Quiz Ch 14

Which of the following is a characteristic of charismatic leaders?

In the Blake/Mouton leadership grid, a leader who shows little concern for people or production is known as an impoverished leader.

In the context of subordinate contingencies, which of the following is true of externals?

Nisha is a retail manager at Hexagon Corp. She needs to troubleshoot customer complaints regarding a product. She has to decide on either scrapping the product or replacing it with a different brand. Based on the customer complaints and favorable online reviews of an alternate brand, she decides to switch to a different brand. According to the normative decision theory, which of the following decision-making styles has Nisha adopted?

Which of the following exemplifies Fiedler's contingency theory?

Farah, a manager at Funmania Toys Inc., has complete control over the hiring and firing of employees in the company. She also has the authority to reward and punish employees for their work. This scenario illustrates that Farah has high levels of _____.

Which of the following statements is true of directive leadership?

Relish Inc. is a famous fast food chain in the United States. However, increasing competition affected the company's market. Nicholas Cain, the CEO of Relish, created an online forum for employees to share ideas about innovative methods to attract customers. The forum overflowed with new ideas. Subsequently, Nicholas conducted a meeting to discuss the ideas and also introduced a recipe customization counter that was a grand success. The company has now earned back its customer base. According to path-goal theory, this leadership style is called _____.

In terms of leadership behavior, _____ is the degree to which a leader organizes the roles of followers by setting goals, giving directions, setting deadlines, and assigning tasks.

Which of the following is true of managers?

Which of the following best describes path-goal theory?

The great person theory holds that:

Which of the following is a trait difference between leaders and nonleaders?

Fiedler's contingency theory assumes that leaders can change and adapt their leadership styles.

Leadership style is:

The employees of a company are self-centered and their individual goals do not align with the organization's goals. The manager is concerned with decision making and has all the information required to make a decision. He believes that the decision need not require the employees' acceptance. In the context of the normative decision theory, which of the following decision-making styles should the manager use?

Which of the following defines leadership?

A leader believes in giving individual attention to the needs of followers, creating learning opportunities for them, accepting and tolerating individual differences, and listening to their problems. Which of the following components of transformational leadership is illustrated in this scenario?

Transactional leadership is much more effective on average than transformational leadership.

Which of the following is a function of leaders?

Which of the following is true of transformational leaders?

Fiedler assumes that the favorableness of a situation for a leader depends on the degree to which the situation permits the leader to influence the behavior of group members.

Leaders differ from managers in that:

Which of the following is true of supportive leadership?

When an individual is contesting for a local political office, he or she makes lots of promises to people. When the individual wins the election and assumes office, he or she is often unable to carry out the political promises. In the context of leadership traits, the individual lacks _____.