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The Art of Leadership 7th Edition by George Manning & Kent Curtis - Complete, Elaborated and Latest(Test Bank) ISBN-10 7 ISBN-13 978-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 The Importance of Leadership: Setting the Stage Chapter 2 The Leadership Equation Chapter 3 Leadership Qualities, Characteristics of Followers, and Situational Factors Chapter 4 The Importance of Vision and the Motive to Lead Chapter 5 Organizational Climate Chapter 6 Leadership Ethics Chapter 7 The Role of Values and Ethics at Work Chapter 8 Leadership Authority Chapter 9 Empowerment in the Workplace and the Quality Imperative Chapter 10 Effective Leadership and Human Relations Chapter 11 The Team Concept Chapter 12 Human Behavior and the Art of Persuasion Chapter 13 The Diversity Challenge Chapter 14 Effective Delegation and How to Assign Work Chapter 15 The Role of Personality Chapter 16 The Leader as Coach Chapter 17 Helping People through Change and Burnout Prevention Chapter 18 Managing Performance Chapter 19 Professional Performance and Sustaining Discipline Chapter 20 The Road Ahead: Challenge and Charge TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false. 1) Leadership is increasingly moving from an empowering, participatory model to an autocratic, hierarchical model. ⊚ true ⊚ false 2) When people are asked to define integrity, the word they mention most frequently is honesty. ⊚ true ⊚ false 3) Caring leadership cannot be legislated, and it cannot be an act. ⊚ true ⊚ false 4) Unlike leadership, the primary purpose of management is to foster motivation and creativity. ⊚ true ⊚ false 5) In the context of the key areas of leadership, the empowerment of people involves fostering a high-performance culture through participative leadership and service to others. ⊚ true ⊚ false MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 6) The Jack Welch Management Institute reports that: Version 1 2 A) the weakest link in business, industry, and government is the skills of employees. B) formal education is highly unlikely to develop the most-cited qualities people want in their leaders. C) importance of good leadership and job performance are mutually exclusive. D) more than one-half of working adults have suffered under a bad boss at some point in their career. 7) Which of the following is the weakest link in business, industry, and government today? A) Technology B) Tools and equipment C) Physical plant and facilities D) Systems and procedures E) Leadership 8) Which of the following best describes leadership? A) Adherence to performance standards B) Influencing the behaviors of others through ideas and deeds C) Evaluating a course of action D) Seeking direction from others E) Writing and speaking effectively 9) Satisfactions of leaders include: A) personal freedom. B) high income and good health. C) opportunities for advancement and love and admiration of friends. D) a chance to help others. E) opportunities to control resources and aesthetic experiences. Version 1 3 10) Frustrations of leaders include both: A) organizational politics and loneliness. B) insufficient authority and too much power. C) uncompensated work time and customer interference. D) loneliness and vendor demands. E) organizational politics and personal needs. 11) Which of the following best describes caring leadership? A) Caring about the task to be done and caring about people B) Caring about self-advancement and caring about the task to be done C) Caring about the welfare of others and caring about self-advancement D) Caring about the task to be done and caring about personal well-being E) None of the answers is correct. 12) By their __________, leaders show the way and influence the behavior of others. A) ideas and deeds B) humor or study C) fear and force D) books or speeches 13) The poem _________ reminds us that leadership must come from the heart. A) "The Raven" B) "Threads" C) "Needles" D) "The Road Not Taken" 14) In the context of the types of leaders, who among the following are teachers? Version 1 4 A) Rumi and Yoritomo B) Aquinas and Watt C) Confucius and Plato D) Hippocrates and Saladin E) None of the answers is correct. 15) Unlike today, which of the following conditions most likely had an impact on leadership in earlier times? A) Mass education was unknown. B) Powerful positions were in abundance. C) Self-expression was encouraged. D) Information was everywhere. 