1) Which characteristic of negative charismatic leadership is more likely to lead to failure?
• Identification to the organization
• Focus on personal power
• Tendency to make risky decisions
• Centralized decision making
2) The leadership process that describes how a group operates in an open system with other groups is called
• inter-active process
• organizational process
• intra-individual process
• group process
3) A contingency theory of leadership that depends on specific procedures for leader behaviors and has strong support is
• LPC contingency model
• cognitive resource theory
• multiple-linkage model theory
• normative decision theory
4) A theory that emphasizes leader traits and skills as determinants of leadership behavior is best categorized at what level?
• Individual
• Organizational
• Group
• Dyadic
5) A theory that explains the most effective pattern of leadership behavior in a specified situation is best classified as
• prescriptive
• contingency
• universal
• descriptive
6) Distant charismatics are often described in terms of their effect on follower
• task behavior
• identification with the leader
• motivation
• political attitudes
7) Most of the leadership theory and research explaining the actions of leaders and why those actions occurred has described
• descriptive leadership
• ethical leadership
• universal leadership
• prescriptive leadership
8) Ideological leaders will develop when the leader
• appeals to shared values
• has particular expertise
• appeals to emotion
• makes a rational appeal to followers
9) What level of leadership process is emphasized in most theories of effective leadership?
• Dyadic
• Organizational
• Intra-individual
• Group
10) CEOs who exhibit charismatic characteristics were noted to
• generate more sales
• increase company profitability
• negotiate higher compensation packages
• make company ads
11) Which of the following is a characteristic of a positive charismatic?
• Centralized decision making by the leader
• Dependency on the leader
• Devotion to ideology not personal identification
• Information is restricted
12) One unique characteristic of followers in leadership theory is
• confidence and optimism
• traits
• task commitment and effort
• skills and expertise
13) Contingency theories may be difficult to implement because
• situational changes happen infrequently
• managers have time to evaluate situations
• of the rapid pace of business
• there is always a single best solution
14) Transformational behavior can include
• passive management by exception
• inspirational motivation
• contingent rewards
• active management by exception
15) Effective transformational leaders
• use a combination of transformational and transactional behaviors
• challenge strongly held values of followers to get their attention
• delegate most decisions to individuals or self-managed teams
• select subordinates who will be loyal and uncritical
16) A leadership contingency theory that stresses the intelligence and experience of the leader is
• situational leadership theory
• normative decision theory
• leadership substitutes theory
• cognitive resource theory
17) Which statement comparing transformational and charismatic leadership is most accurate?
• Leader articulation of an appealing vision is important in both theories.
• There are no important differences between the two types of leadership.
• Situational variables are less important for charismatic leadership
• Personal identification is more important in transformational leadership.
18) Which statement about transformational and charismatic leadership is most accurate?
• Both types of leadership involve the same underlying processes
• Charisma is a necessary ingredient in transformational leadership
• Both types of leadership are effective in any situation
• Charismatic leaders are more effective in business organizations
19) Charismatic leaders add followers by
• sharing the decision making
• considering other solutions
• appealing to emotions and articulating a vision
• possessing specific expertise
20) The concept that some people are natural (born) leaders is an attribute of which leadership approach?
• Trait approach
• Power-influence approach
• Behavior approach
• Situation approach
21) A contingency theory that contains mediating variables is
• multiple-linkage model
• situational leadership theory
• leadership substitutes theory
• cognitive resource theory
22) Most leadership theories emphasize
• follower characteristics
• leader characteristics
• both leader and follower characteristics
• characteristics of the leadership situation