Introduction To Leadership

Leadership based on occupying a position in an organization is

• positional leadership

• assigned leadership

• emergent leadership

• new leadership

The ______ approach to leadership is focused on identifying the innate qualities and characteristics possessed by great social, political, and military leaders.

• behavioral
• situational
• rational
• trait

Which perspective defines leadership as an interactive event that occurs between the leader and the followers?

• influence
• ability
• skill
• trait

Both leadership and management involve ______, but leadership is about seeking constructive ______, and management is about establishing ______.

• change;procedure;practice
• skill;order;formality
• influence;change;order
• people;vision;relationships

Which of the following has been identified as a source of power in leadership?

• reward 
• punishment 
• referent 
• all of the above 

Legitimate power in leadership stems from:

• organizational authority
• a role acknowledged by the followers
• leadership skills
• identification with other leaders
  

When did traits become the focus of defining leadership?

• Into the 21st Century

• 1930s

• 1920s

• 1940s

What is referent power in leadership?

• power that stems from a person's leadership skills
• power that is designated by an organizational authority
• power that group members acknowledge because of special circumstances
  
• power that is based on attraction or identification with another person

Which source of power comes from what others believe a member knows or can do?

• expert power 
• referent power 
• legitimate power 
• position power 

The ability to influence people through granting or withholding benefits that are of interest to them is called.

• reward power 
• coercive power 
• expert power 
• reference power