Test Bank For Introduction to Leadership Concepts and Practice 5th Edition By Peter G. Northouse

Test Bank For Introduction to Leadership Concepts and Practice 5th Edition By Peter G. Northouse

Sample 

Chapter 1: Understanding Leadership

 

 

Test Bank

 

 

 

 

Multiple Choice

 

 

 

1. In leadership literature, more than ______ different definitions of leadership have been identified.

 

 

a. 5

 

 

b. 50

 

 

c. 100

 

 

d. 1,000

 

 

Ans: C

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: Leadership Explained

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations

 

 

 

 

2. A leadership approach is ______.

 

 

a. a general way of thinking about a phenomenon

 

 

b. based in empirical research

 

 

c. never changing

 

 

d. based in empirical research and never changing

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: Box 1.1: The Evolution of Leadership

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

3. So-called “Great Man” theories belong to which of the following leadership approaches?

 

 

a. Behavior

 

 

b. Relational

 

 

c. Situational

 

 

d. Trait

 

 

Ans: D

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: Trait Theories

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations

 

 

 

 

4. Which of the following theorist’s work is included in the behavioral approach?

 

 

a. Blake and Moulton

 

 

b. Hersey and Blanchard

 

 

c. Northouse

 

 

d. Reddin

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: Behavior Theories

 

 

Difficulty Level: Hard

 

 

AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations

 

 

 

 

5. A business manager needs their subordinates to problem solve in an uncertain and changing environment. That manager might consider which emerging leadership approach?

 

 

a. Spiritual leadership

 

 

b. Servant leadership

 

 

c. Authentic leadership

 

 

d. Adaptive leadership

 

 

Ans: D

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: Emerging Leadership Approaches

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

6. A trait can be defined as ______.

 

 

a. the capacity to lead

 

 

b. a distinguishing quality of an individual

 

 

c. a competency developed to accomplish a task effectively

 

 

d. what leaders do when they are in a leadership role

 

 

Ans: B

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Trait”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

7. When leadership is viewed as non-linear and highly collaborative, the ______ between leader and follower(s) becomes paramount.

 

 

a. hierarchy

 

 

b. dynamic

 

 

c. skill

 

 

d. relationship

 

 

Ans: D

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Relationship”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

8. A manager who encourages subordinates to take time off from work to recuperate from stressful projects might be utilizing leadership as a ______.

 

 

a. relationship

 

 

b. behavior

 

 

c. skill

 

 

d. task

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Relationship”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

9. Influence is central to the process of leadership because leaders affect ______.

 

 

a. outcomes

 

 

b. goals

 

 

c. followers

 

 

d. vision

 

 

Ans: C

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is an Influence Process”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

10. The GLOBE study sought to increase our understanding of the impact ______ has on leadership effectiveness.

 

 

a. culture

 

 

b. globalization

 

 

c. democratization

 

 

d. nationalism

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.2: Discuss the findings of the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness studies.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: Global Leadership Attributes

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Diverse and multicultural environments

 

 

 

 

11. What is a key outcome of toxic leadership according to Lipman-Blumen?

 

 

a. Followers are unhappy

 

 

b. Followers are stressed

 

 

c. Followers are worse off than before the leader emerged

 

 

d. Followers are empowered to speak

 

 

Ans: C

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.3: Identify examples of destructive leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: The Dark Side of Leadership

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Social responsibility

 

 

 

 

12. Your personal approach to leadership is strongly influenced by your ______.

 

 

a. definition and beliefs about leadership

 

 

b. leader

 

 

c. follower’s competence

 

 

d. culture

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: Summary

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

13. A social entrepreneur who successfully creates new business ventures over the span of their entire career might be judged to have the ______ to lead.

 

 

a. knowledge

 

 

b. ability

 

 

c. thoughtfulness

 

 

d. disposition

 

 

Ans: B

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is an Ability”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Analytical thinking

 

 

 

 

14. A leader should behave genuinely with their followers and align their behaviors with their values. This is a description of which emerging leadership approach?

 

 

a. Adaptive

 

 

b. Spiritual

 

 

c. Authentic

 

 

d. Servant

 

 

Ans: Authentic

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: Emerging Leadership Approaches

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

15. Observable aspects of leadership are known as ______.

 

 

a. skills

 

 

b. traits

 

 

c. abilities

 

 

d. behaviors

 

 

Ans: D

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Behavior”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

16. Research on leadership behaviors has identified two general behaviors ______.

 

 

a. task and process

 

 

b. skill acquisition and process

 

 

c. task and charisma

 

 

d. work ethic and charisma

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Behavior”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

17. Leadership is a(n) ______ whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.

 

 

a. skill

 

 

b. trait

 

 

c. approach

 

 

d. process

 

 

Ans: D

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is an Influence Process”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations

 

 

 

 

18. A leader who acknowledges followers’ good work and seeks to motivate them to enhance performance is likely using ______.

