WorksheetsORGANIZATION BEHAVIOUR
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Leadership is best defined as ________.
The ability to merely project one's abilities in the lack of actual accomplishments
The ability to reduce the dependence of team members on each other
The ability to induce the team members to focus on individual goals rather than collective goals
The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals
The ability to use factors like training and experience to reduce dependence on formal leadership
Which of the following is a desirable feature of leadership?
One-directional influence from the leader to the follower
Coercive power and authority
Lack of freedom
Passivity of followers
Coexistence of leaders and managers
Trait theories of leadership focus on ________.
The special relationship that leaders establish with a small group of their followers
The personal qualities and characteristics that differentiate leaders from non-leaders
The way the leader makes decisions
The extent to which followers are willing and able to accomplish a specific task
The match between the leader's style and the degree to which the situation gives the leader control
Which of the following Big Five personality traits has been identified as the most important trait in effective leaders?
Conscientiousness
Openness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Emotional stability
Emotional intelligence (EI) is critical to effective leadership because one of its core components is ________, which reflects the consideration that leaders must be able to express.
Conscientiousness
Empathy
Optimism
Introversion
Perfectionism
Trait theories most accurately predict ________.
Distinguishing features of an effective leader
Differences between an effective and an ineffective leader
Success of a leader
Roles to be played by the leader
Emergence of a leader
Fiedler defines the degree of confidence, trust, and respect that subordinates have in their leader as ________.
Leader-member relations
Task structure
Positional power
Follower variables
Path-goal frameworks
Servant leadership reflects the ________.
Traditional view that followers are expected to serve the leaders
Task-oriented approach to leadership
Use of empathy, listening, and persuasion by leaders
Western prototype of a leader who gives orders to followers
Tendency of leaders to prioritize their interests over the interests of their employees
Leaders who want to foster a climate that reinforces ethical behavior do all of the following except ________.
Set high ethical standards
Demonstrate good ethical behavior
Encourage integrity among employees
Reward employees demonstrating integrity
Use their charisma to enhance power over followers, directed towards self-serving ends
Leadership is best defined as ________.
The ability to merely project one's abilities in the lack of actual accomplishments
The ability to reduce the dependence of team members on each other
The ability to induce the team members to focus on individual goals rather than collective goals
The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals
The ability to use factors like training and experience to reduce dependence on formal leadership
Which of the following is a desirable feature of leadership?
One-directional influence from the leader to the follower
Coercive power and authority
Lack of freedom
Passivity of followers
Coexistence of leaders and managers
Trait theories of leadership focus on ________.
The special relationship that leaders establish with a small group of their followers
The personal qualities and characteristics that differentiate leaders from non-leaders
The way the leader makes decisions
The extent to which followers are willing and able to accomplish a specific task
The match between the leader's style and the degree to which the situation gives the leader control
Which of the following Big Five personality traits has been identified as the most important trait in effective leaders?
Conscientiousness
Openness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Emotional stability
Emotional intelligence (EI) is critical to effective leadership because one of its core components is ________, which reflects the consideration that leaders must be able to express.
Conscientiousness
Empathy
Optimism
Introversion
Perfectionism
Emotional intelligence (EI) is critical to effective leadership because one of its core components is ________, which reflects the consideration that leaders must be able to express.
Conscientiousness
Empathy
Optimism
Introversion
Perfectionism
Leadership is best defined as ________.
The ability to merely project one's abilities in the lack of actual accomplishments
The ability to reduce the dependence of team members on each other
The ability to induce the team members to focus on individual goals rather than collective goals
The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals
The ability to use factors like training and experience to reduce dependence on formal leadership
Which of the following is a desirable feature of leadership?
One-directional influence from the leader to the follower
Coercive power and authority
Lack of freedom
Passivity of followers
Coexistence of leaders and managers
Trait theories of leadership focus on ________.
The special relationship that leaders establish with a small group of their followers
The personal qualities and characteristics that differentiate leaders from non-leaders
The way the leader makes decisions
The extent to which followers are willing and able to accomplish a specific task
The match between the leader's style and the degree to which the situation gives the leader control
Which of the following Big Five personality traits has been identified as the most important trait in effective leaders?
Conscientiousness
Openness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Emotional stability
Emotional intelligence (EI) is critical to effective leadership because one of its core components is ________, which reflects the consideration that leaders must be able to express.
Conscientiousness
Empathy
Optimism
Introversion
Perfectionism
