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WorksheetsRevision: MCQ Chapter 13 Leadership
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
The ‘great person’ theory is another name for the ____ theory of leadership.
a)
trait
b)
behavioural
c)
situational
d)
path-goal
2.
Leaders who possess the trait of ____ are more decisive and assertive and more likely to gain others' confidence.
a)
emotional stability
b)
integrity
c)
self-confidence
d)
drive
3.
United Fruit Company is the owner of the Chiquita brand of bananas. To get the bananas picked, United Fruit uses a leadership style high in ____ and emphasises how the fruit is to be picked and packed for transportation. It shows no concern for the workers.
a)
achievement
b)
charisma
c)
consideration
d)
initiating structure
4.
Doris Cunningham, CEO of Credit Union VIC, believes keeping staff excited about the business they're in is one of a leader's primary roles. She believes a spirit of enthusiasm must start at the top. ‘I've been in the movement for 35 years,’ she says. ‘I have the credit union philosophy. And I really try to instil that in my employees’. This indicates that Cunningham is high in:
a)
achievement
b)
charisma
c)
consideration
d)
initiating structure
5.
A CEO who tours company plants to meet and talk to employees at all levels in order to better understand their concerns and feelings is demonstrating which type of leader behaviour?
a)
Consideration
b)
Leader formalisation
c)
Autonomy
d)
Reciprocity
6.
Research shows that while initiating structure impacts primarily on ____, consideration impacts primarily on ____.
a)
job satisfaction; job performance
b)
job performance; job satisfaction
c)
job performance; motivational drive
d)
job satisfaction; worker synergy
7.
Under the leadership of Michael Eisner, Walt Disney Company developed an ‘executive-centric, Eisner-centric culture’ – whatever Eisner wanted to happen, he made happen. In terms of the path-goal theory, Eisner used a(n) ____ leadership style to improve Disney’s profitability.
a)
achievement-oriented
b)
supportive
c)
directive
d)
charismatic
8.
Pat Kelly, founder and CEO of PSS World Medical, a distributor of medical products, establishes ambitious goals for his employees and is confident that his employees will be able to achieve these goals. In terms of the path-goal theory, Kelly is exhibiting a(n) ____ leadership.
a)
participative
b)
achievement-oriented
c)
directive
d)
supportive
9.
Transformational leaders:
a)
support their employees by prioritising administrative tasks
b)
allow employees to work autonomously with minimal intervention
c)
help followers see how their jobs fit with the organisation’s vision
d)
subordinate their own needs to develop their employees
10.
Transactional leaders:
a)
reward followers for good behaviour and punish followers for poor behaviour
b)
help followers see how their jobs fit with the organisation’s vision
c)
pay special attention to individual needs by creating learning opportunities
d)
motivate followers by providing them with meaningful and challenging work
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