 

 

a. path-goal theory

 

 

b. contingency theory

 

 

c. leader-member exchange theory

 

 

d. transformational leadership theory

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: Situational Theories

 

 

Difficulty Level: Hard

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

19. A leader who begins each team meeting with a teambuilding activity and has quarterly retreats is focusing on ______.

 

 

a. task behaviors

 

 

b. process behaviors

 

 

c. leader-member exchange

 

 

d. skill acquisition

 

 

Ans: B

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Behavior”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

20. A manager who adheres strictly to their meeting agenda might be focusing on which type of behavior?

 

 

a. Process

 

 

b. Team building

 

 

c. Task

 

 

d. Relationship

 

 

Ans: C

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Behavior”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

21. Mutuality in leadership is stressed in which approach?

 

 

a. Relationship

 

 

b. Skill

 

 

c. Behavior

 

 

d. Ability

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Relationship”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

22. Which leadership approach focuses on followers’ needs in order to help followers become more autonomous and knowledgeable?

 

 

a. Spiritual leadership

 

 

b. Authentic leadership

 

 

c. Transformational leadership

 

 

d. Servant leadership

 

 

Ans: D

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: Emerging Leadership Approaches

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

23. Leadership is about ______ and management is about ______.

 

 

a. people; process

 

 

b. power; control

 

 

c. seeking constructive change; establishing order

 

 

d. influence; delegation

 

 

Ans: C

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is an Influence Process”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

24. One who develops their skills through practice probably views leadership as a(n) ______.

 

 

a. ability

 

 

b. trait

 

 

c. behavior

 

 

d. relationship

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is an Ability”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

25. This leadership theory describes leadership as a process that changes people and organizations.

 

 

a. Leader-member exchange theory

 

 

b. Path-goal theory

 

 

c. Transformational leadership

 

 

d. Contingency theory

 

 

Ans: C

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “New Leadership” Approach

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

26. Mohandas Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Moses, and Joan of Arc were considered very effective leaders. Which leadership approach describes them best?

 

 

a. Situational approach

 

 

b. Behavior approach

 

 

c. Relational approach

 

 

d. Trait approach

 

 

Ans: D

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: Trait Theories

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations

 

 

 

 

27. Authority and influence are shared when leadership is a ______.

 

 

a. trait

 

 

b. relationship

 

 

c. skill

 

 

d. behavior

 

 

Ans: B

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Relationship”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

28. If you are capable of learning from experience, you can acquire leadership. This statement is a characteristic of leadership as a(n) ______.

 

 

a. relationship

 

 

b. skill

 

 

c. trait

 

 

d. ability

 

 

Ans: B

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Skill”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

29. Leaders ______ and ______ followers when leadership is conceptualized as a relationship.

 

 

a. criticize; are criticized by

 

 

b. change; intimidate

 

 

c. accept limitations; ignore

 

 

d. affect; are affected by

 

 

Ans: D

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Relationship”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

30. Contingency theory focuses on the match between the leader’s style and ______.

 

 

a. followers’ needs

 

 

b. specific situational variables

 

 

c. specific follower preferences

 

 

d. leader’s skills

 

 

Ans: B

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: Situational Theories

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

31. A leader seeking more positive outcomes should seek to improve high-quality relations is a prediction of what theory?

 

 

a. Leader–member exchange

 

 

b. Contingency theory

 

 

c. Path–goal theory

 

 

d. Spiritual approach

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: Relational Theories

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

32. The “Big Five” personality factors and emotional intelligence have been researched as a part of which leadership approach?

 

 

a. Situational

 

 

b. Behavior

 

 

c. Relational

 

 

d. Trait

 

 

Ans: D

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: Trait Theories

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

33. A leader who changes their style to fit different situations contexts is using which approach to leadership?

 

 

a. Relational

 

 

b. Behavior

 

 

c. Situational

 

 

d. New leader

 

 

Ans: C

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: Situational Theories

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

34. Which of the following focuses on helping people feel comfortable in a group?

 

 

a. Task behaviors

 

 

b. Process behaviors

 

 

c. Passive behaviors

 

 

d. Introspective behaviors

 

 

Ans: B

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Behavior”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

35. Differences in preferred leadership styles and political viewpoints around the world are the result of what?

 

 

a. Authority

 

 

b. Culture

 

 

c. Democracy

 

 

d. None of these

 

 

Ans: B

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.2: Discuss the findings of the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness studies.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: Global Leadership Attributes

 

 

Difficulty Level: Hard

 

 

AACSB Standard: Diverse and multicultural work environments

 

 

 

 

36. Viewed as a skill, leadership can be ______.

 

 

a. seen as an inborn quality

 

 

b. studied and learned

 

 

c. understood as a means to keep people in line

 

 

d. all of these

 

 

Ans: B

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Skill”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

37. Stressing mutuality lessens the possibility that leaders might act toward followers in ways that are ______.

 

 

a. outside the norms

 

 

b. difficult to comprehend

 

 

c. beneficial to everyone

 

 

d. forced and unethical

 

 

Ans: D

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Relationship”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Ethical understanding and reasoning

 

 

 

 

38. The relational approach has a(n) ______ overtone because it stresses the need for leaders to work with followers to achieve their mutual purposes.

