Question 1

The primary functions of management are

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A)   Planning, organizing, staffing, and controlling.
B)   Forming, storming, norming, and reforming.
C)   Building, breaking down, rebuilding, and maintaining.
D)   Ruling, listening, adapting, and adjusting.
E)   Directing, framing, extending, and encouraging.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

The primary functions of management are

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A)   Producing change and movement
B)   Producing positive leadership outcomes
C)   Producing a creative vision
D)   Producing order and consistencyE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

You are told you need to work weekends. Your supervisor gives you a pay raise in return. What type of power is your supervisor using?

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A)   Referent
B)   Expert
C)   Legitimate
D)   Reward
E)   CoerciveF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 4

Argued that leaders and managers are distinct; they are different types of people

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A)   Jago
B)   Zaleznik
C)   Kotter
D)   Bass
E)   BurnsF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following has legitimate power?

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A)   The president of a company
B)   A committee member
C)   A college professor
D)   A police officerE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The statement "She/he is born to be a leader" suggests a

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A)   Process definition of leadership
B)   Trait definition of leadership
C)   Gender bias definition of leadership
D)   Coercive definition of leadershipE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Scholarly research and popular work on the nature of leadership exploded in this decade

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A)   1950
B)   1960
C)   1970
D)   1980E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Watson and Hoffman's study on leadership emergence with regard to gender-biased perceptions would suggest

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A)   Influential women were rated the same as men in terms of leadership.
B)   Women are much more likeable than men.
C)   Emergence in leadership has little to do with gender bias.
D)   There continue to be barriers to women's emergence as leaders in some settings.
E)   Men are always more influential within groups and organizations.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

More than 60 different leadership classification systems have been developed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Leadership

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A)   Can be learned
B)   Cannot be learned
C)   Is about mutual influence
D)   Is one-way influenceE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Are leaders born or made? Defend your answer with specific topics and research in the text that supports your answer.

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Question 12

One key to emerging as a leader

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A)   Is to be perceived by others as likable and knowledgeable
B)   Is to be forceful in asserting your opinions
C)   Is to avoid listening to opposing opinions
D)   Is to be perceived by others as commanding and dominantE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Leadership is a phenomenon that takes place in the context of the interaction between leaders and followers. This viewpoint would suggest leadership is accessible by all:

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A)   Reward
B)   Referent
C)   Process
D)   Trait
E)   LegitimateF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

People in the organization like me because I know what I am doing and share knowledge with followers. I have

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A)   Position power
B)   Personal power
C)   Information power
D)   Legitimate power
E)   Reward powerF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Leadership occurs in both large and small groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which way of classifying leadership involves capabilities to make leadership possible?

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A)   Group process
B)   Personality
C)   Skills
D)   PowerE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Often leadership occurs within a context where one individual influences a group of others to accomplish goals. Which best describes this component of leadership?

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A)   Leadership occurs in groups.
B)   Leadership involves influence.
C)   Leadership includes organizations.
D)   Leadership includes attention to common goals.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Fisher associates all of the following positive communication behaviors with emergent leadership, except

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A)   Being verbally involved
B)   Establishing roles
C)   Seeking others' opinions
D)   Initiating new ideasE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

An individual perceived by other group members as influential can only be an assigned leader, not an emergent one.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Using Kotter's functions of management and leadership model to support your argument, would you rather your direct supervisor be a leader or a manager? Use Kotter's model as a reference to the specifics of each.

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Either manager or leader could be chosen...

Exam 1: Introduction

The statement "She/he is born to be a leader" suggests a

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More than 60 different leadership classification systems have been developed.

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Using Kotter's functions of management and leadership model to support your argument, would you rather your direct supervisor be a leader or a manager? Use Kotter's model as a reference to the specifics of each.

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Watson and Hoffman's study on leadership emergence with regard to gender-biased perceptions would suggest

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One key to emerging as a leader

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Leadership

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Which way of classifying leadership involves capabilities to make leadership possible?

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Argued that leaders and managers are distinct; they are different types of people

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The primary functions of management are

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An individual perceived by other group members as influential can only be an assigned leader, not an emergent one.

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Scholarly research and popular work on the nature of leadership exploded in this decade

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You are told you need to work weekends. Your supervisor gives you a pay raise in return. What type of power is your supervisor using?

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Leadership occurs in both large and small groups.

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People in the organization like me because I know what I am doing and share knowledge with followers. I have

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Fisher associates all of the following positive communication behaviors with emergent leadership, except

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Often leadership occurs within a context where one individual influences a group of others to accomplish goals. Which best describes this component of leadership?

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Are leaders born or made? Defend your answer with specific topics and research in the text that supports your answer.

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The primary functions of management are

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Which of the following has legitimate power?

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