Question 1

Assisting group members in building cohesiveness is primarily a task behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Ohio State studies identified the behaviors of consideration and initiating structure as

Accepted Answer

A)   Cause and effect
B)   Distinct and independent
C)   High value and low value
D)   InterdependentE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

The LBDQ used today was originally constructed from a

Accepted Answer

A)   List of 1,800 items
B)   A 150-item questionnaire
C)   A set of questions answered by small groups
D)   Focus group dataE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Which of the following is not a relationship-focused leader behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nurturing followers
B)   Employee orientation
C)   Consideration
D)   Initiating structureE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

I am able to identify task and relationship types of behaviors in my leader. I am applying the main focus of which leadership theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Behavioral
B)   Leader-member exchange
C)   Situational
D)   Path-goalE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Research in behavioral style has not supported a universal high-high leadership style that is most effective in all situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Task behaviors include

Accepted Answer

A)   Consideration
B)   Initiating structure
C)   Employee oriented
D)   Results orientedE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I assign tasks each work shift and check back regularly to see that work has been done. I do not spend much time talking with my staff about things other than getting the job done. My behavior would plot on the Blake & Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?

Accepted Answer

A)   8, 3
B)   1, 9
C)   9, 9
D)   3, 8
E)   9, 1F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

The director of your department attends one weekly meeting. The director is seldom at the office outside of the meeting and rarely responds to e-mails when you send questions pertaining to the organization. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   Authority compliance management
B)   Team management
C)   Country-club management
D)   Middle-of-the-road management
E)   Impoverished managementF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

The focus of behavioral approach is on

Accepted Answer

A)   Personality factors
B)   Follower actions
C)   Leader actions
D)   Leader capabilitiesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Jamal enjoys interacting with the team members he supervises. He is employing

Accepted Answer

A)   Task behaviors
B)   Process behaviors
C)   Directing behaviors
D)   Relationship behaviorsE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Before the inception of the style approach, leadership was treated exclusively as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   Personality trait
B)   Sets of skills
C)   Process
D)   Ability
E)   RelationshipF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Daily meetings, open communication, face-to-face interaction, and accessibility are all behaviors of which type of leader?

Accepted Answer

A)   Task
B)   Relationship
C)   Opportunistic
D)   Paternalistic/maternalistic
E)   Production orientationF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Relationship behaviors

Accepted Answer

A)   Facilitate goal accomplishment
B)   Focus on personal advantage for the leader
C)   Help group members feel comfortable with one another
D)   Provide structureE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

In the Leadership Grid, the 9, 9 type of leader prefers the middle ground and swallows convictions in the interest of progress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Relationship behaviors

Accepted Answer

A)   Facilitate goal accomplishment
B)   Focus on personal advantage for the leader
C)   Help group members feel comfortable with one another
D)   Encourage leader-follower interactionsE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Your boss listens to employees' personal problems and tries to create a positive work environment by being agreeable, eager to help, comforting, and uncontroversial. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   Authority compliance leadership
B)   Team leadership
C)   Country club leadership
D)   Middle of the road leadership
E)   Impoverished leadershipF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

I am meeting my new team, which I will directly supervise for the first time. I introduce myself and invite each team member to share some interesting facts about themselves unrelated to work. I am using

Accepted Answer

A)   Authoritative behaviors
B)   Task behaviors
C)   Relationship behaviors
D)   Directing behaviorsE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which of the components on Blake & Mouton's Leadership Grid has high concern for both interpersonal relationships and task accomplishment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Authority compliance
B)   Country club
C)   Impoverished
D)   Middle of the road
E)   TeamF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following is a strength of the behavioral approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   The research supports how leader behaviors affect performance outcomes
B)   The research found the high-high style to be the most effective
C)   The wide range of research on leadership behaviors gives it credibility
D)   The research found a universal style that is effective in all situationsE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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The focus of behavioral approach is on

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Relationship behaviors

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Jamal enjoys interacting with the team members he supervises. He is employing

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The LBDQ used today was originally constructed from a

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Task behaviors include

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Research in behavioral style has not supported a universal high-high leadership style that is most effective in all situations.

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The director of your department attends one weekly meeting. The director is seldom at the office outside of the meeting and rarely responds to e-mails when you send questions pertaining to the organization. This is an example of

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Daily meetings, open communication, face-to-face interaction, and accessibility are all behaviors of which type of leader?

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Your boss listens to employees' personal problems and tries to create a positive work environment by being agreeable, eager to help, comforting, and uncontroversial. This is an example of

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Which of the components on Blake & Mouton's Leadership Grid has high concern for both interpersonal relationships and task accomplishment?

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Which of the following is not a relationship-focused leader behavior?

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I am meeting my new team, which I will directly supervise for the first time. I introduce myself and invite each team member to share some interesting facts about themselves unrelated to work. I am using

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The Ohio State studies identified the behaviors of consideration and initiating structure as

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Assisting group members in building cohesiveness is primarily a task behavior.

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I am able to identify task and relationship types of behaviors in my leader. I am applying the main focus of which leadership theory?

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Before the inception of the style approach, leadership was treated exclusively as a(n)

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Relationship behaviors

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In the Leadership Grid, the 9, 9 type of leader prefers the middle ground and swallows convictions in the interest of progress.

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Which of the following is a strength of the behavioral approach?

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The focus of behavioral approach is on

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Jamal enjoys interacting with the team members he supervises. He is employing

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The LBDQ used today was originally constructed from a

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Task behaviors include

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Research in behavioral style has not supported a universal high-high leadership style that is most effective in all situations.

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The director of your department attends one weekly meeting. The director is seldom at the office outside of the meeting and rarely responds to e-mails when you send questions pertaining to the organization. This is an example of

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Daily meetings, open communication, face-to-face interaction, and accessibility are all behaviors of which type of leader?

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Your boss listens to employees' personal problems and tries to create a positive work environment by being agreeable, eager to help, comforting, and uncontroversial. This is an example of

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Which of the components on Blake & Mouton's Leadership Grid has high concern for both interpersonal relationships and task accomplishment?

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Which of the following is not a relationship-focused leader behavior?

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The Ohio State studies identified the behaviors of consideration and initiating structure as

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Assisting group members in building cohesiveness is primarily a task behavior.

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In the Leadership Grid, the 9, 9 type of leader prefers the middle ground and swallows convictions in the interest of progress.

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