Instructor Resource
Waldman, Leadership for Organizations, 1e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
Test Bank
Chapter 1: Introduction
Multiple Choice
1. According to Waldman and O’Reilly, leadership is, “the process of exerting ______
influence toward the ideas, beliefs/values, capabilities, and behaviors of others, willingly
on their part, toward an organizational goal(s) or vision.”
a. positive
b. superior
c. intentional
d. any
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Define organizational leadership.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Defining Organizational Leadership
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations
2. The textbook proposes that leaders ______.
a. are born
b. are made
c. cannot accurately be described as born or made
d. are probably both born and made
Ans: D
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize the ways leaders are both born and made.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Are Leaders Born, or Are They Made?
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations
3. The circumstance in which a leader finds himself or herself is called ______.
a. context
b. contrast
c. management
d. situationalism
Ans: A
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.5: Discuss the importance of context to leadership.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: How Does Context Affect Leadership?
Difficulty Level: Easy
, Instructor Resource
Waldman, Leadership for Organizations, 1e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations
4. Which of the following is not a classic leadership question?
a. Is there a difference between leadership and management?
b. Are leaders born, or are they made?
c. How does context affect leadership?
d. Is leadership just common sense?
Ans: D
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the difference between leadership and
management. | 1.3: Summarize the ways leaders are both born and made. | 1.5:
Discuss the importance of context to leadership.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Some Important Introductory Questions
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations
5. Managers deal with the status quo, while leaders ______ the status quo.
a. invent
b. evaluate
c. change
d. maintain
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the difference between leadership and
management.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Leadership vs. Management: How Are They Different?
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations
6. Who is more likely to make a decision that is risky and unpopular?
a. a manager
b. a politician
c. a leader
d. a teacher
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the difference between leadership and
management.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Leadership vs. Management: How Are They Different?
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations | Thinking creatively
7. Which of the following can be thought of as part of the circumstances that make up
the leadership context?
a. the time of day
b. the extent to which a decision needs to be made quickly
, Instructor Resource
Waldman, Leadership for Organizations, 1e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
c. whether a leader is hungry
d. the length of time that someone has been employed as a manager
Ans: B
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.5: Discuss the importance of context to leadership.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: How Does Context Affect Leadership?
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations | Thinking creatively
8. Which statement or idea do the authors propose?
a. Leadership is more science than art.
b. Leadership is more art than science.
c. Leadership is both art and science.
d. Leadership is neither science nor art.
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.6: Describe how leadership can be learned based on both
science and as an art.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Leadership is Both a Science and an Art
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: AACSB: Leadership in organizational situations | Thinking creatively
9. The wisest approach to understanding and learning about leadership is ______.
a. by reflecting on one’s own leadership experiences
b. by reflecting on one’s own leadership, management, and life experiences
c. by following someone who explains their own leadership experiences
d. by taking into account the experiences of others, as well as what systematic research
has revealed
Ans: D
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.6: Describe how leadership can be learned based on both
science and as an art.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Leadership is Both a Science and an Art
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational contexts | Thinking creatively
10. Leaders can only influence followers if ______.
a. leaders are also managers
b. leaders are very effective
c. followers allow them to
d. there are many followers
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.4: Explain how organizations benefit from leadership.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: A Look to the Future
Difficulty Level: Medium
Waldman, Leadership for Organizations, 1e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
Test Bank
Chapter 1: Introduction
Multiple Choice
1. According to Waldman and O’Reilly, leadership is, “the process of exerting ______
influence toward the ideas, beliefs/values, capabilities, and behaviors of others, willingly
on their part, toward an organizational goal(s) or vision.”
a. positive
b. superior
c. intentional
d. any
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Define organizational leadership.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Defining Organizational Leadership
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations
2. The textbook proposes that leaders ______.
a. are born
b. are made
c. cannot accurately be described as born or made
d. are probably both born and made
Ans: D
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.3: Summarize the ways leaders are both born and made.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Are Leaders Born, or Are They Made?
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations
3. The circumstance in which a leader finds himself or herself is called ______.
a. context
b. contrast
c. management
d. situationalism
Ans: A
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.5: Discuss the importance of context to leadership.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: How Does Context Affect Leadership?
Difficulty Level: Easy
, Instructor Resource
Waldman, Leadership for Organizations, 1e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations
4. Which of the following is not a classic leadership question?
a. Is there a difference between leadership and management?
b. Are leaders born, or are they made?
c. How does context affect leadership?
d. Is leadership just common sense?
Ans: D
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the difference between leadership and
management. | 1.3: Summarize the ways leaders are both born and made. | 1.5:
Discuss the importance of context to leadership.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Some Important Introductory Questions
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations
5. Managers deal with the status quo, while leaders ______ the status quo.
a. invent
b. evaluate
c. change
d. maintain
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the difference between leadership and
management.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Leadership vs. Management: How Are They Different?
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations
6. Who is more likely to make a decision that is risky and unpopular?
a. a manager
b. a politician
c. a leader
d. a teacher
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.2: Describe the difference between leadership and
management.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Leadership vs. Management: How Are They Different?
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations | Thinking creatively
7. Which of the following can be thought of as part of the circumstances that make up
the leadership context?
a. the time of day
b. the extent to which a decision needs to be made quickly
, Instructor Resource
Waldman, Leadership for Organizations, 1e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
c. whether a leader is hungry
d. the length of time that someone has been employed as a manager
Ans: B
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.5: Discuss the importance of context to leadership.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: How Does Context Affect Leadership?
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational situations | Thinking creatively
8. Which statement or idea do the authors propose?
a. Leadership is more science than art.
b. Leadership is more art than science.
c. Leadership is both art and science.
d. Leadership is neither science nor art.
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.6: Describe how leadership can be learned based on both
science and as an art.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Leadership is Both a Science and an Art
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: AACSB: Leadership in organizational situations | Thinking creatively
9. The wisest approach to understanding and learning about leadership is ______.
a. by reflecting on one’s own leadership experiences
b. by reflecting on one’s own leadership, management, and life experiences
c. by following someone who explains their own leadership experiences
d. by taking into account the experiences of others, as well as what systematic research
has revealed
Ans: D
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.6: Describe how leadership can be learned based on both
science and as an art.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Leadership is Both a Science and an Art
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: AACSB: Leading in organizational contexts | Thinking creatively
10. Leaders can only influence followers if ______.
a. leaders are also managers
b. leaders are very effective
c. followers allow them to
d. there are many followers
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.4: Explain how organizations benefit from leadership.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: A Look to the Future
Difficulty Level: Medium
