MGT 420 Topic 6 Quiz

1. Question:Reward,coercion,andlegitimatepoweraremostcloselyassociatedwith 2. Question:Barbara is a home care nurse. Although excellent at patient care, she is slow to fill out theformsneededforreimbursementbyinsurancecompanies.Asherboss,youappreciateherprofessional skills, but you recognize Barbara often needs help completing administrativetasks associated with her job. As a democratic team leader, how can you help Barbara? 3. Question:A leader that acts in a command-and-control fashion is called a(n) 4. Question:Mikebelievesinworkingsmartnothard,butthemessagehesendstohisemployeesistocut corners and get the job done with the least amount of effort. Which is most like theleadershipstyle? 5. Question:Whichscenarioshowsleadershipthatintegratesmeetingtheneeds offollowersandmeeting thedemands of situations? 6. Question:Which behavior characteristic would be most recognizable in someone concentrating onthe initiating structuredimensionofleadership? 7. Question:What isareoccurringpatternofbehaviorexhibitedbyaleader? 8. Question:Otto’s advertising team is trying to create 15 second commercials for a man's cosmeticproduct, but cannot figure out a compelling spot. Otto finally finds a creative solution by 9. Question:Whatisthedifferencebetweencreativityandcognitiveabilityinrespecttoleadershiptraits? 10. Question:Terrell supervises a staff of 12 at a branch of Certainty Bank. He makes up the workschedulebut,heconsultshisstaffbeforefinalizingittoresolveanyconflictswiththeirpersonallives.Whichstyleofleadership bestfitsTerrell? 11. Question:What is the difference between self-confidence and honesty and respect to leadershiptraits? 12. Question:Mannyisfriendlywithallofhisstaffwhodirectlyreporttohim; theybelieve heisagoodboss.Thissituation is anexampleof 13. Question:Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthe workclimatethatarisesinasharedleadershipsituation? 14. Question:Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofpassiveleadership? 15. Question:Whichofthefollowingisatruestatementregardingempowerment? 16. Question:You have recently been hired as a line worker at a manufacturing company with manylayers of management and a top-down communication structure. The policies andproceduresinplacefortheproductionlinearestrict.Anydeviationscouldresultininjuryor productloss.Ofthefollowing,whichisthe bestfirst steptobuildingthe mosteffective power base in this environment? 17. Question:Kurtisthinking aboutchangingjobs.Heheardof openingsata company calledCustomerChatthatrespondstocustomerservicerequestthroughanonlinechatprogram.Kurt believes strongly that more polite people are needed in this field, and he has alwaysloved using instant messenger programs to talk with friends. These experiences lead Kurtto believe he would be a good fit at Customer Chat. If Kurt works at the company, howdo you think it will go? 18. Question:MeganisconsideringtakinganewjobatBobbySoxcompanyandistalkingthedecisionover with her friends, Eli and Casey, who both worked there. Eli says “Working there isgreat; I'm always getting called in by upper management to staff call new projects”.Casey says, “I hate it. it's impossible to get good projects unless you know who to talkto”. what is the BEST explanation for their differing perspectives?