True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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Consideration in the Ohio studies is the extent to which the leader is task oriented
and directs subordinate work activities toward goal attainment.
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Substitution for leadership is only possible if the task characteristics are highly
routine and allows immediate feedback on performance.
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3.
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The
managerial grid suggests a two-dimensional leadership theory that measures a leader's concern for
people and concern for the organization.
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Task-centred leaders are those leaders that establish high performance goals and
display supportive behaviour toward subordinates.
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5.
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The
country club management style (1,9) stresses high service and concern for guests or customers,
sometimes to the detriment of employees of the firm.
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6.
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To
match the leader's style with the situation by changing factors in the situation to achieve the best
match is the only way to achieve success in Fiedler's contingency theory.
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7.
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Research has shown that there is little relationship between stage in the
organizational lifecycle and leadership style.
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8.
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Task
Structure refers to the extent to which the leader has formal authority over
subordinates.
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9.
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According to Hersey and Blanchard, the telling style is appropriate for followers with
moderate readiness.
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10.
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If
someone believes in telling their subordinates exactly what they are supposed to do, then they are
exercising supportive leader behaviour, according to the Path-Goal theory.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
distinguishing personal characteristics of a leader are known as a. | traits | c. | leadership
styles | b. | sources of power | d. | personal preferences | | | | |
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Recently, Clothes Care was attempting to hire a middle manager. They were
looking for an intelligent, active, and creative individual. Which approach to leadership were
they using? a. | the contingency
approach | c. | the trait
approach | b. | the situational approach | d. | the behavioural approach | | | | |
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13.
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A
____ tends to centralize authority. a. | trait leader | c. | autocratic leader | b. | democratic
leader | d. | transformational
leader | | | | |
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Anita
is a manager at Country Roads plc. She encourages employee participation and delegates as much
authority as she can to her subordinates. She is a good example of a. | a democratic
leader | c. | an initiating
structure leader | b. | an autocratic leader | d. | a country-club leader | | | | |
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Bernadette is a manager at Williams International. She is very friendly and
extremely respectful of her subordinate's welfare. She can be described as a. | high in
initiating structure | c. | high in
consideration | b. | low in initiating structure | d. | a task-oriented leader | | | | |
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. ____ and ____ proposed a two dimensional leadership
theory called the Leadership Grid. a. | Blake; Mouton | c. | Vroom; Yetton | b. | Hersey;
Blanchard | d. | Tannenbaum;
Schmidt | | | | |
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The
Leadership Grid used the two leader behaviours which were called a. | employee-centred
and job centred | b. | consideration and initiating
structure | c. | concern for people and concern for
production | d. | relationship-oriented and
task-oriented | | |
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18.
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The
path-goal theory was presented by a. | Fred Fiedler | c. | Blake and Mouton | b. | Hersey and
Blanchard | d. | House and
Mitchell | | | | |
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____
is a model of leadership that describes the relationship between leadership styles and specific
organizational situations. a. | Contingency approach | c. | Trait approach | b. | Behavioural
approach | d. | Organizational
approach | | | | |
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LPC
refers to: a. | lowest potential
co-worker | c. | leadership
preparedness of co-worker | b. | least preferred co-worker | d. | least prepared co-worker | | | | |
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____
refers to the degree of trust between the parties and the acceptance of leader
direction. a. | task
structure | c. | contingency | b. | leader relations | d. | leader-member relations | | | | |
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Hersey and Blanchard are responsible for which theory? a. | theory of
leadership | c. | situational
theory | b. | ERG Theory | d. | contingency theory | | | | |
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23.
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Tina
is a supervisor at Dawson Dolls. She always makes a point of telling her subordinates exactly
what to do and how to do it. According to path-goal theory, this is an example
of a. | participative
leadership | c. | supportive
leadership | b. | directive leadership | d. | achievement-oriented leadership | | | | |
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____
leaders manage by exception to a significant degree according to Bass. a. | transactional | c. | transformational | b. | charismatic | d. | supportive | | | | |
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25.
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Some
of the key characteristics associated with charismatic leaders include a. | visionary
skills | c. | motivation
skills | b. | communication skills | d. | all of the above | | | | |
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