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1. Which one is a correct statement regarding the path-goal theory of leadership?

a. The path-goal theory attempts to explain the influence of the leader's personality on followers assuming that leader behaviors would be the same across all situation.

b. The theory argues that the leader affects subordinates' performance by clarifying the behavior (path) that will lead to desired rewards (goals).

c. The theory is illustrative of the perspective in which leadership is viewed as a set of traits possessed by effective leaders.

d. According to this theory, leaders can affect subordinates' performance by establishing fixed responses to environmental situations.

e. The two types of situational factors that influence how leaders should behave are personal characteristics of the leader and personal characteristics of the subordinates.

2. The leader-member exchange model

a. is based on subordinate contribution and leader inducements.

b. clarifies the role of communication in the leadership process

c. stresses the importance of variable relationships between supervisors and each of their suboridnates.

d. confirms the dual-structure of task and relationship behaviors by leaders.

e. illustrates the situational nature of leadership, particularly in service firms.

3. All of the following describes transformational leaders except

a. transformational leadership is essentially different from management, which involves routine, regimented activities.

b. the managers having transformational leadership recognize the need for change, to create a vision to guide that change, and to execute the change.

c. transformational leadership ineffectively works in the situation that the organization is growing and its future is optimistic.

d. Transformation leadership is required when major changes occur to the organization such as merge & acquisition and restructuring organization and its culture.

e. Most leaders can flexibly adopt either transformational or transactional perspectives, depending on their circumstances.

4. The definition of leadership includes all of the following except

a. Leadership involves neither force nor coercion.

b. Leadership is the ability to influence the attitudes, perception, and believes of others.

c. As a property, leadership is the set of characteristics attributed to someone who is perceived to use influence successfully.

d. As a process, leadership involves the use of noncoercive influence.

e. Leadership is a universally understood characteristic.