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What are the various ways in which leader effectiveness can be gauged?

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What is transformational leadership? Describe the "four I's" of transformational leadership.

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Transformational leadership involves ins...

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Traits are more predictive of leader emergence than they are of leader effectiveness.

A) True
B) False

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________ involves behaving in ways that help followers achieve their potential through coaching, development, and mentoring.


A) Laissez-faire leadership
B) Inspirational motivation
C) Transactional leadership
D) Intellectual stimulation
E) Individualized consideration

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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In the case of ________ leadership, the leader promises rewards in exchange for adequate performance.


A) laissez-faire
B) transactional
C) transformational
D) contingent reward
E) active management-by-exception

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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With a consultative style of decision making, leaders do not make the ultimate decision.

A) True
B) False

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Margarita recently started working as a temp for Lucid Systems Technology. On her first day, Shari, her team leader, goes over the details of how to use the accounting software and how to file a report on her work at the end of each day. By the end of the first week, Margarita is confident and able to do her work without asking Shari for guidance, but Shari still checks in periodically to give her encouragement and suggestions. By the end of the week, Shari is demonstrating which stage in the life cycle theory of leadership?


A) R1, telling
B) R1, selling
C) R3, selling
D) R4, delegating
E) R3, participating

F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

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Describe the R1 and R2 stages of the life cycle theory of leadership, and identify the appropriate behaviors that should accompany each stage.

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R1 refers to a group of employees who ar...

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The optimal combination of leader behavior in the R3 stage of the life cycle theory of leadership is


A) delegating.
B) telling.
C) selling.
D) participating.
E) negotiating.

F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

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In the leader-member exchange theory, the low-quality exchange dyad forms the leader's


A) outgroup.
B) internal attributes.
C) ingroup.
D) levels of mutual trust.
E) obligations.

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Sierra, an intern, is well-liked by everyone in the office. She has seemingly boundless energy, asks a lot of questions, and is self-confident without being arrogant. Her supervisor, John, is discussing her time at the company with his colleague Maxine. He predicts that


A) Sierra is a natural-born cooperator, rather than a leader.
B) Sierra's personality has no bearing on her leadership abilities.
C) Sierra's personality means she is likely to emerge as a leader.
D) Sierra is too nice and therefore unlikely to be an effective leader.
E) Sierra's personality means she is likely to become an effective leader.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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In the ________ leader behavior, leaders supplement their directing with support and encouragement to protect the confidence levels of the employees.


A) delegating
B) telling
C) selling
D) participating
E) negotiating

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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Which of the following leadership behaviors should Heather adopt to deal with her group's readiness?


A) delegating
B) telling
C) selling
D) participating
E) negotiating

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Phyllis and her coworkers hardly ever talk to their boss Courtney. In fact, they only see her once or twice a day. Nevertheless, their department generally chugs along like a well-oiled machine thanks to the extremely structured nature of their work. They use a software system that tracks their time, guides them through each step of their workday, and even contains a help guide that addresses almost every conceivable problem that could arise. Everyone knows what their job is and what is expected of them. The software system acts as a(n)


A) replacement.
B) neutralizer.
C) augmenter.
D) substitute.
E) accessory.

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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Over lunch, Daniela and Hassan are discussing their managers. Daniela describes her boss as extremely motivating. Work goals are more demanding than ever, but even though the rewards of the hard work may not come soon, Daniela trusts her manager's emphasis on the future good that will come from their work. She feels that working with this new manager has led to a much stronger emotional bond with the organization, much more engagement with the work, and an overall increase in her job satisfaction. Daniela's boss can be described as a(n) ________ leader.


A) transformational
B) authentic
C) transactional
D) perceptive
E) Weberian

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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During which phase of the leader-member exchange theory does a manager describe role expectations to employees, with the employees attempting to fulfill those expectations with their job behaviors?


A) readiness
B) role taking
C) role selling
D) role making
E) role designing

F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

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Which type of structure reflects the extent to which the leader defines and structures the roles of employees in pursuit of goal attainment?


A) initiating structure
B) delegative structure
C) consideration structure
D) participative structure
E) transformational structure

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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Leaders who are high on initiating structure play a passive role in directing group activities and often fail to plan activities.

A) True
B) False

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Increasing the time spent on training the leaders can help maximize their effectiveness.

A) True
B) False

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Situational leadership theory is well supported by many scientific studies.

A) True
B) False

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