Which one of the following types of leaders is concerned with maintaining favorable personal relations with subordinates?
Person-oriented leaders.
Production-oriented leaders.
Consumer-oriented leaders.
______ Refers to a theory that suggests that leaders form different relations with various subordinates.
Attribution approach
Leader-member exchange(LMX) model
Attrition approach
______ Refers to a theory that focuses on leader’s assessments regarding the underlying causes of their follower’s performance.
Attribution approach
Leader-member exchange(LMX) model
Attrition approach
Which one of the following is not one of the typical qualities of charismatic leader
They are recognized as agents of change.
They are not concerned with environmental sensitivity.
They possess self-confidence.
The leadership research by Ohio state looked at two dimensions
To what degree leaders emphasized employee relationships and their tendency to emphasize the technical or task elements of the task.
The extent to which the leader is likely to structure his or her employees’ roles and the extent to which mutual trust exists.
How charismatic or how transactional the leader was in his/her style.
None of the above.
The behavioural leadership theory built on the two dimensions- concern for people and concern for production- is:
LPC leadership theory.
Path-goal theory.
The managerial grid.
The Ohio State studies.
For Fiedler, the context or leadership situation is defined by three contingency factors. One of these factors is:
Emotional intelligence.
Referent power.
Task structure.
Available reward resources.
The leadership approach that focuses on the employee’s ability and willingness to perform is:
Cognitive resource theory.
Leader-member exchange theory.
Blanchard situational leadership theory.
Fiedler’s LPC.
The belief that leaders should provide necessary direction, help followers clarify how to accomplish their goals, and reduce the roadblocks slowing or hindering follower progress in accomplishing goals is called:
Charismatic leadership theory.
Path-goal theory.
Leader-member exchange theory.
Contingency leadership theory.
_______ Is the best form of path-goal leadership when tasks are ambiguously structured?
Directive
Achievement-oriented
Supportive
Participative
Transformational leadership is built on top of
_____ also pays attention to the concerns and developmental needs of individual followers
Charismatic leadership
Strong follow ship
Transactional leadership
Visionary leadership
Which leadership theory is not about transactional leaders?
Charismatic
Leader-participation
Fiedler
Path-goal
Which leadership theory uses a decision tree incorporating ‘yes’ or ‘no’ contingency choices to determine the amount of participation required?
Fiedler’s model
Leader-participation model
Situational leadership
Path-goal theory
The attributional model of leadership does NOT consider which of the following factors?
Distinctiveness
Consensus
Consistency
Decisiveness
Which one of the following is not a component of the cognitive framework of “organization culture”?
Beliefs.
Values.
Expectations
The relationship of group cohesiveness and productivity:
Is one –to –one, the more cohesive the more productive and vice versa.
Is moderated by performance- related norms established by the group.
Is unproven by any research effort.
Increases with the size of the group, time spent together, and diversity of interests.
Which is NOT one of the fundamental dimensions of trust?
Conformity
Consistency
Integrity
Competence
_________ is a type of organizational culture characterized by high sociability and low solidarity.
Mercenary culture
Networked culture
Fragmented culture
Which of the following is mot of the three main factors that typically lead to the creation of organizational culture?
A supportive attitude regarding training.
Influence of company founders.
Contact with others
Which of the following is not one of the key mechanisms that are the tools used to transmit cultural values to employees?
Bonuses
Statements of principle
Jargon