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Chapter 17 Managers as Leaders
1) An important aspect of leadership is influencing a group to achieve its goals.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 460
Topic: Who Are Leaders, and What is Leadership?
Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
2) Despite the best efforts of researchers, it proved impossible to identify one set of traits that
would always differentiate leaders from nonleaders.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 461
Topic: Early Theories of Leadership
Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
3) Effective leaders do not need a high degree of knowledge about the company, industry, and
technical matters.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 461
Topic: Early Theories of Leadership
Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
4) Cognitive theories are leadership theories that identified behaviors that differentiated effective
leaders from ineffective leaders.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 463
Topic: Early Theories of Leadership
Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
5) According to the University of Michigan studies, leaders who are production oriented are
described as emphasizing interpersonal relationships and as taking a personal interest in the
needs of their followers.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 463
Topic: Early Theories of Leadership
Objective: 2
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
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6) The managerial grid only provides a framework for conceptualizing leadership style.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 463
Topic: Early Theories of Leadership
Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
7) The least-preferred coworker questionnaire measures whether a leader is task or relationship
oriented.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 464
Topic: Contingency Theories of Leadership
Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
8) Fiedler's contingency model of leadership style proposed that effectiveness depends on the
ability and willingness of the subordinates.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 464
Topic: Contingency Theories of Leadership
Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
9) Derek Logan heads a team of ten research analysts in Deutsche Bank. Even though he is least
impressed with Cara Lewis among all his subordinates, when asked about her work he chose to
focus on her strengths rather than her weaknesses. Derek can be described as a task-oriented
leader.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 464-465
Topic: Contingency Theories of Leadership
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Application
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10) Fiedler would expect that the best leadership style was a function of ________.
A) leader-member relations, task structure, and position power
B) formal authority, production process, and personality of employees
C) chain of command, relationships, and power
D) type of organization, personality of leader, and education of employees
Answer: A
Page Ref: 465
Topic: Contingency Theories of Leadership
Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
11) According to Fiedler's research, task-oriented leaders tended to perform better in situations
that are very favorable to them and in situations that were very unfavorable.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 466
Topic: Contingency Theories of Leadership
Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
12) According to Robert House's path-goal theory, a supportive leader lets subordinates know
what's expected of them, schedules the work to be done, and gives specific guidance on how to
accomplish tasks.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 467
Topic: Contingency Theories of Leadership
Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
13) Robert House's achievement-oriented leader sets challenging goals and expects followers to
perform at their highest level.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 467
Topic: Contingency Theories of Leadership
Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
14) Robert House assumed that leaders can change leadership styles depending on the situation.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 467
Topic: Contingency Theories of Leadership
Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
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15) Path-goal theory holds that subordinates with an external locus of control will be more
satisfied with a directive style.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 468
Topic: Contingency Theories of Leadership
Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
16) Path-goal theory states that employee performance and satisfaction are likely to be positively
influenced when the leader compensates for shortcomings in either the employee or the work
setting.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 468-469
Topic: Contemporary Views on Leadership
Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
17) Transactional and transformational leadership are opposing approaches to getting things
done.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 470
Topic: Contemporary Views on Leadership
Objective: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
18) A charismatic leader is likely seen as being self-confident and influential.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 470
Topic: Contemporary Views on Leadership
Objective: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
19) People working for charismatic leaders are motivated to exert extra work effort but express
lower satisfaction.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 470
Topic: Contemporary Views on Leadership
Objective: 4
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
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