Management Chapter 12 Quiz

Chapter 12 Multiple Choice Questions

• Question 1: Leadership is one of the four basic managerial functions, therefore all managers should be leaders.

• Question 2: Early leadership research focused on identifying traits that differentiate leaders from non-leaders, not just ordinary leaders from great leaders, nor charisma or physical traits.

• Question 3: Leaders are individuals, while leadership is a process. Leadership is not the first or final step in the process.

• Question 4: If trait theory of leadership were true, then all leaders would possess the same traits .

• Question 5: Introversion is NOT one of the eight traits associated with leadership. Other traits include drive, intelligence, job-relevant knowledge.

• Question 6: Trait theory of leadership was unsuccessful because researchers couldn't identify a consistent set of traits to distinguish leaders from non-leaders. The theory didn't prove to be predictive nor cost-effective for organizations.

• Question 7: Behavioral theories of leadership focused on what effective leaders do, including identifying their characteristics and how to effectively lead.

• Question 8: The University of Iowa leadership studies excluded benevolent leadership styles as one of the possible leadership styles.

• Question 9: An autocratic leadership style is one that centralizes decisions, often making unilateral decisions.

• Question 10: A laissez-faire leadership style allows individual staff members wide latitude to make their own decisions without consulting others. .

• Question 11: The Ohio State studies found initiating structure and consideration were dimensions of leadership; a leader's style is more than just one dimension.

• Question 12: According to the University of Michigan studies, employee-oriented leaders were linked with higher group productivity and job satisfaction.

• Question 13: A 9,9 leadership style on the managerial grid focuses on both concern for people and concern for production.

• Question 14: After behavioral studies, the critical component of leadership shifted to focusing on the follower and the situation.

• Question 15: The Fiedler contingency model of leadership emphasizes matching leadership styles with specific situations, not just people.

• Question 16: Fiedler's least-preferred coworker questionnaire assesses leadership style, not the most or least effective style, but responses of individuals who took the test.

• Question 17: Situational leadership theory (SLT) defines 'readiness' as the ability and willingness of a person to perform a task.

• Question 18: A directive style of leader in path-goal theory guides staff by giving specific and clear guidance on tasks.

• Question 19: Transactional leadership motivates by offering rewards to their followers.

• Question 20: Emotional intelligence is the best predictor of leadership in recent organisational studies.