QUESTION 1

1. Why has the behavioral approach failed to find a universal style of leadership?

	a.	The behavioral approach is too diverse in its scope, making it difficult to find a universal style of leadership.
	b.	Research on leader behaviors is lacking and has been too inconsistent to identify specific leader behaviors.
	c.	There is no instrument available to effectively identify universal leader behaviors.
	d.	Situational factors and follower behaviors require more than a one-size-fits-all style of leadership.

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QUESTION 2

1. What leadership research was used to make a seminar to help organizations increase productivity, improve morale, and gain employee commitment?

	a.	Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid
	b.	the Ohio State studies
	c.	the University of Michigan studies
	d.	Stogdill's LBDQ-XII

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QUESTION 3

1. The behavioral approach allows leaders to do what?

	a.	assess and change their behaviors to be more effective
	b.	understand their own leader traits and personality
	c.	measure their skills and knowledge as a leader
	d.	create tasks and relationships that benefit their individual growth

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QUESTION 4

1. Middle-of-the-road management best describes leaders who are ______.

	a.	withdrawn
	b.	empathetic
	c.	compromising
	d.	vague

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QUESTION 5

1. Why might we want to be cautious in applying research findings on leadership behaviors to different national or ethnic groups?

	a.	Leaders may be uncertain how to tailor their leader behaviors to highly diverse populations.
	b.	Followers are often too biased in their questionnaire responses to be able to generalize to larger populations.
	c.	Most research on leader behaviors has a Western bias, predominately reflecting U.S. culture.
	d.	Not enough research has been done from a behavioral approach to make claims about leader behaviors.

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QUESTION 6

1. What new leadership model, as yet untested, offers a look at the relationship between leader behaviors and the demands of organizational environments?

	a.	Integrated Model of Leadership Behavior (IMLoB)
	b.	Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire (LBDQ)
	c.	Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid
	d.	Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire-XII (LBDQ-XII)

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QUESTION 7

1. Paternalism/maternalism refers to a leader who is ______.

	a.	ambivalent about work and relationships
	b.	noncommittal to an organization
	c.	a benevolent dictator
	d.	focused on selfish needs

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QUESTION 8

1. Your boss seems eager to please and tends to listen to employees' personal problems. She also works hard to make a positive work environment by being agreeable and eager to help, while remaining less concerned with productivity. According to the Leadership Grid, this is an example of which leadership style?

	a.	country-club management
	b.	impoverished management
	c.	authority-compliance
	d.	team management

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QUESTION 9

1. Your supervisor is fairly demanding and oftentimes overpowers your and other employees' decisions with little to no communication. According to the Leadership Grid, this is an example of which leadership style?

	a.	authority-compliance
	b.	country-club management
	c.	team management
	d.	middle-of-the-road-management

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QUESTION 10

1. According to the Leadership Grid, opportunistic leaders primarily rely on the 5,5 style of leadership.

True

False

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QUESTION 11

1. Researchers from the University of Michigan studies discovered a universal theory of leadership that explains leadership effectiveness in every situation.

True

False

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QUESTION 12

1. Which leadership style on Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid has high concern for people and low concern for production?

	a.	team management
	b.	country-club management
	c.	impoverished management
	d.	middle-of-the-road management

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QUESTION 13

1. According to the Leadership Grid, a leader who makes sure the personal and social needs of followers are met is displaying which leadership style?

	a.	team management
	b.	authority-compliance
	c.	middle-of-the-road management
	d.	country-club management

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QUESTION 14

1. Which leadership style, according to Blake and Mouton, includes rewards and approval for people in return for their loyalty and obedience?

	a.	middle-of-the-road management
	b.	authority-compliance
	c.	paternalism/maternalism
	d.	opportunism

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QUESTION 15

1. Which leadership style on Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid has low concern for people and high concern for production?

	a.	country-club management
	b.	impoverished management
	c.	middle-of-the-road management
	d.	authority-compliance