Section 12.2
What is an example of a big 5 personality?
A. Self-esteem
B. Extraversion
C. Intelligence
D. Assertiveness
B. Extraversion
Task-oriented behaviors are also called
a. authoritarian structure.
b. consideration.
c. initiating structure.
d. neuroticism.
c. initiating structure.
Situational favorableness includes which condition?
a. leader-leader relations
b. position power
c. motivation level
d. people structure
b. position power
___________ leaders lead employees by aligning employee goals with the leader’s goals.
a. Directive
b. Transactional
c. Transformational
d. Autocratic
c. Transformational
Being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement-oriented, and dependable are characteristics of which personality trait?
A. openness
B. agreeableness
C. extraversion
D. conscientiousness
D. Conscientiousness
The two broad categories of leader behaviors are
a. task-oriented and authority-oriented structures.
b. productivity-oriented and initiating structures.
c. employee-oriented and authority-oriented structures.
d. task-oriented and people-oriented structures.
d. task-oriented and people-oriented structures.
Vroom and Yetton’s leadership decision tree helps leaders
a. choose a static leadership style.
b. develop employee competence and commitment.
c. focus on their own positive leadership traits.
d. determine how much involvement they should seek in making decisions.
d. determine how much involvement they should seek in making decisions.
The key factor in the effectiveness of transformational leadership is
a. trust.
b. creativeness.
c. extraversion.
d. charisma.
a. trust.
The trait of ___________ is being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement-oriented, and dependable. It is positively related to leadership.
Conscientiousness
When leaders display a ___________ decision-making style, they leave employees alone to make decisions.
Laissez-faire
The three conditions creating Fiedler’s situational favorableness are leader-subordinate relations, position power, and ___________.
task structure
When a leader puts the employees first, they are exhibiting ___________ leadership.
Servant
Because they are sometimes seen as submissive, ___________ people who are good natured, modest, and avoid conflict are less likely to be perceived as leaders.
a. neurotic
b. conscientious
c. agreeable
d. extraverted
C. agreeable
Research findings of leader behaviors suggest
a. when leaders are task oriented, employees are more satisfied.
b. task oriented behaviors tend to be more effective in large companies.
c. extremely high levels of leader task-oriented behaviors may lead to burnout in employees.
d. employees who work under people-oriented leaders are more productive.
c. extremely high levels of leader task-oriented behaviors may lead to burnout in employees.
If you dislike working with a person and do not care for them on a personal level either,
a. you would have a low least preferred coworker score.
b. you would have a high least preferred coworker score.
c. you would have a midrange least preferred coworker score.
d. you would not have a least preferred coworker score.
a. you would have a low least preferred coworker score.
Research shows a connection between which of these personality traits and charisma?
a. extraversion, conscientiousness, cognitive abilities
b. creativity, cognitive abilities, intelligence
c. agreeableness, extraversion, creativity
d. openness, agreeableness, extraversion
a. extraversion, conscientiousness, cognitive abilities
The correlation between high intelligence and leadership is
a. strong; the higher the IQ the better the leader.
b. moderate; having a leader who is smarter, but not too smart, works best.
c. unimportant; leaders do not need to be smart, just extraverted.
d. low; leaders do not need to be smart, just conscientious.
b. moderate; having a leader who is smarter, but not too smart, works best.
Behavioral approaches to leadership behaviors fail to consider
a. the environment.
b. the leader’s decision-making style.
c. initiating structures and employee consideration.
d. leadership effectiveness.
a. the environment.
Contingency approaches to leadership focus on identifying
a. universal leadership traits.
b. situational differences and appropriate approaches.
c. initiating structures and employee consideration.
d. leaders’ decision-making styles.
b. situational differences and appropriate approaches.
Which statement regarding research on House’s path-goal theory is correct?
a. House’s theory suggests that the leader’s style is fixed and the environment changes.
b. The theory has been fully tested and verified.
c. The theory’s greatest contribution is the importance of the leader’s ability
to change styles depending on the circumstances.
d. House’s theory is based upon Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
c. The theory’s greatest contribution is the importance of the leader’s ability