Leadership

An interesting extension of the trait theory of leader performance
suggests that certain traits are necessary requirements for leadership
excellence but do not guarantee it. Instead, leadership excellence is a
function of:
a. specific behaviors performed as a leader
b. how well people follow your leadership
c. the right person being in the right place
d. appropriate modeling behavior training

c. the right person being in the right place

The Job Choice Exercise measures needs for:
a. socialization and acceptance
b. power, affiliation, and acceptance
c. leadership
d. power, affiliation, and achievement

d. power, affiliation, and achievement

Which of the following leadership styles is not high in person
orientation?
a. Country club
b. Initiating structure
c. Consideration
d. Theory Y

b. Initiating structure

Leaders who are high in person orientation and low in task
orientation will have:
a. high performance
b. low turnover
c. high turnover
d. a high grievance rate

b. low turnover

Leaders who are high in task orientation and low in person
orientation will have:
a. low performance
b. low turnover
c. a high grievance rate
d. a low grievance rate

c. a high grievance rate

Leaders who are high in both task and person orientations will
have:
a. high performance
b. low turnover
c. a low grievance rate
d. all of three of these results

d. all of three of these results

leaders are insecure and seldom rock the boat or cause
trouble.
a. Narcissistic
b. High likability floater
c. Obsessive-compulsive
d. Paranoid/passive-aggressive

b. High likability floater

A factor that is related to Fiedler's Contingency Model is the
favorableness of a situation. According to this theory, the
favorableness of a situation is determined by three variables. Which
of the following is NOT one of these three variables?
a. Task structure
b. Leader position power
c. Size of the organization
d. Leader-member relations

c. Size of the organization

High LPC leaders perform best when the situational favorability is:
a. low
b. hig
c. moderate
d. Ambiguous

c. moderate

According to the IMPACT theory of leadership, which of the following behavioral styles works best in a situation of despair?
a. Informational
b. Magnetic
c. Affiliation
d. Position

b. Magnetic

Leaders with ____ styles lead through energy whereas a leader
with affiliation style leads through _____.
a. tactical / strategy
b. position/powe
c. magnetic / liking
d. strategy/coercion

c. magnetic / liking

A leader with a _ style leads through the use of strategy and
is most effective in a situation of disorganization.
a. tactical
b. coercive
c. magnetic
d. Affiliation

a. tactical

Which of the four behavioral leadership styles proposed by House
calls for planning, organizing, and controlling the activities of
employees?
a. Instrumental
b. Supportive
c. Participative
d. Achievement-oriented

a. Instrumental

French and Raven (1959) propose five types of power that a leader
can use. Which of the following types of power is inherent in the
position a person holds?
a. Expert
b. Referent
c. Reward
d. Legitimate

d. Legitimate

Sam Walton’s strong emphasis on customer service at Walmart
demonstrates the importance of ____ in being a great leader.
a. vision
b. differentiation
c. values
d. Flaws

c. values

In _, leaders reflect on their own ethics, core beliefs, and
values.
a. IMPACT theory
b. ethics-based leadership
c. authentic leadership
d. situational leadership

c. authentic leadership