BU450 (BU 450) Lesson 2 Exam Questions and Answers; Summer 2025 - Ashworth College.

[02] Lesson 2 Exam stion 1 5 / 5 p Those who consult their followers and allow them to participate in decision making are Question options: laissez-faire leaders. autocratic leaders. motivated leaders. on The two primary leadership behaviors that are still in use are: Question options: autocratic and democratic. visionary and practical. laissez-faire and charismatic motivation. on Judicious use of substitutes can Question options: make leaders democratic. eliminate the need for leaders. make leaders more effective. on Which of the following does the Contingency Model suggest? Question options: There is only one best way to lead. Leaders are effective if their followers are so. Leadership traits cannot be learned. on Suzanna would like to improve her leadership effectiveness using the Path-Goal theory of leadership. She should: Question options: make sure that she has enough power. identify her in-group and out-group and how followers get in each group. make sure she is comfortable with a variety of decision styles. on Having a clear task that provides direct feedback to follower serves as a substitute for: Question options: leader's lack of power. organizational policies. leader consideration behaviors. on According to the Path-Goal Theory, the leader must motivate followers by: Question options: being very strict with the process. allowing them more paid leaves. focusing only on the outcomes. on Which of the following factors contributed to the development of the behavior approach to leadership? Question options: access to military leaders the use of behavioral surveys to measure traits the development of personality testing on The primary assumption of the contingency approach to leadership is that: Question options: leadership depends on culture. which leadership style is effective depends on the situation. leadership effectiveness is contingent on the role of followers. on In the decision style, the leader makes the decision alone, with or without information from the group. Question options: group individual consultative on Which model was called the Vertical Dyad Linkage Model in its earlier version? Question options: Path-Goal Model Fiedler's Contingency Model Normative Decision Model on President Obama announced that he believes the president's role is to provide vision and inspiration while delegating the responsibility of managing agencies. What's his leadership style? Question options: Task-oriented Detail-oriented Autocratic on Which of the following principles is a basis for the Normative Decision Model? Question options: Employee motivation results from the leader removing obstacles. Western employees expect to participate in decision making. Empowerment is always effective. on Which belief about leaders dominated the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Question options: Leaders are always correct. Anyone can be a leader. One person should take all the decisions. on Which of the following is one of the best-known studies on behavioral approaches to leadership? Question options: Normative Decision Model Path-Goal Theory LMS on When is a task-motivated leader pushed to make autocratic decisions? Question options: When the completion of a task takes time When the followers are not enough submissive When the task is too complicated on Anwar is a task-motivated leader who is in a high situational control environment. Based on Fiedler's Contingency Model, he is likely to: Question options: relax, take care of details, and help the followers perform. be directive, serious, and with little concern for others. be tense, overbearing, and over controlling. on Prior to the industrial revolution, the study of leadership relied on: Question options: the trait approach to understand leaders. scientific studies. case analyses. on What does the behavior approach disregard? Question options: Powerful situational elements Need for consistency Importance of extraordinary talent on Individuals who tend to be less concerned with other people's opinions and may Question options: focus more on the task. get the job done quickly. be motivated leaders. Done