Leadership Questions

1. What level of leadership processes is emphasized in most theories of effective leadership?

1. intra-individual

2. dyadic

3. group

4. organisational

2. What process is emphasised in the definition of leadership proposed by Yukl?

1. influencing followers to have complete trust in the leader

2. motivating followers to do more than they initially expected

3. facilitating collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives

4. empowering each follower to become self reliant

3. Recent leadership theories such as charismatic and transformational leadership:

1. emphasize rational processes more than rational processes

2. emphasize emotional processes more than rational processes

3. describe emotional and rational processes as equally important

4. de-emphasised both rational and emotional processes

4. A theory that identifies the essential behaviours for any type of leader is best classified as:

1. descriptive and universal

2. prescriptive and universal

3. descriptive and situational

4. prescriptive and situational

5. Which of the following is not an example of Initiating Structure as defined in the Ohio State studies?

1. letting subordinates know what is expected of them

2. criticizing poor work

3. consulting with subordinates before making changes

4. coordinating the activities of subordinates

6. According to the article, AManagers as Initiators of Trust@ which of the following is not one of the antecedents of trust?

1. behavioural consistency

2. collaborative decision-making

3. integrity

4. demonstrating concern

7. Identify the base of power in the following: You like a person and enjoy doing things for him or her.

1. expert power

2. referent power

3. legitimate power

4. reward power

8. Which two kinds of power have been found to be related most strongly to leader effectiveness in motivating subordinates?

1. expert and legitimate power

2. reward and referent power

3. referent and expert power...