WVU BCOR 370 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔University of Michigan Behavioral Research - ✔✔employee-orientation and product-
orientation
✔✔Fiedler's Contingency Theory - ✔✔-Leader: task-oriented or relationship-oriented.
-Situation: favorable to unfavorable.
-Task oriented --> favorable or unfavorable
-Relationship oriented --> moderate
-Leaders can not change behavior
-He said that task oriented leaders are best at the extreme, they are best at unfavorable
and favorable situations.
✔✔Self Leadership - ✔✔A process through which people influence themselves to
achieve the self-direction and self-motivation needed to perform
✔✔3 Categories of Self-Leadership Strategies - ✔✔1. Behavior-Focused
2. Natural Rewards
3. Constructive Thought
✔✔Behavior-Focused Self-Leadership Strategy - ✔✔-self-observation
-self-goal setting
-self-rewards
-self-correcting feedback
-practice
-self-cueing
✔✔Natural Rewards Self-Leadership Strategy - ✔✔-build more pleasant and enjoyable
features into a given task or activity.
-focus attention on naturally rewarding aspects of the task.
✔✔Constructive Self-Leadership Strategy - ✔✔changes the way you think
✔✔ Leadership - ✔✔The process of influence aimed at directing behavior toward the
accomplishment of objectives
✔✔The terms "leaders" and "managers": - ✔✔are perceived as being different from one
another
✔✔Power - ✔✔the ability to influence how others behave
✔✔Positional Power - ✔✔is the influence that is granted because of a manager's type
and ability to affect someone positively or negatively through resource allocation or
disciplinary measures
, ✔✔Personal Power - ✔✔influence that is obtained by being perceived as likable and
well-informed
✔✔Legitimate Power - ✔✔results from the influence that a manager has because of his
or her title inside an organization or status in a community
✔✔Referent Power - ✔✔results from a manager's appealing traits or resources, such as
charisma
✔✔James Smith, a general manager at a software company, is known for his skill and
competence in the field of computer programming. His peers always look to him for
guidance with tasks related to computer programming. Which of the following types of
power does this scenario illustrate? - ✔✔expert power
✔✔A directive leader tends to rely primarily on which source of power? - ✔✔Legitimate
✔✔Transactional Leaders - ✔✔focus on the creation of reward contingencies and
exchange relationships that result in a calculative compliance on the part of followers
✔✔Transformational Leaders - ✔✔create and communicate a higher-level vision in a
charismatic way that elicits an emotional response and commitment from the followers
✔✔Who suggested that leaders had charismatic authority and were born with "heroism
or exemplary character?" - ✔✔Max Weber
✔✔The Trait Perspective - ✔✔is a system of ideas that focuses on identifying effective
leaders through personal characteristics that are difficult to obtain or cannot be learned
✔✔According to the text, John F. Kennedy is a good example of which of the following
types of leaders? - ✔✔Great man
✔✔What is NOT one of the traits of women leaders according to the text? -
✔✔Dominance.
-traits of women leaders are perseverance, confidence, and a nurturing spirit
✔✔According to the results of studies conducted by the University of Michigan, leaders
that concentrated their behaviors more on task completion activities, such as
scheduling, clarifying roles, organizing efforts, and defining team member
responsibilities, are.... - ✔✔production oriented
✔✔According to the Managerial Grid, a leader who pays thoughtful attention to the
needs of people for satisfying relationships, leading to a comfortable, friendly
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔University of Michigan Behavioral Research - ✔✔employee-orientation and product-
orientation
✔✔Fiedler's Contingency Theory - ✔✔-Leader: task-oriented or relationship-oriented.
-Situation: favorable to unfavorable.
-Task oriented --> favorable or unfavorable
-Relationship oriented --> moderate
-Leaders can not change behavior
-He said that task oriented leaders are best at the extreme, they are best at unfavorable
and favorable situations.
✔✔Self Leadership - ✔✔A process through which people influence themselves to
achieve the self-direction and self-motivation needed to perform
✔✔3 Categories of Self-Leadership Strategies - ✔✔1. Behavior-Focused
2. Natural Rewards
3. Constructive Thought
✔✔Behavior-Focused Self-Leadership Strategy - ✔✔-self-observation
-self-goal setting
-self-rewards
-self-correcting feedback
-practice
-self-cueing
✔✔Natural Rewards Self-Leadership Strategy - ✔✔-build more pleasant and enjoyable
features into a given task or activity.
-focus attention on naturally rewarding aspects of the task.
✔✔Constructive Self-Leadership Strategy - ✔✔changes the way you think
✔✔ Leadership - ✔✔The process of influence aimed at directing behavior toward the
accomplishment of objectives
✔✔The terms "leaders" and "managers": - ✔✔are perceived as being different from one
another
✔✔Power - ✔✔the ability to influence how others behave
✔✔Positional Power - ✔✔is the influence that is granted because of a manager's type
and ability to affect someone positively or negatively through resource allocation or
disciplinary measures
, ✔✔Personal Power - ✔✔influence that is obtained by being perceived as likable and
well-informed
✔✔Legitimate Power - ✔✔results from the influence that a manager has because of his
or her title inside an organization or status in a community
✔✔Referent Power - ✔✔results from a manager's appealing traits or resources, such as
charisma
✔✔James Smith, a general manager at a software company, is known for his skill and
competence in the field of computer programming. His peers always look to him for
guidance with tasks related to computer programming. Which of the following types of
power does this scenario illustrate? - ✔✔expert power
✔✔A directive leader tends to rely primarily on which source of power? - ✔✔Legitimate
✔✔Transactional Leaders - ✔✔focus on the creation of reward contingencies and
exchange relationships that result in a calculative compliance on the part of followers
✔✔Transformational Leaders - ✔✔create and communicate a higher-level vision in a
charismatic way that elicits an emotional response and commitment from the followers
✔✔Who suggested that leaders had charismatic authority and were born with "heroism
or exemplary character?" - ✔✔Max Weber
✔✔The Trait Perspective - ✔✔is a system of ideas that focuses on identifying effective
leaders through personal characteristics that are difficult to obtain or cannot be learned
✔✔According to the text, John F. Kennedy is a good example of which of the following
types of leaders? - ✔✔Great man
✔✔What is NOT one of the traits of women leaders according to the text? -
✔✔Dominance.
-traits of women leaders are perseverance, confidence, and a nurturing spirit
✔✔According to the results of studies conducted by the University of Michigan, leaders
that concentrated their behaviors more on task completion activities, such as
scheduling, clarifying roles, organizing efforts, and defining team member
responsibilities, are.... - ✔✔production oriented
✔✔According to the Managerial Grid, a leader who pays thoughtful attention to the
needs of people for satisfying relationships, leading to a comfortable, friendly
