Leadership Quiz

People in the organization like me because I know what I am doing and share knowledge with followers. I have (a)   .

Coercive leadership ______.

• is rewarding players who met their goals

• is forcing followers to engage in extreme behaviors

• is using the influence relationship to affect change

• is supporting ethical behavior amongst team members

Differences between management and leadership include ______.

• leaders are emotionally involved, whereas managers have low emotional involvement

• managers shape ideas, whereas leaders are reactive in solving problems

Which of the following is not one of the classifications for a definition of leadership?

• the focus of group process

• a behavior

• an instrument of goal achievement

• an artistic process

Some positive communication behaviors that account for successful leader emergence are _______.

• sense of humor, facial expressiveness

• being dominant, speaking frequently

• differentiating oneself from the group, challenging group norms

• being informed, initiating new ideas

Leadership definitions have evolved during the 20th century in the following way: _______.

• the trait approach remains the most popular approach over time

• a leader's power remains a key requirement for goal accomplishment

• focus on leadership effectiveness became prominent in the 1970s

• leadership research peaked in the 1980s

You are told you need to work weekends. Your supervisor gives you a pay raise in return. What type of power is your supervisor using?

• referent

• expert

• legitimate

• reward

Leadership is a phenomenon that takes place in the context of the interaction between leaders and followers. This viewpoint would suggest leadership is accessible by all ______.

• reward

• referent

• process

• trait

The faculty member on your study abroad trip to Costa Rica has traveled there many times and is quite knowledgeable about the country and places you visited. She gave you guidance about the country, local culture, and safety issues while you were interning with the local farmers. The faculty member was using ______.

• referent power

• positional power

• coercive power

• expert power

What kind of power is given to a leader by her/his followers?

• position power

• personal power

• legitimate power

• reward power