BAS 288 Midterm Review

Which of the following is most likely a motivating force for employees who score high on the need for achievement?

• Opportunities to control people and events

  
  

• Opportunities to make decisions

  
  

• Opportunities to work on challenging jobs

  
  

• Opportunities to interact with others

  
  

Which of the following Big Five personality traits is most strongly associated with leadership effectiveness?

• Neuroticism

• Extroversion

• Conscientiousness

• Openness to experience

  
  

The time perspective for individualists is the __________.

• present

• past

• near future

  
  

• future

Which of the following is best described as the capacity to influence others because of their desire to identify with the leader?

• Rational power

  
  

• Expert power

  
  

• Charisma power

  
  

• Referent power

  
  

Which leadership style is characterized by a leader who makes decisions independently and expects strict compliance from team members?

• Democratic leadership

• Transformational leadership

• Laissez-faire leadership

• Autocratic leadership

Situational factors that affect leadership include:

• Leader's personality traits

• Leader's age

• Leader's education

• Context and environment in which leadership occurs

Which type of intelligence is more related to a leader's ability to adapt to new challenges and situations?

• Fluid intelligence

• Crystallized intelligence

• Emotional intelligence

• Social intelligence

Authentic leaders are known for:

• Hiding their true selves to fit in with the team

• Being consistent with their values and demonstrating transparency

• Emphasizing transactional leadership behaviors

• Using manipulation to gain followers

Which source of power is based on a leader's authority or formal organizational rank?

• Coercive power

• Legitimate power

• Referent power

• Expert power

Organizational climate refers to:

• The long-term values and beliefs of an organization

• The emotional atmosphere and perceptions of the work environment

• The structural hierarchy of an organization.

• The organization's strategic goals