Chapter 17: Leadership
Multiple Choice



1.  

______________ are people who are able to influence others and who possess managerial authority.

Managers
Leaders
Visionaries
Organizers


2.  

The first ______________ model was Fiedler's model of leadership.

contingency
visionary
path-goal
team


3.  

Fiedler assumed a person's leadership style was which of the following?

Contingent
Relative
Dimensional
Fixed


4.  

Which of Fiedler's terms refers to the degree to which the job assignments are formalized and procedurized?

Leader-member relations
Power structure
Task structure
Reward power


5.  

Which of the following leadership theories is a contingency theory that focuses on followers' readiness?

Consideration leadership
Situational leadership
Passive leadership
Active leadership


6.  

House's path-goal theory assumes leaders are which of the following in contrast to Fiedler's contingency theory?

Trained
Flexible
Born
Managers


7.  

When a boss threatens to dismiss an employee if he or she does not comply with a demand, the power is called ______________.

reward power
coercive power
expert power
legitimate power


8.  

Influence that's based on expertise, special skills, or knowledge is called _____________ power.

reward
coercive
expert
referent


9.  

The power that arises because of a person's desirable resources or personal traits is called ______________ power.

reward
coercive
expert
referent


10.  

______________ is the dimension of trust that is used to describe reliability, predictability, and good judgment in handling situations.

Integrity
Competence
Consistency
Loyalty


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