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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
3) An organization that has become overly concerned with rules and order and has lost its vision
is an example of:
A) an organization with leadership but no motivation
B) an organization with leadership but no management
C) an organization with management but no leadership
D) an organization with management but no implementation
E) an organization with motivation but no management
5) Over the last century, the approaches to studying leadership have been largely:
A) changing, from a behavioral view to a liberational view to a trait-based view
B) changing, from a behavioral view to a trait-based view to a situational view
C) static, with a mixture of views
D) changing, from trait-based views to behavioral views to developmental views
E) static, with a behavioral view
6) Which of the following, if true, would be the best evidence against the trait approach to
leadership?
A) Throughout history, leaders have consistently demonstrated greater intelligence, insight,
responsibility, and persistence.
B) Concern for people and concern about results can conflict, forcing a leader to choose one at
the expense of the other.
C) The qualities associated with successful leadership in European businesses are different from
those in Asian businesses.
D) Even the best leaders need the support of the organization in order to accomplish their goals.
E) Failures in leadership can lead to problems in every aspect of a company's operations.
7) Which of the following caused a resurgence of the trait theory of leadership, originally popular
at the beginning of the 20th century?
A) a debate over which traits are more important than the others
B) the development of meta-analysis
C) a solidification of the list of traits
D) an increase in intelligence and sociability in the general population
E) the inclusion of more leaders on the list of "Great Men"
10) A leader who is concerned primarily with employees and shows little concern for results is at
which area of the Leadership Grid?
A) Country Club Management
B) Team Management
C) Impoverished Management
D) Authority-Compliance Management
E) Middle of the Road Management
11) Which of the following is a valid criticism of the behavioral approaches to leadership?
A) It is difficult to find examples of leaders who have concern for people and concern for
production at the same time.
B) The theories are not backed up by empirical proof that certain leadership styles are more
effective than others are.
C) The behavioral approaches reject the trait approach without providing an alternative.
D) Too much concern for people over production can lead to lax standards in an organization.
E) An emphasis on production over people obscures HR problems until they are serious.
12) All of the following are behaviors leaders can choose to enact, depending on the situation,
according to Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leader model EXCEPT:
A) Coaching
B) Implementing
C) Supporting
D) Directing
E) Delegating
13) The Situational Leader is a popular training program. However, there are some valid critiques
of the approach. Which of the following is one of them?
A) There is no evidence that in-group exchanges are more beneficial than out-group exchanges.
B) It is not actually possible to develop leaders from those who do not have the personality traits
necessary for leadership.
C) Followers may not be able to follow the program as written, which reduces its effectiveness.
D) Researchers have not been able to replicate the results of the initial studies the program is
based on.
E) Leaders may not actually be able to determine the level of development of those they lead.
14) Which of the following is the focus of both the leader-member exchange theory and the
transformational leadership theory?
A) the relationships between leaders at different organizations and sharing their experiences to
transform their followers
B) the transformation from trait-based approaches to leadership to situational-based approaches
to leadership
C) the relationships between different group members and using those relationships to develop
leadership traits
D) the transformation from follower to leader through active mentoring
E) the relationships between leader and group members and fostering group members to take
on more shared leadership roles
15) The approach that says that leaders should have as many in-group relationships and as few
out-group relationships as possible with followers is:
A) Level 5 leadership
B) leadership making
C) contingency theory
D) situational leadership
E) servant leadership
16) Steven Covey's principle-centered leadership model emphasizes:
A) providing concrete goals and requirements first, then giving followers support
B) focusing your actions on your goals and on developing the people around you
C) maintaining a calm, centered attitude even while under pressure
D) collecting a variety of experiences to aid in the application of leadership skills
E) following the eight steps in order, as written
17) The servant leadership model has inspired companies and university programs:
A) to ask executives and professors to serve employees and students
B) to use transformational leadership
C) to develop their leadership traits
D) to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ
E) to make service to others part of their work and focus
Solution
1) A
2) D
3) C
4) C
5) D
6) C
7) C
8) A
9) A
10) A
11) B
12) B
13) E
14) E
15) B
16) B
17) E