INTRODUCTION
TO LEADERSHIP
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CONCEPTS AND
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PRACTICE 5TH
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EDITION BY PETER
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G. NORTHOUSE
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,Chapter 1: Understanding Leadership
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Test Bank
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Multiple nChoice
1. In nleadership nliterature, nmore nthan n different ndefinitions nof nleadership
nhave nbeen nidentified.
a. 5
b. 50
c. 100
d. 1,000
Ans: nC
Learning nObjective: n1.1: nSummarize nthe nseven nconcepts nthat nare nessential nto
nleadership. nCognitive nDomain: nKnowledge
Answer nLocation: nLeadership
nExplained nDifficulty nLevel: nEasy
AACSB nStandard: nLeading nin norganizational nsituations
2. A nleadership napproach nis n .
a. a ngeneral nway nof nthinking nabout na nphenomenon
b. based nin nempirical nresearch
c. never nchanging
d. based nin nempirical nresearch nand nnever
nchanging nAns: nA
Learning nObjective: n1.1: nSummarize nthe nseven nconcepts nthat nare nessential nto
nleadership. nCognitive nDomain: nComprehension
Answer nLocation: nBox n1.1: nThe nEvolution nof
nLeadership nDifficulty nLevel: nEasy
AACSB nStandard: nGroup nand nindividual nbehaviors
3. So-called n“Great nMan” ntheories nbelong nto nwhich nof nthe nfollowing
nleadership napproaches?
a. Behavior
b. Relational
c. Situational
d. Trai
t nAns:
nD
Learning nObjective: n1.1: nSummarize nthe nseven nconcepts nthat nare nessential nto
nleadership. nCognitive nDomain: nKnowledge
Answer nLocation: nTrait nTheories
nDifficulty nLevel: nEasy
AACSB nStandard: nLeading nin norganizational nsituations
,4. Which nof nthe nfollowing ntheorist’s nwork nis nincluded nin nthe nbehavioral napproach?
a. Blake nand nMoulton
b. Hersey nand nBlanchard
c. Northouse
d. Reddi
n nAns: nA
Learning nObjective: n1.1: nSummarize nthe nseven nconcepts nthat nare nessential nto
nleadership. nCognitive nDomain: nKnowledge
Answer nLocation: nBehavior nTheories
nDifficulty nLevel: nHard
AACSB nStandard: nLeading nin norganizational nsituations
5. A nbusiness nmanager nneeds ntheir nsubordinates nto nproblem nsolve nin nan
nuncertain nand nchanging nenvironment. nThat n manager nmight nconsider nwhich
nemerging nleadership napproach?
a. Spiritual nleadership
b. Servant nleadership
c. Authentic nleadership
d. Adaptive
nleadership nAns: nD
Learning nObjective: n1.1: nSummarize nthe nseven nconcepts nthat nare nessential nto
nleadership. nCognitive nDomain: nApplication
Answer nLocation: nEmerging nLeadership nApproaches
nDifficulty nLevel: nMedium
AACSB nStandard: nGroup nand nindividual nbehaviors
6. A ntrait ncan nbe ndefined nas n .
a. the ncapacity nto nlead
b. a ndistinguishing nquality nof nan nindividual
c. a ncompetency ndeveloped nto naccomplish na ntask neffectively
d. what nleaders ndo nwhen nthey nare nin na nleadership
nrole nAns: nB
Learning nObjective: n1.1: nSummarize nthe nseven nconcepts nthat nare nessential nto
nleadership. nCognitive nDomain: nKnowledge
Answer nLocation: n“Leadership nis na nTrait”
nDifficulty nLevel: nEasy
AACSB nStandard: nGroup nand nindividual nbehaviors
7. When nleadership nis nviewed nas nnon-linear nand nhighly ncollaborative, nthe n
between nleader nand nfollower(s) nbecomes nparamount.
a. hierarchy
b. dynamic
c. skill
d. relationshi
p nAns: nD
Learning nObjective: n1.1: nSummarize nthe nseven nconcepts nthat nare nessential nto
nleadership.
, Cognitive nDomain: nComprehension
Answer nLocation: n“Leadership nis na nRelationship”
nDifficulty nLevel: nMedium
AACSB nStandard: nGroup nand nindividual nbehaviors
8. A nmanager nwho nencourages nsubordinates nto ntake ntime noff nfrom nwork nto
nrecuperate nfrom nstressful nprojects n might nbe nutilizing nleadership nas na n .
a. relationship
b. behavior
c. skill
d. task
nAns:
nA
Learning nObjective: n1.1: nSummarize nthe nseven nconcepts nthat nare nessential nto
nleadership. nCognitive nDomain: nApplication
Answer nLocation: n“Leadership nis na nRelationship”
nDifficulty nLevel: nMedium
AACSB nStandard: nInterpersonal nrelations nand nteamwork
9. Influence nis ncentral nto nthe nprocess nof nleadership nbecause nleaders naffect n .
a. outcomes
b. goals
c. followers
d. visio
n nAns:
nC
Learning nObjective: n1.1: nSummarize nthe nseven nconcepts nthat nare nessential nto
nleadership. nCognitive nDomain: nKnowledge
Answer nLocation: n“Leadership nis nan nInfluence
nProcess” nDifficulty nLevel: nEasy
AACSB nStandard: nGroup nand nindividual nbehaviors
10. The nGLOBE nstudy nsought nto nincrease nour nunderstanding nof nthe nimpact n has
non nleadership neffectiveness.
a. culture
b. globalization
c. democratization
d. nationalis
m nAns: nA
Learning nObjective: n1.2: nDiscuss nthe nfindings nof nthe nGlobal nLeadership
nand nOrganizational nBehavior nEffectiveness nstudies.
Cognitive nDomain: nKnowledge
Answer nLocation: nGlobal nLeadership
nAttributes nDifficulty nLevel: nEasy
AACSB nStandard: nDiverse nand nmulticultural nenvironments
11. What nis na nkey noutcome nof ntoxic nleadership naccording nto nLipman-Blumen?