Important component of leadership

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1. Which of the following describes a reward program of personal attention and expressions of interest, approval, and appreciation for a job well done?

A. Motivators

B. Pay-for-performance programs

C. Open-book management

D. Hygiene factors

E. Employee recognition programs

2. An employee's continued effort toward a goal, despite the presence of obstacles, refers to ________.

A. direction

B. persistence

C. energy

D. drive

E. effort

3. Which of the following leadership theories measures leader dash–member relations, task structure, and position power to determine whether a leader should use a task or relationship style?

A. House Path-goal theory

B. Hersey dash –Blanchard situational leadership theory

C. Fiedler contingency model

D. Vroom dash –Yetton leader participation model

E. Managerial grid

4. What does goal-setting theory state?

A. An individual tends to act in a certain way based on the expectation that the act will be followed by a given outcome and on the attractiveness of that outcome to the individual.

B. Within every person there is a hierarchy of five needs.

C. Specific goals increase performance and difficult goals, when accepted, result in higher performance than do easy goals.

D. Employees compare what they get from a job (outcomes) in relation to what they put into it (inputs) and then compare their inputs dash –outcomes ratio with the inputs dash –outcomes ratios of relevant others.

E. To motivate employees, focus more on the job content aspects (the motivators) than on the job context aspects (the hygiene factors).

5. Which of the following defines trust?

A. Technical and interpersonal knowledge and skills

B. Honesty, competence, and ability to inspire

C. Willingness to protect a person, physically and emotionally

D. The belief in the integrity, character, and ability of a leader

E. Willingness to share ideas and information freely

6. Which of the following is an important component of leadership?

A. Prestige

B. Responsibility

C. Job title

D. Respect

E. Authority

7. Which of the following is not a dimension of trust?

A. Loyalty

B. Integrity

C. Motivation

D. Openness

E. Consistency

8. Which of the following states that people can be trained to be leaders?

A. Democratic leadership

B. Trait theory

C. Behavioral theory

D. Laissez-faire leadership

E. Autocratic leadership

9. Which of the following takes into account consideration for others?

A. Task-oriented leadership

B. Job-centered leadership

C. Initiating structure

D. Employee-centered leadership

E. Production-oriented leadership

10. Leaders who are enthusiastic and self-confident, and whose personality and actions influence people to behave in certain ways, are known as ________.

A. transactional leaders

B. charismatic leaders

C. autocratic leaders

D. visionary leaders

E. transformational leaders

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