LDR Final Exam Questions with
Complete Solutions
The "transformational" leadership theory emphasizes the individual traits and skills that leaders
bring to all leadership tasks? - ANSWERS-False
Management is about is about order and consistency and as such, focuses on planning,
organizing, controlling, staffing and budgeting? - ANSWERS-True
Which of the below are factors in the "Leader Characteristics," Leadership theory? - ANSWERS-
All of the above
Which leadership styles are most commonly described by leadership theories? - ANSWERS-
None of the above
The Path-Goal theory emphasizes which two types of contingencies found in transactional
leadership models? - ANSWERS-Task & Subordinate Characteristics
Charismatic Leadership is based on the leader's passion, confidence and exceptional ability to
persuade and sway people? - ANSWERS-True
The transformational leader must change organizations and people in the following three
successive stages? - ANSWERS-All of the above
Laissez-Faire leadership involves the leader being very "hands-on" in the organization's
operations? - ANSWERS-False
, Management-by-Exception is a style that utilizes mistakes or deviations from standards? -
ANSWERS-True
Transactional leaders rarely rely on certain types of power (legitimate, reward and
punishment)? - ANSWERS-False
Distributed leadership emphasizes the sharing of functions through empowerment mechanisms
such as participation and delegation? - ANSWERS-True
Which of the following is NOT an example of Distributed Leadership? - ANSWERS-Laissez-Faire
Informal leaders can be participants, activists or diehards, depending on their ability to
influence their colleagues? - ANSWERS-True
Self Leadership is the process of influencing oneself? - ANSWERS-True
Network leadership focuses on power sharing among organizations? - ANSWERS-True
President Eisenhower was quoted as saying that supreme quality of leadership is
unquestionable integrity? - ANSWERS-True
Ethical Leadership based on Personal Integrity involves: - ANSWERS-All of the above
The earliest documented study of ethical leadership dates back to Aristotle? - ANSWERS-True
Which of the following is NOT true of the model of ethical and exemplary leadership with
regards to the person of Good character? - ANSWERS-Attempts to undermine others
Complete Solutions
The "transformational" leadership theory emphasizes the individual traits and skills that leaders
bring to all leadership tasks? - ANSWERS-False
Management is about is about order and consistency and as such, focuses on planning,
organizing, controlling, staffing and budgeting? - ANSWERS-True
Which of the below are factors in the "Leader Characteristics," Leadership theory? - ANSWERS-
All of the above
Which leadership styles are most commonly described by leadership theories? - ANSWERS-
None of the above
The Path-Goal theory emphasizes which two types of contingencies found in transactional
leadership models? - ANSWERS-Task & Subordinate Characteristics
Charismatic Leadership is based on the leader's passion, confidence and exceptional ability to
persuade and sway people? - ANSWERS-True
The transformational leader must change organizations and people in the following three
successive stages? - ANSWERS-All of the above
Laissez-Faire leadership involves the leader being very "hands-on" in the organization's
operations? - ANSWERS-False
, Management-by-Exception is a style that utilizes mistakes or deviations from standards? -
ANSWERS-True
Transactional leaders rarely rely on certain types of power (legitimate, reward and
punishment)? - ANSWERS-False
Distributed leadership emphasizes the sharing of functions through empowerment mechanisms
such as participation and delegation? - ANSWERS-True
Which of the following is NOT an example of Distributed Leadership? - ANSWERS-Laissez-Faire
Informal leaders can be participants, activists or diehards, depending on their ability to
influence their colleagues? - ANSWERS-True
Self Leadership is the process of influencing oneself? - ANSWERS-True
Network leadership focuses on power sharing among organizations? - ANSWERS-True
President Eisenhower was quoted as saying that supreme quality of leadership is
unquestionable integrity? - ANSWERS-True
Ethical Leadership based on Personal Integrity involves: - ANSWERS-All of the above
The earliest documented study of ethical leadership dates back to Aristotle? - ANSWERS-True
Which of the following is NOT true of the model of ethical and exemplary leadership with
regards to the person of Good character? - ANSWERS-Attempts to undermine others
