Chapter 6 Multiple Choice

The president of Pepsi Company is the keynote speaker at a retirement dinner for a long-time bottler. This is an example of which of the following roles?
1. liaison role
2. figurehead role
3. negotiator role
4. leader role
The Fayol principle of management, that states that there should be a proper hierarchy of grades and responsibilities from the bottom to the top of the organization, is known as the:
1. scalar chain
2. division of work
3. centralization
4. subordination of individual interests
The distinguishing personal characteristics of a leader are known as:
1. traits
2. sources of power
3. leadership styles
4. personal preferences
Recently, Fellenz plc was attempting to hire a junior level manager. They were looking for an intelligent, active, and creative individual. Which approach to leadership were they using?
1. the contingency approach
2. the situational approach
3. the trait approach
4. the behavioural approach
Who tend to centralize authority?
1. trait leaders
2. democratic leaders
3. autocratic leaders
4. transformational leaders
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:
1. a democratic leader
2. an autocratic leader
3. an initiating structure leader
4. a country-club leader
Bernadette is a manager at Williams International. She is very friendly and extremely respectful of her subordinate's welfare. She can be described as:
1. high in initiating structure
2. low in initiating structure
3. high in consideration
4. a task-oriented leader
Who proposed a two dimensional leadership theory called the Leadership Grid?
1. Blake; Mouton
2. Hersey; Blanchard
3. Vroom; Yetton
4. Tannenbaum; Schmidt
The Leadership Grid used two leader behaviours which were called:
1. employee-centred and job centred
2. consideration and initiating structure
3. concern for people and concern for production
4. relationship-oriented and task-oriented
The path-goal theory was first developed by:
1. Fred Fiedler
2. Hersey and Blanchard
3. Blake and Mouton
4. House
Which approach is a model of leadership that describes the relationship between leadership styles, and specific organizational situations.
1. contingency approach
2. behavioural approach
3. trait approach
4. organizational approach
LPC refers to:
1. lowest potential co-worker
2. least preferred co-worker
3. leadership preparedness of co-worker
4. least prepared co-worker
What refers to the degree of trust between the parties, and the acceptance of leader direction?
1. task structure
2. leader relations
3. contingency
4. leader-member relations
Hersey and Blanchard are responsible for which theory?
1. theory of leadership
2. ERG Theory
3. situational theory
4. contingency theory
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:
1. participative leadership
2. directive leadership
3. supportive leadership
4. achievement-oriented leadership
Which leaders manage by exception, to a significant degree, according to Bass?
1. transactional
2. charismatic
3. transformational
4. supportive
Some of the key characteristics associated with charismatic leaders include:
1. visionary skills
2. communication skills
3. motivation skills
4. all of the above