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Leadership only occurs at the upper management levels within an organization. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Being a leader means executing plans, implementing and delivering the goods and services. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Fiedler's contingency model, leader-member relations (the extent that the leader has the support, loyalty, and trust of the work group) is the most important component of situational control. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The degree, to which the leader has formal power to reward, punish or otherwise obtain compliance from employees, is position power. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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A transactional leader transforms employees to pursue organizational goals over self-interests. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to the Ohio State studies, "consideration" involves leader behavior associated with |
| | A) | a concern for group members' needs and desires. |
| | B) | deciding what group members should be doing to maximize output. |
| | C) | selection and performance appraisal decisions. |
| | D) | encouraging group members to put organizational interests above self-interests. |
| | E) | increasing the size of the out-group. |
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Which of the following is not one of the outcomes identified in the Transformational Model of Leadership? |
| | A) | Increased satisfaction in levels of satisfaction and in the meaningfulness of the task. |
| | B) | Self-sacrificial behaviour. |
| | C) | An increase in performance at the individual, group and organizational levels. |
| | D) | Decreases in commitment to the leader and their vision. |
| | E) | All of the above are outcomes identified in the Transformational Model of Leadership. |
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According to House's Path-Goal theory, __________ leadership behaviors occur when leaders show concern for the well-being and needs of employees, are friendly, approachable, and treat employees as equals. |
| | A) | achievement-oriented |
| | B) | supportive |
| | C) | value-based |
| | D) | work facilitation |
| | E) | group-oriented decision-making |
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According to Kellerman's research, which of the following was not a trait possessed by bad leaders? |
| | A) | Rigid |
| | B) | Corrupt |
| | C) | Temperate |
| | D) | Callous |
| | E) | Evil |
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The __________ Model of Leadership assumes that leaders develop unique one-to-one relationships with each of the subordinates reporting to them. |
| | A) | Contingency |
| | B) | Path-Goal |
| | C) | Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) |
| | D) | Charismatic |
| | E) | Substitution |
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