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Leadership Development MidtermThe process definition of leadership states that certain individuals have inborn qualities that differentiate
them from non-leaders. - correct answer ✔✔False
(The process viewpoint suggests that leadership is a phenomenon that resides in the context of the
interactions between leaders and followers and makes leadership available to everyone.)
Over 60 different leadership classification systems have been developed. - correct answer ✔✔True
The research on leadership generally has found it to be a relatively simple process. - correct answer
✔✔False
An individual perceived by other group members as influential can only be an assigned leader, not an
emergent one. - correct answer ✔✔False
(Some people are leaders because of their formal position in an organization, whereas others are leaders
because of the way other group members respond to them. These two common forms of leadership are
called assigned leadership and emergent leadership.)
Leadership occurs in both large and small groups. - correct answer ✔✔True
Leaders who use coercion are generally more interested in their own goals than those of subordinates. -
correct answer ✔✔True
A factor common to the leadership classification systems is the view of leadership as a process of
influence. - correct answer ✔✔True
Kotter argues that managerial and leadership functions are really quite similar. - correct answer ✔✔False
,(The overriding function of management is to provide order and consistency to organizations, whereas
the primary function of leadership is to produce change and movement.)
According to Burns, followers should remember that their leaders are above them and act accordingly. -
correct answer ✔✔False
(As Burns (1978) pointed out, discussions of leadership are viewed as elitist because of the people
discussing leadership often ascribe implied power and importance to leaders in the leader-follower
relationship. Leaders are not above or better than followers. Leaders and followers must be understood
in relation to each other. They are in the leadership relationship together and are two sides of the same
coin.)
A boss, by definition, usually has position power over subordinates. - correct answer ✔✔True
Men and women are perceived as equally capable leaders in mixed-sex groups. - correct answer
✔✔False
(A study of 40 mixed-sex college groups found that women, while equally successful at leading the group
to achieve its goal, were rated significantly lower on leadership and likability than men.)
Followers are usually responsible for maintaining the relationship with leaders. - correct answer
✔✔False
(Although leaders and followers are closely linked, it is the leader who often initiates the relationship,
creates the communication linkages, and carries the burden for maintaining the relationship.)
Which of the following are examples of positive communication behaviors that account for successful
leader emergence? - correct answer ✔✔being informed, initiating new ideas
, (Some of the positive communication behaviors that account for successful leader emergence include
being verbally involved, being informed, seeking others' opinions, initiating new ideas, and being firm
but not rigid.)
Which of the following is not one of the classifications for a definition of leadership? - correct answer
✔✔an artistc process
Power that any elected official has is - correct answer ✔✔legitimate
(Legitimate power is a form of position power—power derived from a particular office or rank in a formal
organizational system. It is the influence capacity a leader derives from having higher status than the
followers have.)
Select all the options that correctly complete this sentence: Defining leadership as a process means that
- correct answer ✔✔it is a transactional event. AND the leader affects and is affected by followers.
Which of the following refers to the power Bill Gates had when he and Paul Allen started the Microsoft
company? - correct answer ✔✔expert
(Expert power is based on followers' perceptions of the leader's competence)
The primary functions of management are - correct answer ✔✔planning, organizing, staffing, and
controlling.
Leaders' power to provide pay raises and promotions is - correct answer ✔✔reward.
Leaders' use of physical force to get their way is which kind of power? - correct answer ✔✔coercive
Select all of the options that correctly describe trait research. - correct answer ✔✔shows that successful
leaders tend to have certain identified traits.
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