Leadership in Organizations, 9e, Global Edition (Yukl)
Chapter 1 The Nature of Leadership
1) What is the best explanation for so many different definitions of leadership?
A) scholarly nitpicking about trivial issues
B) disagreement about what should be included in the definition
C) little opportunity for rigorous scientific analysis
D) leadership is a very old topic with centuries of definitions
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
2) What is the most common element in definitions of leadership?
A) Leadership is an authority relationship.
B) Leadership is the ability to make good decisions.
C) Leadership is an attribution made by followers.
D) Leadership is an influence process.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
3) Definitions of leadership ________.
A) are usually derived by systematic observation of leaders
B) are only minor variations of the same general description
C) are important for designing and interpreting research
D) are pointless because there is no basis for their verification
Answer: C
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
4) What process is emphasized in the definition of leadership proposed by Yukl?
A) influencing followers to have complete trust in the leader
B) motivating followers to do more than they initially expected
C) empowering each follower to become self reliant
D) facilitating collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives
Answer: D
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
5) Leadership effectiveness is best assessed ________.
A) by evaluations from the leader's boss
B) by subordinate evaluations of the leader
C) by a variety of subjective and objective criteria
D) by objective indicators of group performance
Answer: C
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership effectiveness is determined.
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
6) Most leadership theories emphasize ________.
A) leader characteristics
B) follower characteristics
C) both leader and follower characteristics
D) characteristics of the leadership situation
Answer: A
Learning Objective: Understand what aspects of leadership have been studied the most.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Easy
7) What aspect of leadership has been emphasized most often in leadership theories and research during the past half century?
A) leader traits and skills
B) leadership behavior
C) leader power and authority
D) the leadership situation
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand what aspects of leadership have been studied the most.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Easy
8) What level of leadership processes is emphasized in most theories of effective leadership?
A) intra-individual
B) dyadic
C) group
D) organizational
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand the major types of leadership theories that have been studied.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
9) A theory that identifies the essential behaviors for any type of leader is best classified as ________.
A) descriptive and universal
B) prescriptive and universal
C) descriptive and situational
D) prescriptive and situational
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand which aspects of leadership have been studied the most.
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
10) A theory that emphasizes leader traits and skills as determinants of leadership behavior is best categorized at what level?
A) individual
B) dyadic
C) group
D) organizational
Answer: A
Learning Objective: Understand the major types of leadership theories that have been studied.
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
11) A theory that explains the most effective pattern of leadership behavior in a specified situation is best classified as ________.
A) descriptive
B) prescriptive
Chapter 1 The Nature of Leadership
1) What is the best explanation for so many different definitions of leadership?
A) scholarly nitpicking about trivial issues
B) disagreement about what should be included in the definition
C) little opportunity for rigorous scientific analysis
D) leadership is a very old topic with centuries of definitions
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
2) What is the most common element in definitions of leadership?
A) Leadership is an authority relationship.
B) Leadership is the ability to make good decisions.
C) Leadership is an attribution made by followers.
D) Leadership is an influence process.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
3) Definitions of leadership ________.
A) are usually derived by systematic observation of leaders
B) are only minor variations of the same general description
C) are important for designing and interpreting research
D) are pointless because there is no basis for their verification
Answer: C
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
4) What process is emphasized in the definition of leadership proposed by Yukl?
A) influencing followers to have complete trust in the leader
B) motivating followers to do more than they initially expected
C) empowering each follower to become self reliant
D) facilitating collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives
Answer: D
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
5) Leadership effectiveness is best assessed ________.
A) by evaluations from the leader's boss
B) by subordinate evaluations of the leader
C) by a variety of subjective and objective criteria
D) by objective indicators of group performance
Answer: C
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership effectiveness is determined.
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
6) Most leadership theories emphasize ________.
A) leader characteristics
B) follower characteristics
C) both leader and follower characteristics
D) characteristics of the leadership situation
Answer: A
Learning Objective: Understand what aspects of leadership have been studied the most.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Easy
7) What aspect of leadership has been emphasized most often in leadership theories and research during the past half century?
A) leader traits and skills
B) leadership behavior
C) leader power and authority
D) the leadership situation
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand what aspects of leadership have been studied the most.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Easy
8) What level of leadership processes is emphasized in most theories of effective leadership?
A) intra-individual
B) dyadic
C) group
D) organizational
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand the major types of leadership theories that have been studied.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
9) A theory that identifies the essential behaviors for any type of leader is best classified as ________.
A) descriptive and universal
B) prescriptive and universal
C) descriptive and situational
D) prescriptive and situational
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand which aspects of leadership have been studied the most.
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
10) A theory that emphasizes leader traits and skills as determinants of leadership behavior is best categorized at what level?
A) individual
B) dyadic
C) group
D) organizational
Answer: A
Learning Objective: Understand the major types of leadership theories that have been studied.
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
11) A theory that explains the most effective pattern of leadership behavior in a specified situation is best classified as ________.
A) descriptive
B) prescriptive