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Scenario - Barry Bailey The mandatory leadership-training seminar had just been concluded. All of the newly promoted managers at Marc's Music, Inc. had been asked to attend and participate in the two-day seminar, and Barry Bailey had been fascinated with what she had learned. She is now reviewing the material she covered. -To become a level 5 leader,Barry would have to hone which personal characteristic?


A) Humility
B) Tenacity
C) Ruthlessness
D) Drive
E) Ego

F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

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All of the following are essential parts of any definition of leadership EXCEPT


A) influence.
B) people.
C) goals.
D) coercive power.
E) influence and people only.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Power that results from the authority to reward others is called ____________________.

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____ means being unpretentious and modest rather than arrogant and prideful.


A) Humility
B) Egotism
C) Altruism
D) Reserved
E) Assurance

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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What three factors combine to create the situation in Fiedler's Leadership Contingency Theory? Explain each.

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A contingency approach to leadership that links the leader's behavioral style with the task readiness of subordinates is called the ____________________.

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All of the following are major approaches to leadership EXCEPT:


A) Level 5 leadership
B) Servant leadership
C) Authentic leadership
D) Progressive leadership
E) Interactive leadership

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The extent to which the leader is mindful of subordinates,respects their ideas and feelings,and establishes mutual trust refers to initiating structure.

A) True
B) False

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A situational variable that counteracts a leadership style and prevents the leader from displaying certain behaviors is called a neutralizer.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following types of power is vested in the manager's ability to punish employees?


A) Coercive
B) Reward
C) Expert
D) Referent
E) Personal

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Which of these,according to the leadership grid,is a 1,9 management style?


A) Team Management
B) Country Club Management
C) Middle of the Road Management
D) Impoverished Management
E) Authority-Compliance

F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

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The recommended management style from the leadership grid is


A) 1,9.
B) 9,1.
C) 5,5.
D) 1,1.
E) 9,9.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Linda is viewed by her colleagues as someone who makes productive contributions through talent,knowledge,and good work habits,but she is sometimes hard to work with because of her communication style. Based on the Level 5 leadership spectrum,Linda would be placed in which category?


A) Level 1: Highly capable individual
B) Level 2: Contributing team member
C) Level 3: Competent manager
D) Level 4: Effective leader
E) Level 5: Level 5 executive

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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In a corporate world,arrogance means being unpretentious and modest rather than arrogant and prideful.

A) True
B) False

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According to the Leadership Grid,which of the following occurs when efficiency in operations is the dominant orientation?


A) Team Management
B) Country Club Management
C) Middle of the Road Management
D) Impoverished Management
E) Authority-Compliance

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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In situations of ____,according to Fiedler,relationship-oriented leaders are more effective.


A) high favorability
B) moderate favorability
C) high unfavorability
D) no favorability
E) none of these

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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Level 5 leaders are ambitious for themselves and their organizations.

A) True
B) False

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List the two dimensions used in Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid.

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According to the leadership grid,_____________ means the absence of a management philosophy,where managers exert little effort toward interpersonal relationships or work accomplishment.


A) solitary management
B) middle-of-the-road management
C) low-road management
D) authority-compliance management
E) impoverished management

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Mechanistic power is one of the five sources of power.

A) True
B) False

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