BU450 Leadership Exam 2 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2021

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BU450 Leadership Exam 2 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2021 Submission View Your quiz has been submitted successfully Question 1 5 / 5 points . 85% The substitute for leadership model has increa... sing applications to many organizations as they: Question options: implement the use teams. select leaders with certain traits. teach leaders to be both considerate and provide structure. move to other cultures. Question 2 5 / 5 points When there is no quality requirement and employee commitment is not needed, the most appropriate leader decision style is: Question options: autocratic. individual. consultative. group. Question 3 5 / 5 points Which of the following factors contributed to the development of the behavior approach to leadership? Question options: the need to find leaders during World War II the development of personality testing the use of behavioral surveys to measure traits access to military leaders Question 4 5 / 5 points In the _________ decision style, the leader makes the decision alone, with or without information from the group. Question options: autocratic individual consultative group Question 5 5 / 5 points The major shortcoming of Lewin's early research on leader behavior was that: Question options: the behaviors were difficult to define clearly. the researchers could not measure the leader behaviors consistently. it was not clear which behavior was most effective. only task behavior was shown to improve performance. Question 6 5 / 5 points According to the Contingency Model, task-motivated leaders will be most effective in which type of situation? Question options: moderate control low control high-control all situations Question 7 5 / 5 points Having a clear task that provides direct feedback to follower serves as a substitute for: Question options: leader consideration behaviors. organizational policies. leader structuring behaviors. leader's lack of power. Question 8 5 / 5 points According to Fiedler, __________ is the most important factor in any leadership situation. Question options: leader-member relations task structure follower maturity position power Question 9 5 / 5 points The modern scientific study of leadership can be divided into three eras. These are: Question options: trait, behavior, contingency. charismatic, visionary, exemplary. case studies, research, theory building. personality, event-based, complex analysis. Question 10 0 / 5 points The key issue in keeping in-groups productive is: Question options: wrong the leader's personality. the followers' personality. how in-group members are selected. the quality of the LMX. Question 11 5 / 5 points Prior to the industrial revolution, the study of leadership relied on: Question options: scientific studies. intuition and description. case analyses. the trait approach to understand leaders. Question 12 5 / 5 points According to group dynamics research that is the basis for the Normative Decision Model: Question options: groups make better decisions. well trained groups make faster decisions than individuals. leaders get better results when they rely on groups. participation in decision-making leads to commitment. Question 13 5 / 5 points The two primary leadership behaviors that are still in use are: Question options: laissez-faire and charismatic motivation. autocratic and democratic. visionary and practical. consideration and initiation of structure. Question 14 5 / 5 points Suzanna would like to improve her leadership effectiveness using Path-Goal theories of leadership. She should: Question options: identify her in-group and out-group and how followers get in each group. make sure that she has enough power. understand her followers' need for autonomy and their perception of the task. make sure she is comfortable with a variety of decision styles. Question 15 0 / 5 points According the Path-Goal Theory, the leader must motivate followers by: Question options: wrong encouraging them to do their best. strengthening the links among effort, performance, and outcomes. addressing each follower's needs. being both a supportive and a task-oriented leader who focuses on followers. Question 16 0 / 5 points When the employees' commitment is essential, they generally agree with the goals of the organization, and the leader does not have enough information, the most appropriate decision style is: Question options: autocratic. consultative. delegation. individual. Question 17 5 / 5 points The primary assumption of the contingency approach to leadership is: Question options: leadership depends on culture. what works depends on the situation. behavior of leaders is contingent on their personality. leadership effectiveness is contingent on the role of followers. Question 18 5 / 5 points Anwar is a task-motivated leader who is in a high situational control environment. Based on Fiedler's Contingency Model, he is likely to: Question options: be tense, overbearing, and over controlling. be confident, considerate, and focused on removing obstacles. be considerate, open to suggestions and concerned with resolving conflicts. Be directive, serious, and with little concern for others. Question 19 5 / 5 points Employees who do not have a high quality LMX are likely to experience one of the following. Question options: ssignment to challenging tasks A lot of positive and negative communication from their leader Limited interaction with the leader High performance expectations Question 20 5 / 5 points Which of the following principles is the basis for the Normative Decision Model? Question options: Empowerment is always effective. Western employees expect to participate in decision making. Groups are wasteful and inefficient. Employee motivation results from the leader removing obstacles. [Show More]

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