Leadership Leaders, Followers, And Environments, 1
Leadership Leaders, Followers, and Environments, 1
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Leadership Leaders Followers and Environments 1st Edition By Art Padilla (Test Bank)
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Leadership Leaders, Followers, and Environments, 1e Art Padilla (Test Bank)
Leadership Leaders, Followers, and Environments, 1e Art Padilla (Test Bank)
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Leadership: Leaders,
Followers, and
Environments, 1e Art
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,Chapter 1, Prologue
1. The “leadership triangle” is comprised of leaders, followers, and learning.
Ans: False
Response: The triangle is comprised of leaders, followers, and environments. See page 3.
Difficulty: Moderate
2. Leaders require the cooperation and approval of followers.
Ans: True
Response: See page 3.
Difficulty: Easy
3. Personal magnetism is sufficient to attract followers.
Ans: True
Response: Magnetism may attract followers, but it is not a measure of effectiveness. See page 3.
Difficulty: Easy
4. An individual who relies upon submission and compliance is not considered a leader.
Ans: False
Response: He or she may be considered a totalitarian dictator but does qualify as a leader. See
page 3.
Difficulty: Moderate
5. The author believes that talent can be taught.
Ans: False
Response: The skills associated with a talent can be taught, but not the talent itself. See page 5.
Difficulty: Moderate
6. The author believes that talent can be learned.
Ans: True
Response: Leadership skills can be learned and reinforced through example and experience. See
page 5.
Difficulty: Easy
,7. Political conditions and customs are elements of ____________.
a) luck
b) environment
c) circumstance
d) influence
Ans: b)
Response: See page 3.
Difficulty: Moderate
8. Visionary thinking is another name for ____________.
a) charismatic leadership
b) sense making
c) motivation
d) mentoring and talent development
Ans: b)
Response: See page 4.
Difficulty: Easy
9. Team results and outcomes are generally a measure of the leader’s ____________.
a) talent
b) training
c) magnetism or charisma
d) effectiveness
Ans: d)
Response: See page 4.
Difficulty: Easy
10. Leadership in a field tends to evolve independently of expert opinion.
Ans: False
Response: See page 6.
Difficulty: Moderate
, Chapter 2, On Leadership
True/False
1. Corporate leadership is generally compensated based on performance, or for anticipated
performance (e.g., meeting goals for market leadership).
Ans: False.
Response: Corporate leaders are generally compensated based on the size of the organization.
See page 15.
Difficulty: Moderate
2. Evidence suggests that leadership is only a small part of the difference between a “good” and a
“bad” organization.
Ans: True
Response: Recent evidence suggests that effective and empowered employees might have a
greater impact on organizational outcomes. See page 15.
Difficulty: Easy
3. Leader derailment, even in the case of an ineffective leader, is generally highly destructive
toward an organization in the short term.
Ans: False
Response: There are few long-term consequences to leader derailment. See page 16.
Difficulty: Easy
4. Polling followers and subordinates is an effective measure of constructive or destructive
leadership outcomes.
Ans: False
Response: Followers and supporters tend to have personal bias so, for example, credit or blame
Presidents Clinton and Bush for economic conditions. See page 20.
Difficulty: Easy
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