Question 1

A leader who makes sure the personal and social needs of followers are met is displaying

Accepted Answer

A)   Country club behaviors
B)   Authority compliance behaviors
C)   Middle-of-the-road behaviors
D)   Team behaviors
E)   Impoverished behaviorsF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 2

Middle-of-the-road management best describes leaders who are

Accepted Answer

A)   Avoiding
B)   Empathetic
C)   Compromising
D)   AccommodatingE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

I am doing a training program for staff to help them understand how to integrate both task and relationship behaviors in the workplace. I am applying the main components of which approach in this training session?

Accepted Answer

A)   Situational
B)   Behavioral
C)   Path-goal
D)   Leader-member exchangeE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Relationship behaviors include

Accepted Answer

A)   Consideration
B)   Results orientation
C)   Employee orientation
D)   Production orientationE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Jennifer can see that her leader sometimes directs the team and sometimes tries to build relationships with the group. She does not change her behaviors based on whom she is interacting with; Jennifer just can pick out when she uses these two different styles. Jennifer's leader is using

Accepted Answer

A)   Situational leadership
B)   Path-goal leadership
C)   Skills leadership
D)   Behavioral leadershipE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The University of Michigan studies explored how leadership functioned in

Accepted Answer

A)   Organizations
B)   Follower interactions
C)   Dyadic relationships
D)   Small groups
E)   Political environmentsF) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 7

Which study viewed task and relationship behaviors as independent and on two different continua?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ohio State studies
B)   Michigan studies
C)   Blake and Mouton
D)   Stogdill and ZacaroE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Who explored leadership behavior on performance of small groups?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ohio State studies
B)   Stogdill
C)   University of Michigan studies
D)   Blake and Mouton
E)   KatzF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

You tell your staff how and when to do their jobs. You are using

Accepted Answer

A)   Process behaviors
B)   Task behaviors
C)   Relationship behaviors
D)   Directing behaviorsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Only leaders at the top level of an organization can effectively apply task and relationship behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The impoverished leader behavior is an example of uninvolved leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following behaviors is not associated with the opportunistic leadership style?

Accepted Answer

A)   The leader shifts his or her style to gain personal advantage.
B)   The leader may be perceived as ruthless and cunning.
C)   The leader may be perceived as adaptable and strategic.
D)   The leader puts self-interest ahead of other-interest.
E)   The leader stresses the importance of social needs.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

The behavioral approach is used in many training and development programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Researchers studying the behavioral approach determined that leadership is composed of two general kinds of behaviors:

Accepted Answer

A)   Directive and supportive
B)   Task and relationship
C)   Directive and authoritative
D)   Supportive and authoritativeE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which approach describes how leaders act?

Accepted Answer

A)   Trait
B)   Skills
C)   Leader-member exchange
D)   BehavioralE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following are strengths of the behavioral approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is heuristic
B)   The universal style of team leadership is best
C)   The wide range of research on leadership behaviors gives it credibility
D)   The research supports that task and relationship behaviors lead to positive team outcomesE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which point on the Leadership Grid is proven to consistently be the best form of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)   Authority compliance
B)   Country club
C)   There is no best style
D)   Middle-of-the-road
E)   Team behaviorsF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

Sara is criticized for shifting her management style too much and is known as a leader who watches out for herself. She is a

Accepted Answer

A)   1, 9 leader
B)   9, 1 leader
C)   Opportunistic leader
D)   Paternalistic leaderE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following are criticisms of the behavioral approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   No universal style has been found to work in all situations
B)   The universal style of team leadership is best
C)   The wide range of research on leadership behaviors gives it credibility
D)   The research has not shown how leader's behaviors correlate with performance outcomesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

In Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid, a leader whose actions would plot on the grid at
3, 7 would be using what types of leader behaviors and at what degree?

Accepted Answer

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Exam 4: Behavioral Approach

Which of the following are strengths of the behavioral approach?

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The behavioral approach is used in many training and development programs.

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Which study viewed task and relationship behaviors as independent and on two different continua?

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Researchers studying the behavioral approach determined that leadership is composed of two general kinds of behaviors:

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The impoverished leader behavior is an example of uninvolved leadership.

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Relationship behaviors include

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Which point on the Leadership Grid is proven to consistently be the best form of leadership?

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The University of Michigan studies explored how leadership functioned in

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Sara is criticized for shifting her management style too much and is known as a leader who watches out for herself. She is a

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A leader who makes sure the personal and social needs of followers are met is displaying

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Which of the following are criticisms of the behavioral approach?

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Only leaders at the top level of an organization can effectively apply task and relationship behaviors.

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I am doing a training program for staff to help them understand how to integrate both task and relationship behaviors in the workplace. I am applying the main components of which approach in this training session?

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Jennifer can see that her leader sometimes directs the team and sometimes tries to build relationships with the group. She does not change her behaviors based on whom she is interacting with; Jennifer just can pick out when she uses these two different styles. Jennifer's leader is using

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Who explored leadership behavior on performance of small groups?

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Which approach describes how leaders act?

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You tell your staff how and when to do their jobs. You are using

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Which of the following behaviors is not associated with the opportunistic leadership style?

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