16) In American society, Rosa Parks's courage helped determine the course of __________. A) economic theories B) art appreciation C) science and technology D) civil rights E) religious thoughts 17) The Scottish philosopher and historian Thomas Carlyle believed that among the undistinguished masses are people of light and learning, individuals superior in power, courage, and understanding. Which of the following views is most likely reflected by Carlyle? A) The great man theory B) The heroic theory C) The dual-process theory D) The cognitive resources theory (CRT) Version 1 5 18) Ralph M. Stogdill identifies individual traits that correlate positively with leadership. These include: A) intelligence, hand strength, size, and birth order. B) height, gender, age, and experience. C) education, ability, aggressiveness, and cunningness. D) responsibility, vigor, venturesomeness, and self-confidence. E) training, motivation, need-deficiency, and skill. 19) Who among the following has conducted studies that show the influence of environmental factors and individual qualities in determining leadership effectiveness? A) Biologist Richard Borowsky B) Economist Paul Samuelson C) Psychologist B.F. Skinner D) Anthropologist Margaret Mead E) None of the answers is correct. 20) In American society, the most-cited quality people want in a leader is __________. A) integrity B) job knowledge C) people-building skills D) extraversion 21) In American society, which of the following qualities is the third most-cited quality people want in a leader and is the ability to teach, counsel, and otherwise develop others to higher levels of performance? Version 1 6 A) Practical ability B) Intrapersonal skills C) People-building skills D) Abstract visioning 22) Who, among the following, said "If you don't truly care about people, you should get out of leadership." A) Theodore Roosevelt B) James Autry C) Jan Carlzon D) Helen Keller 23) In addition to concern for others, which of the following aspects must be present for caring leadership to occur? A) Power and prestige B) Commitment to a task C) Uncompensated work time D) Order and control 24) Which of the following is captured by James Autry, former CEO of the Meredith Corporation, in his poem entitled "Threads"? A) The art of sewing the threads of a business together B) The spirit of a caring leader C) The message that one needs to thread personal life into work life for great success D) The message, "As you sow, so you reap" E) None of the answers is correct. 25) The three types of leaders are: Version 1 7 A) heroes, rulers, and teachers. B) democrats, republics, and capitalists. C) progressives, traditionalists, and moderates. 26) In the context of the types of leaders, teachers: A) lead through personal accomplishments that require bravery, skill, and determination. B) guide others to make decisions. C) are rule breakers and value creators. D) lead through power and enforcement. 27) In the context of the types of leaders, which of the following most likely characterizes heroes? A) They govern by determining policy and making decisions. B) They are mentors who lead through insight, modeling, and the encouragement of others. C) They lead through power and enforcement. D) They are responsible for great causes and noble works. 28) In the context of the types of leaders, who among the following are rulers? A) Buddha, Marx, and Aristotle B) Newton, Michelangelo, and Edison C) Elizabeth I, Napoleon, and Washington 29) In the context of the types of leaders, which of the following is most likely a characteristic of rulers? Version 1 8 A) They inspire through manners and actions. B) They lead through personal examples and accomplishments. C) They are mentors who lead through insight, modeling, and the encouragement of others. D) They are authority figures who lead through power and enforcement. 30) Unlike leadership, management: A) believes that focus on order and control should be avoided. B) primarily focuses on motivation and creativity. C) denotes formal authority and accountability is delegated. D) is the ability to influence the activity or behavior of people. 31) Identify the primary purpose of leadership. A) To delegate accountability B) To provide order and consistency C) To produce change and movement D) To emphasize formal authority 32) Management involves four functions or processes first identified by Henri Fayol in 1916. Which of the following functions is most likely associated with aligning people and resources? A) Planning B) Controlling C) Organizing D) Directing 33) Which of the following best describes the central theme ofThe Convergence of Twain written by Thomas Hardy? Version 1 9 A) Mark Twain had a crisis of conscience. B) Leadership is a poetic process. C) Qualities of individuals and environmental factors are important elements of leadership equation. D) None of the answers is correct. The Art of Leadership 7th Edition George Manning Kent Curtis