which a leader has work relationships characterized by mutual trust and respect for group members' ideas and feelings
Openness
Consideration
Credibility
Consistency
23. Consults with group members and uses their suggestions before making a decision
Openness
Directive leader
Participative leader
Expert power
24. Drive; Desire to lead; Honesty and integrity; Self-confidence; Intelligence; Job-relevant knowledge; and Extraversion
Task Structure
Seven leadership traits
Autocratic style
Least-preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
25. Willingness to protect a person - physically and emotionally
Leader-member exchange theory (LMX)
Path-goal theory
Loyalty
Achievement oriented leader
26. Reliability - predictability - and good judgment in handling situations
Integrity
Consistency
Charismatic leader
Fiedler contingency model
27. Leaders who lead primarily by using social exchanges (or transactions)
Transactional leaders
Five styles named in managerial grid
Democratic style
Legitimate power
28. A process of influencing a group to achieve goals
Leadership
Participating (low task - high relationship)
Least-preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
Expert power
29. A leadership contingency theory that focuses on followers' readiness
Directive leader
Fiedler contingency model
Charismatic leader
Situational leadership theory (SLT)
30. A leader high in both initiating structure and consideration behaviors
Reward power
Path-goal theory
Telling (high task - low relationship)
High-high leader
31. The leader and followers share in decision making; the main role of the leader is facilitating and communicating
Competence
Five styles named in managerial grid
Referent power
Participating (low task - high relationship)
32. Leadership theories that identify behaviors that differentiated effective leaders from ineffective leaders
Telling (high task - low relationship)
Least-preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
Behavioral theories
Trust
33. The power a leader has to punish or control
Transactional leaders
Task Structure
Behavioral theories
Coercive power
34. A leader who lets the group make decisions and complete the work in whatever way it sees fit
Consistency
Laissez-faire style
Participating (low task - high relationship)
Credibility
35. The power a leader has as a result of his or her position in an organization
Laissez-faire style
Task Structure
Leader-member exchange theory (LMX)
Legitimate power
36. The degree to which followers perceive someone as honest - competent - and able to inspire
Loyalty
Credibility
Leadership
Integrity
37. Power that's based on expertise - special skills - or knowledge
Transformational leaders
Expert power
Participative leader
Five dimensions of trust
38. Lets subordinates know what's expected of them - schedules work to be done - and gives specific guidance on how to accomplish tasks
Reward power
Directive leader
Consideration
Behavioral theories
39. A leader who involves employees in decision making - delegates authority - and uses feedback as an opportunity for coaching employees
Readiness
Legitimate power
Democratic style
Loyalty
40. Honesty and truthfulness
Competence
Integrity
Leader-member relations
Credibility
41. Sets challenging goals and expects followers to perform their highest level
Trust
Participating (low task - high relationship)
Achievement oriented leader
Least-preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
42. Leaders who stimulate and inspire (transform) followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes
Fiedler contingency model
Participative leader
Transformational leaders
Leadership
43. The belief in the integrity - character - and ability of a leader
Leader
Seven leadership traits
Trust
Referent power
44. One of Fiedler's situational contingencies that describes the degree of confidence - trust - and respect employees had for their leader
Leader
Leader-member relations
Referent power
Transactional leaders
45. Willingness to share ideas and information freely
Transformational leaders
Task Structure
Charismatic leader
Openness
46. A leadership theory that says the leader's job is to assist followers in attaining their goals and to provide direction or support needed to ensure that their goals are compatible with the goals of the group or organization
Autocratic style
Initiating structure
Supportive leader
Path-goal theory