leadership
MULTIPLE CHOICE.
There are 25 questions. Answer all. Each question should have only ONE answer.
1. The assumption that some people are natural leaders, endowed with certain qualities not possessed by others, is contained within;
a. the behavioral approach.
b.
the trait approach.
c.
contingency models.
d.
expert perspective.
e.
initiating structure.
2. Evidence suggests that leaders and non leaders differ on several traits. According to our textbook, leaders possess greater levels of all of the following attributes except one. This one exception is;
a. drive. b. motivation. c. honesty and integrity.
d.
conceptual ability.
e.
physical strength.
3. Jack Smith repeatedly set performance goals for his subordinates and critically supervised their work performance. Jack went so far as to plan and schedule their work days. Jack's behavior is evidence of which of the following?
a. task orientation.
b.
readiness orientation.
c.
subjective orientation.
d.
contingency orientation.
e.
relations orientation.
4. Calvin is typically very responsive to his boss's requests because he knows that his boss has the power to grant him tangible benefits such as a pay raise, a promotion, or a better work schedule. In this example, Calvin is responding to his boss's __________ power.
a. reward b. information c. expert d. coercive e. legitimate 5. The two forms of personal power are;
a. legitimate and information.
b.
expert and referent.
c.
referent and legitimate.
d.
reward and coercive.
6. Adam Smith is personal assistant to Stan Churchill, the President of North Sea Shipping. Because of his position, Mr. Smith has access to a tremendous amount of information that flows in and out of the president's office. Mr. Smith's unique access provides him __________ power.
a. information b. coercive c. referent d. legitimate e. expert 7. Hal Williams is a
There are 25 questions. Answer all. Each question should have only ONE answer.
1. The assumption that some people are natural leaders, endowed with certain qualities not possessed by others, is contained within;
a. the behavioral approach.
b.
the trait approach.
c.
contingency models.
d.
expert perspective.
e.
initiating structure.
2. Evidence suggests that leaders and non leaders differ on several traits. According to our textbook, leaders possess greater levels of all of the following attributes except one. This one exception is;
a. drive. b. motivation. c. honesty and integrity.
d.
conceptual ability.
e.
physical strength.
3. Jack Smith repeatedly set performance goals for his subordinates and critically supervised their work performance. Jack went so far as to plan and schedule their work days. Jack's behavior is evidence of which of the following?
a. task orientation.
b.
readiness orientation.
c.
subjective orientation.
d.
contingency orientation.
e.
relations orientation.
4. Calvin is typically very responsive to his boss's requests because he knows that his boss has the power to grant him tangible benefits such as a pay raise, a promotion, or a better work schedule. In this example, Calvin is responding to his boss's __________ power.
a. reward b. information c. expert d. coercive e. legitimate 5. The two forms of personal power are;
a. legitimate and information.
b.
expert and referent.
c.
referent and legitimate.
d.
reward and coercive.
6. Adam Smith is personal assistant to Stan Churchill, the President of North Sea Shipping. Because of his position, Mr. Smith has access to a tremendous amount of information that flows in and out of the president's office. Mr. Smith's unique access provides him __________ power.
a. information b. coercive c. referent d. legitimate e. expert 7. Hal Williams is a