Test 3. Leadership

What is a characteristic of transformational leadership?

• Inspiring and empowering followers

• Autocratic decision-making

• Micromanaging team members

• Focusing on immediate results

According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the need for self-esteem includes:

• Physiological and safety needs

• Belongingness and love needs

• Esteem from others and self-esteem

• Self-actualization needs

You find yourself in a group in a class that has to write and put together a dramatic presentation that will be filmed on video. There are people of all types of abilities in the group and most seem pretty keen on doing the project.

Which leadership style would be appropriate?

• Authoritarian

• Democratic

• Laissez-faire

Which leadership style seeks to balance task and relationship behaviors equally?

• Transactional Leadership

• Laissez-Faire Leadership

• Democratic Leadership

• Team Leadership

According to the contingency theory, which leadership style is best suited for a highly motivated and skilled team?

• Participative Leadership

• Directive Leadership

• Laissez-Faire Leadership

• Achievement-Oriented Leadership

What type of power is derived from an individual's position in an organization's hierarchy?

• Referent Power

• Expert Power

• Legitimate Power

• Coercive Power

What is the core ingredient of Theory X and Theory Y about human motivation?

• Intrinsic and extrinsic motivators

• Different views of human nature

• Transactional and transformational leadership styles

• Leadership endorsement of employee self-management

What type of power stems from a person's knowledge or expertise?

• Reward power

• Coercive power

• Expert power

• Charismatic power

In the context of leadership, what does the term "charisma" primarily refer to?

• A leader's ability to make decisions unilaterally

• A leader's ability to inspire and influence followers

• A leader's focus on maintaining a friendly work environment

• A leader's focus on achieving results at any cost

power involves the ability to control others through the promise of rewards or benefits.