MGT430-CH8

________ represents the heart of transformational leadership.

• Personal attributes

• Charisma

• Operational efficiency

• Strategic vision

Which of the following refers to "walking the talk"?

• The leader uses metaphors to symbolize the vision to the employees.

• The leader continuously works as a part of a team to know them better.

• The leader provides specific instructions to help employees understand the task requirements.

• The leader steps out and behaves in ways that symbolize the vision.

Transformational leaders

• focus on short-term goals that are easy to attain.

• support the current strategy and ensure that the employees perform tasks more effectively.

• energize and direct employees to a new vision.

• help employees become more proficient and satisfied in the current situation.

An effective vision is

• dividing.

• concrete

• unifying.

• intersecting.

Which of the following is a task-oriented leader behavior?

• establishing challenging goals

• developing mutual trust and respect for subordinates

• listening to employees' suggestions

• doing personal favors for employees

________ leadership includes showing mutual trust and respect for subordinates and having a desire to look out for their welfare.

• Task-oriented

• People-oriented

• Achievement-oriented

• Transaction-oriented

Which of the following leadership theories or perspectives explicitly includes the participative and the directive styles?

• competency (trait) perspective

• transformational leadership theory

• path-goal theory

• behavioural perspective

Which of the following is a leadership style identified in path-goal theory?

• achievement-oriented leadership

• servant leadership

• transformational leadership

• authentic leadership

Path-goal theory argues that

• leadership is relatively unimportant in high-performance organizations.

• participative leadership is the most effective style of leadership.

• supportive leadership is best suited to maximize organizational performance.

• effective leaders select the most appropriate behavior based on the situation.

According to path-goal theory, a combination of ________ leadership is best for employees who are (or perceive themselves to be) inexperienced and unskilled.

• achievement-oriented and directive

• participative and directive

• directive and supportive

• supportive and achievement-oriented