 

 

a. ethical

 

 

b. adversarial

 

 

c. tactful

 

 

d. authoritarian

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Relationship”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Ethical understanding and reasoning

 

 

 

 

39. Demand for effective leadership exists at ______.

 

 

a. local, community, and national levels

 

 

b. personal and interpersonal levels

 

 

c. international levels

 

 

d. business and non-profit levels

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.3: Identify examples of destructive leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: The Dark Side of Leadership

 

 

Difficulty Level: Hard

 

 

AACSB Standard: diverse and multicultural work environments

 

 

 

 

40. Effective leadership is ______.

 

 

a. intended influence that creates change for the greater good

 

 

b. focused on the leader

 

 

c. leaving the followers worse off

 

 

d. making sure people know that the leader is the authority

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.3: Identify examples of destructive leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: The Dark Side of Leadership

 

 

Difficulty Level: Hard

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

41. Leadership as a(n) ______ places a great deal of emphasis on the leader and on the leader’s special gifts.

 

 

a. relationship

 

 

b. ability

 

 

c. trait

 

 

d. skill

 

 

Ans: C

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Trait”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

42. At what time did scholarly inquiry into leadership become prolific?

 

 

a. Ancient times

 

 

b. Medieval era

 

 

c. Renaissance

 

 

d. 20th century

 

 

Ans: D

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: Box 1.1: The Evolution of Leadership

 

 

Difficulty Level: Hard

 

 

AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations

 

 

 

 

43. A leader who utilizes a follower’s belief and sense of calling is using which emerging leadership approach?

 

 

a. Adaptive

 

 

b. Authentic

 

 

c. Spiritual

 

 

d. Servant leadership

 

 

Ans: C

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: Emerging Leadership Approaches

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

44. Leadership approaches experience periods of increased and decreased interest. What happens when an approach’s period of popularity decreaseds?

 

 

a. The theory is disused and relegated to textbooks.

 

 

b. The theory continues to influence further study and development of new approaches.

 

 

c. Researchers ignore the theory.

 

 

d. The theory is disused and relegated to textbooks and researchers ignore the theory.

 

 

Ans: B

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: Emerging Leadership Approaches

 

 

Difficulty Level: Hard

 

 

AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations

 

 

 

 

45. The thought that “leaders are born, not made” characterizes leadership as ______.

 

 

a. a trait

 

 

b. a skill

 

 

c. a relationship

 

 

d. a behavior

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Trait”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

46. A leader is brought in to run an effective visioning retreat because they have experience running many successful visioning retreats in their past. This organization is utilizing what approach to leadership in this example?

 

 

a. Leadership is a relationship.

 

 

b. Leadership is a skill.

 

 

c. Leadership is a behavior.

 

 

d. Leadership is a trait.

 

 

Ans: B

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Skill”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

47. When leadership is viewed as an influence process leaders direct their energies towards ______.

 

 

a. influencing individuals to achieve something together

 

 

b. making all followers feel comfortable in the group

 

 

c. teaching individuals skills necessary to succeed

 

 

d. correcting followers’ ineffective behaviors

 

 

Ans: A

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is an Influence Process”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

48. Which of the following is NOT listed as a positive leader attribute by the GLOBE study?

 

 

a. trustworthy

 

 

b. motivator

 

 

c. asocial

 

 

d. informed

 

 

Ans: C

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.2: Discuss the findings of the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness studies.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: Table 1.1: Universal Leadership Attributes

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Contexts of organizations in a global society

 

 

 

 

49. A leader who inspires followers to be unethical, untrustworthy, and deceptive can be described as ______.

 

 

a. relational

 

 

b. susceptible

 

 

c. constructive

 

 

d. toxic

 

 

Ans: D

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.3: Identify examples of destructive leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: The Dark Side of Leadership

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork | Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

50. Authority of position and authority of leadership were conceptualized by which theorist?

 

 

a. Susan Komives

 

 

b. Chester Barnard

 

 

c. Frederick Taylor

 

 

d. House

 

 

Ans: B

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership vs. Management”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

51. The 7 C’s of Change Model most closely aligns with which concept of leadership?

 

 

a. Leadership is a trait

 

