BCOR 2304 Practice Questions GUARANTEE A+ 2025/2026
The process of sharing power with employees, thereby enhancing their confidence in their ability to
perform their jobs and their belief that they are influential contributors to the organization, is known as -
Empowerment
Which of the following statements about leadership and management is true? - Management and
Leadership are complementary systems of actions
______ is the extent to which a person is able to influence others so they respond to orders. - Power
Acknowledging an individual's contributions at a monthly department meeting is an example of using
______ power. - Reward
Medical knowledge possessed by doctors results in their ______ power. - Expert
Which of the following is NOT a possible explanation for the limited number of women holding executive
leadership positions? - Women do not typically aspire to be CEO's
In the University of Michigan Leadership Model, managers exhibiting ______ behavior paid more
attention to employee satisfaction and making work groups cohesive. - Employee-Centered
According to the Ohio State model, ______ is leadership behavior that organizes and defines what group
members should be doing. - Initiating Structure(process)
Which of the following statements about the contingency leadership model is correct? - It considers
whether the task-oriented or relationship-oriented leadership style is most appropriate.
A manager that has poor leader-member relations with subordinates that perform unambiguous, easily
understood tasks should use a(n) ______ leadership style. - relationship-motivated
In the ______ leadership model, a leader makes desirable rewards available in the workplace and
clarifies how followers can obtain them. - path-goal
, Competent ______ leaders are not mediocre; they are badly needed but best in stable situations rather
than rapidly changing ones. - Transactional
______ leadership helps employees pursue organizational goals over self-interests. - Transformational
Muriel has taught at a public elementary school for six years, and every year she simply gets the raise
given to all of the teachers at her school. She has spoken to the principal about this, and has been told
that it is based on the current union contract wherein job performance is not currently considered in
awarding raises. Here the union contract limits the principal's - Reward Power
The trait approach assumes the existence of a leadership personality and that - Leaders are born, not
made
Which of the following is characteristic of a transactional leader rather than a transformational one? -
Effectively utilizing coercive and reward power
The ability to influence others is referred to as - Power
_______ power is dominant when subordinates are obliged to comply by virtue of a boss's authority. -
Legitimate
Managers have more ________ over their subordinates than they do over their peers and bosses. -
Legitimate Power
_________ power is held by a manager who has control over the size of an employee's raise. - Reward
Camden Tile managers determined that there would be no end-of-year bonuses due to predicted
leveling of sales. Perry, a department manager, let his staff know that even high-performing employees
would not get bonuses this year. This change limited what type of power for Perry? - Reward
Which type of power is dominant when a leader is respected for his knowledge? - Expert Power
The process of sharing power with employees, thereby enhancing their confidence in their ability to
perform their jobs and their belief that they are influential contributors to the organization, is known as -
Empowerment
Which of the following statements about leadership and management is true? - Management and
Leadership are complementary systems of actions
______ is the extent to which a person is able to influence others so they respond to orders. - Power
Acknowledging an individual's contributions at a monthly department meeting is an example of using
______ power. - Reward
Medical knowledge possessed by doctors results in their ______ power. - Expert
Which of the following is NOT a possible explanation for the limited number of women holding executive
leadership positions? - Women do not typically aspire to be CEO's
In the University of Michigan Leadership Model, managers exhibiting ______ behavior paid more
attention to employee satisfaction and making work groups cohesive. - Employee-Centered
According to the Ohio State model, ______ is leadership behavior that organizes and defines what group
members should be doing. - Initiating Structure(process)
Which of the following statements about the contingency leadership model is correct? - It considers
whether the task-oriented or relationship-oriented leadership style is most appropriate.
A manager that has poor leader-member relations with subordinates that perform unambiguous, easily
understood tasks should use a(n) ______ leadership style. - relationship-motivated
In the ______ leadership model, a leader makes desirable rewards available in the workplace and
clarifies how followers can obtain them. - path-goal
, Competent ______ leaders are not mediocre; they are badly needed but best in stable situations rather
than rapidly changing ones. - Transactional
______ leadership helps employees pursue organizational goals over self-interests. - Transformational
Muriel has taught at a public elementary school for six years, and every year she simply gets the raise
given to all of the teachers at her school. She has spoken to the principal about this, and has been told
that it is based on the current union contract wherein job performance is not currently considered in
awarding raises. Here the union contract limits the principal's - Reward Power
The trait approach assumes the existence of a leadership personality and that - Leaders are born, not
made
Which of the following is characteristic of a transactional leader rather than a transformational one? -
Effectively utilizing coercive and reward power
The ability to influence others is referred to as - Power
_______ power is dominant when subordinates are obliged to comply by virtue of a boss's authority. -
Legitimate
Managers have more ________ over their subordinates than they do over their peers and bosses. -
Legitimate Power
_________ power is held by a manager who has control over the size of an employee's raise. - Reward
Camden Tile managers determined that there would be no end-of-year bonuses due to predicted
leveling of sales. Perry, a department manager, let his staff know that even high-performing employees
would not get bonuses this year. This change limited what type of power for Perry? - Reward
Which type of power is dominant when a leader is respected for his knowledge? - Expert Power
