Leadership: Research Findings, Practice, and Skills 10th Edition
by Andrew DuBrin (Author) latest Update.
,chapter 01: the nature and importance of leadership
1. leadership involves maintaining the status quo, not creating change.
a. true
b. false
answer: false
rationale: leadership is reciprocal. the people involved in the relationship want substantive changes—
leadership involves creating change, not maintaining the status quo.
points: 1
difficulty: easy
question type: true / false
has variables: false
learning objectives: 1-1 - explain the meaning of leadership, and how it differs from management.
national standards: united states - busprog: reflective thinking
state standards: united states - ak - disc: motivation concepts - disc: environmental influence
topics: 1-1 the meaning of leadership
keywords: bloom’s: knowledge
2. the qualities needed for effective leadership are the same as those needed to be an effective follower.
a. true
b. false
answer: true
rationale: another way of framing the qualities of effective followers is to say that such followers
display the personal characteristics and qualities of leaders.
points: 1
difficulty: moderate
question type: true / false
has variables: false
learning objectives: 1-7 - pinpoint several traits, behaviors, and attitudes of a successful follower.
national standards: united states - busprog: reflective thinking state standards:
united states - ak - disc: leadership principles topics:
1-7 followership: bring an effective group member
keywords: bloom’s: comprehension
3. at present, social connectedness and mobility are the central aspects of every leader’s job.
a. true
b. false
answer: true
rationale: social connectedness and mobility are becoming central aspects of every leader’s job.
points: 1
difficulty: easy
question type: true / false
has variables: false
learning objectives: 1-1 - explain the meaning of leadership, and how it differs from management.
national standards: united states - busprog: moderate - busprog: reflective thinking
state standards: united states - ak - disc: motivation concepts - disc: environmental influence
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,topics: 1-1 the meaning of leadership
keywords: bloom’s: knowledge
4. in a hyperconnected, networked age, competition becomes more important than collaboration.
a. true
b. false
answer: false
rationale: in a hyperconnected, networked age, collaboration becomes more important than
competition. successful leaders harness and make the most of ideas, talent, and resources
from across boundaries of all kinds.
points: 1
difficulty: easy
question type: true / false
has variables: false
learning objectives: 1-1 - explain the meaning of leadership, and how it differs from management.
national standards: united states - busprog: reflective thinking
state standards: united states - ak - disc: motivation concepts - disc: environmental influence
topics: 1-1 the meaning of leadership
keywords: bloom’s: comprehension
5. a spokesperson is a leader who is high-ranking manager that spends some part of their time engaging in ceremonial
activities.
a. true
b. false
answer: false
rationale: figurehead. leaders, particularly high-ranking managers, spend some part of their time
engaging in ceremonial activities, or acting as a figurehead.
points: 1
difficulty: easy
question type: true / false
has variables: false
learning objectives: 1-3 - pinpoint several important leadership roles. national
standards: united states - busprog: reflective thinking state standards: united
states - ak - disc: leadership principlestopics: 1-3 leadership roles
keywords: bloom’s: comprehension
6. an effective leader that takes time to motivate members and sometimes inspire large groups of people are called
coaches or motivators.
a. true
b. false
answer: true
rationale: coach and motivator. an effective leader takes the time to coach and motivate team
members, and sometimes to inspire large groups of people inside the organization.
points: 1
difficulty: easy
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, question type: true / false
has variables: false
learning objectives: 1-3 - pinpoint several important leadership roles.
national standards: united states - busprog: analytic - technology
state standards: united states - ak - disc: motivation concepts - disc: environmental influence
topics: 1-3 leadership roles
keywords: bloom’s: comprehension
7. a leader who facilitates inclusion and makes a deliberate effort to assume all team members, group members or other
employees feel included and welcome is a team player.
a. true
b. false
answer: false
rationale: inclusion facilitator. the leader who facilitates inclusion makes a deliberate effort to assume
that all team members, group members, or other employees feel included and welcome
within the organization
points: 1
difficulty: easy
question type: true / false
has variables: false
learning objectives: 1-3 - pinpoint several important leadership roles.
national standards: united states - busprog: analytic - technology
state standards: united states - ak - disc: motivation concepts - disc: environmental influence
topics: 1-3 leadership roles
keywords: bloom’s: knowledge
8. top-level managers that develop strategy are entrepreneurs.
a. true
b. false
answer: false
rationale: strategy developer. top-level managers develop strategy, usually assisted by input from
others throughout the organization.
points: 1
difficulty: easy
question type: true / false
has variables: false
learning objectives: 1-3 - pinpoint several important leadership roles. national
standards: united states - busprog: analytic - technologystate standards:
united states - ak - disc: leadership principles
topics: 1-3 leadership roles
keywords: bloom’s: comprehension
9. if you are able to accept and profit from vague, uncertain, or inconsistent information or situations you have a tolerating
ambiguity ability.
a. true
b. false
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