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Because leading is one of the four basic managerial functions, _____ leaders. A) all managers are B) all managers should be C) some managers are D) some managers should be

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Answer is B

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Early Leadership trait research looked to find characteristics that might ___ A) distinguish ordinary leaders from great leaders B) define charisma C) identify the physical traits of leaders D) differentiate leaders from non leaders

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Answer is D

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Leaders are___. A) Individual people, while leadership is a process. B) the first step in the leadership process C) individual people who study the leadership process D) the final step in the leadership process

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Answer is A

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If a trait theory of leadership were true, then all leaders would possess _______. A) Charisma B) the same traits C) Different traits D) Seven traits

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Answer is B

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The most successful early trait theories focused on_____. A) traits of famous leaders B) traits of followers C) traits associated with leadership D) traits with distinguish leaders from nonleaders

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Answer is C

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Trait theory helps explain why ____. A) Some people are leaders B) Some people are not leaders C) Successful leaders are effective D) Leadership involves extraversion

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Answer is C

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Behavioral theories of leadership focused on_____. A) who effective leaders B) what characteristics effective leaders had C) how to identify effective leaders D) what effective leaders did

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Answer is D

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The promise of behavioral theories of leadership held that this would be possible. A) picking a leader out of the crowd B) being able to train a person to be a leader C) explaining why successful leaders are so successful D) Eliminating ineffective leaders

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Answer is B

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The University of Iowa studies discussed all of the following leadership styles except A) laissez-faire B) democratic C) Benelovent D) Autocratic

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Answer is C

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Which leadership style tends to centralize authority and make unilateral decisions? A) cultural style B) autocratic style C) democratic style D) laissez-faire

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Answer is B

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Jared's boss encourages employees to participate in the decision-making process but does not give them complete freedom to do as they like. She has this of leadership style. A) monarchial B) autocratic C) laissez-faire D) democratic

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Answer is D

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Monica's boss allows her to make any decision she thinks is important on the spot without consulting anyone. Monica's boss has this kind of leadership style. A) laissez-faire B) autocratic style C) democratic style D) hands on style

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Answer is A

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The Iowa studies indicated that this was the most successful leadership style. A) autocratic B) laissez-faire C) comination of autocratic and laissez-faire D) democratic

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Answer is D

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A democratic consultative leader A) seeks input and shares the final decision B) makes the final decision without input C) seeks input but makes the final decision by oneself D) shares the final decision without input

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Answer is C

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A democratic participate leader ____. A) seeks input and shares the final decision B) shares the final decision without input C) makes the final decision without input D) seeks input but makes the final decision by oneself

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Answer is A

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Tannenbaum and Schmidt's continuum studies suggested that managers should move toward_____leadership styles. A) manager-centered B) task centered C) employee centered D) quality centered

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Answer is C

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In the Ohio State studies, _______refers to how strict a leader's standards are. A) independent dimensions B) comprehensive dimensions C) initiating structure D) consideration

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Answer is C

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In the Ohio State studies, ____refers to how much mutual trust exists between employees and leaders A) consideration of limitations B) consideration C) initiating structure D) initiating ideas

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Answer is B

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A high-high leader in the Ohio State studies achieved the highest ratings with respect to A) both employee performance and satisfaction B) employee performance only C) employee satisfaction only D) employee performance for routine tasks only

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Answer is A

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The Ohio State studies indicated that leaders who were high in consideration performed A) best in all situations B) best when employee tasks were routine C) worst when employee tasks were routine D) best when employee tasks were nonroutine

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Answer is B

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According to the University of Michigan studies, leaders who were ____were associated with higher group productivity and higher job satisfaction. A) Employee oriented B) Initiating structure C) Considerate D) Production oriented

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A

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On the managerial grid, a leader who is high in both concern for people and concern for production would rate A)1,1 B) 9,1 C) 5,5 D) 9,9

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D

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Which description best characterizes a 9,1 leadership style on the managerial grid? A) impoverished management B) Task management C) Middle of the road management D) country club management

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B

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Which quadrant of the managerial grid generally idnetifies the most successful leaders?