 

b. Leadership is a skill

 

 

c. Leadership is an influence process

 

 

d. Leadership is a relationship

 

 

Ans: D

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Relationship”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Moderate

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

True/False

 

1. A leadership approach can provide a predictive framework in analyzing the phenomenon of leadership.

 

 

Ans: F

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: Box 1.1: The Evolution of Leadership

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Analytical thinking

 

 

 

 

2. A leadership theory is NOT necessarily based on empirical research.

 

 

Ans: F

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: knowledge

 

 

Answer Location: Box 1.1: The Evolution of Leadership

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Analytical thinking

 

 

 

 

3. Servant leadership, spiritual leadership, and LMX theory all belong to the relational approach to leadership.

 

 

Ans: F

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: Emerging Leadership Approaches

 

 

Difficulty Level: Hard

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

4. In viewing leadership as a trait, it is important that leaders have the required traits demanded by a particular situation.

 

 

Ans: T

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Trait”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

5. Viewing leadership as an influence process gives leadership an inherent ethical dimension according to the text.

 

 

Ans: T

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is an Influence Process”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Social responsibility

 

 

 

 

6. In every situation, there are leadership demands placed on the individual who is the leader.

 

 

Ans: T

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: Introduction

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

7. A challenge for leaders using the behavior approach is combining task and process behaviors.

 

 

Ans: T

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Behavior”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

8. When leadership is viewed as a relationship authority is often top down.

 

 

Ans: F

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Relationship’

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

 

 

 

 

9. Leadership as a skill means it is available only to the few with great ability.

 

 

Ans: F

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Skill”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

10. A leader who views leadership as a relationship can be influenced by their followers.

 

 

Ans: T

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Relationship”

 

 

Difficulty Level: easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

11. Both leadership and management involve influence and goal accomplishment.

 

 

Ans: T

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is an Influence Process”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Easy

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

Essay

 

 

1. Explain the differences between leadership approaches and theories.

 

 

Ans: An approach is a general way of thinking about a phenomenon, not necessarily based on empirical research. Theories usually include a set of hypotheses, principles, or laws that explain a given phenomenon. Theories are more refined and can provide a predictive framework in analyzing the phenomenon.

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

 

 

Answer Location: Box 1.1: The Evolution of Leadership

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

2. Differentiate among Leadership as a trait, ability, skill, and behavior and highlight examples of each from your personal experience.

 

 

Ans: Varies

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

 

 

Answer Location: Leadership Explained

 

 

Difficulty Level: Hard

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

3. Compare and contrast the concepts of leadership is a relationship and leadership is an influence process.

 

 

Ans: Varies

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Relationship” | “Leadership is an Influence Process”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Hard

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

4. Discuss three emerging leadership approaches; which do you most closely identify with?

 

 

Ans: Varies

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application | Analysis

 

 

Answer Location: Emerging Leadership Approaches

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

5. Approaches to leadership experience periods of increasing and decreasing interest. Discuss three approaches you feel are most interesting in our current global context.

 

 

Ans: Varies

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.2: Discuss the findings of the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness studies.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Application | Analysis

 

 

Answer Location: Leadership Explained

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Written and oral communication

 

 

 

 

6. Differentiate between leadership and management and provide examples for when each are necessary.

 

 

Ans: Leadership is about seeking constructive change, and management is about establishing order. For example, it is often said that “managers are people who do things right, and leaders are people who do the right thing.”

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application | Analysis

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is an Influence Process”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Hard

 

 

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

 

 

 

 

7. Choose three of the global positive leader attributes identified by House and discuss why they are universal and not culturally specific.

 

 

Ans: Varies

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.2: Discuss the findings of the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness studies.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application | Analysis

 

 

Answer Location: Global Leadership Attributes

 

 

Difficulty Level: Hard

 

 

AACSB Standard: Diverse and multicultural work environments

 

 

 

 

8. Based on the behavior approach, describe the two types of leader behaviors and give an example of a situation in which each behavior is used appropriately.

 

 

Ans: Varies

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Application

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Behavior”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Written and oral communication

 

 

 

 

9. Explain how one could apply the 7 C’s of Change Model to accomplish a positive change in a community or campus problem you are aware of.

 

 

Ans: Varies

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Relationship”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Social responsibility

 

 

 

 

10. Explain how a team marketing project may still be considered an outcome of leadership.

 

 

Ans: There may be a designated team leader, but all the idea generation, planning, problem solving, and decision-making might be made jointly. Leadership happens through a mutual influence process, involving both leaders and followers. More than one person can take on a leadership role at a given time.

 

 

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.

 

 

Cognitive Domain: Application

 

 

Answer Location: “Leadership is a Relationship”

 

 

Difficulty Level: Medium

 

 

AACSB Standard: Systems and processes in organizations