Chapter 12 Review Questions – Part 1
Leadership
True/False (1 point each)
1. Leadership is the process of influencing others to achieve group or organizational goals.
2. One of the differences between managers and leaders is that managers focus on visions, missions,
goals, and objectives, and leaders focus solely on productivity and efficiency.
3.
4.
The primary difference between leaders and managers is that leaders are concerned with doing
the right thing, while managers are concerned with doing things right.
Managers tend to have a short-term perspective, leaders tend to have a long-term perspective.
5. As a leader behavior, initiating structure is the degree to which a leader structures the roles of
followers by setting goals, giving directions, setting deadlines, and assigning tasks.
6. As a leader behavior, consideration refers to the extent to which leaders do what they said they
would do.
7. Initiating structure leader behavior has also been referred to as "job-centered leadership" and
"concern for production."
8. Consideration leader behavior has also been referred to as "concern for people" and "employeecentered leadership."
9. While consideration primarily affects subordinates’ job performance, initiating structure primarily
affects subordinates’ job satisfaction.
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Multiple Choice (1 point each)
1. ____is the process of influencing others to achieve group or organizational goals.
a.
management
b.
leadership
c.
interpersonal influence
d.
supervision
e.
autonomy
2. Which of the following is a major concern of managers (as opposed to leaders)?
a.
maintaining the status quo
b.
inspiring and motivating others
c.
taking a long-term view
d.
promoting change
e.
organizational improvements
3. Which of the following is a major concern of leaders (as opposed to managers)?
a.
controlling and limiting the choices of others
b.
solving problems so that work can be done
c.
preserving the status quo
d.
inspiring and motivating others
e.
a focus on productivity and efficiency
4. Which of the following statements about leaders and managers is true?
a.
Organizations need both leaders and managers.
b.
Leaders are critical to getting out the day-to-day work.
c.
Managers are critical to inspiring employees and setting long-term direction.
d.
Most organizations place greater emphasis on leadership than on management.
e.
All of these statements about leaders and managers are true.
5. Relatively stable characteristics such as abilities, psychological motives, or consistent patterns of
behavior, form the basis for the ____ of leadership.
a.
situational theory
b.
behavioral theory
c.
trait theory
d.
expectancy theory
e.
path-goal theory
6. Research at three universities has confirmed that two basic leader behaviors, ____ and ____, are
central to successful leadership.
a.
initiating structure; consideration
b.
initiating structure; job-centered leadership
c.
employee-centered leadership; consideration
d.
concern for production; job-centered leadership
e.
autonomous; participative
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7. Which of the following is another term for considerate leadership behavior?
a.
initiating structure behavior
b.
job-centered leadership
c.
concern for people
d.
concern for production
e.
participative management
8. In terms of leadership behavior, the term ____ refers to the extent to which a leader is friendly,
approachable, supportive, and shows concern for employees.
a.
initiating structure
b.
job-centered leadership
c.
Consideration
d.
concern for production
e.
Autonomy
9. United Fruit Company is the owner of the Chiquita brand of bananas. United Fruit emphasized
how the fruit was to be picked and packed for transportation and shows no concern for the
workers. United Fruit can be considered using _____ type of managing.
a.
Achievement
b.
Charisma
c.
Consideration
d.
initiating structure
e.
Vision
10. College football coaching requires that coaches design every facet of practices, set goals for their
players, determine schedules, and even direct all of the plays during the games. College football
coaching uses ____ type of managing.
a.
Achievement
b.
Consideration
c.
Charisma
d.
initiating structure
e.
Empathy
11. Which of the following is the best leadership style for all situations?
a.
team management
b.
middle of the road management
c.
authority-compliance
d.
country club management
e.
none of these
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Short Answer (4 points each)
1. Define leadership and management and explain how leaders and managers approach their jobs
differently.
2. What are the two key leader behaviors that are central to successful leadership? How does each
typically influence subordinates?
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