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21. According to Blake and Mouton and their Leadership Grid, : 1264971
21. According to Blake and Mouton and their Leadership Grid, a manager with a high concern for production and low concern for people would be in what position on the grid?
a.1,1
b.1,9
c.9,1
d.9,9
22. Contingency theories of leadership, in determining appropriate leader behavior and style, focus strongly on:
a.follower characteristics
b.the importance and characteristics of the situation as well as particular traits
c.traits of the leader
d.task characteristics and work schedules
23. The theories of leadership concerned with identifying the specific leader behaviors that are most effective in specific leadership situations would be:
a.trait theories
b.behavioral theories
c.contingency theories
d.transformational theories
24. As a supervisor, you find yourself in a situation where you have good relationships with employees, the task is structured, and you have and can exercise strong position power. Your leadership behavior and style should be:
a.employee-centered
b.very controlling with extremely close supervision
c.task-oriented
d.autocratic
25. Situational favorableness using Fiedler’s model consists of which three dimensions?
a.initiating structure, position power, and leader-member relations
b.initiating structure, task structure, and position power
c.task structure, leader-member relations, and production orientation
d.position power, leader-member relations, and task structure
26. According to Fiedler, the effectiveness of leaders is dependent on:
a.the favorableness of their situation
b.the least preferred coworker
c.task structure
d.position power
27. According to Fiedler’s leadership research, high LPC (relationship-oriented) leaders are most successful in situations where:
a.leader-member relations are poor, the task is unstructured, and position power is weak
b.leader-member relations are poor, the task is structured, and position power is strong
c.leader-member relations are good, the task is unstructured, and position power is weak
d.leader-member relations are good, the task is structured, and position power is weak
28. Fiedler recommends that managers, in order to be effective, should:
a.change their leadership style to fit the situation
b.carefully assess and diagnose the situation
c.adjust their position power
d.treat employees differently depending upon the task
29. Fiedler would advocate which of the following in effecting a match of the leader to a favorable leadership situation?
a.leader behavior training
b.follower skill training
c.better selection and assignment of leaders
d.reengineer the situation
30. The LPC scale is:
a.an attitudinal scale that measures leadership style
b.a projective technique that evaluates the person a leader has least preferred to work with
c.highly reliable
d.an instrument that evaluates the type of person a leader likes least
, Chapter 17, the first portion under the heading "Responses of a Judiciary". Do you see where Lessig's idea here applies to this case? Support your answer.