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Leadership is the ability to ______ employees to pursue organizational goals.


A) force
B) reward
C) request
D) compensate
E) influence

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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Four key behaviors of transformational leaders in affecting employees are they inspire motivation,inspire trust,encourage excellence,and stimulate them intellectually.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is not a behavioral leadership approach?


A) trait
B) task-oriented
C) relationship-oriented
D) transformational behavior
E) passive behavior

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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Referent power,derived from one's personal attraction,characterizes strong,visionary leaders who are able to persuade their followers by dint of their personality,attitudes,or background.

A) True
B) False

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Anar congratulated her staff when the team received an industry award for their project,and also sent a companywide e-mail announcing it.Here,Anar is using her ______ power.


A) personalized
B) reward
C) coercive
D) expert
E) referent

F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

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Organizations may apply trait theory by _____.


A) considering the relationships among employees
B) doing a job audit
C) hiring only from top-ranked business schools
D) empowering the HR department
E) using personality assessments and management development programs

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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Acting humble or friendly or making someone feel good or important before making a request are influence tactics known as _____.


A) coalition tactics
B) inspirational appeals
C) consultation
D) personal appeals
E) ingratiating tactics

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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Using threats or intimidation to persuade someone is which influence tactic?


A) legitimating
B) pressure
C) ingratiating
D) exchange
E) personal appeals

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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______ have a global mind-set that recognizes that the Internet is opening new markets and recharging existing ones.


A) E-leaders
B) Situational leaders
C) Shared leaders
D) Transactional leaders
E) Servant leaders

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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Managers applying a situational theory should identify important outcomes and situational conditions.

A) True
B) False

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What is a transactional leader? What is a transformational leader? Explain how these terms align with the earlier definitions of manager and leader.

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Transactional leadership focuses on clar...

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The three least used influence tactics,according to a recent survey of employees,are _____.


A) inspirational appeals,rational persuasion,and consultation
B) legitimating,coalition tactics,and pressure tactics
C) rational persuasion,pressure tactics,and exchange
D) rational persuasion,coalition tactics,and upward appeals
E) inspirational appeals,coalition tactics,and pressure tactics

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Harvard professorD.Quinn Mills predicts that management of future organizations will move away from an emphasis on knowledge sharing and open exchange to an emphasis on competition. Harvard Business School professor D.Quinn Mills,author of E-Leadership,suggests that much broader global networks that a single CEO will not be able to manage will replace individual companies.Thus,while 20th-century management emphasized competition,he says,future organizations will run on knowledge sharing and open exchange.

A) True
B) False

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The three dimensions of situational control are leader-member relations,the task structure and _____.


A) psychological empowerment
B) environment
C) position power
D) personality
E) organizational culture

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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One's power comes as part of one's job;it is the right to perform or command.

A) True
B) False

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Define passive leadership and provide and describe one type of passive leadership.

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Passive leadership is a form of leadership behavior characterized by a lack of leadership skills.One type of passive leadership is laissez-faire leadership,a form of "leadership" characterized by a general failure to take responsibility for leading.

Leadership is the ability to influence employees to voluntarily pursue organizational goals.

A) True
B) False

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What are the characteristics of a transformational leader? How do they transform their followers? Select someone whom you believe to be a transformational leader,and illustrate your points.

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Transformational leadership transforms e...

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Describe what e-leadership involves.

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E-leadership involves leader interaction...

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Stogdill's 1948 study identified extroversion,intelligence,charisma,high-energy,and task-related knowledge as the five traits typical of successful leaders.

A) True
B) False

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