QUESTION Path-goal theory suggests that leaders should respond to followers who need to excel from a(n) a. Achievement style b. Supportive style c. Directive style d. Participative style ANSWER: A
QUESTION Gender-biased prejudice is defined as a. Bias based on known fact about gender differences b. Bias based on the typically male gender leadership roles c. Bias based on the typically female gender leadership roles d. Bias based on gender stereotypical characteristics ANSWER: D
QUESTION There are how many leader behaviors in the adaptive model? a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6 ANSWER: D
QUESTION Zhu et al. tried to describe the transformational concept of “moral uplifting” and found a. True transformational leadership negatively effects followers’ moral emotions b. True transformational leadership positively effects followers’ moral emotions c. True transformational leadership positively effects followers’ moral actions d. True transformational leadership negatively effects followers’ moral actions ANSWER: B, C
QUESTION When we use gender stereotypes in interactions with others a. Females benefit b. Males benefit c. It often leads to biased judgments d. We solve gender-based problems using facts ANSWER: C
QUESTION The prescriptive nature of the adaptive leadership approach is found in the a. Types of challenges b. Actions of the followers c. Response of the organization d. Leader behaviors ANSWER: D
QUESTION Charisma has been described as a. A superhuman power b. An exceptional personality characteristic c. A special gift within all of us d. A transactional behavior ANSWER: A, B
QUESTION Cognitive shortcuts that influence the way people process information regarding groups and group members are defined as a. Stereotypes b. Prejudices c. Ethnocentrism d. Agentics ANSWER: A
QUESTION Path-goal theory suggests all of the following except a. That task and subordinate characteristics affect leadership effectiveness. b. That leaders should help subordinates around their difficulties by removing obstacles. c. That subordinates with an external locus of control should be directed. d. That leaders need confidence and articulateness. ANSWER: D
QUESTION With path-goal theory incorporating so many different aspects of leadership within its model, which of the following could be argued? a. The practical use of the theory is not valid. b. It fails to determine the role of motivation. c. It allows the leader to have a wider range of options as leader. d. […]