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RESM 2813
Midterm Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ______________argued that the major activities of management and leadership are played out differently; but both are essential to an organization | Kotter |
| Power is described as | A relational concern for both leaders and followers |
| The “Great Man/Person” trait definition of leadership | Is restricted to those with inborn talent, qualities, or characteristics |
| The four key elements of the definition of leadership used in the text are | Process, influence, group, goal |
| In their discussion about management and leadership, Bennis and Nanus said that leaders | Do the right thing” |
| People in the organization like me because I know what I am doing and share knowledge with followers. I have | Personal power |
| Chief executive officers of any company have | Legitimate power |
| I can emerge as the leader in my group project by | Communicating and listening well with group members |
| Kellerman argues that in the last forty years there has been a shift in leadership power from | Leader dominated power to shared power with followers |
| Information power is | Derived from possessing knowledge that others want or need |
| Kirkpatrick and Locke’s research postulated that | Traits can be learned |
| Conducted two major surveys of research on the trait approach | Stogdill |
| Found several consistent traits among charismatic leaders | Jung and Sosik |
| Conducted studies of social intelligence and its relationship to leadership | Zaccaro |
| ______________ is described as those abilities to understand one’s own and others feelings, behaviors and thoughts and to act appropriately | Emotional intelligence |
| Persistence, dominance, and drive are characteristics of which trait? | Determination |
| _____________ is one of the five major leadership traits that focuses on a leader’s inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships | Sociability |
| Research related to the trait approach has | Been around for over 100 years |
| In a major review in 1948, Stogdill suggested | No consistent set of traits differentiates leaders from non-leaders |
| Which best describes the overall results of Stogdill's second survey when compared with his initial survey? | It was more balanced in its descriptions of the role of traits and leadership. |
| According to Katz’s skills model, which two skills are most important for supervisory- (low-) level managers to be successful leaders? | Technical skill and human skill |
| The skills approach takes a _____________ on leadership, like the trait approach. | Leader-centered perspective |
| Which of the following presents a competency-based approach to leadership? | Skills approach |
| _______ are what leaders can accomplish, whereas _______ are who leaders are | Skills and traits |
| The research Katz completed for his article describing the skills of an effective administrator | Was qualitative research |
| Leadership skills research attempts to | Identify competencies that can be acquired by leaders |
| The classic article “Skills of an Effective Administrator” by Katz was published in the | Harvard Business Review |
| Developed the Three Skill Model of leadership | Katz |
| Leadership skills are defined in the chapter as | Knowledge and competencies to accomplish goals |
| Technical skills are the | Ability to work with things |
| Which of the components on Blake & Mouton’s Leadership Grid has low concern for interpersonal relationships and high concern for task accomplishmen | Authority compliance |
| Which of the components on Blake & Mouton’s Leadership Grid has high concern for interpersonal relationships and low concern for task accomplishment | Country club |
| I do assign tasks and hold them accountable for the work, but that is my secondary concern. My behavior would plot on the Blake & Mouton Leadership Grid at what point? | 3, 8 |
| I assign tasks each work shift and check back regularly to see that work has been done.I do not spend much time talking with my staff about things other than getting the job done. My behavior would plot on the Blake & M Leadership Grid at what point? | 9, 1 |
| I chat often with the staff and enjoy joking with them but only after I have assigned the tasks and they have accomplished them. My behavior would plot on the B & M Leadership Grid at what point? | 5, 5 |
| I do assign tasks and hold them accountable for the work, but that is my secondary concern. My behavior would plot on the B & M Leadership Grid at what point? | Moderately low task; moderately high relationship |
| I do not spend much time talking with my staff about things other than getting the job done. My behavior would plot on the Blake & Mouton Leadership Grid at what point? | Very high task; very low relationship |
| A leader who makes sure the personal and social needs of followers are met is displaying | Country club behaviors |
| A leader who places high emphasis on job requirements and low emphasis on people is displaying | Authority compliance behaviors |
| A leader who is indifferent and apathetic is displaying | Impoverished behaviors |
| Which leadership theory is studied in a variety of disciplines, including nursing, education, and industrial engineering? | Transformational leadership theory |
| Which type of leadership is concerned with emotions, values, ethics, standards, and long-term goals? | Transformational leadership |
| Transformation leadership is an exceptional form of leadership that | Helps followers do more than what is usually expected |
| Research on transformational leadership | Is prolific in modern times |
| Of the scholar(s) listed below, who argued that true leadership raises the moral values of subordinates? | MacGregor Burns |
| Transformational leadership does not | Inadequately raise the level of motivation and morality in the leader and their followers. |
| Transformational leadership | Helps followers to transcend their own self-interests for the good of the group |
| Pseudotransformational leadership | Focuses on the leaders own interests rather than the interests of others |
| Burns outlined leadership in his seminal work in 1978 and described leadership as | Quite different from power |
| Burns when discussing leadership in the context of what is now termed transformational leadership | Tried to link the roles of leadership and followership |
| Studying authentic leadership is timely and worthwhile when | People are apprehensive and want trustworthy leadership |
| Authentic leadership focuses on | Leadership that is genuine |
| Which theory is one of the newest areas of leadership research? | Authentic |
| Some of the main concepts of authentic leadership were identified earlier as a part of which approach? | Transformational |
| Authentic leadership is | A complex process |
| Which is not a way to view or characterize authentic leadership? | Fundamental |
| Which viewpoint is a perspective of authentic leadership that is leader centered? | Intrapersonal |
| I have done significant reflection about myself, my leadership, and my life experiences, which has helped me become the leader that I am. I am using which definition of authentic leadership? | Intrapersonal |
| Which viewpoint defines authentic leadership as a reciprocal process? | Interpersonal |
| When I focus on the relationships I have with my followers and how we influence each other I am using which definition of authentic leadership? | Interpersonal |
| Context and culture is | An antecedent condition in servant leadership |
| Liden’s servant leadership model is “trait-like” in that | Leader attributes are part of the antecedent conditions |
| Which is an antecedent condition? | Follower receptivity |
| The people I am leading want me to use servant leadership. This is an example of | Follower receptivity |
| Dimensions of culture related to how power is used in different societies is an example of which main component of Liden’s servant leadership model? | Antecedent conditions |
| The qualities and disposition of the leader describe | Leader attributes |
| Individuals who find servant leadership a form of micromanagement | Lack one of the three antecedent conditions of servant leadership |
| Jasmine understands the complexities of all levels of her organization and successfully solves problems that meet the organization’s mission. She is using which servant leader behavior? | Conceptualizing |
| Henry leads a group of 20 in a fast-paced telemarketing center. He stopped his own work to console one of his followers who was struggling with a personal issue unrelated to his work. He is using which servant leader behavior? | Emotional healing |
| Kim gives credit for the discovery to her graduate students. She is displaying what servant leader behavior? | Putting followers first |
| Adaptive leaders | Prepare people to deal with change |
| The type of leadership that focuses on the adaptations required of people in response to changing environments is | Adaptive |
| Which leadership scholar developed the main framework of adaptive leadership? | Heifetz |
| Which theory focuses predominantly on how the leader’s activities relate to the followers and the context in which followers find themselves? | Adaptive |
| The leader in adaptive leadership is conceptualized as | One who gently persuades followers |
| Adaptive leadership is | Follower centered |
| The process definition of adaptive leadership states that this type of leadership is about | Behaviors of the leader |
| The overall goal of adaptive leadership is to | Encourage people to change |
| Activities that adaptive leaders engage in include | Mobilizing, Organizing,Motivating |
| Which of the following is not one of the conceptual viewpoints of adaptive leadership? | Situational perspective |
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