Wednesday 15 July 2015

LDR 531 Week 2 Quiz  - NEW

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1 Which of the following is a characteristic of a positive charismatic?
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 Devotion to ideology not personal identification
 Centralized decision making by the leader
 Dependency on the leader

2  Most leadership theories emphasize
both leader and follower characteristics
 follower characteristics
 leader characteristics
 characteristics of the leadership situation

 3 CEOs who exhibit charismatic characteristics were noted to
increase company profitability
 generate more sales
 make company ads
 negotiate higher compensation packages

 4 A leadership contingency theory that stresses the intelligence and experience of the leader is
situational leadership theory
 leadership substitutes theory
 normative decision theory
 cognitive resource theory
5  Which statement about transformational and charismatic leadership is most accurate?
 Charismatic leaders are more effective in business organizations
Both types of leadership involve the same underlying processes
Charisma is a necessary ingredient in transformational leadership
Both types of leadership are effective in any situation
 6  A contingency theory of leadership that depends on specific procedures for leader behaviors and has strong support is
normative decision theory
 cognitive resource theory
 LPC contingency model
 multiple-linkage model theory

  7  The leadership process that describes how a group operates in an open system with other groups is called
organizational process
 group process
 intra-individual process
 inter-active process

 8  The concept that some people are natural (born) leaders is an attribute of which leadership approach?
Behavior approach
 Trait approach
 Power-influence approach
 Situation approach

 9 Which statement comparing transformational and charismatic leadership is most accurate?
There are no important differences between the two types of leadership.
 Personal identification is more important in transformational leadership.
Leader articulation of an appealing vision is important in both theories.
Situational variables are less important for charismatic leadership.
 10 Which characteristic of negative charismatic leadership is more likely to lead to failure?
Tendency to make risky decisions
 Centralized decision making
 Identification to the organization
 Focus on personal power

 11 A theory that emphasizes leader traits and skills as determinants of leadership behavior is best categorized at what level?
Organizational
 Group
Individual
Dyadic

 12 Most of the leadership theory and research explaining the actions of leaders and why those actions occurred has described
prescriptive leadership
 descriptive leadership
 universal leadership
 ethical leadership
  13 A theory that explains the most effective pattern of leadership behavior in a specified situation is best classified as
descriptive
 universal
prescriptive
 contingency

14  A contingency theory that contains mediating variables is
cognitive resource theory
 leadership substitutes theory
 situational leadership theory
 multiple-linkage model

  15 Distant charismatics are often described in terms of their effect on follower
political attitudes
 identification with the leader
 task behavior
 motivation
  16  Charismatic leaders add followers by
appealing to emotions and articulating a vision
 considering other solutions
 possessing specific expertise
 sharing the decision making

  17  Transformational behavior can include
inspirational motivation
 passive management by exception
 active management by exception
 contingent rewards

 18 One unique characteristic of followers in leadership theory is
task commitment and effort
 confidence and optimism
skills and expertise
 traits

 19 Contingency theories may be difficult to implement because of the rapid pace of business
 managers have time to evaluate situations
 there is always a single best solution
 situational changes happen infrequently
 20 Ideological leaders will develop when the leader
appeals to emotion
 appeals to shared values
 makes a rational appeal to followers
 has particular expertise

  21  What level of leadership process is emphasized in most theories of effective leadership?
Group
 Organizational
 Intra-individual
 Dyadic
22 Effective transformational leaders
delegate most decisions to individuals or self-managed teams
use a combination of transformational and transactional behaviors
 challenge strongly held values of followers to get their attention
select subordinates who will be loyal and uncritical


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