LDR 531 Week 2 Quiz

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LDR 531 Week 2 Quiz
LDR 531 Week 2 Quiz
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Year: 2015
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LDR 531 Week 2 Quiz

  • WEEK 2 QUIZ
  • 1 Contingency theories may be difficult to implement because

there is always a single best solution

situational changes happen infrequently

managers have time to evaluate situations

of the rapid pace of business

  • 2

A contingency theory that contains mediating variables is

situational leadership theory

leadership substitutes theory

cognitive resource theory

multiple-linkage model

  • 3

Which statement comparing transformational and charismatic leadership is most accurate?

Leader articulation of an appealing vision is important in both theories.

There are no important differences between the two types of leadership.

Personal identification is more important in transformational leadership.

Situational variables are less important for charismatic leadership.

  • 4

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

Organizational

Group

Dyadic

Individual

  • 5

Which of the following is a characteristic of a positive charismatic?

Dependency on the leader

Information is restricted

Centralized decision making by the leader

Devotion to ideology not personal identification

  • 6

A contingency theory of leadership that depends on specific procedures for leader behaviors and has strong support is

cognitive resource theory

normative decision theory

LPC contingency model

multiple-linkage model theory

  • 7

One unique characteristic of followers in leadership theory is

confidence and optimism

traits

task commitment and effort

skills and expertise

  • 8

Effective transformational leaders

select subordinates who will be loyal and uncritical

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

  • 9

Which statement about transformational and charismatic leadership is most accurate?

Charismatic leaders are more effective in business organizations

Charisma is a necessary ingredient in transformational leadership

Both types of leadership involve the same underlying processes

Both types of leadership are effective in any situation

  • 10

A leadership contingency theory that stresses the intelligence and experience of the leader is

normative decision theory

situational leadership theory

cognitive resource theory

leadership substitutes theory

  • 11

Charismatic leaders add followers by

possessing specific expertise

considering other solutions

appealing to emotions and articulating a vision

sharing the decision making

  • 12

The concept that some people are natural (born) leaders is an attribute of which leadership approach?

Behavior approach

Power-influence approach

Trait approach

Situation approach

  • 13

Which characteristic of negative charismatic leadership is more likely to lead to failure?

Tendency to make risky decisions

Identification to the organization

Centralized decision making

Focus on personal power

  • 14

What level of leadership process is emphasized in most theories of effective leadership?

Dyadic

Intra-individual

Group

Organizational

  • 15

The leadership process that describes how a group operates in an open system with other groups is called

inter-active process

intra-individual process

organizational process

group process

  • 16

Distant charismatics are often described in terms of their effect on follower

motivation

political attitudes

identification with the leader

task behavior

  • 17

CEOs who exhibit charismatic characteristics were noted to

increase company profitability

generate more sales

make company ads

negotiate higher compensation packages

  • 18

Most leadership theories emphasize

characteristics of the leadership situation

leader characteristics

follower characteristics

both leader and follower characteristics

  • 19

A theory that explains the most effective pattern of leadership behavior in a specified situation is best classified as

contingency

descriptive

universal

prescriptive

  • 20

Most of the leadership theory and research explaining the actions of leaders and why those actions occurred has described

ethical leadership

prescriptive leadership

universal leadership

descriptive leadership

  • 21

Ideological leaders will develop when the leader

has particular expertise

appeals to emotion

makes a rational appeal to followers

appeals to shared values

  • 22

Transformational behavior can include

passive management by exception

active management by exception

contingent rewards

inspirational motivation