Test bank & solution manual for leadership theory and
practice ninth edition by Peter G Northouse
The underlying premise of emotional intelligence's impact on leadership is: -
ANSWER Understanding one's own and others emotions provides a base for
impactful leadership
The trait approach is concerned with: - ANSWER Leader characteristics
A major strength of the trait approach is: - ANSWER It highlights the leader
component of the leadership process
_________ are what leaders can accomplish, whereas ___________ are who
leaders are. - ANSWER Goals and skills
Leadership skills are defined in the Skills Approach chapter as: - ANSWER
Knowledge and competencies to accomplish goals
Mumford et al.'s model is characterized as a capability model because: - ANSWER
It examines the relationship between knowledge and skills and leader performance
Which of these statements about the skills approach is false: - ANSWER It clearly
predicts how variations in social judgment and problem-solving skills affect
performance.
The behavioral approach reminds leaders that: - ANSWER They should
continually engage in both task and relationship behaviors
A leader who makes priorities clear, stimulates participation, is open minded and
enjoys working is displaying: - ANSWER Team behaviors
What two types of leadership behavior were identified by the program of research at
the University of Michigan? - ANSWER Employee orientation and production
orientation
Power is described as: - ANSWER A relational concern for both leaders and
followers
The "Great Man/Person" trait definition of leadership: - ANSWER Is restricted to
those with inborn talents, qualities, or characteristics
Who is responsible for the leadership process: - ANSWER Followers and leaders
Differences between management and leadership include: - ANSWER Leaders
are emotionally involved, whereas managers have low emotional involvement
,Persistence, dominance, and drive are characteristics of which trait? - ANSWER
Determination
___________ is one of the five major leadership traits that focuses on a leader's
inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships. - ANSWER Sociability
Mary has managed the mailroom for 2 years. Management views Mary as a person
with special leadership talent, such as i - ANSWER Trait approach
Which of the following is not a strength of the trait approach? - ANSWER Self-
confidence is the trait most important to leadership
Technical skills are the: - ANSWER Ability to work with things
The skills approach takes a ___________ on leadership, like the trait approach. -
ANSWER Leader-centered perspective
Relationship behaviors: - ANSWER Help group members feel comfortable with
one another
Which one of the following is not a task-focused leader behavior? - ANSWER
Consideration
The behavioral approach works by: - ANSWER Describing major components of
leaders behaviors
Behavioral approach does all of the following except: - ANSWER Identify a
universal set of leadership behaviors
A leader who lets followers take responsibility for task accomplishment and has less
involvement with followers is using: - ANSWER Delegating behaviors
A leader using human skills will: - ANSWER Use sensitivity to assess the needs
and motivations of others
Which best describes the reason Situational Leadership is so practical for managers
to use? - ANSWER It is straight-forward
The SLII model is divided into two parts: - ANSWER Leadership style and
follower development level
Leadership generates motivation by: - ANSWER Clarifying the path to goal
accomplishment
The underlying assumption of expectancy theory is that followers will be motivated if:
- ANSWER They believe their efforts will result in a certain outcome
Path-goal theory is about how leaders ________ subordinates to accomplish
designated _________. - ANSWER Motivate; goals
, Which leadership style theory centered on the interaction between leaders and
followers? - ANSWER LMX
The early research on LMX theory was called: - ANSWER Vertical dyad linkage
theory
A leader who invites a follower to take on more responsibility is: - ANSWER
Attempting to help the follower into the in-group
Which type of leadership is concerned with emotions, values, ethics, standards, and
long-term goals? - ANSWER Transformational leadership
Transformational leadership is an exceptional form of leadership that: - ANSWER
Helps followers do more than what is usually expected
Pseudotrasformational leadership: - ANSWER Focuses on the leaders own
interests rather than the interests of others
Which type of leadership is most similar to transformational leadership? -
ANSWER Charismatic
What is it called in LMX when leaders form a relationship with each of their
followers? - ANSWER Vertical Dyad
In path-goal theory, the main components are ___________, __________, and
____________. - ANSWER Leader style, follower characteristic, work setting
Authentic leadership focuses on: - ANSWER Leadership that is genuine
Some of the main concepts of authentic leadership were identified earlier as a part of
which approach? - ANSWER Transformational
Which is not a characteristic of authentic leadership? - ANSWER Goals
Which one of the following is not an outcome of servant leadership? - ANSWER
Follower conceptual ability
Which of the following is a strength of servant leadership approach? - ANSWER It
frames leadership on the principles of followers first
The type of leadership that focuses on the adaptations required of people in
response to changing environment is: - ANSWER Adaptive
The overall goal of adaptive leadership is to: - ANSWER Encourage people to
change
The underlying premise of the psychodynamic approach chapter is: - ANSWER
There are irrational forces that underlie seemingly rational behaviors
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