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Module 5: Leading Flashcards

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If a manager announces a casual-dress policy on Fridays and then comes to work dressed casually on the following Friday, this is an example of

(A) planning
(B) organizing
(C) leading
(D) controlling
(E) negative reinforcement
A

(C) leading

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Which of the following basic leadership styles most closely matches the “high structure, low consideration” of the Ohio State leadership studies?

(A) Country club
(B) Team
(C) Selling
(D) Relationship motivated
(E) Telling
A

(E) Telling

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Which of the following terms best describes leaders who guide or motivate their followers in the direction of established goals by stressing rewards and the consequences of not conforming to expectations?

(A) Transactional
(B) Transformational
(C) Charismatic
(D) People-oriented
(E) Informal
A

(A) Transactional

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The use of transactional leadership is based on the concept of which of the following?

(A) Using rewards and coercive power
(B) Stressing intrinsic motivators
(C) Creating team-based goal setting
(D) Using peer-based performance evaluations
(E) Implementing employee involvement plans

A

(A) Using rewards and coercive power

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Under what circumstances is transactional leadership least likely to be effective?

(A) Periods of stability
(B) Periods of great change and uncertainty
(C) Within a closely-knit group
(D) When employees are poorly motivated
(E) In an assembly-line production operation

A

(B) Periods of great change and uncertainty

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Which type of leadership depends on the possession of a “magnetic” personality and the ability to attract followers based on your personal characteristics?

(A) Transactional
(B) Participative
(C) Laissez-faire
(D) Group-dominant
(E) Transformational
A

(E) Transformational

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Transformational leaders who offer their followers an inspiring vision of the future are using which tool?

(A) Halo thinking
(B) Visionary selling
(C) Inspirational motivation
(D) Intellectual stimulation
(E) Individualized consideration
A

(C) Inspirational motivation

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Which of the following styles of leadership is most likely to be effective with workers who have experience and are professionally oriented?

(A) Supportive
(B) Task-oriented
(C) Achievement-oriented
(D) Mentoring
(E) Authoritarian
A

(C) Achievement-oriented

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Which of the following personality traits best describes individuals who can adapt and adjust their behavior to external factors?

(A) Low self-esteem
(B) External locus of control
(C) High self-monitoring
(D) Low authoritarianism
(E) High authoritarianism
A

(C) High self-monitoring

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If an investor buys a stock based on the recommendation of a broker because the broker’s previous recommendations have been profitable, the broker possesses which type of power?

(A) Referent
(B) Legitimate
(C) Informal authority
(D) Charismatic
(E) Expert
A

(E) Expert

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Coercive power involves the power to

(A) promote
(B) punish
(C) reward
(D) allow participation
(E) delegate
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(B) punish

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Which of the following best describes a team that brings together organizational members from various areas such as marketing, engineering, human resources, and production to work on a task?

(A) Command
(B) Self-managed
(C) Cross-functional
(D) Restrictive
(E) Informal
A

(C) Cross-functional

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In one stage of group development, group members come to accept and understand one another; differences are resolved and members develop a sense of team cohesion. This stage of group development is known as

(A) Adjourning
(B) Performing
(C) Storming
(D) Norming
(E) Forming
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(D) Norming

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When in group meetings, Mikhail routinely shows skills in reducing tension among members, supporting others’ ideas, and showing sensitivity to the decreased performance of fellow members caused by fatigue. He is exhibiting which of the following types of group roles?

(A) Maintainance
(B) Task
(C) Gatekeeper
(D) Decisional
(E) Follower
A

(A) Maintainance

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Group or team cohesiveness is usually influenced by which of the following?

(A) Employee incentive systems
(B) Goal-setting processes
(C) Identification with the group by its members
(D) Size of the organization
(E) Type of organizational structure
A

(C) Identification with the group by its members

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Ying belongs to a group of workers who are given administrative oversight of the group’s planning, scheduling, monitoring, and staffing. Which of the following best describes the type of team to which Ying belongs?

