MSM 6640 MIDTERM EXAM WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the main purpose of Hershey and Blanchard's situational theory of Leadership?
- Answer- Guide Leaders to shift their leadership style to match follower readiness
What is the aim of Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership? - Answer- Select the right
kind of leader for the situation
In the Path-Goal leadership model, supportive leadership involves... - Answer- Showing
concerns for subordinates well-being and personal needs
In the Path-Goal leadership Model, directive leadership involves... - Answer- explaining
to subordinates precisely what they must do
Fiedler's Contingency Theory - Answer- select the right kind of of leader for the situation
A person who is high in emotional stability is low in... - Answer- Neuroticism
Social Filter - Answer- Lack of Tact is a blind spot
Self-awareness refers to - Answer- Exercising consciousness of the internal aspects of
one's nature
Blind Spots are... - Answer- Invisible to oneself
The personality factor that reflects one's sensitivity to the consequences of one's
actions... - Answer- Conscientiousness
5 Factor personality factor that reflects ones willingness to accept differences of
opinion? - Answer- Agreeableness
Personality Refers to.... - Answer- The stable characteristics that govern behavior
People with high internal locus of control tend to.... - Answer- attribute success and
failure to their own choices and actions
, Projection - Answer- Th tendency to ascribe to others personality flaws that one actually
carries within oneself
The leader has an obligation to communicate clearly... - Answer- The rationale for the
intended direction of the team or organization
Effective upward management requires understanding.... - Answer- What one's leader's
want and need
Among the follower types, which one is an independent but disengaged critical thinker -
Answer- Alienated
5 Recognized Leadership Styles - Answer- 1. Alienated(Independent)
2.Conformists(Dependent)
3.Pragmatic Survivors
4.Passive Followers
5.Effective Followers
Acting to influence Superiors - Answer- Upward Management
Guiding and Enabling a follower to improve in selected areas of knowledge, skill, or
ability characteristic of effective leadership: - Answer- Leadership Coaching
Information conveyed in evaluation of any effort to accomplish any task: - Answer-
Feedback
Feedback refers to: - Answer- Feedback Control
What is an optimal way for a follower to become more useful to the leader? - Answer-
Share personal facts with the leader from time to time
If Changes, either in an organization or in one's life, risk making a follower's relationship
with a leader difficult to sustain, what is the follower's responsibility? - Answer- To
consider severing the leader-follower relationship
The relational theories of leadership hold the most important facet of leadership
effectiveness to be the... - Answer- Quality of leaders interpersonal interaction
Leadership is a relational process hat meaningfully engages all participants and enables
each person to contribute to achieving the vision
In contrast to leadership, a central concern of management is to... - Answer- Plan and
Organize
Culture and Values help define - Answer- Journey towards that destination
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the main purpose of Hershey and Blanchard's situational theory of Leadership?
- Answer- Guide Leaders to shift their leadership style to match follower readiness
What is the aim of Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership? - Answer- Select the right
kind of leader for the situation
In the Path-Goal leadership model, supportive leadership involves... - Answer- Showing
concerns for subordinates well-being and personal needs
In the Path-Goal leadership Model, directive leadership involves... - Answer- explaining
to subordinates precisely what they must do
Fiedler's Contingency Theory - Answer- select the right kind of of leader for the situation
A person who is high in emotional stability is low in... - Answer- Neuroticism
Social Filter - Answer- Lack of Tact is a blind spot
Self-awareness refers to - Answer- Exercising consciousness of the internal aspects of
one's nature
Blind Spots are... - Answer- Invisible to oneself
The personality factor that reflects one's sensitivity to the consequences of one's
actions... - Answer- Conscientiousness
5 Factor personality factor that reflects ones willingness to accept differences of
opinion? - Answer- Agreeableness
Personality Refers to.... - Answer- The stable characteristics that govern behavior
People with high internal locus of control tend to.... - Answer- attribute success and
failure to their own choices and actions
, Projection - Answer- Th tendency to ascribe to others personality flaws that one actually
carries within oneself
The leader has an obligation to communicate clearly... - Answer- The rationale for the
intended direction of the team or organization
Effective upward management requires understanding.... - Answer- What one's leader's
want and need
Among the follower types, which one is an independent but disengaged critical thinker -
Answer- Alienated
5 Recognized Leadership Styles - Answer- 1. Alienated(Independent)
2.Conformists(Dependent)
3.Pragmatic Survivors
4.Passive Followers
5.Effective Followers
Acting to influence Superiors - Answer- Upward Management
Guiding and Enabling a follower to improve in selected areas of knowledge, skill, or
ability characteristic of effective leadership: - Answer- Leadership Coaching
Information conveyed in evaluation of any effort to accomplish any task: - Answer-
Feedback
Feedback refers to: - Answer- Feedback Control
What is an optimal way for a follower to become more useful to the leader? - Answer-
Share personal facts with the leader from time to time
If Changes, either in an organization or in one's life, risk making a follower's relationship
with a leader difficult to sustain, what is the follower's responsibility? - Answer- To
consider severing the leader-follower relationship
The relational theories of leadership hold the most important facet of leadership
effectiveness to be the... - Answer- Quality of leaders interpersonal interaction
Leadership is a relational process hat meaningfully engages all participants and enables
each person to contribute to achieving the vision
In contrast to leadership, a central concern of management is to... - Answer- Plan and
Organize
Culture and Values help define - Answer- Journey towards that destination
