EDU 402 QUIZ SOLVED

1. Good-to-great leaders confront the most ______ of the current reality. With absolute faith that they will
succeed in the end.
prominent truths BRUTAL FACTS practical aspects immediate features
2. Transactional leadership identifies ______

Need to act openly potential future leader workforce dynamics elements of motivation

3. Transparent leadership

Envisions future clearly treats people equally puts people at ease ACTS ETHICALLY

4. According to the behaviorist school of thought, becoming a leader is just a matter of proper____
Education TRAINING inheritance luck
5. ____ theories deal with behavior of leaders.

Contingency BEHAVIORAL trait cognitive resource

6. The autocratic leader uses this style when s/he directly states the decision without asking the___

Heads president TEAM MEMBERS colleagues

7. An autocratic leader uses this style because there is not enough____ and the member ran out of ideas.

Money motivation TIME drive

8. CEO’s identify key leadership traits and rate the ability to motivate people as__ among the skills
required.

Highest SECOND HIGHEST third highest lowest

9. In ___ style the leader includes one or more employees in the decision making but retains the final
decision-making authority.

Laissez-fair autocratic DEMOCRATIC/PARTICIPATIVE paternalistic

10. Transformational leadership may be a personality trait rather than___ that can be developed.

BEHAVIOR style practice system

11. Being ______ is an important trait of a leadership

Relaxed joyful inguist tolerant

12. Commitment to the ____of the organization is the critical feature of transformational leadership for
bringing change in organization.
 Strategic plan mission VISION objectives

13. Behaviorism is a ______ theory as it holds the leaders must show certain common personality markers

contingency style TRAIT new leadership

14. the contingency theories of leadership are also known as ___theories of leadership

constitutional SITUATIONAL provisional conventional

15. transformational leadership empowers______

group networking PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT follower’s interaction team dynamics

16. he further states that leadership styles are based on the specific____ situation and the people the
individual deals with the most

MANAGEMENT organizational employees strategic

17. a leader who is bossy and uses fear and threats to get the job done is using ____style

Laissez-fair AUTOCRATIC democratic paternalistic

18. A democratic leader is ____

Autocratic consultative despotic dictatorial

19. ___ leadership focuses on the basic management process of controlling, organizing and short-term
planning

Laissez-fair autocratic democratic TRANSACTIONAL

20. when individuals do not have the knowledge or skills to do the job, the leaders have to be ___oriented

people task power PRODUCTION

21. in transformational decision making the decision reflects on the____ good.

Individual organizational COMMON managerial

22. a family that is weak willed and known for letting people take advantage of them will develop the
habits of __

leadership ASSERTIVENESS aggressiveness control

23. ____can be achieved through transformational leadership.

Organization’s expansion educational reforms multiple objectives effective budgeting

24. ____is an essential part of the business acumen of a transformational leader

budget formulation strategic planning human resource development strategy implementation

25. democratic leadership improves the sharing of experiences and ____within the business

expectations needs ideas objectives

26. trait theory holds that a leader must have certain ___qualities

learnt hidden innate acquired

27. In a ____ leadership, leader is not expected to know everything, and this is why s/he employs
knowledgeable and skilled.

Laissez-fair autocratic democratic paternalistic

28. great leaders will arise when there is a great ______

Revolution need Revolt Uprising

29. transformational leader enables inspired action through ______

example teams activity accommodation

30. a leadership style is a leader’s style of providing ____, implementing plans, and motivating people

education direction prescription solution

31. to motivate employees, transformational leadership appeals to the employees’____

sense of dignity sense of righteousness self-motivation self-interest

32. transactional leaders ensure followers’ loyalty through_____

coercion rewards need fulfilment promise for future

33. Laissez-fair style is not ideal in situations where group members lack the_____ or experience they need
to complete tasks and make decisions.

Courage knowledge capability urge

34. Hay McBer Advises that leadership____ are the ways in which the leader interests set goals and
Standards develops action plans, directs others, and gives feedback.

training style qualities characteristics

35. ___ argues that leaders should strive for a transformational leadership only.

Byzel Burns Bennis Bass

 36. transactional leader works through creating well-defined structures and make it clear as to what is
required of their_____

colleagues government followers Subordinate

37. when _____the leadership continuum becomes subordinate-center

not sure
manager permit subordinates to make decisions manager gets suggestions manager invites questions

manager share decisions

38. In paternalistic style the leaders act as a _____ figure.

Public mother father brother

39. Bryman (1992) splits leadership research into ___ decades.

2 3 4 5

40. In ___ style the leader does not take advice of his employees.

Laissez-fair autocratic democratic paternalistic

41. the leaders who is competent and a good coach uses _____ style on a new employee who is just learning
a job.

