Sara is criticized for shifting her management style too much and is known as a leader who
watches out for herself. She is a
a. 1, 9 leader
b. 9, 1 leader
c. Opportunistic leader
d. Paternalistic leader
Question 2Kotter suggested that management produces_______ and ________.
a. Change and structure
b. Vision and order
c. Order and consistency
d. Change and movement
Question 3In SLII, leaders use different degrees of ______ and ______ to meet the needs of followers.
a. Motivation and determination
b. Competence and commitment
c. Supportive and directive behaviors
d. Social judgment and cognitive ability
Question 4People want to be able to identify leaders as those who are leading the way in our society. This is an example of what strength of the approach?
a. Century of research
b. Intuitive appeal
c. Benchmarking traits
d. Definitive list of traits
Question 5Jim is a manager of a restaurant. He is very concerned with efficiency and making
employees happy.
a. Jim is a compromiser.
b. Jim is a country club manager.
c. Jim is a high-high style leader.
d. Jim is low in initiating structure and high in consideration.
e. Jim is an impoverished leader.
Question 6Watson and Hoffman's study on leadership emergence with regard to gender-biased
perceptions would suggest
a. Influential women were rated the same as men in terms of leadership.
b. Women are much more likeable than men.
c. Emergence in leadership has little to do with gender bias.
d. There continue to be barriers to women's emergence as leaders in some settings.
e. Men are always more influential within groups and organizations.
Question 7Follower development level in SLII is determined by level of
a. Competence and commitment
b. Social judgment and cognitive ability
c. Sociability and determination
d. Task and directive behaviors
Question 8An organization requires you to fill out a personality assessment instrument as part of your
application process for a specific position with the organization. What best explains why they
would have you do this?
a. To place you with others who share the same traits.
b. To determine whether you fit their needs for the particular position.
c. To examine your attention to detail.
d. To decide on an amount for your salary.
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