Leadership MC Questions

Question

1. Argued that the major activities of management and leadership are played out differently; but both are essential to an organization:

Jago

Zaleznik

Bass

Kotter

2. The team leadership model puts who or what in the driver’s seat of team effectiveness?

Leaders

Management

Satisfying needs

Leadership

3. 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 leader’s following

elimination of dependency in relationships

4. 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

5.  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.

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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

Question

1. Argued that the major activities of management and leadership are played out differently; but both are essential to an organization:

Jago

Zaleznik

Bass

Kotter

2. The team leadership model puts who or what in the driver’s seat of team effectiveness?

Leaders

Management

Satisfying needs

Leadership

3. 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 leader’s following

elimination of dependency in relationships

4. 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

5.  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.

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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