MGMT 309 Exam 4 - Questions and Answers Which of the following is true of legitimate power? a. It is present for all managers over their subordinates.
... [Show More] b. Its mere possession makes a person a leader. c. It is given to an organization by its employees. d. It is passed down hierarchically and is not acquired otherwise. Stanley is a professor of anthropology with years of teaching and research experience. He has also written a few highly acclaimed books. Stanley is offered a job as director of a large museum. This is due to his _____. a. legitimate power b. expert power c. referent power d. reward power Which of the following is true of the trait approach? a. It leads to information distortion. b. It includes traits like infallibility of decisions. c. It assumes that all people have leadership traits. d. It studies the psychological traits of strong leaders. According to Robert Tannenbaum and Warren H. Schmidt, which of the following is a managerial characteristic? a. Group effectiveness b. Feelings of security c. Tolerance for ambiguity d. Need for independence According to the path-goal theory, _____ is being friendly and approachable, and treating members as equals. a. supportive leader behavior b. directive leader behavior c. achievement-oriented leader behavior d. participative leader behavior The leader-member exchange (LMX) model of leadership: a. suggests that supervisors establish a special relationship with a small number of trusted subordinates. b. suggests that managers can use four types of leader behavior to clarify subordinates' paths to goal attainment. c. is recommended for situations where time is of the highest importance in making a decision. d. involves being friendly and approachable, showing concern for subordinate welfare, and treating members as equals. The concept of substitutes for leadership was developed because existing leadership models: a. do not specify what kind of leadership behavior is appropriate. b. focus mainly on situations in which leader behaviors are neutralized. c. deal with scenarios in which leader behaviors are replaced by task characteristics. d. do not account for situations where leadership is not needed. _____ is a form of interpersonal attraction that inspires support and acceptance. a. Mystique b. Charisma c. Chauvinism d. Congeniality To be a strategic leader, a person should: a. micromanage the work of subordinates. b. have a firm grasp of an organization's environment. c. limit oneself from understanding complexities within an organization. d. inspire support and acceptance through charisma. Which of the following is considered to be a prerequisite for effective leadership? a. High standards of ethical conduct b. High standards of cultural diversity c. Diverse language skill d. Multiple professional certificates _____ describes activities carried out for the specific purpose of acquiring, developing, and using power and other resources to obtain one's preferred outcomes. a. Pragmatic behavior b. Impulsive behavior c. Political behavior d. Manic behavior Which of the following is true of persuasion as a form of political behavior? a. It involves the creation of an obligation. b. It relies on both emotion and logic. c. It is the use of force to get one's way. d. It can be avoided by increasing the use of power. Managers can manage political behavior in an organization by: a. tying rewards indirectly to performance. b. containing the disagreements among the subordinate groups. c. reducing the autonomy of subordinates. d. avoiding covert activities in the organization. A(n) _____ is defined as two or more people who interact regularly to accomplish a common purpose or goal. a. cluster b. group c. assembly d. structure Which of the following best defines a functional group? a. It is a permanent group created by an organization to accomplish a number of organizational purposes with an unspecified time horizon. b. It is a group created by its members for purposes that may or may not be relevant to those of the organization. c. It is a group created by an organization to accomplish a relatively narrow range of purposes within a stated or implied time horizon. d. It is a group created for workers to function as a unit, often with little or no supervision, to carry out work-related tasks, functions, and activities. A(n) _____ is created by its members for purposes that may or may not be relevant to those of the organization. a. task group b. functional group c. informal group d. secondary group The enacted role is best described as: a. what an individual actually does in the role. b. the messages that team members use to communicate the expected role to an individual. c. what an individual perceives the role to mean. d. what other members of a team expect an individual to do. Which of the following is true of role ambiguity? a. It occurs when an individual has a good understanding of what is expected of him or her. b. It occurs when cues composing the sent role are comprehensible but contradictory. c. It occurs when messages composing a role are clear but mutually exclusive. d. It occurs when the sent role is unclear in nature. _____ occurs when the messages and cues composing the sent role are clear but contradictory or mutually exclusive. a. Role overload b. Role ambiguity c. Role conflict d. Role congruity _____ is a disagreement among two or more individuals, groups, or organizations. a. Conflict b. Cohesiveness c. Conformity d. Congruity Following a decrease in international demand, the management of a publishing firm reduces the budget of the print media division in order to allocate resources for e-publishing. The resulting conflict between these two departments is an example of _____ conflict. a. interorganizational b. interpersonal c. intergroup d. intercommunal Which of the following is a method of controlling conflict? a. Expanding the resource base b. Increasing competition among teams c. Changing established procedures d. Convincing conflicting parties to compromise Which of the following is true of negotiation? [Show Less]