Organizational Behaviour Quiz 1

Leadership is best defined as ________.

• The ability to merely project one's abilities in the lack of actual accomplishments

• The ability to reduce the dependence of team members on each other

• The ability to induce the team members to focus on individual goals rather than collective goals

• The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals

• The ability to use factors like training and experience to reduce dependence on formal leadership

Which of the following is a desirable feature of leadership?

• One-directional influence from the leader to the follower

• Coercive power and authority

• Lack of freedom

• Passivity of followers

• Coexistence of leaders and managers

Trait theories of leadership focus on ________.

• The special relationship that leaders establish with a small group of their followers

• The personal qualities and characteristics that differentiate leaders from non-leaders

• The way the leader makes decisions

• The extent to which followers are willing and able to accomplish a specific task

• The match between the leader's style and the degree to which the situation gives the leader control

Which of the following Big Five personality traits has been identified as the most important trait in effective leaders?

• Conscientiousness

• Openness

• Extraversion

• Agreeableness

• Emotional stability

Emotional intelligence (EI) is critical to effective leadership because one of its core components is ________, which reflects the consideration that leaders must be able to express.

• Conscientiousness

• Empathy

• Optimism

• Introversion

• Perfectionism

Trait theories most accurately predict ________.

• Distinguishing features of an effective leader

• Differences between an effective and an ineffective leader

• Success of a leader

• Roles to be played by the leader

• Emergence of a leader

Fiedler defines the degree of confidence, trust, and respect that subordinates have in their leader as ________.

• Leader-member relations

• Task structure

• Positional power

• Follower variables

• Path-goal frameworks

Trevor Guerney is a manager who believes that those who are to be affected by a change must be involved in the change. Consequently, he always ensures that his subordinates have the knowledge of what is happening around them, and he often holds meetings to obtain employee opinion and suggestions before making any decision that would apply to them. Similarly, Trevor's team proactively approaches him with problems and potential solutions as they know he will not respond by criticizing them. From the information provided in the scenario, we can say that ________.

• Trevor's leadership is primarily task-oriented

• Trevor's team has a low degree of trust propensity

• Trevor's team requires more directive leadership

• Trevor's team has positive leader-member relations

• Trevor's team is unsatisfied with his power position

Servant leadership reflects the ________.

• Traditional view that followers are expected to serve the leaders

• Task-oriented approach to leadership

• Use of empathy, listening, and persuasion by leaders

• Western prototype of a leader who gives orders to followers

• Tendency of leaders to prioritize their interests over the interests of their employees

Leaders who want to foster a climate that reinforces ethical behavior do all of the following except ________.

• Set high ethical standards

• Demonstrate good ethical behavior

• Encourage integrity among employees

• Reward employees demonstrating integrity

• Use their charisma to enhance power over followers, directed towards self-serving ends