Leadership Skills
If the founder of the organization is a workaholic and
control oriented, the organization is likely to be characterized as:
‘the web’ whereby the manager is in the
center of an interconnected circle.
fast-paced decision making and centralized.
decentralized and open.
participative and supportive.
The High and Low Context model of culture addresses:
different cultural values.
differences in communication styles.
differences in leadership patterns.
the organizational cultural context.
The belief that leaders are born rather than made is part of
which approach to leadership?
scientific
contingency
case study
trait
Personality is best defined as:
a person’s traits based on their genes.
a set of traits that make a person unique.
how people behave based on their values.
behaviors that make people different.
In __________ cultures, power bases are stable, and upward
mobility is limited.
individualistic
socialized
vertical power
high power distance
The contingency models such as Path-Goal all focus on:
how leaders use their resources.
the transaction between leaders and followers.
the relationship between leaders and followers.
behaviors that make people different.
The job of upper echelon leaders requires an equal focus on:
internal/external.
people/task.
financial/performance.
teams/departments.
The concept of employee participation is party of many
management and leadership theories. Which one of the following does NOT include
the concept of participation?
Theory X and Theory Y
Leader behavior research
Contingency models
Trait approach
_________ refers to the process of providing support to
assure the change becomes permanent.
Unfreezing
Changing
Refreezing
Transforming
________ is an ongoing, dynamic, long-term change or evolution
that occurs because of various learning experiences.
Development
Training
Education
Curriculum
