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Chapter 12 LEADERSHIP
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Title: ANSWER: D REFERENCE: The Nature of Leadership LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
1. Which of the following definitions of leadership is adopted by your textbook authors?
A. Leadership is initiating structure so group members know how to complete a task.
B. Leadership is the art of persuasion.
C. Leadership is the process of developing a vision, communicating that vision, and orchestrating the
group’s energy toward goal attainment.
D. Leadership is defined as a social influence relationship between two or more persons who depend
upon one another for the attainment of certain mutual goals in a group situation.
E. None of these.
Title: ANSWER: D REFERENCE: The Nature of Leadership LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
2. Which of the following statements regarding the differences between management and leadership is
NOT true?
A. The two concepts are defined differently.
B. Leaders and managers come to be in their positions of headship through different processes.
C. Managers and leaders are often differentiated from one another in terms of the type and sources of
power they exercise.
D. Leaders are seen as motivating primarily through extrinsic processes while managers motivate
primarily through intrinsic processes.
E. Effective leadership often calls for the ability to manage, and effective management often requires
leadership.
Title: ANSWER: D REFERENCE: The Leadership Process LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
3. All of the following are key components of the leadership process EXCEPT:
A. the context
B. the followers
C. the consequences
D. the vision statement
E. the leader
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: The Leadership Process LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
4. The major determinant of the most effective style of leadership will be:
A. the task
B. the context
C. the follower’s personality
D. the consequences of the prior leadership situation
E. the leader’s personality
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: The Leadership Process LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
5. The relationship between leader behavior and follower behavior can best be characterized as:
A. leader behavior has little effect on follower behavior
B. follower behavior has no effect on leader behavior
, Organizational Behavior
C. while the effectiveness of leader behavior is determined by follower characteristics or expectations it
has also been found that follower behavior determines leader behavior
D. leader expectations of follower behavior determine leader behavior and follower expectations of
leader behavior determine follower effectiveness.
E. None of these.
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: The Leadership Process LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
6. Two important group outcomes or consequences of the interactive process that unfolds between a
leader, follower, and the situation include:
A. group cohesiveness and task performance
B. group cohesiveness and group maintenance
C. task performance and group maintenance
D. group superiority and group cohesiveness
E. task performance and group superiority
Title: ANSWER: D REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
7. The leader that members of a group acknowledge as their leader is:
A. the formal leader
B. the task leader
C. the group maintenance leader
D. the informal leader
E. the initiating structure leader
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
8. Leaders who stem from the dynamics and processes that unfold within and amongst a group of
individuals as they work on the achievement of a collective goal are called:
A. formal leaders
B. designated leaders
C. emergent leaders
D. evolving leaders
E. the initiating structure leader
Title: ANSWER: D REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
9. When power or influence within an organization flow to individuals or leaders who have the ability to
help an organization or group handle challenges, the leadership influence is one based on:
A. a designated leader
B. a formal leader
C. an informal leader
D. critical contingencies
E. the initiating structure leader
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
10. When people surrender their power to define reality for themselves to individuals whom they
believe are capable of making meaningful contribution to those needs, they have surrendered their
power because of:
A. critical contingencies
B. informal leadership
C. idiosyncrasy credits
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, Organizational Behavior
D. formal power
E. the initiating structure relationship
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
11. An essential ingredient for effective leadership is the exercise of:
A. patience
B. understanding
C. power
D. politics
E. morals
Title: ANSWER: A REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
12. A leader who operates from a base of power where others want to associate with or be accepted by
him or her is called:
A. referent power
B. reward power
C. expert power
D. legitimate power
E. coercive power
Title: ANSWER: B REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
13. When followers’ form of compliance is one of “how much am I getting,” or “how much should I
give,” the base of power is probably:
A. legitimate power
B. reward power
C. referent power
D. coercive power
E. expert power
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
14. Power with respect to leadership essentially answers the question:
A. who
B. when
C. how
D. why
E. what
Title: ANSWER: B REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
15. Research evidence suggests that which one of the following bases of power is the most effective in
terms of its impact upon follower commitment, motivation, performance, satisfaction, and group
effectiveness?
