Introduction to Leadership Concepts And Practice 3rd Edition By Peter G. Northouse – Test Bank

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Chapter 5 – Attending to Tasks and Relationships

True/False

 

1. Leaders will rarely be called on for task leadership.

A) True

*B) False

Pg: 106

Level: Easy

2. Personal style influences the degree to which one exhibits task or relationship leadership.

*A) True

B) False

Pg: 106

Level: Easy

3. Concern for people includes actions such as building trust and providing good working conditions.

*A) True

B) False

Pg: 110

Level: Easy 

4. Employee orientation refers to how a leader organizes work, defines role responsibilities, and schedules work activities.

A) True

*B) False

Pg: 110

Level: Easy

5. Building camaraderie is part of initiating structure in a group or organization.       

A) True

*B) False

Pg: 110

Level: Easy

6. Task leadership can be thought of as any behavior that influences people toward goal achievement.

*A) True

B) False

Pg: 109

Level: Easy

7. People do not vary much in their ability to show task-oriented leadership.

A) True

*B) False

Pg: 109

Level: Medium

8. A leader who views leadership as production orientation pays attention to new product development, workload matters, and sales volume.

*A) True

B) False

Pg: 109

Level: Medium

9. Building camaraderie and trust are consistent with consideration behavior.

*A) True

B) False

Pg: 110

Level: Hard

10. Relationship leadership is at its heart about making the work setting a pleasant place to be.

*A) True

B) False

Pg: 100

Level: Easy

11. Whether or not a leader has a task-oriented style, some task leadership is always required.

*A) True

B) False

Pg: 109

Level: Easy

12. Showing genuine concern for an employee taking sick leave is an example of initiating structure.

A) True

*B) False

Pg: 109

Level: Medium

13. The amount of task or relationship orientation a leader should use will not change with the situation.

A) True

*B) False

Pg: 113

Level: Medium

14. A professor describing the roles of students and teaching assistants the first day of class would be an example of initiating structure.

*A) True

B) False

Pg: 109

Level: Hard 

15. All of us have developed unique habits regarding work and play, which have been ingrained over many years.

*A) True

B) False

Pg: 106

Level: Easy

16. Task leadership is critically important in a company with a large number of newly hired employees.

*A) True

B) False

Pg: 113

Level: Medium

17. For those who are highly task-oriented in their personal lives, being relationship-oriented in leadership presents challenges.

*A) True

B) False

Pg: 113

Level: Easy

Multiple Choice

18. In which of the following ways has relationship-oriented leadership been characterized?

A) Consideration behavior

B) Concerned for people

C) Employee orientation

*D) All of the above

E) Only A and B

Pg: 110

Level: Easy

19. A teacher introducing herself to the class is an example of primarily what?

A) Production orientation

B) Task leadership

C) Initiating structure

*D) Relationship leadership

E) All of the above

Pg: 110

Level: Medium

20. According to the text, what affects the balance of task- to relationship-oriented leadership behaviors that one employs?

*A) Personal style

B) Personal traits

C) Genetic predisposition

D) All of the above

E) None of the above

Pg: 106

Level: Hard

21. A focus on quality control initiatives would be consistent with what?

A) Employee orientation

*B) Production orientation

C) Relationship leadership

D) Positive attitude

E) All of the above

Pg: 109

Level: Medium

22. Employee orientation involves all of the following except:

A) Valuing workers’ uniqueness

B) Giving special attention to workers’ needs

*C) Helping workers reach their production goals

D) Taking an interest in workers as human beings

E) None of the above

Pg: 110

Level: Medium

23. Defining roles, organizing work, and scheduling work activities would be consistent with:

*A) Initiating structure

B) Overcompensation

C) Employee orientation

D) All of the above

E) None of the above

Pg: 109

Level: Easy

24. A supervisor who was concerned with building trust, providing good working conditions, and maintaining a fair salary structure would be exhibiting:

A) Naiveté

*B) Concern for people

C) Production orientation

D) Altruism

E) All of the above 

Pg: 110

Level: Medium

25. According to research, which of the following is not a behavior found to be part of consideration behavior?

A) Camaraderie

B) Trust

*C) Organization

D) Mutual regard

E) None of the above

Pg: 110

Level: Easy

26. At its core, relationship orientation is about what?

A) Treating followers with dignity and respect

B) Making the work setting a pleasant place to be

C) Building relationships and helping people get along

*D) All of the above

E) None of the above

Pg: 110

Level: Easy

27. According to Stogdill, _____ includes building camaraderie, trust, respect, and liking between leaders and followers.

A) Task orientation

*B) Consideration behavior

C) Production orientation

D) Initiating structure

E) None of the above

Pg: 110

Level: Hard

28. When would be an appropriate time to use more of a task-oriented leadership style?

A) You have an experienced team

B) Your team is immature

C) Your team is confused about the task

D) All of the above

*E) B and C only

Pg: 113

Level: Medium

29. Your boss keeps talking to you about the technical aspects of your job and how to do them properly. She is probably taking a(n):

*A) Production orientation

B) Employee orientation

C) Consideration behavior perspective

D) Overly cautious approach

E) None of the above

Pg: 109

Level: Medium 

30. Jeff likes things to be in order.  On every Saturday, Jeff washes his car, does the laundry, and cleans his house, all by 10:00 a.m.  Jeff probably is: 

A) Production oriented 

B) Employee oriented

C) Task oriented

*D) A & C only 

E) None of the above

Pg: 107

Level: Hard

31. I much prefer “being” rather than “doing.”  I am not an organized, goal-oriented person.  I probably am a:

A) Task oriented leader

B) Production oriented leader

*C) Relationship oriented leader

D) Poor leader

E) None of the above

Pg: 107

Level: Medium

32. A focus on employee needs and concerns would be consistent with what?

A) Production orientation

B) Employee orientation

C) Consideration behavior perspective

D) Initiating structure

*E) B & C only

Pg: 110

Level: Medium

33. A supervisor that was only concerned with the work getting done on time without paying attention to employees’ concerns is:

*A) Production orientation

B) Employee orientation

C) Consideration behavior perspective

D) Overly cautious approach

E) None of the above

Pg: 109

Level: Easy

Essay

34. Briefly define the behaviors that comprise task leadership. What is the common thread among them?

*A) Varies

Pg: 109

35. Explain why every leadership situation demands a degree of relationship leadership behavior.

*A) Varies

Pg: 100

36. Propose a situation in which one’s personal style is in conflict with the kind of leadership one’s followers need. How should a leader handle this challenge?

*A) Varies

Pg: 106

37. Identify your preferred leadership style. Which of the leadership concepts we have discussed so far best explains this preference: your traits, your beliefs about the nature of people, your beliefs about the nature of work, your upbringing, or your habits?

*A) Varies

Pg: 106

  

38. Briefly define the behaviors that comprise relationship leadership.  What is the common thread among them?

*A) Varies

Pg: 110

39. As a follower, which leadership behavior would you like your leader to use? Why?

*A) Varies

Pg: 106