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With an autocratic leadership style,employees are asked to generate or evaluate potential solutions.

A) True
B) False

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According to the life cycle theory of leadership,an employee at R3 readiness level can be described as which of the following?


A) Able and willing
B) Unable and unwilling
C) Able but unwilling
D) Unable but willing
E) Unable but willing at R1

F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Important actions being delayed,responsibility being ignored and power and influence being unutilized,are all associated with which of the following leadership styles?


A) Passive management-by-exception
B) Contingent reward transactional
C) Laissez-faire
D) Active management-by-exception
E) Transformational leadership

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

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According to the life cycle theory of leadership,an employee at R2 readiness level can be described as which of the following?


A) Able and willing
B) Unable and unwilling
C) Able but unwilling
D) Unable but willing
E) Able but unwilling at R1

F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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The life cycle model is also called the situational model of leadership.

A) True
B) False

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According to the studies at Ohio State in the 1950s,the two leader behaviour dimensions identified were


A) initiating structure and consideration
B) telling and selling
C) participating and delegating
D) intrinsic and extrinsic
E) transformational and transactional

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

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In the time-driven model of leadership,which leadership style should result in an accurate decision that makes the most efficient use of employees' time?


A) Consultative
B) Negotiative
C) Delegative
D) Autocratic
E) Facilitative

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

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Ron believes he has quite a unique style of leadership.He waits around for mistakes and errors from his employees and then takes corrective action as necessary.Ron's style can be described as which of the following?


A) Passive management-by-exception
B) Contingent reward transactional
C) Laissez-faire
D) Active management-by-exception
E) Transformational

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

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According to the life cycle theory of leadership,an employee at R3 readiness level can optimally be matched with which of the following leader behaviours?


A) Delegating
B) Telling
C) Selling
D) Participating
E) Negotiating

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

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According to the life cycle theory of leadership,an unable and unwilling employee is at which level of readiness?


A) R1
B) R2
C) R3
D) R4
E) R5

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

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Which of the following involves behaving in ways that earn the admiration,trust,and respect of followers,causing followers to want to identify with and emulate the leader?


A) Inspirational motivation
B) Laissez-faire leadership
C) Individualized consideration
D) Intellectual stimulation
E) Idealized influence

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

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With a(n) _______ decision-making style,the leader gives an individual employee,or a group of employees,the responsibility for making the decision within some set of specified boundary conditions.


A) consultative
B) autocratic
C) delegative
D) facilitative
E) negotiative

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

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Transformational leadership is more strongly related to unit-focused measures of leadership effectiveness than most other leadership forms.

A) True
B) False

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Describe the leader-member exchange theory.Explain the two types of dyads.

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Leader-member exchange theory describes ...

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Encouraging a pleasant atmosphere,reducing conflict,and promoting individual adjustment to the group describe which of the following consideration behaviours?


A) Integration
B) Representation
C) Recognition
D) Communication
E) Membership

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

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Individualized consideration involves behaving in ways that challenge followers to be innovative and creative by questioning assumptions and reframing old situations in new ways.

A) True
B) False

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Transformational leadership does not affect the job performance of the employees who report to the leader.

A) True
B) False

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Transformational leadership represents the 'carrot-and-stick' approach to leadership,with management-by-exception providing the 'sticks' and contingent reward supplying the 'carrots.'

A) True
B) False

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The focus on leader traits holds more practical relevance than the focus on leader's actions.

A) True
B) False

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Acting on behalf of the group,defending the group,and advancing the interests of the group describe which of the following consideration behaviours?


A) Integration
B) Representation
C) Recognition
D) Communication
E) Membership

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

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