Sports Leadership Midterm Practice #1

With the _________ leadership style, decisions are made top-down and often undermine the motivation and sense of responsibility of the followers.

• pacesettin

• coercive

• democratic

• authoritative

• affiliative

Authentic leaders have a high degree of ____________.

• self-pity

• self-efficacy

• self-discipline

• self-awareness

• selfishness

The idea that “leaders are born, not made” and inherently possess certain physical, intellectual, and personality characteristics derives from _____________.

• contingency theory

• path-goal theory

• leader–member exchange model

• trait theory

• behavioral theory

Schein’s organizational culture iceberg is composed of three levels. Which level is composed of elements that observers can see, hear, and feel? 

• underlying assumptions 

• artifacts

• espoused beliefs and values

• meaningful relationships 

• purposeful interaction

Goleman, Boyatzis, and McKee (2002) indicated that most effective leaders exhibit strengths in at least ____ competencies of EI.  

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

A ____________ organizational culture displays evidence of dysfunction in which there is mixed support for coaches and teammates.  

• strong positive

• strong negative

• weak positive

• weak negative

• weak

Research suggests emotional intelligence is responsible for as much as _____ percent of the success in peoples’ lives.  

• 10

• 30

• 50

• 60

• 80

The cost of rescheduling the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic was estimated to be as high as _____________.  

• US$2 billion

• US$3 billion 

• US$4 billion 

• US$5 billion 

• US$6 billion 

Which of Schein’s primary mechanisms for influencing culture entails leaders recognizing the accomplishments and positive behaviors of organizational group members?  

• allocation of rewards 

• reaction to crises 

• criteria for selection and dismissal  

• role modeling 

• . formal statements 

According to Marion and Uhl-Bien (2001), modern organizational leadership occurs in a ___________ adaptive system.  

• facilitative 

• complex 

• collaborative 

• flexible 

• linear