(A) Semiautonomous
(B) Cross-functional
(C) Self-managed
(D) Virtual
(E) Traditional
A

(C) Self-managed

17
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Function of management that involves the social and informal sources of influence that you use to inspire action taken by others.

(A) Planning
(B) Organizing
(C) Leading
(D) Controlling

A

(C) Leading

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Which of the following basic leadership styles most closely matches the “high structure, high consideration” of the Ohio State leadership studies?

(A) Participating
(B) Delegating
(C) Selling
(D) Telling

A

(C) Selling

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Which of the following basic leadership styles most closely matches the “low structure, low consideration” of the Ohio State leadership studies?

(A) Participating
(B) Delegating
(C) Selling
(D) Telling

A

(B) Delegating

20
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Which of the following basic leadership styles most closely matches the “low structure, high consideration” of the Ohio State leadership studies?

(A) Participating
(B) Delegating
(C) Selling
(D) Telling

A

(A) Participating

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Which of the following basic leadership styles most closely matches the “high concern for people, low concern for production” of the Blake and Mouton Grid?

(A) Country Club
(B) Impoverished Leader
(C) Middle of the Road
(D) Team
(E) Produce or Perish
A

(A) Country Club

22
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Which of the following basic leadership styles most closely matches the “low concern for people, low concern for production” of the Blake and Mouton Grid?

(A) Country Club
(B) Impoverished Leader
(C) Middle of the Road
(D) Team
(E) Produce or Perish
A

(B) Impoverished Leader

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Which of the following basic leadership styles most closely matches the “moderate concern for people, moderate concern for production” of the Blake and Mouton Grid?

(A) Country Club
(B) Impoverished Leader
(C) Middle of the Road
(D) Team
(E) Produce or Perish
A

(C) Middle of the Road

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Which of the following basic leadership styles most closely matches the “high concern for people, high concern for production” of the Blake and Mouton Grid?

(A) Country Club
(B) Impoverished Leader
(C) Middle of the Road
(D) Team
(E) Produce or Perish
A

(D) Team

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Which of the following basic leadership styles most closely matches the “low concern for people, high concern for production” of the Blake and Mouton Grid?

(A) Country Club
(B) Impoverished Leader
(C) Middle of the Road
(D) Team
(E) Produce or Perish
A

(E) Produce or Perish

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Based on Fiedler’s Contingency Theory, these types of leaders are the best fit in a poorly-structured environment, where the rules don’t work.

(A) Transactional leaders
(B) Transformational leaders

A

(B) Transformational leaders

In a poorly-structured environment, where the rules don’t work, leaders with good interpersonal skills and relations with followers will perform best; transformational leaders are the best fit here.

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Based on Fiedler’s Contingency Theory, these types of leaders are the best fit in a clearly-structured environment, where the rules are understood and work well.

(A) Transactional leaders
(B) Transformational leaders

A

(A) Transactional leaders

In a clearly-structured environment, leaders who are impersonal and have no special relations with followers will perform the best.

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According to the Path-Goal Theory, this type of leadership gives employees clear directions. Works well in confusing jobs, but doesn’t work well for boring jobs.

(A) Directive leadership
(B) Supporting leadership
(C) Participative leadership
(D) Achievement oriented leadership

A

(A) Directive leadership

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According to the Path-Goal Theory, this type of leadership supports employees through challenging periods. When employees know their jobs and like them – doesn’t help.

(A) Directive leadership
(B) Supporting leadership
(C) Participative leadership
(D) Achievement oriented leadership

A

(B) Supporting leadership

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According to the Path-Goal Theory, this type of leadership is most effective when employees have high levels of ability and internal locus of control (where employees believe they can control outcomes).

(A) Directive leadership
(B) Supporting leadership
(C) Participative leadership
(D) Achievement oriented leadership

A

(C) Participative leadership

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According to the Path-Goal Theory, this type of leadership sets goals for employees and encourage them to meet those goals. Most effective when employees have high levels of ability and motivation, and are professionally oriented.

(A) Directive leadership
(B) Supporting leadership
(C) Participative leadership
(D) Achievement oriented leadership

A

(D) Achievement oriented leadership

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