Leadership and Leadership Styles: Chapter 12

Which of the following is NOT a leadership style identified by Kurt Lewin?

• Authoritarian

• Participative

• Abdicratic

• Laissez faire

Which personality trait was discussed as being perhaps the most important trait for a leader?

• Vision

• Fairness

• Integrity

• Confidence

Amber has to give a presentation to her class tomorrow. Since she will be using verbal communication to explain her project, it is important for her speech to be all the following except:

• Clear

• Coherent

• Confident

• Concise

Analyzing group effectiveness allows the leader to:

• Identify strengths

• Measure productivity levels

• Compare the results to the vision

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a form of nonverbal communication?

• Eye contact

• Texting

• Facial expression

• Body language

Which group of children did Lewin find to be least creative?

• Authoritarian

• Participative

• Abdicratic

• Laissez faire

The purpose of groups is to:

• Break large tasks into smaller parts

• Allow different ideas t be discussed

• Expand group members' perspectives

• All of the above

Blake recently started a new job. His boss, Hailey, tells him the tasks which need to be done but gives him no instructions on how to do them. Blake has to get these jobs done before he can go home and must figure out how to do them on his own. Which style of leadership is Hailey practicing?

• Authoritarian

• Participative

• Abdicratic

• Laissez faire

Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of groups?

• Motivate the group to work harder

• Take advantage of people's different strengths

• Shift workload to other people in the group

• Break the task into manageable parts

Which of the following group types is established by the organization to accomplish a specific project?

• Task group

• Interest group

• Command group

• Affinity group