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Top right

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The key to the Fiedler contingency model of leadership is to match

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leadership style and situation

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Fiedler assumed a person's leadership style

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is fixed

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The ___dimension reflects the degree of trust and respect subordinates had for their leader in Fiedler's model.

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leader member relations

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Jobs in a firm are quite informal. Workers are versatile and switch tasks and responsibilities depending on the situation. in Fiedler's model, this firm would be said to have ____.

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Low task structure

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A major criticism of Fiedler's work stated that it failed to recognize the effective leaders ____.

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Can change leadership styles

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In the situational leadership theory (SLT), readiness is defined as _____ to perform a task.

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both the ability and willingness

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____is defined in situational theory as a high task, low relationship leadership role

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Telling

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A leader who provides maximum supportive behavior and a great deal of explicit instructions for how to carry out a task is assuming this SLT role.

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Selling

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A leader who pretty much leaves employees on their own is assuming this SLT role.

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delegating

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Which category of follower is considered to be both unable and unwilling to complete a task

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R1

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Which category of follower is considered to be able but unwilling to complete a task?

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R3

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Which leadership style works best with an R1 type of follower

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telling

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A delegating leadership style works best which type of follower

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R4

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Which leadership works best with an R2 type of follower

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Selling

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A participating leadership style works best with which type of follower

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R3

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The leader-participation model contends that leader behavior should

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adjust to the structure of the task involved

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Which of the following is included in the class of contingency variables that are associated with personal characteristics of the follower

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locus of control

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In highly mechanistic organization

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supportive approach seems best

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A participative leadership style works will with subordinates who

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have an internal locus of control

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Leaders who are looking for exceptionally high performance from subordinates might try this approach

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achievement oriented

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A leader should avoid a directive leadership style when

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tasks are highly structured

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Transactional leaders are leaders who guide by

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offering rewards to followers

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Visionary leaders are leaders who guide by

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articulating a vision of the future

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Transformational leaders are leaders who guide by

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inspiring followers

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Transformational leaders have

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oranizations that are highly productive

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Which term is most closely associated with transformational leaders?

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inspiring

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Research has shown that

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Charisma can be learned

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Trained charismatic leaders had wokers who were ___those who had been led by noncharismatic leaders

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more productive than

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Visionary leadership differs from charismatic leadership because of its focus on

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a positive image of the future

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Team leadership and traditional leadership in hierarchial ogranizations are thought to be

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very different

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Consultant estimates state that __team leaders

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85 percent of managers are not natural

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A difficult skill for a team leader to learn is knowing when to

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intervene with the team

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A team's ___marks the border between tasks that are strictly the team's responsibility and those that the team shares with other parts of the organizations

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external boundary

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This team leader role requires leaders to try to get the best out of their team

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Coach

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When a design team is having problems getting it's new simulation software to work correctly, the team leader takes on this role

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troubleshooter

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When a team is considering joining forces with another team in the organization, the team leader takes on the role

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Liaison

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When two members of a team are having a personal confilct, the team leaders takes on the role.

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conflict manager

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The key diff between team leader and traditional leadership is that in teams,_______decisions

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employees are empowered to make

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___is one key reason that employees are frequently empowered with decision making ability in today's business world

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larger spans of control

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A unique problem that virtual leaders face is being understood without a __form of communication

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nonverbal

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Being humble is a characteristics of

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japanese

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A ____would avoid publicly praising a productive employee

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dutch

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A ____is characterized by high performance orientation

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german

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Most leadership theories were developed in the U.S, causing them to stress

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rationality over spirituality

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All of the following appear to be universal elements of transformational leadership except

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aggresiveness

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Which of the following in NOT a key component of emotional intelligence

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active imagination

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Studies who that the higher the rank a star performer has in an organization the more he or she relies on___for success

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emotional intelligence

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the is the dimension of trust that includes technical skills

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competence

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This is the dimension of trsust that includes how reliable a leader is

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consistency

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This is " that includes how honest a leader is

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integrity

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Which of the following is not a reason that the importance of trust has increased in today's business climate.

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only 60 percent of us employees trust their leaders

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