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Sample Question - Chapter 3

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.

1) Which of the following is NOT true about leadership?


A) Leadership is naturally stronger in some people than in others.
B) Leadership involves movement toward a goal or goals.
C) Leadership involves influence.
D) Leadership occurs in a group.
E) Leadership is a process.

2) Which of the following is a key difference between leading and managing?


A) Leadership focuses on action while management focuses on planning.
B) Leadership focuses on results while management focuses on organization.
C) Leadership focuses on theory while management focuses on logistics.
D) Leadership focuses on change while management focuses on results.
E) Leadership focuses on process while management focuses on product.

3) An organization that has become overly concerned with rules and order and has lost its vision
is an example of:
A) an organization with leadership but no motivation
B) an organization with leadership but no management
C) an organization with management but no leadership
D) an organization with management but no implementation
E) an organization with motivation but no management

4) All of the following are considered leadership behaviors EXCEPT:


A) Motivating employees to overcome obstacles to excellence
B) Bringing people into alignment toward common goals
C) Organizing and creating structures that streamline work
D) Providing direction to an organization or group
E) Creating change in an organization or group

5) Over the last century, the approaches to studying leadership have been largely:
A) changing, from a behavioral view to a liberational view to a trait-based view
B) changing, from a behavioral view to a trait-based view to a situational view
C) static, with a mixture of views
D) changing, from trait-based views to behavioral views to developmental views
E) static, with a behavioral view
6) Which of the following, if true, would be the best evidence against the trait approach to
leadership?
A) Throughout history, leaders have consistently demonstrated greater intelligence, insight,
responsibility, and persistence.
B) Concern for people and concern about results can conflict, forcing a leader to choose one at
the expense of the other.
C) The qualities associated with successful leadership in European businesses are different from
those in Asian businesses.
D) Even the best leaders need the support of the organization in order to accomplish their goals.
E) Failures in leadership can lead to problems in every aspect of a company's operations.

7) Which of the following caused a resurgence of the trait theory of leadership, originally popular
at the beginning of the 20th century?
A) a debate over which traits are more important than the others
B) the development of meta-analysis
C) a solidification of the list of traits
D) an increase in intelligence and sociability in the general population
E) the inclusion of more leaders on the list of "Great Men"

8) In what way can recognizing the traits of leadership help an organization?


A) An organization can look for those traits in the interview process and hire candidates with the
traits of leadership.
B) An organization can investigate their managers and fire those who do not have the traits of
leadership.
C) An organization can compare the list of traits of leadership in their home country with lists of
traits of leadership from other countries they do business with to be able to understand those
cultures and facilitate relationships between the companies.
D) An organization can ask their managers to make a list of their characteristics and compare
them to the list of traits of leadership.
E) An organization can create a benchmarking process which allows them to tally leadership
traits for each of their employees.

9) Initiating structure is a dimension of leadership that focuses on accomplishing tasks. Which of


the following is NOT an element of initiating structure?
A) encouraging employees
B) focusing employees on their tasks
C) giving directions to employees
D) staying on schedule
E) providing materials and services necessary to complete tasks

10) A leader who is concerned primarily with employees and shows little concern for results is at
which area of the Leadership Grid?
A) Country Club Management
B) Team Management
C) Impoverished Management
D) Authority-Compliance Management
E) Middle of the Road Management
11) Which of the following is a valid criticism of the behavioral approaches to leadership?
A) It is difficult to find examples of leaders who have concern for people and concern for
production at the same time.
B) The theories are not backed up by empirical proof that certain leadership styles are more
effective than others are.
C) The behavioral approaches reject the trait approach without providing an alternative.
D) Too much concern for people over production can lead to lax standards in an organization.
E) An emphasis on production over people obscures HR problems until they are serious.

12) All of the following are behaviors leaders can choose to enact, depending on the situation,
according to Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leader model EXCEPT:
A) Coaching
B) Implementing
C) Supporting
D) Directing
E) Delegating

13) The Situational Leader is a popular training program. However, there are some valid critiques
of the approach. Which of the following is one of them?
A) There is no evidence that in-group exchanges are more beneficial than out-group exchanges.
B) It is not actually possible to develop leaders from those who do not have the personality traits
necessary for leadership.
C) Followers may not be able to follow the program as written, which reduces its effectiveness.
D) Researchers have not been able to replicate the results of the initial studies the program is
based on.
E) Leaders may not actually be able to determine the level of development of those they lead.

14) Which of the following is the focus of both the leader-member exchange theory and the
transformational leadership theory?
A) the relationships between leaders at different organizations and sharing their experiences to
transform their followers
B) the transformation from trait-based approaches to leadership to situational-based approaches
to leadership
C) the relationships between different group members and using those relationships to develop
leadership traits
D) the transformation from follower to leader through active mentoring
E) the relationships between leader and group members and fostering group members to take
on more shared leadership roles

15) The approach that says that leaders should have as many in-group relationships and as few
out-group relationships as possible with followers is:
A) Level 5 leadership
B) leadership making
C) contingency theory
D) situational leadership
E) servant leadership
16) Steven Covey's principle-centered leadership model emphasizes:
A) providing concrete goals and requirements first, then giving followers support
B) focusing your actions on your goals and on developing the people around you
C) maintaining a calm, centered attitude even while under pressure
D) collecting a variety of experiences to aid in the application of leadership skills
E) following the eight steps in order, as written

17) The servant leadership model has inspired companies and university programs:
A) to ask executives and professors to serve employees and students
B) to use transformational leadership
C) to develop their leadership traits
D) to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ
E) to make service to others part of their work and focus

Solution

1) A
2) D
3) C
4) C
5) D
6) C
7) C
8) A
9) A
10) A
11) B
12) B
13) E
14) E
15) B
16) B
17) E

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