MGMT 3720 Exam 4 | Questions and Answers Which of the following definitions of leadership is adopted by your textbook authors? Leadership is defined as a social influence relationship between two or more persons who depend upon one another for the attainment of certain mutual goals in a group si...
Which of the following definitions of leadership is adopted by your textbook authors?
Leadership is defined as a social influence relationship between two or more persons
who depend upon one another for the attainment of certain mutual goals in a group
situation.
Which of the following statements regarding the differences between management and
leadership is NOT true?
Leaders are seen as motivating primarily through extrinsic processes while managers
motivate primarily through intrinsic processes
All of the following are key components of the leadership process EXCEPT:
The vision statement
The major determinant of the most effective style of leadership will be:
The follower's personality
The relationship between leader behavior and follower behavior can best be
characterized as:
While the effectiveness of leader behavior is determined by follower characteristics or
expectations it has also been found that follower behavior determines leader behavior
Two important group outcomes or consequences of the interactive process that unfolds
between a leader, follower, and the situation include:
Task performance and group maintenance
The leader that members of a group acknowledge as their lead is:
the informal leader
Leaders who stem from the dynamics and processes that unfold within and amongst a
group of individuals as they work on the achievement of a collective goal are called:
Emergent leaders
When power of influence within an organization flow to individuals or leaders who have
the ability to help an organization or group handle challenges, the leadership influence
is one based on:
Critical Contingencies
When people surrender their power to define reality for themselves to individuals who
they believe are capable of making meaningful contribution to those needs, they have
surrendered their power because of:
, Idiosyncrasy credits
An essential ingredient for effective leadership is the exercise of:
Power
A leader who operates from a base of power where others want to associate with or be
accepted by him or her is called:
Referent power
When followers' form of compliance is one of "how much am I getting," or "how much
should I give," the base of power is probably:
Reward power
Power with respect to leadership essentially answers the question:
How
Research evidence suggests that which one of the following bases of power is the most
effective in terms of its impact upon follower commitment, motivation, performance,
satisfaction, and group effectiveness?
Expert
A leader who wants to communicate a vision in such a way that it provides meaning will
likely use:
Storytelling
A Theory X leader would be more likely to exercise which of the following leadership
styles?
Directive autocrat
A Theory Y leader would likely tend to exhibit which of the following leadership styles?
Permissive democratic
The starting point for the development of the study of leadership began with:
The Great Man Theory
The Great Man Theory of Leadership basically states that:
Leaders are born
The question, "What are the distinguishing characteristics of effective leaders?" sparked
what approach to the study of leadership?
Trait approach to leadership
Which of the following is NOT one of the traits identified by Locke as a precondition that
endows people with leadership potential?
Willingness to tolerate frustration
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