罗宾斯《管理学》第九版题库 17.doc

Chapter 17 - LeadershipTrue/FalseA MANAGERS DILEMMA1.The Ross family decided to hire an experienced CEO to run Bob Ross Buick upon the death of Bob Ross Sr., the founder of the company.False (moderate)MANAGERS VERSUS LEADERS2.Managers and leaders are the same.False (easy)3.Leaders influence a group toward the achievement of goals.True (easy)4.Not all leaders have the capabilities or skills needed to hold managerial positions.True (easy)5.Leadership is based on authority granted from organizational position.False (moderate)CONTINGENCY THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP6.Fiedlers contingency model of leadership style effectiveness depends on the ability and willingness of the subordinates.False (moderate)7.The least-preferred co-worker questionnaire measure, whether a person is task or relationship oriented.True (easy)8.Fiedler assumed a persons leadership style was adjusted based on the situation.False (moderate)9.Fiedler identified three contingency dimensions: leader-member relations, task structure, and reward power.False (difficult)10.According to Fiedlers research, task-oriented leaders tended to perform better in situations that are very favorable to them and in situations that were very unfavorable.False (difficult)11.According to Fiedlers research, relationship-oriented leaders seemed to perform better in very unfavorable situations.False (moderate)12.Review of the major studies undertaken to test the overall validity of the Fiedler model led to a generally positive conclusion.True (moderate)13.Robert Houses path-goal theory is an expectancy theory of motivation.False (moderate)14.Robert Houses supportive leader consults with subordinates and uses their suggestions before making a decision.False (difficult)15.Robert House assumed that leadership style changes depending on the situation.True (moderate)16.Path-goal theory holds that subordinates with an external locus of control will be more satisfied with a directive style.True (moderate)17.Vroom and Yettons Path-Goal Model related leadership behavior and participation to decision making.False (moderate)18.Research testing the original leader participation model was very encouraging.True (moderate)CUTTING-EDGE APPROACHES TO LEADERSHIP19.A charismatic leader is likely seen as being assertive.True (easy)20.People working for charismatic leaders are motivated to exert extra work effort but express lower satisfaction.False (moderate)21.Charismatic leadership may not always be needed to achieve high levels of employee performance.True (easy)22.Charisma is the ability to create and articulate a realistic, credible, attractive vision of the future for any organization or organizational unit that grows out of and improves upon the present.False (moderate)23.The key properties of a vision seem to be inspirational possibilities that are value centered, are realizable, have superior imagery, and are well articulated.True (difficult)24.One specific role of team leadership is that team leaders are troubleshooters.True (easy)25.When team leaders assume the role of troubleshooter, they clarify expectations and roles, teach, and offer support.False (moderate)26.Transactional and transformational leadership are opposing approaches to getting things done.False (moderate)27.The evidence supports the superiority of transformational leadership over transactional leadership.True (moderate)CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN LEADERSHIP28.According to French and Raven, legitimate power and authority are one in the same.True (moderate)29.Credibility is the degree to which followers perceive someone as honest, competent, and able to inspire.True (moderate)MANAGING IN AN E-BUSINESS WORLD30.According to “Managing in an E-business World,” leaders in e-businesses see themselves as long-distance runners and their contemporaries in other non e-businesses as sprinters.False (moderate)Multiple ChoiceA MANAGERS DILEMMA31.According to the company profile in “A Managers Dilemma,” the problem facing Bob Ross Buick is determining _.a. how to attract more customers.b. how to expand the company.c. how to keep employees loyal. (moderate)d. how to hire more qualified employees.e. how to sell the business.MANAGERS VERSUS LEADERS32.Which of the following is NOT true concerning the difference between managers and leaders?a.Managers are appointed.b.Managers influence through informal means. (easy)c.Leaders may be appointed.d.Leaders can influence beyond formal authority.e.Leaders may emerge from a group.33.Persons who are able to influence others and who possess managerial authority are termed _.a.managers.b.leaders. (easy)anizers.d.visionaries.e.team members.EARLY LEADERSHIP THEORIES34.