A. position
B. expert
C. legitimate
D. reward
E. coercive
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Chapter 12 LEADERSHIP
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Title: ANSWER: D REFERENCE: The Nature of Leadership LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
1. Which of the following definitions of leadership is adopted by your textbook authors?
A. Leadership is initiating structure so group members know how to complete a task.
B. Leadership is the art of persuasion.
C. Leadership is the process of developing a vision, communicating that vision, and orchestrating the
group’s energy toward goal attainment.
D. Leadership is defined as a social influence relationship between two or more persons who depend
upon one another for the attainment of certain mutual goals in a group situation.
E. None of these.
Title: ANSWER: D REFERENCE: The Nature of Leadership LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
2. Which of the following statements regarding the differences between management and leadership is
NOT true?
A. The two concepts are defined differently.
B. Leaders and managers come to be in their positions of headship through different processes.
C. Managers and leaders are often differentiated from one another in terms of the type and sources of
power they exercise.
D. Leaders are seen as motivating primarily through extrinsic processes while managers motivate
primarily through intrinsic processes.
E. Effective leadership often calls for the ability to manage, and effective management often requires
leadership.
Title: ANSWER: D REFERENCE: The Leadership Process LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
3. All of the following are key components of the leadership process EXCEPT:
A. the context
B. the followers
C. the consequences
D. the vision statement
E. the leader
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: The Leadership Process LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
4. The major determinant of the most effective style of leadership will be:
A. the task
B. the context
C. the follower’s personality
D. the consequences of the prior leadership situation
E. the leader’s personality
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: The Leadership Process LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
5. The relationship between leader behavior and follower behavior can best be characterized as:
A. leader behavior has little effect on follower behavior
B. follower behavior has no effect on leader behavior
, Organizational Behavior
C. while the effectiveness of leader behavior is determined by follower characteristics or expectations it
has also been found that follower behavior determines leader behavior
D. leader expectations of follower behavior determine leader behavior and follower expectations of
leader behavior determine follower effectiveness.
E. None of these.
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: The Leadership Process LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
6. Two important group outcomes or consequences of the interactive process that unfolds between a
leader, follower, and the situation include:
A. group cohesiveness and task performance
B. group cohesiveness and group maintenance
C. task performance and group maintenance
D. group superiority and group cohesiveness
E. task performance and group superiority
Title: ANSWER: D REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
7. The leader that members of a group acknowledge as their leader is:
A. the formal leader
B. the task leader
C. the group maintenance leader
D. the informal leader
E. the initiating structure leader
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
8. Leaders who stem from the dynamics and processes that unfold within and amongst a group of
individuals as they work on the achievement of a collective goal are called:
A. formal leaders
B. designated leaders
C. emergent leaders
D. evolving leaders
E. the initiating structure leader
Title: ANSWER: D REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
9. When power or influence within an organization flow to individuals or leaders who have the ability to
help an organization or group handle challenges, the leadership influence is one based on:
A. a designated leader
B. a formal leader
C. an informal leader
D. critical contingencies
E. the initiating structure leader
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
10. When people surrender their power to define reality for themselves to individuals whom they
believe are capable of making meaningful contribution to those needs, they have surrendered their
power because of:
A. critical contingencies
B. informal leadership
C. idiosyncrasy credits
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, Organizational Behavior
D. formal power
E. the initiating structure relationship
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
11. An essential ingredient for effective leadership is the exercise of:
A. patience
B. understanding
C. power
D. politics
E. morals
Title: ANSWER: A REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
12. A leader who operates from a base of power where others want to associate with or be accepted by
him or her is called:
A. referent power
B. reward power
C. expert power
D. legitimate power
E. coercive power
Title: ANSWER: B REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
13. When followers’ form of compliance is one of “how much am I getting,” or “how much should I
give,” the base of power is probably:
A. legitimate power
B. reward power
C. referent power
D. coercive power
E. expert power
Title: ANSWER: C REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
14. Power with respect to leadership essentially answers the question:
A. who
B. when
C. how
D. why
E. what
Title: ANSWER: B REFERENCE: Types of Leaders and Leader Emergence LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
15. Research evidence suggests that which one of the following bases of power is the most effective in
terms of its impact upon follower commitment, motivation, performance, satisfaction, and group
effectiveness?
A. position
B. expert
C. legitimate
D. reward
E. coercive
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