Which of the following statements is true of leaders who work collaboratively?

Question 1Executive coaches:

 

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a. encourage leaders to confront their flaws that inhibit effective leadership.

 

b. help people through the transition to an old paradigm of effective leadership.

 

c. intentionally value stability over change.

 

d. help leaders develop emotional distance from their followers.

 

Question 2?Which of the following statements is true of leaders who work collaboratively?

 

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a. They hoard power rather than share it.

 

b. They wield their authority rather than using influence.

 

c. They encourage internal competition and aggressiveness.

 

d. They learn to keep the lines of communication open.

 

Question 3Wilma supervises the mutual funds team of Verdana Pvt. Ltd. She listens to the needs and opinions of her subordinates and does not believe in simply giving orders. She understands and accepts others when they do not share a certain mindset. She readily admits her mistakes and doubts, Which of the following qualities of Wilma is depicted in this scenario?

 

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a. Controlling qualities

 

b. Management qualities

 

c. Leadership qualities

 

d. Conformist qualities

 

Question 4Which of the following is a quality of managers?

 

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a. They invest in people instead of investing in goods.

 

b. They create vision and strategy instead of planning and budgeting.

 

c. They have expert minds rather than open minds.

 

d. They use personal influence instead of the power of their position.

 

Question 5Which of the following statements is true of the art and science of leadership?

 

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a. Most people can learn to be good leaders no matter their innate characteristics.

 

b. Many people have never tried to be a leader because it requires executive coaching.

 

c. Leadership is an art because a growing body of knowledge and objective facts describes the leadership process.

 

d. Leadership is a science because many leadership skills and qualities cannot be learned from a textbook.

 

Question 6Which of the following is a characteristic of new paradigm leaders?

 

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a. They are diversity avoiders.

 

b. They are competitive.

 

c. They are humble.

 

d. They are stabilizers.

 

Question 7According to the trait approach to leadership, which of the following is categorized as a social characteristic of leaders?

 

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a. Cooperativeness

 

b. Humility

 

c. Knowledge

 

d. Optimism

 

Question 8Which of the following characteristics are important for entrepreneurs??

 

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a. ?Carelessness

 

b. ?Resistance to change

 

c. Satisfaction with the status quo

 

d. ?Persistence

 

Question 9Which of the following statements is true of self-confidence?

 

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a. It includes being arrogant and prideful.

 

b. It causes one to become jaded and pessimistic.

 

c. It involves managing competing points of view.

 

d. It includes knowing and trusting in oneself.

 

Question 10Which of the following characteristics was explored by the studies evaluating the characteristics of the leader – member exchange relationship?

 

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a. Value agreement

 

b. Educational qualification

 

c. Recruitment process

 

d. Income

 

Question 11Which of the following statements is true of honesty?

 

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a. It includes a complete set of skills and characteristics to handle any problem.

 

b. It implies an openness that followers welcome.

 

c. It helps leaders interpret situations in more conservative ways.

 

d. It refers to high motivation that creates a high effort level by a leader.

 

Question 12Which of the following statements is true of talents?

 

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a. Talents can be turned into strengths by consciously enhancing them.

 

b. Talents are not mere aspects of one’s potential.

 

c. Talents include having a complete set of skills and abilities to handle any problem.

 

d. Talents arise from natural strengths.

 

Question 13According to the situational theory of leadership, a leader with a _____ provides both task instruction and personal support, explains decisions, and gives followers a chance to ask questions and gain clarity about work tasks.

 

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a. telling leadership style

 

b. participating leadership style

 

c. delegating leadership style

 

d. selling leadership style

 

Question 14According to the path –goal theory of leadership, which of the following leadership styles involves consulting with subordinates about decisions?

 

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a. Participative leadership

 

b. Achievement-oriented leadership

 

c. Directive leadership

 

d. Supportive leadership

 

Question 15Which of the following things should leaders know in order to use Fiedler’s contingency theory of leadership?

 

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a. They should diagnose the situation and determine whether leader–member relations, task structure, and position power are favorable or unfavorable.

 

b. They should assume that they are more effective as task-oriented leaders if they perform better in situations of intermediate favorability.

 

c. They should identify themselves as relationship-oriented leaders if they define the task structure and can establish authority over subordinates.

 

d. They should conclude that they are task-oriented leaders if they are moderately well liked, have some power, and supervise jobs that contain some ambiguity.

 

Question 16In the context of Fiedler’s contingency model of leadership, if a leader describes the least preferred coworker using positive concepts, he or she is considered relationship-oriented.

