LRD 300 FINAL EXAM NEW VERSION LAST UPDATED 2015 2015

1. Leadership focuses on the ________.
downward influence of a leader on his or her followers
importance of lateral and upward influence patterns
ways to increase a leaders following
elimination of dependency in relationships
2. Although there are clear differences between management and leadership
There is little research to support one or the other.
Leadership is more valued than management.
Management is more valued than leadership.
The two constructs overlap
3. If your superior tells you that she will offer you a raise provided you perform additional work beyond the requirements of your job he/she is exercising ________ power.
reward
personal
legitimate
coercive
4. Liz is a team leader at a local grocery store Recently her boss said that she needs to address the negative attitudes of employees. To try and fix this problem she has begun awarding gift-cards to employees who have great attitudes. What internal leadership intervention is Liz addressing?
Managing conflict
Satisfying needs
Goal focusing
Facilitating decisions
5. Contingency theory is concerned with ______ and _______.
Styles; situations
Leadership; situations
Traits; situations
Leaders; followers
6. How does servant leadership differ from path-goal theory?
Focuses on the behaviors leaders should exhibit to put followers first.
Is unconcerned with the way leaders should treat followers.
Focuses on the need for leaders to perfect themselves before helping others.
Makes the need for task completion necessary before relationships can thrive.
7. Argued that the major activities of management and leadership are played out differently; but both are essential to an organization:
Jago
Zaleznik
Bass
Kotter
8. The team leadership model puts who or what in the drivers seat of team effectiveness?
Leaders
Management
Satisfying needs
Leadership
9. Considering a cultural approach to leadership leadership should be conceptualized as:
An ability or skill
A relationship between a leader and a follower
A set of behaviors
A dynamic social process
10. Subordinates who have strong needs for affiliation prefer which type of leadership behavior?
Participative
Achievement oriented
Directive
Supportive
11. Which best describes the reason situational leadership is so practical for managers to use?
Its specific nature
Assist in relating demographics to leadership
Its straightforward nature
It is only applicable to lower-level managers
12. During a speech given by your department director he repeatedly emphasizes the importance of reaching goals set by the organization. He then goes on to lay out the framework to accomplish the goals. According to contingency theory which best describes your director?
High LPC score
Relationship motivated
Task motivated
Position power
13. Of the bases of power research indicates that ________ power is most effective.
Personal
Reward
Coercive
Legitimate
14. According to research one way women can advance in leadership is
By blending individualized consideration with inspirational motivation.
By leading in a more democratic manner than men.
By acting masculine and assertive and not in feminine ways.
By strongly resisting stereotype threats.
15. Which of the following leadership theories expects the leader to continually be concerned about subordinate motivation?
Leader-member exchange theory
Situational leadership theory
Path-goal theory
Contingency theory
16. What type of power did Bill Gates have when he and Paul Allen started Microsoft?
Legitimate
Expert
Referent
Coercive
17. The Ohio State studies considered the behaviors of consideration and initiating structure as:
High value and low value
Interdependent
Distinct and independent
Cause and effect
18. Critical factors for developing a cultural based leadership development program may include:
Focuses on all levels of an organization from the individual to the wider organization gathers ethnographic data and looks at many aspects of cultures.
Starts the evaluation at the assessment phase gathers formal data and focuses on the language of the participants.
There are no critical factors. Leaders should be sent to various countries and allowed to learn that way.
Focuses on the organization as a whole rather than the individual demographic information and formal data gathering.
19. Critical life events affect authentic leadership because
They act as a catalyst for change.
They are a common occurrence.
They reinforce patterned behaviors.
They influence a multitude of people.
20. The following traits are associated with charismatic leadership:
Self-monitoring impression management
Physical attractiveness height
Desire for power desire to help others
Intelligence self-confidence
21. Your parents and older siblings are all successful elected officials. After graduation it is suggested by many that you should seek office and in turn offer you their support. Which best describes the leadership approach being demonstrated?
Leadership as a process
Expert power
Trait perspective
Style approach to leadership
22. To create change transformational leaders______________.
Value out-group members opinions.
Focus on the task at hand.
Leave followers to work on their own.
Become strong role models for their followers.
23. Which type of leadership is most similar to transformational leadership?
Laissez-faire
Charismatic
Transactional
Transitional
24. Questionnaires on situational leadership often ask for respondents to look at specific applications of leadership styles within situations which may result in:
Negative perceptions toward the organizations
Biased results in favor of situational leadership
Results that are not in favor of situational leadership
Wide range of responses that are hard to validate
25. In the skills model which of these is a general cognitive ability?
Problem-solving skills
Knowledge
Motivation
Information processing
26. In which way are leadership and power often approached?
From the perspective of the follower
As a form of coercion
As positional power
As a relational concern for both leaders and followers
27. Your boss listens to employees personal problems and tries to create a positive work environment by being agreeable eager to help comforting and uncontroversial. This is an example of:
Middle-of-the-road management
Authority-compliance management
Team management
Country-club management
28. Mary has managed the mailroom for 2 years Management views Mary as a person with special leadership talent such as intelligence sociability and determination. What approach is management using in assessing Mary?
Trait approach
Styles approach
Managerial grid approach
Attribution approach
29. The leader is at the core of group change and activity representing the backbone of the group or organization. Leadership is viewed as:
Focus of group processes
Leadership as a behavior
Leadership as an act
Personality perspective
30. Of the Big Five personality factors which is the most strongly associated with leadership?
Social status
Openness
Emotional intelligence
Extraversion