D) Less attention is paid to the typical behavior of designated leaders.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
22) Most behavioral scientists and practitioners ________.
A) dispute that leadership is a useful scientific construct
B) agree completely on the definition of leadership
C) have lost interest in the subject of leadership
D) believe that leadership is a real and important phenomenon
Answer: D
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
23) Researchers who consider leadership to be an influence process that occurs within a societal system, diffused among the members, ________.
A) posit that leadership is best studied as a specialized role
B) suggest that leadership may only be exhibited informally
C) believe it is more useful to study leadership as a pattern of relationships
D) contend that leadership is important for the success of most managers
Answer: C
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
24) The ethical use of power ________.
A) should not limit the definition of leadership
B) must restrict the type of influence processes that researchers study
C) is not of concern to most leadership scholars
D) is not a legitimate concern
Answer: A
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
25) Should the domain of leadership processes to study be limited by the leader's intended purpose?
A) No, because acts of leadership have multiple motives, and it is seldom possible to determine the extent to which they are selfless rather than selfish.
B) Yes, because leadership only occurs when people are influenced to do what is ethical and beneficial for the organization and themselves.
C) No, because the actions of a leader are never more detrimental than beneficial for followers.
D) Yes, because actions motivated solely by a leader's personal needs cannot result in unintended benefits for followers.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
26) Until the 1980s, few theories of leadership recognized the importance of ________ as a basis for influence.
A) reason
B) emotion
C) monetary gain
D) prestige
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
27) The conceptualization of leadership should include ________ processes.
A) neither rational nor emotional
B) both rational and emotional
C) rational but not emotional
D) emotional but not rational
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
28) Which of the following is an example of indirect leadership?
A) emailing
B) texting
C) presenting a speech
D) cascading
Answer: D
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
29) ________ leadership is the term used to describe how a chief executive can influence people at lower levels in the organization who do have immediate contact with the leader.
A) Direct
B) Indirect
C) Specialized role
D) Influence process
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate
30) Which statement is true in the context of the ongoing controversy about the distinction between management and leadership?
A) A person cannot be a leader without being a manager.
B) A person cannot have the job title "manager" without at least one subordinate to lead.
C) There is clear agreement on the area of overlap between management and leadership.
D) Leadership can be viewed as one of several managerial roles.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand the different ways leadership has been defined.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty Level: Moderate