Test Bank for The Art of Leadership, 7th Edition by George Manning and Kent Curtis Chapters 1-20

Test Bank
The Art of Leadership, 7th Edition
by George Manning and Kent Curtis Chapters 1-20




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,TABLEOFCONTENT
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Chapter 1 The Importance of Leadership: Setting the Stage
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Chapter 2 The Leadership Equation
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Chapter 3 Leadership Qualities, Characteristics of Followers, and Situational Factors
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Chapter 4 The Importance of Vision and the Motive to Lead
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Chapter 5 Organizational Climate
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Chapter 6 Leadership Ethics
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Chapter 7 The Role of Values and Ethics at Work
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Chapter 8 Leadership Authority
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Chapter 9 Empowerment in the Workplace and the Quality Imperative
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Chapter 10 Effective Leadership and Human Relations
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Chapter 11 The Team Concept
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Chapter 12 Human Behavior and the Art of Persuasion
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Chapter 13 The Diversity Challenge
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Chapter 14 Effective Delegation and How to Assign Work
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Chapter 15 The Role of Personality
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Chapter 16 The Leader as Coach
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Chapter 17 Helping People through Change and Burnout Prevention
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Chapter 18 Managing Performance
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Chapter 19 Professional Performance and Sustaining Discipline
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Chapter 20 The Road Ahead: Challenge and Charge
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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
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1) Leadershipisincreasingly movingfroman empowering,participatorymodelto an auto
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cratic, hierarchical model.
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⊚ true
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2) When peopleareasked to defineintegrity, theword theymention mostfrequently is hones
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ty.

⊚ true
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3) Caring leadership cannotbelegislated, and it cannotbean act.
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⊚ true
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4) Unlikeleadership,theprimarypurposeofmanagementistofostermotivationand creat
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ivity.

⊚ true
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5) In the context of the key areas of leadership, the empowerment of people involves fosteri
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ngahigh-performanceculturethroughparticipativeleadershipandservicetoothers.
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⊚ true
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MULTIPLECHOICE - c c




Choosetheone alternativethatbestcompletes thestatementor answers the question.
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6) TheJack Welch Management Institute reports that:
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, A) the weakest link in business, industry, and government is theskills of employees.
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B) formaleducation ishighly unlikely todevelop themost-
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cited qualitiespeoplewant in their leaders.
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C) importanceof good leadership and job performance aremutually exclusive. c c c c c c c c c




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halfofworking adultshavesufferedunder abad bossatsomepointin their career.
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7) Which of the following is theweakestlink in business, industry, and government today?
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A) Technology
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C) Physicalplantand facilities c c c




D) Systems and procedures c c




E) Leadership




8) Which of the following best describes leadership?
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A) Adherence toperformance standards c c c




B) Influencing the behaviorsof others through ideas and deeds c c c c c c c c




C) Evaluating a course of action c c c c




D) Seekingdirection from others c c c




E) Writing and speaking effectively c c c




9) Satisfactionsofleadersinclude: c c c




A) personalfreedom. c




B) high income and good health.
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C) opportunitiesfor advancement and loveand admiration of friends. c c c c c c c c




D) a chance to help others.
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E) opportunities to controlresourcesand aesthetic experiences. c c c c c c




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