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text as one of the three leadership styles explored in the University of Iowa studies?a. cultural style (easy)b. autocratic stylec. democratic styled. laissez-faire style35.Which of the following describes the leadership style in which a leader tended to centralize authority, dictate work methods, make unilateral decisions, and limit employee participation?a. cultural styleb. autocratic style (moderate)c. democratic styled. laissez-faire style36.The _ style of leadership describes a leader who tends to involve employees in decision making, delegate authority, encourage participation in deciding work methods and goals, and use feedback as an opportunity for coaching employees.a. cultural styleb. autocratic stylec. democratic style (moderate)d. laissez-faire style37.Which of the following describes the leadership style in which the leader generally gives the group complete freedom to make decisions and complete the work in whatever way it saw fit?a. cultural styleb. autocratic stylec. democratic styled. laissez-faire style (moderate)38.According to the Ohio State studies, which of the following dimensions of leader behavior refers to the extent to which a leader is likely to define and structure his or her role and the roles of group members in the search for goal attainment?a. intelligence structureb. psychological structurec. initiating structure (easy)d. consideration structure39.According to the Ohio State studies, the dimension of leader behavior that is defined as the extent to which a leader had job relationships characterized by mutual trust and respect for group members ideas and feelings is called _.a. initiation.b. consideration. (moderate)c. cultural.d. physical.CONTINGENCY THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP40.Who developed the first contingency model for leadership?a.Blake and Moutonb.Fiedler (easy)c.Adlerd.Lewine.Schmidt41.Fielders model of leadership was the first _ model.a.visionaryb.path-goalc.teamd.empowermente.contingency (moderate)42.Fiedlers least-preferred co-worker questionnaire seeks to measure what leadership factor?a.subordinate needsb.leaders style (moderate)c.situationd.subordinate co-worker influencee.leader traits43.Which of the following is TRUE concerning Fiedlers least-preferred co-worker questionnaire?a.Leaders are either task or relationship oriented. (moderate)b.Fielder assumed that leadership style was contextual.c.Leadership style is dynamic depending on the situation.d.A low LPC would be a task-oriented leader.e.A high LPC would be a relationship-oriented leader.44.The least preferred co-worker questionnaire was developed by _.a.Victor Vroomb.Robert Housec.Fred Fiedler (difficult)d.French and Ravene.David McClelland45.Fiedler assumed a persons leadership style was _.a.contingent.b.relative.c.dimensional.d.fixed. (difficult)e.team oriented.46.Fiedlers dimension termed _ is the degree of confidence, trust, and respect subordinates had for their leader.a.leader-member relations (easy)b.power relationshipc.task structured.authoritye.position power47.Which of the following are two of the three key situational factors Fielder felt were important in determining leader effectiveness?a.leader-member relations, maturity of anizational success, position powerc.task structure, leader-member relations (moderate)d.maturity of organization and anizational age and task structure48.Fiedlers term _ refers to the degree to which the job assignments are formalized and procedurized.a.leader-member relationsb.power relationshipc.task structure (easy)d.authoritye.position power49.The degree to which the job assignments are formalized and procedurized is the _ contingency dimension according to Fielder.a.position powerb.subordinate maturityc.task structure (moderate)d.centralizatione.leader-member relations50.Fiedlers term _ refers to the degree of influence a leader has over power-based activities.a.leader-member relationsb.position power (moderate)c.responsibilityd.task structuree.respect51.According to Fielder, in what types of situations do task-oriented leaders perform best?a.very favorable, very unfavorable (moderate)b.moderately favorable, moderately unfavorablec.very favorable, unfavorabled.very unfavorable, unfavorablee.very favorable, favorable52.According to Fielder, in what type of situations do relationship-oriented leaders perform best?a.very favorableb.favorablec.moderately favorable (moderate)d.unfavorablee.very unfavorable53.According to Fielder, the two ways to improve leadership effectiveness are to change the situation to fit the leader or _.a.train the employees.b.change the leader. (moderate)c.train the leader.d.apply systematic pressure.e.enhance the reward system.54.According to Fiedler, if a group situation was rated as highly unfavorable and was led by a relationship leader, the groups performance could be improved by _.a.restructuring tasks. (difficult)b.changing the leaders style.c.retraining followers.d.empowering employees.e.reducing the leaders authority.55.Overall, the validity of the Fiedler contingency model could be described as _.a.supportive. (moderate)b.moderately supportive.c.inconclusive.d.unsupportive.e.very unsupportive.56.According to the text, the _theory is a contingency theory that focuses on followers readiness.a. consideration leadershipb. situational leadership (moderate)c. passive leadershipd. active leadership57.Which of the following leadership styles describes a leader who provides both directive and supportive behavior?a. tellingb. selling (moderate)c. participatingd. delegatinge. referring58.The main role of the leader is to facilitate and communicate in which of the following leadership styles?a. tellingb. sellingc. participating (moderate)d. delegatinge. referring59.Which of the following leadership styles describes a leader who provides little direction or support?a. tellingb. sellingc. participatingd. delegating (moderate)e. referring60.What leadership model is associated with Vroom and