MGT 410 EXAM 1_201 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
leaders are different and above others - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following
statements is an outdated stereotype about leaders?
they are humble - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is a characteristic of
new paradigm leaders?
managers maintain stability while leaders promote change - CORRECT ANSWER
Managers and leaders are different because?
they have expert minds vs open minds - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following
is a quality of a manager?
behavior theories - CORRECT ANSWER In leadership era 2, ________ of leadership
worked because leaders could analyze their situation and develop careful plans.
leadership ability is not a genetic endowment - CORRECT ANSWER In the context
of the trait approach to leadership, the diversity of traits that effective leaders
possess indicates that:
it implies an openness that followers welcome - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the
following statements is true of honesty?
can be turned into strengths by consciously enhancing them - CORRECT ANSWER
Which of the following statements is true of talents?
,directing tasks - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is an example of
initiating structure behavior of leaders?
it holds that leadership is a series of dyads or a series of two-person interactions -
CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following statements is true of individualized
leadership?
delegating leadership style - CORRECT ANSWER According to the situational
theory of leadership, a leader with a _______ provides little direction/support
because complete responsibility for decisions and their implementation is turned
over to followers
routine tasks - CORRECT ANSWER According to Fiedler's contingency model of
leadership, WOTF indicates a high degree of task structure?
achievement-oriented leadership - CORRECT ANSWER According to the Path-Goal
theory of leadership, WOTF leadership styles stresses high-quality performance
and improvement over current performance?
work-group characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER According to the Path-Goal theory
of leadership, WOTF situational contingencies consists of the educational level of
subordinates and the quality of relationships among them?
a leader permits the group to make a decision within prescribed limits - CORRECT
ANSWER According to the Vroom-Jago contingency model of leadership, WOTF
activities refers to the delegation in decision making?
, dominance - CORRECT ANSWER The dimension of extroversion includes the
characteristic of:
they are beliefs about the kinds of goals or outcomes that are worth trying to
pursue - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following statements is true of end
values?
stereotyping - CORRECT ANSWER Laurel, a manager, assumes that the male
employees in her organization are more creative/innovative than the female
employees in her organization. In the given scenario, Laurel's assumption is known
as ______.
an internal attribution - CORRECT ANSWER Gilbert heads the accounts team. He
received negative feedback from his clients about one of the projects that he
managed. He held his subordinates responsible as he felt that they were
inefficient and worked carelessly. The judgement made by Gilbert is an example
of__________.
intuitive thought processes - CORRECT ANSWER The right-hemisphere of the brain
is associated with:
standing up for what one believes is the best for the organization - CORRECT
ANSWER Good leadership is about:
rejects new ideas based on past experience and knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER
The expert mind becomes a danger in organizations because it:
VERIFIED ANSWERS
leaders are different and above others - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following
statements is an outdated stereotype about leaders?
they are humble - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is a characteristic of
new paradigm leaders?
managers maintain stability while leaders promote change - CORRECT ANSWER
Managers and leaders are different because?
they have expert minds vs open minds - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following
is a quality of a manager?
behavior theories - CORRECT ANSWER In leadership era 2, ________ of leadership
worked because leaders could analyze their situation and develop careful plans.
leadership ability is not a genetic endowment - CORRECT ANSWER In the context
of the trait approach to leadership, the diversity of traits that effective leaders
possess indicates that:
it implies an openness that followers welcome - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the
following statements is true of honesty?
can be turned into strengths by consciously enhancing them - CORRECT ANSWER
Which of the following statements is true of talents?
,directing tasks - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is an example of
initiating structure behavior of leaders?
it holds that leadership is a series of dyads or a series of two-person interactions -
CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following statements is true of individualized
leadership?
delegating leadership style - CORRECT ANSWER According to the situational
theory of leadership, a leader with a _______ provides little direction/support
because complete responsibility for decisions and their implementation is turned
over to followers
routine tasks - CORRECT ANSWER According to Fiedler's contingency model of
leadership, WOTF indicates a high degree of task structure?
achievement-oriented leadership - CORRECT ANSWER According to the Path-Goal
theory of leadership, WOTF leadership styles stresses high-quality performance
and improvement over current performance?
work-group characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER According to the Path-Goal theory
of leadership, WOTF situational contingencies consists of the educational level of
subordinates and the quality of relationships among them?
a leader permits the group to make a decision within prescribed limits - CORRECT
ANSWER According to the Vroom-Jago contingency model of leadership, WOTF
activities refers to the delegation in decision making?
, dominance - CORRECT ANSWER The dimension of extroversion includes the
characteristic of:
they are beliefs about the kinds of goals or outcomes that are worth trying to
pursue - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following statements is true of end
values?
stereotyping - CORRECT ANSWER Laurel, a manager, assumes that the male
employees in her organization are more creative/innovative than the female
employees in her organization. In the given scenario, Laurel's assumption is known
as ______.
an internal attribution - CORRECT ANSWER Gilbert heads the accounts team. He
received negative feedback from his clients about one of the projects that he
managed. He held his subordinates responsible as he felt that they were
inefficient and worked carelessly. The judgement made by Gilbert is an example
of__________.
intuitive thought processes - CORRECT ANSWER The right-hemisphere of the brain
is associated with:
standing up for what one believes is the best for the organization - CORRECT
ANSWER Good leadership is about:
rejects new ideas based on past experience and knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER
The expert mind becomes a danger in organizations because it:
