Leadership Chap6a

Which of the following is NOT a source of power in leadership?

• Legitimate power

• Coercive power

• Negotiation power

• Expert power

In Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Theory, job maturity refers to:

• The employee’s willingness to do the task

• The employee’s technical skills and knowledge

• The leader’s years of experience

• The company’s rules and procedures

Which leadership style involves giving 100% freedom with no managerial decision-making?

• Democratic

• Autocratic

• Laissez-faire

• Participative

In the Path-Goal Theory, which style is most suitable for boring, repetitive, or stressful tasks?

• Directive

• Supportive

• Participative

• Achievement-oriented

According to the trait approach, leadership focuses on:

• Identifying personal characteristics great leaders share

• Matching leadership style to follower readiness

• Influencing follower perceptions of goals

• Giving clear and specific directions

Fiedler’s Contingency Model includes which two primary leadership orientations?

• Task-motivated and Relationship-motivated

• Directive and Supportive

• Participative and Achievement-oriented

• Autocratic and Democratic

In Vroom’s model, leadership styles can range from:

• Supportive to Directive

• Autocratic to Group-based

• Task-oriented to Relationship-oriented

• Laissez-faire to Participative

A leader consults with their R&D team before making decisions because the work is highly creative and complex. Which Path-Goal style are they using?

• Directive

• Supportive

• Participative

• Achievement-oriented

A construction site manager focuses on following rules, meeting deadlines, and checking quality closely. This reflects which leadership behavior?

• Group maintenance

• Task performance

• Participative decision-making

• Achievement-oriented

If a leader has high referent power, employees follow them mainly because:

• They fear punishment

• They respect and admire the leader’s personal qualities

• The leader has formal authority

• They rely on the leader’s technical knowledge