Yetton?a.contingency leadership theoryb.situational leadership theoryc.path-goal modeld.leader participation model (easy)e.leader characteristics model61.Who developed path-goal theory?a.Fielderb.Blake and Moutonc.Lewind.House (moderate)e.Schmidt62.According to path-goal theory, a leaders behavior is _ to subordinates to the degree that they view it as an immediate source of satisfaction.a.motivationalb.acceptable (moderate)patibled.transactionale.transformational63.According to the path-goal theory, a leaders behavior is _ to the extent that it makes the satisfaction of subordinates needs contingent on effective performance and provides coaching and guidance.a.motivationalb.acceptable (moderate)patibled.transactionale.transformational64.According to path-goal theory, a leader who lets subordinates know whats expected of them, schedules work to be done, and gives specific guidance as to how to accomplish tasks is termed _.a.directive. (moderate)b.achievement oriented.c.participative.d.supportive.e.authoritative.65.According to path-goal theory, a leader who is friendly and shows concern for the needs of subordinates is termed _.a.directive.b.achievement oriented.c.participative.d.supportive. (moderate)e.authoritative.66.According to path-goal theory, a manager who consults with subordinates and uses their suggestions would be exhibiting what type of leadership behavior?a.directiveb.achievement orientedc.participative (moderate)d.supportivee.authoritative67.Which of the following is NOT a leadership behavior identified in Houses path-goal theory?a.directive leaderb.supportive leaderc.participative leaderd.transactional leader (difficult)e.achievement-oriented leader68.A leader who sets challenging goals and expects very high performance levels from subordinates would be classified as what type of leader, according to path-goal theory?a.supportiveb.participativec.achievement oriented (moderate)d.democratice.directive69.In contrast to Fielders contingency theory, Houses path-goal theory assumes leaders are _.a.trained.b.flexible. (moderate)c.born.d.visionary.e.managers.70.The task structure a subordinate works with would be important in understanding the _ variable that moderates the leader behavior-outcome relationship.a.subordinateb.leaderc.environmental (easy)d.work groupe.authority system71.In the path-goal theory, which of the following is included in the class of contingency variables termed environment?a.task structure and formal authority system (difficult)b.locus of control and experiencec.perceived abilityd.employee satisfactione.performance72.Path-goal theory identifies two classes of situation variables that moderate the leadership-behavior outcome _.a.tact and relationship.b.path and goal.c.people and history.d.participation and structure.e.environment and subordinates. (moderate)73.Which of the following is included in the class of contingency variables termed follower?a.locus of control (difficult)b.performancec.employee satisfactiond.formal authority systeme.task structure74.According to the text, which of the following is NOT a hypothesis from the path-goal theory?a. Supportive leadership results in high employee performance and satisfaction when subordinates are performing structured tasks.b. Directive leadership leads to greater satisfaction when tasks are high structured and well laid out than when tasks are ambiguous or stressful. (difficult)c. Directive leadership is likely to be perceived as redundant among subordinates with high perceived ability or with considerable experience.d. The clearer and more bureaucratic the formal authority relationships, the more leaders should exhibit supportive behavior and deemphasize directive behavior.e. Directive leadership will lead to higher employee satisfaction when there is substantive conflict within a work group.75.Which of the following is not one of the hypotheses that have evolved from the path-goal theory?a.Supportive leadership results in high employee performance and satisfaction when subordinates are performing structured tasks.b.Directive leadership is likely to be perceived as redundant among subordinates with highly perceived ability or with considerable experience.c.The more clear and bureaucratic the formal authority relationships, the more leaders should exhibit supportive behavior and deemphasize directive behavior.d.Directive leadership will lead to higher employee satisfaction when there is substantive conflict within a work group.e.Subordinates with an external locus of control will be more satisfied with a directive style. (difficult)76.According to the path-goal theory, directive leadership will lead to higher employee satisfaction when there is _ within a work group.a.cohesivenessb.high structurec.substantial conflict (moderate)ernal locus of controle.a visionary leader77.Research on path-goal theory could be summarized as _.a.negative support.b.inconclusive.c.positive support. (easy)d.very unsupportive.e.varying widely as supportive and nonsupportive.CUTTING-EDGE APPROACHES TO LEADERSHIP78.What type of leaders guide or motivate their followers in the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements?a.transactional (moderate)rmational79.Which type of leaders provide individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation, and possess charisma?a.transactionalb.charismaticc.traitd.transformational (mo