MAN3303 COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● One needs only common sense to be a good leader.
Answer: false
●● what is Hollander's approach to leadership called
Answer: transactional approach
●● in the context of the interactional framework, ideal followers are
most likely to be described as
Answer: cooperative
●● unlike the role approach, the constructionist approach,
Answer: views leadership as combined acts of leading and following by
different individuals
●● some managers are likely to be effective leaders without ever having
taken a course or training program in leadership
Answer: true
,●● according to Robert Kelley's basic styles of followership, who
among the following presents a consistent picture to both leaders and
coworkers of being independent, innovative and willing to stand up to
superiors?
Answer: exemplary followers
●● Leaders have a short-term view, whereas managers have a long-term
view in management.
Answer: FALSE
●● A key reason behind using the phrase "desirable opportunities" in a
definition of leadership was precisely to distinguish between leadership
and
Answer: followership
●● When followers have a say in the selection or election of a leader,
they are likely to have low expectations and make few demands.
Answer: false
●● Identify a true statement about passive followers in the context of
Robert Kelley's basic styles of followership.
Answer: They require constant direction because they lack initiative and
a sense of responsibility.
,●● Which of the following definitions of leadership is fairly
comprehensive and helpful?
Answer: the process of influencing an organized group toward
accomplishing its goals
●● Hubristic leaders ignore the advice and criticism of others, almost
drunk with their power and unconditional positive self-regard.
Answer: true
●● Out-group subordinates are distinguished from in-group subordinates
by their high degree of loyalty, commitment, and trust felt toward their
leader.
Answer: true
●● Which of the following is a phenomenon that refers to situations in
which people feel themselves at risk of being judged by others holding
negative images about them?
Answer: the stereotype threat
●● Because followers are often at the levels where many organizational
problems occur, they can give leaders relevant information so that good
solutions are implemented.
Answer: true
, ●● Research indicates that men tend to view leadership as an exchange
with subordinates for services rendered.
Answer: true
●● Which of the following words is most often associated with the word
"management"?
Answer: efficiency
●● Research shows that "helicopter parenting" is positively linked to a
young person's leadership development.
Answer: false
●● Observing "with binoculars" involves
Answer: stepping back from a situation.
●● The tendency to overestimate the dispositional causes of behavior
and underestimate the environmental factors when others fail is called
the fundamental attribution error.
Answer: true
●● A disadvantage of action learning is that it inherently involves time
away from immediate job responsibilities.
Answer: false
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● One needs only common sense to be a good leader.
Answer: false
●● what is Hollander's approach to leadership called
Answer: transactional approach
●● in the context of the interactional framework, ideal followers are
most likely to be described as
Answer: cooperative
●● unlike the role approach, the constructionist approach,
Answer: views leadership as combined acts of leading and following by
different individuals
●● some managers are likely to be effective leaders without ever having
taken a course or training program in leadership
Answer: true
,●● according to Robert Kelley's basic styles of followership, who
among the following presents a consistent picture to both leaders and
coworkers of being independent, innovative and willing to stand up to
superiors?
Answer: exemplary followers
●● Leaders have a short-term view, whereas managers have a long-term
view in management.
Answer: FALSE
●● A key reason behind using the phrase "desirable opportunities" in a
definition of leadership was precisely to distinguish between leadership
and
Answer: followership
●● When followers have a say in the selection or election of a leader,
they are likely to have low expectations and make few demands.
Answer: false
●● Identify a true statement about passive followers in the context of
Robert Kelley's basic styles of followership.
Answer: They require constant direction because they lack initiative and
a sense of responsibility.
,●● Which of the following definitions of leadership is fairly
comprehensive and helpful?
Answer: the process of influencing an organized group toward
accomplishing its goals
●● Hubristic leaders ignore the advice and criticism of others, almost
drunk with their power and unconditional positive self-regard.
Answer: true
●● Out-group subordinates are distinguished from in-group subordinates
by their high degree of loyalty, commitment, and trust felt toward their
leader.
Answer: true
●● Which of the following is a phenomenon that refers to situations in
which people feel themselves at risk of being judged by others holding
negative images about them?
Answer: the stereotype threat
●● Because followers are often at the levels where many organizational
problems occur, they can give leaders relevant information so that good
solutions are implemented.
Answer: true
, ●● Research indicates that men tend to view leadership as an exchange
with subordinates for services rendered.
Answer: true
●● Which of the following words is most often associated with the word
"management"?
Answer: efficiency
●● Research shows that "helicopter parenting" is positively linked to a
young person's leadership development.
Answer: false
●● Observing "with binoculars" involves
Answer: stepping back from a situation.
●● The tendency to overestimate the dispositional causes of behavior
and underestimate the environmental factors when others fail is called
the fundamental attribution error.
Answer: true
●● A disadvantage of action learning is that it inherently involves time
away from immediate job responsibilities.
Answer: false