Participative authoritative autocratic delegative

42. delivery of vision demands Management by_____

motivating people staying ahead of events walking around clear headedness

43. In Laissez-fair, project can go off-track and deadlines can be missed when team members do not Get
enough_____ from leaders

motivation guidance/feedback support patronage

44. Leaders need vision in _____

Style contingency trait new leadership

45. leadership attribute that is universally disliked is being____

decisive dependable subdued dictatorial

46. ____ claims that leaders can and should be both transactional and transformational and that a combination of
these two is the most successful

Byzel Burns Bennis Bass

 47. Good leaders use all the _____ styles at different times depending on what forces are involved between
the followers, the leader and the situation

2 3 4 5

47. A skilled team is created when people are helped by___

providing solutions when needed keeping them engaged

communicating vision letting them find their own solutions

48. _____ leadership comprises strict discipline and authority paternal kindness and moral integrity within a
ruling atmosphere

Laissez-fair autocratic democratic paternalistic

49. when _____the leadership continuum becomes boss-center

manager permit subordinates to make decisions manager gets suggestions manager invites questions

manager make decisions

50. ____ theories related to leadership in the context of specific situations

Situational functional integrated contingency

51. Kurt Lewin and his co-researchers developed a leadership framework based on ____different styles of
leadership.
Two three four five
52. ______leader involves the group in decision making
Laissez-fair autocratic democratic dictatorial
53. leaders who are effective at one place and time may become ______when transplanted to another
situation

operational unsuccessful effective active

54.______ appeared last in the list of key leadership traits, but is extremely important.

analytical skill communication skill ability to listen aggressiveness

54. in order to become more productive a leader uses a ____style with a worker who knows more about the
job than the leader.

Participative authoritative autocratic delegative

55. the focus is gradually shifting from individual learning to ____ learning.
 group organizational team band

57. the leader who knows the problem but does not have all the information uses _____style with a team of
workers who know their jobs.

Participative authoritative autocratic delegative

58. Tannenbaum and Schmidt 1958 identified ___ forces that led to the leader’s action.

One two three four

59. behavioral theories of leadership do not seek inborn traits, rather, they took at what leaders actually___

Say preach claim do

60. a democratic leader helps improve _____ and involvement.

engagement Desire motivation happiness

61. an attribute of being a motive arouser is_____

universally liked universally disliked mostly in disagreement never discuss

62. A vision is of no use on its own, it needs to ----

Become mission become known become identified become reality

scientific
63. people who make good leaders have the right or sufficient combination of _____

Inheritance behavior style traits

64. leadership attribute that is universally liked is being____

Dynamic egocentric sensitive irritable

65.The concept of transformational leadership was introduced by ___ in 1978.

Byzel Burns Bennis Bass

66. Paternalistic style lies between the ____ and ___

Autocratic, democrative authoritative, participative participative , Autocratic democrative ,authoritative

67. school with transformational leading teachers inspires the students to express____

mutual trust clear vision hope for future creative behavior

68. The Y-axis of leadership style matrix defines the ___ of the mask

Acceptability programmability authenticity nature

 69. when it is clear how to perform the task, leaders who are _____oriented will increase dissatisfaction

People task power production

70. ____leaders give the group complete freedom.

Laissez-fair autocratic democratic dictatorial

71. Transactional leadership is based on the premise that people are motivated by reward and ____

Money punishment promises surety

72. In ____ approach leadership effectiveness is to do with how the leader behaves.

contingency style trait new leadership

73. Selling the vision involves

creating an inspiring vision of future conducting and analysis of the environment

understanding values of the followers appealing to follower’s values

74.people are born with ___ traits.

Twisted inherited unknown known

75. ____ is best predictor for leadership.

Emotional intelligence technical skills intelligence quotient threshold

76. A leader can build trust with people by being _____in the interactions.

open and honest objective kind and accommodating partial

77. Being a provocateur is a leadership attribute which is_____

universally liked universally disliked mostly in disagreement never discuss

78. the leader’s ability to lead is contingent upon various situational factors including the leaders____ and
the capabilities of followers.

Qualification education preferred style choices

79. transformational leadership helps in setting clear and adequately high-performance standards for schools
and teachers and exercises to avoid too much of____

Lethargy procrastination ill-discipline memorization