Question : 41.              The telling style of leadership in the Hersey-Blanchard leadership : 1264973

41.              The telling style of leadership in the Hersey-Blanchard leadership model entails:

a.consideration and low concern for the task

b.low concern of relationships and strong initiating structure

c.low relationship concern for task and employees

d.high consideration and task orientation

42.              In the Hershey-Blanchard situational leadership model, maturity is determined by:

a.a follower’s level of moral development

b.a follower’s age and years of experience

c.a follower’s emotional quotient or IQ

d.a follower’s ability and willingness to accept responsibility for completing work

43.              The leadership approach which recognizes that leaders may form different relationships with followers is:

a.the substitute for leadership approach

b.followership theory

c.LMX theory

d.transactional theory

44.              The basic idea behind leader-member exchange theory is:

a.followership is based on member perceptions of equity

b.leaders form two groups of followers (in-groups and out-groups)

c.leaders develop relationships with followers based on the principle of who does what and how much for whom

d.that followership depends on the degree that a task is satisfying

45.              Recent research on LMX theory has revealed the surprising result that:

a.increased communication between the supervisor and in-group members tends to lead to lower performance ratings

b.decreased communication between the supervisor and out-group members tends to lead to higher performance ratings

c.there was not any difference between in-group or out-group members on performance ratings when the communication between the supervisor and in/out-group members increased

d.increased communication between the supervisor and out-group members may lead to lower performance ratings

46.              Transformational leaders:

a.inspire and stimulate followers to high performance levels

b.use reward and punishment to shape employee behavior

c.rely on contractual arrangements to manage employees

d.use legitimate and reward power

47.              Transformational leaders have been found to:

a.inspire followers to perform beyond expectations

b.be someone who possesses superhuman, or even mystical qualities

c.think the same as transactional leaders

d.be more or less successful depending on the situation

48.              Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbuck’s, is attempting to re-ignite Starbuck’s emotional attachment with the Starbuck’s brand and streamline the company’s international expansion.  Schultz is using his charisma along with inspirational motivation and intellectual stimulation to change Starbuck’s.  This reflects what type of leadership?

a.Transactional

b.Leader-member Exchange

c.Path-Goal Leadership

d.Transformational

49.              Charismatic leadership rests greatly with _____ power.

a.legitimate

b.reward

c.referent

d.expert

50.              Charismatic leadership:

a.is very different than transformational leadership

b.is based on actions and behaviors

c.becomes a very effective leadership approach when combined with personalized power motivation

d.has great potential for high levels of achievement but also risks of destructive courses of action