Test Bank for The leadership Experience 8th Edition by Richard Daft | All Chapters | Complete Latest Guide.

Test Bank for The leadership Experience 8th Edition by Richard Daft | All Chapters | Complete Latest Guide. Chapter 1 1. The leadership process is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared purposes. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: The leadership process is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared purposes. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: p. 5 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Explain the full meaning of leadership and see the leadership potential in yourself and others. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-1 Why We Need Leadership KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge 2. Leadership is a people activity. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Leadership is a people activity and is district from administration paperwork or planning activities. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 5 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Explain the full meaning of leadership and see the leadership potential in yourself and others. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles TOPICS: 1-1 Why We Need Leadership KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 3. A shared mindset that represents a fundamental way of thinking about, perceiving, and understanding the world is called an emergent leader. Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 2 a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Paradigm is a shared mindset that represents a fundamental way of thinking about, perceiving, and understanding the world. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: p. 7 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and organizations. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Moderate - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge 4. Leaders today must keep things running on a steady, even keel for the organization to be successful. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: In the past, many leaders assumed that if they could just keep things running on a steady, even keel, the organization would be successful. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: p. 10 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and organizations. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 5. A leadership principles adopted from the ―Code of the West‖ is taking pride in your work. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: The Cowboy Code or the Code of the West are basic values that provided an informal code of conduct for pioneers settling the western American frontier have been distilled into ten principles that may still be applicable to leaders. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: p. 13 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and organizations. Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 3 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 6. Derailed managers are successful people who excelled in a functional area and were expected to go far, but they reached a plateau, were fired, or were forced to retire early. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Derailment refers to a phenomenon in organizations in which a manager with an impressive track record reaches a certain level but goes off track and can‘t advance because of a mismatch between job needs and the manager‘s personal skills and qualities. Derailed managers are successful people who excelled in a functional area and were expected to go far, but they reached a plateau, were fired, or were forced to retire early. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 25 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Identify the primary reasons for leadership derailment and the new paradigm skills that can help you avoid it. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-5 Leadership Can Be Learned KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 7. An example of a Level 5 leader is Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, who transformed the organization‘s leader mindset from a ―know-it-all‖ to a ―learn-it-all.‖ a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, who joined in 1992 at the age of 25 and was relatively unknown, moved to transform Microsoft leaders form a know-it-all‖ to a ―learn-it-all‖ mindset. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 14 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1- 2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and organizations. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 4 8. The best leaders, at all levels, are those who are genuinely interested in other people and find ways to bring out the best in them. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: The best leaders, at all levels, are those who are genuinely interested in other people and find ways to bring out the best in them. Successful organizations pay attention to developing leaders in the soft skills needed to effectively lead technical people in a changing environment. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: p. 25 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Identify the primary reasons for leadership derailment and the new paradigm skills that can help you avoid it. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles TOPICS: 1-5 Leadership Can Be Learned KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 9. Leaders focus on establishing detailed plans and schedules for achieving specific results. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Both leadership and management are concerned with providing direction for the organization, but there are differences. Management focuses on establishing detailed plans and schedules for achieving specific results, then allocating resources to accomplish the plan. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 15 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Summarize the fundamental differences between leadership and management. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-3 How Leadership Differs from Management KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge 10. If a person is known to have very strong intentions about the organization‘s future, they have strong will. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Strong will means having very strong intentions about the organization‘s future. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 14 Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 5 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and organizations. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge 11. In virtual meetings, as a leader of a team you must read body language cues during video calls to pick up on who needs help. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Michelle Peluso, senior vice president of digital sales and chief marketing officer at IBM, took on the difficult task of reading body language cues during video calls to determine who needs help or maybe isn‘t coping well. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 18 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Summarize the fundamental differences between leadership and management. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles TOPICS: 1-3 How Leadership Differs from Management KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge 12. The role of leadership is to provide learning opportunities so people can expand their mind and abilities. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Leadership is to provide learning opportunities so people can expand their mind and abilities and assume responsibility for their own actions. . POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: p. 17 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Summarize the fundamental differences between leadership and management. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles TOPICS: 1-3 How Leadership Differs from Management KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge 13. In order to become an effective leader, you only need to develop skills. a. True Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 6 b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Becoming an effective leader is a matter of developing an awareness of your strengths and weaknesses, applying the knowledge and experience of your past, and consciously choosing to do the difficult yet rewarding work of learning and enhancing your leadership skills and qualities. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 28 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-6 - Discover how to use this textbook to learn the most about leadership. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-6 How to Use This Book to Learn Leadership Competencies KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 14. Leaders influence people to change by providing an inspiring vision of the future and shaping the culture and values needed to attain it. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Influence theories of leadership examine influence processes between leaders and followers. Leaders influence people to change by providing an inspiring vision of the future and shaping the culture and values needed to attain it. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: p. 23 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - Explain how leadership has evolved and how historical approaches apply to the practice of leadership today. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-4 Evolving Theories of Leadership KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge 15. According to the contingency theories of leadership, management skills are seen as the most important facet of leadership effectiveness. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: According to the relational theories of leadership, interpersonal relationships are seen as the most important facet of leadership effectiveness. Leadership is viewed as a relational process that meaningfully engages all participants and enables each person to contribute to achieving the vision. POINTS: 1 Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 7 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: p. 21 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - Explain how leadership has evolved and how historical approaches apply to the practice of leadership today. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: - Motivation Concepts - DISC: - Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-4 Evolving Theories of Leadership KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge 16. Identify the correct statement regarding leadership. a. Leadership involves administrative paperwork. b. Leadership involves noncoercive influence. c. Leadership involves unidirectional influence. d. Leadership involves maintaining the status quo. ANSWER: b RATIONALE: Leadership involves influence; it occurs among people who intentionally desire significant changes; and the changes reflect purposes shared by leaders and followers. Influence means that the relationship among people is not passive; however, also inherent in this definition is the concept that influence is multidirectional and noncoercive. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 4 QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-1 - Explain the full meaning of leadership and see the leadership potential in yourself and others. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-1 Why We Need Effective Leadership KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 17. Which statement is true of people involved in the leadership relationship? a. They share a passive relationship. b. They seek changes dictated by leaders. c. They intentionally desire significant changes. d. They use coercion to bring about change. ANSWER: c RATIONALE: Leadership involves influence; it occurs among people who intentionally desire significant changes; and the changes reflect purposes shared by leaders and followers. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: p. 4 QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 8 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-1 - Explain the full meaning of leadership and see the leadership potential in yourself and others. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-1 Why We Need Effective Leadership KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 18. Which of the following is not an important aspect of leadership? a. providing a clear purpose b. having followers c. influencing others to come together around a common vision d. dictating changes required in an organization ANSWER: d RATIONALE: An important aspect of leadership is influencing others to come together around a common vision. Leadership involves the influence of people to bring about change toward a desirable future. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 5 QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-1 - Explain the full meaning of leadership and see the leadership potential in yourself and others. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles TOPICS: 1-1 Why We Need Effective Leadership KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 19. Which statement is an outdated stereotype about leaders? a. Leaders are different and above others. b. Leaders are sometimes followers as well. c. Leaders should not commit to something outside their own self-interest. d. Leaders do not need followers. ANSWER: a RATIONALE: A stereotype is that leaders are somehow different, that they are above others; however, in reality, the qualities needed for effective leadership are the same as those needed to be an effective follower.