Understanding Management 10th Edition By Daft – Test Bank

Overview

1. Leadership occurs among people, involves the use of influence, and is used to attain goals.

*a. True
b. False

2. Influence means that the relationship among people is passive.

a. True
*b. False

3. Values associated with interactive leadership include personal confidence, exclusion, and independence.

a. True
*b. False

4. Within a single individual, management and leadership reflect the same sets of qualities and skills that frequently overlap.

a. True
*b. False

5. In a recent study, it was found that men were more capable of motivating others and listening than women.

a. True
*b. False

6. Personal power, innovation, and nurturing are consistently viewed as manager qualities rather than leader qualities.

a. True
*b. False

7. Three distinguishing personal characteristics associated with successful leaders are intelligence, honesty, and self-confidence.

*a. True
b. False

8. The country club management style (1,9) stresses high service and concern for guests or customers, sometimes to the detriment of employees of the firm.

a. True
*b. False

9. Hersey and Blanchard’s situational theory focuses a great deal of attention on the characteristics of employees in determining appropriate leadership behavior.

*a. True
b. False

10. The task-oriented leader, according to Fiedler, excels in the favorable situation whereas relationship-oriented leaders are most effective in situations of moderate favorability.

*a. True
b. False

11. Charismatic leaders typically have a strong vision for the future and they can motivate others to help realize it.

*a. True
b. False