Leadership tutorial

The process by which one person exerts influence over others and inspires, motivates, and directs their activities is known as ________.

• Empowerment

• time mangement

• leadership

• change management

The person who inspires, motivates, and directs the activities of others so that they work toward organizational goals is known as a

• follower

• Leadership substitute

• coercive leader

• Leader

The ability of a leader to get others to act in certain ways is known as that leader's

• Power

• initiating structure

• philosophy

• task orientation

Mick, the divisional manager at Howard Aeronautics, has to consult with Lucas when it comes to the hiring procedures of the company because Lucas is a senior human resources manager. Lucas enjoys the privileges of ________ power.

• reward

• referent

• legitimate

• coercive

Because Alyce is a department manager, she has reward power. As a result of this power, she

• is able to give pay raises

• is an expert in the eyes of her subordinates

• can give verbal reprimands

• provides technical expertise to her

Deanna manages a large department store, and as a result, she has the capacity to give the store's employees written warnings, reduce their work hours, or fire them if they do not perform adequately. This is an example of her ________ power

• Coercive

• legitimate

• referent

• expert

The premise that effective leaders possess personal qualities that set them apart from ineffective leaders is based on the ________ model.

• Task-oriented

• path-goal

• Contigency

• Trait

Integrity and honesty help managers become effective leaders by helping them

• understand complex issues and solve problems

• make good decisions and discover ways to increase efficiency and effectiveness

• deal with uncertainty and make difficult decisions

• behave ethically and earn their subordinates' trust and confidence

Emmanuel is the owner and manager of a tutoring company. He often lets his employees open the business when he has a busy morning, and he lets them record their own tutoring hours without verifying them because he trusts them fully. Emmanuel is practicing

• initiating structure

• consideration

• coercion

• escalation of commitment

When a leader assigns work to a subordinate and makes sure that the work gets done acceptably, the leader is engaging in

• Empowerment

• initiating structure

• consideration

• relationship-oriented behavior