Leadership Experience 7th Edition By Richard L. Daft – Test Bank

1. The contingency approaches explain the relationship between leadership styles and effectiveness in specific situations. a. True

b. False

ANSWER: RATIONALE:

POINTS:
DIFFICULTY: REFERENCES: QUESTION TYPE:
HAS VARIABLES: LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NATIONAL STANDARDS: STATE STANDARDS: TOPICS:

KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED:

True

The effectiveness of leader behavior is contingent upon organizational situations. Aptly called contingency approaches, these theories explain the relationship between leadership styles and effectiveness in specific situations.

1
Easy
p. 66
True / False
False
LEAD.DAFT.18.03.01
United States – BUSPROG: Promotion – BUSPROG: Analytic
United States – AK – DISC: Leadership Principle – DISC: Leadership Principles 3-1 The Contingency Approach
Bloom’s: Knowledge
7/5/2016 11:18 AM
7/26/2016 7:28 PM

2. The contingencies most important to leadership are the situation and followers. a. True

b. False

ANSWER: RATIONALE:

POINTS:
DIFFICULTY: REFERENCES: QUESTION TYPE:
HAS VARIABLES: LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NATIONAL STANDARDS: STATE STANDARDS: TOPICS:

KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED:

True

The contingencies most important to leadership are the situation and followers. Research implies that situational variables such as task, structure, context, and environment are important to leadership style.

1
Moderate
p. 67
True / False
False
LEAD.DAFT.18.03.01
United States – BUSPROG: Promotion – BUSPROG: Analytic
United States – AK – DISC: Leadership Principle – DISC: Leadership Principles 3-1 The Contingency Approach
Bloom’s: Evaluation
7/5/2016 11:18 AM
7/28/2016 9:32 PM

3. The situational theory of leadership focuses on the characteristics of leaders as the most important element of the situation.

a. True

b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: The situational theory of leadership focuses on the characteristics of followers as the most

Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1

POINTS:
DIFFICULTY: REFERENCES: QUESTION TYPE:
HAS VARIABLES: LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NATIONAL STANDARDS: STATE STANDARDS: TOPICS:

KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED:

important element of the situation and consequently of determining effective leader behavior. The point of Hersey and Blanchard’s theory is that subordinates vary in readiness level.

1
Easy
p. 69
True / False
False
LEAD.DAFT.18.03.02
United States – BUSPROG: Promotion – BUSPROG: Analytic
United States – AK – DISC: Leadership Principle – DISC: Leadership Principles 3-2 Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Theory
Bloom’s: Comprehension
7/5/2016 11:18 AM
7/28/2016 9:32 PM

4. According to the situational theory of leadership, the telling style reflects a low concern for both tasks and relationships.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: RATIONALE:

POINTS:
DIFFICULTY: REFERENCES: QUESTION TYPE:
HAS VARIABLES: LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NATIONAL STANDARDS: STATE STANDARDS: TOPICS:

KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED:

False

According to the situational theory of leadership, the telling style reflects a high concern for tasks and a low concern for people and relationships. The leader provides detailed objectives and explicit instructions about how tasks should be accomplished.

1
Easy
p. 70
True / False
False
LEAD.DAFT.18.03.02
United States – BUSPROG: Promotion – BUSPROG: Analytic
United States – AK – DISC: Leadership Principle – DISC: Leadership Principles 3-2 Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Theory
Bloom’s: Knowledge
7/5/2016 11:18 AM
7/28/2016 9:33 PM

5. In the context of Fiedler’s contingency model of leadership, if a leader describes the least preferred coworker using positive concepts, he or she is considered relationship-oriented.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: RATIONALE:

POINTS: DIFFICULTY:

True

In the context of Fiedler’s contingency model of leadership, if a leader describes the least preferred coworker using positive concepts, he or she is considered relationship-oriented, that is, a leader who cares about and is sensitive to other people’s feelings.

1 Moderate

Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 2

REFERENCES: QUESTION TYPE:
HAS VARIABLES: LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NATIONAL STANDARDS: STATE STANDARDS: TOPICS:

KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED:

p. 74
True / False
False
LEAD.DAFT.18.03.03
United States – BUSPROG: Promotion – BUSPROG: Analytic
United States – AK – DISC: Leadership Principle – DISC: Leadership Principles 3-3 Fiedler’s Contingency Model
Bloom’s: Knowledge
7/5/2016 11:18 AM
7/28/2016 9:33 PM

6. According to Fiedler’s contingency model of leadership, a task-oriented leader performs better in situations of moderate favorability because human relations skills are important in achieving high group performance.

a. True

b. False

ANSWER: RATIONALE:

POINTS:
DIFFICULTY: REFERENCES: QUESTION TYPE:
HAS VARIABLES: LEARNING OBJECTIVES: NATIONAL STANDARDS: STATE STANDARDS: TOPICS:

KEYWORDS: DATE CREATED: DATE MODIFIED:

False

According to Fiedler’s contingency model of leadership, the relationship-oriented leader performs better in situations of moderate favorability because human relations skills are important in achieving high group performance. In these situations, the leader may be moderately well liked, have some power, and supervise jobs that contain some ambiguity.

1
Moderate
p. 76
True / False
False
LEAD.DAFT.18.03.03
United States – BUSPROG: Promotion – BUSPROG: Analytic
United States – AK – DISC: Leadership Principle – DISC: Leadership Principles 3-3 Fiedler’s Contingency Model
Bloom’s: Analysis
7/5/2016 11:18 AM
7/28/2016 9:34 PM