 

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True

 

False

 

Question 17Linc’s software development team has run into a problem. The tools that they are using are old and missing some functions that would speed up the development process. Linc can think of only one solution—buying new tools. Because the new development tools are so expensive, Linc called a meeting and asked everyone to suggest solutions that the company can afford. Linc will do what the group decides is the best solution. According to the Vroom – Jago contingency model of leadership, which leadership style is Linc using?

 

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a. Consult group

 

b. Facilitate

 

c. Delegate

 

d. Decide

 

Question 18Which of the following is stated by the contingency approach to leadership?

 

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a. A leadership style that works in one situation might not work in another situation.

 

b. The contingencies seek to investigate traits that can improve performance in all situations.

 

c. The contingencies most important to leadership are the leaders.

 

d. There is only one best way of leadership.

 

Question 19Someone who scores high on agreeableness:

 

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a. likes to be in control and have influence over others.

 

b. is cold and insensitive.

 

c. tends to become anxious or tense.

 

d. is good-natured and cooperative.

 

Question 20The right hemisphere of the brain is associated with:

 

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a. analytical thinking.

 

b. a linear approach to problem solving.

 

c. routine processes.

 

d. intuitive thought processes.

 

Question 21Which of the following statements accounts for tremendous variation among people?

 

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a. Everyone cannot have both instrumental and end values.

 

b. Everyone has similar important goals to reach in life.

 

c. Individuals have end values that fall into different categories of morality and competence.

 

d. Individuals differ in how they order their values into priorities.

 

Question 22Anna works as a sales executive. She has difficulty meeting her productivity targets, but she has high readiness levels and her work exceeds quality standards. However, her manager considers her to be a poor performer due to her issue with productivity. In the given scenario, the manager’s evaluation of Anna’s performance is an example of the _____.

 

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a. perceptual defense

 

b. self-serving bias

 

c. fundamental attribution error

 

d. halo effect

 

Question 23Which of the following is an assumption of Theory Y?

 

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a. Most people must be threatened with punishment to get them to put adequate effort toward the achievement of goals.

 

b. An average human being has an inherent dislike of work and will avoid it if possible.

 

c. A person will exercise self-direction and self-control in the service of objectives to which he or she is committed.

 

d. Most people prefer to be directed, wish to avoid responsibility, have relatively little ambition, and want security above all.

 

Question 24Conscientiousness refers to the degree to which a person is responsible, dependable, persistent, and _____.

 

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a. adaptable

 

b. emotionally stable

 

c. compassionate

 

d. achievement oriented

 

Question 25Which of the following statements is true of systems thinking?

 

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a. It includes the ability to see the separate elements of a system.

 

b. It creates a gap between current reality and the vision of a better future.

 

c. It sees diverse perspectives as a threat.

 

d. It is a mental discipline for seeing patterns and interrelationships.

 

Question 26Lily heads the sales team of Petunia Inc., a cosmetics manufacturer. She has the ability to understand the emotions experienced by her team members. She encourages her subordinates to grow by pushing them beyond their comfort zone. She deals with her team members with compassion and kindness. Which of the following characteristics of leaders does Lily possess?

 

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a. Adaptability

 

b. Empathy

 

c. Systems thinking

 

d. Conscientiousness

 

Question 27 Assumptions are:

 

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a. an expression of the organizational mission.

 

b. regarded by a leader as fixed truths.

 

c. a part of a leader’s mental model.

 

d. a personality trait.

 

Question 28 Which of the following is a characteristic of effective leaders?

 

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a. They encourage beginners to blindly accept paradoxes.

 

b. They see the questioning of their ideas as a threat.

 

c. They advise new employees to openly agree with long-held assumptions.

 

d. They understand the limitations of past experience. 

 

Response Feedback:     

 

Rationale: Effective leaders strive to keep open minds and cultivate an organizational environment that encourages curiosity and learning. They understand the limitations of past experience and reach out for diverse perspectives.

 

Question 29 Clarity of mind, clarity of objectives, and organizing to achieve objectives are the components of _____.

 

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a. emotional intelligence

 

b. personal mastery

 

c. systems thinking

 

d. stereotyping

 

Question 30 Daniel, the relationship manager of a mutual fund company, has the strength to understand his emotions clearly. He makes tough decisions by believing his “gut feelings.” He knows how his emotions affect his work; hence, he acts carefully according to them. Which of the following qualities of leaders does Daniel possess?

 

Answers:            

 

a. Social awareness

 

b. Self-awareness

 

c. Systems thinking

 

d. Relationship management

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