2 Organizational Behaviour Quiz

According to M Chemers, what is leadership?

• The process of guiding individuals to reach their full potential

• Creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen

• The process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task

• The ability to influence a group towards the achievement of a vision or set of goals

What is the focus of the Trait Model of Leadership?

• The relationship between leadership styles and specific organizational situations

• Personal qualities and characteristics

• Situational factors affecting leadership

• Actions of leaders instead of mental qualities

Which type of leadership behavior is characterized by mutual trust, two-way communication, and respect for employees' ideas?

• Consideration (people/relationship-oriented)

• Transformational leadership

• Initiating structure (task/goal-oriented)

• Transactional leadership

What is the main emphasis of Transactional Leadership?

• Creating hope and trust among followers

• Guiding or motivating subordinates towards established goals

• Challenging assumptions and soliciting followers' ideas

• Inspiring followers to transcend their own self-interests

Which component of Transformational Leadership involves the leader challenging assumptions and taking risks?

• Intellectual Stimulation

• Individualized Consideration

• Idealized Influence

• Inspirational Motivation

Which of the following is NOT source of conflict?

• Organizational Change

• Personality Clashes

• Lack of Trust

• Job Satisfaction

According to the Traditional View of conflict, conflict is ....

• viewed negatively and discussed with such terms violence, destruction, and irrationality

• viewed as one of the ways to promote communication

• beneficial in promoting team spirit

• preventing group from becoming static, apathetic, and unresponsive to needs for change and innovation

Below are the Conflict Handling Intentions EXCEPT:

• Competing

• Compromising

• Collaborating

• Contemplating

'Accommodating' in Conflict Handling Intention is ...

• Desire to withdraw or suppress a conflict

• willingness to place opponent’s interests above own

• Willingness to give up something

• Desire to satisfy his one’s interest regardless of impact of other party to the conflict

The following describe 'Problem Solving' style in Conflict Resolution Technique, EXCEPT:

• also know as collaboration

• aims to achieve win-lose situation

• when both parties have equal power

• focuses on tackle differences