Test Bank for Leadership Research Findings, Practice, and Skills, 10th Edition by DuBrin
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Leadership
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Leadership
Test Bank for Leadership Research Findings, Practice, and Skills, 10th Edition 10e Andrew J. DuBrin. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 15
1. The Nature and Importance of Leadership.
2. Traits, Motives, and Characteristics of Leaders.
3. Charismatic and Transformational Leader...
Chapter 01: The Nature and Importance of Leadership
1. Leadership involves maintaining the status quo, not creating change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Leadership is reciprocal. The people involved in the relationship want substantive changes—
leadership involves creating change, not maintaining the status quo.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-1 - Explain the meaning of leadership, and how it differs from management.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
TOPICS: 1-1 The Meaning of Leadership
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
2. The qualities needed for effective leadership are the same as those needed to be an effective follower.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Another way of framing the qualities of effective followers is to say that such followers
display the personal characteristics and qualities of leaders.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-7 - Pinpoint several traits, behaviors, and attitudes of a successful follower.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles
TOPICS: 1-7 Followership: Bring an Effective Group Member
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
3. At present, social connectedness and mobility are the central aspects of every leader’s job.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Social connectedness and mobility are becoming central aspects of every leader’s job.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-1 - Explain the meaning of leadership, and how it differs from management.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Moderate - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
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,TOPICS: 1-1 The Meaning of Leadership
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
4. In a hyperconnected, networked age, competition becomes more important than collaboration.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: In a hyperconnected, networked age, collaboration becomes more important than
competition. Successful leaders harness and make the most of ideas, talent, and resources
from across boundaries of all kinds.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-1 - Explain the meaning of leadership, and how it differs from management.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
TOPICS: 1-1 The Meaning of Leadership
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
5. A spokesperson is a leader who is high-ranking manager that spends some part of their time engaging in ceremonial
activities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Figurehead. Leaders, particularly high-ranking managers, spend some part of their time
engaging in ceremonial activities, or acting as a figurehead.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Pinpoint several important leadership roles.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles
TOPICS: 1-3 Leadership Roles
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
6. An effective leader that takes time to motivate members and sometimes inspire large groups of people are called
coaches or motivators.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Coach and motivator. An effective leader takes the time to coach and motivate team
members, and sometimes to inspire large groups of people inside the organization.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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,QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Pinpoint several important leadership roles.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
TOPICS: 1-3 Leadership Roles
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
7. A leader who facilitates inclusion and makes a deliberate effort to assume all team members, group members or other
employees feel included and welcome is a team player.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Inclusion facilitator. The leader who facilitates inclusion makes a deliberate effort to assume
that all team members, group members, or other employees feel included and welcome
within the organization
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Pinpoint several important leadership roles.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
TOPICS: 1-3 Leadership Roles
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
8. Top-level managers that develop strategy are entrepreneurs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Strategy developer. Top-level managers develop strategy, usually assisted by input from
others throughout the organization.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Pinpoint several important leadership roles.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles
TOPICS: 1-3 Leadership Roles
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension
9. If you are able to accept and profit from vague, uncertain, or inconsistent information or situations you have a tolerating
ambiguity ability.
a. True
b. False
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, ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Tolerating ambiguity means being able to accept and profit from vague, uncertain, or
inconsistent information or situations.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Pinpoint several important leadership roles.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
TOPICS: 1-3 Leadership Roles
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
10. Two satisfactions of being a leader is the prestige and high income.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Prestige is forthcoming because many people think highly of people who are leaders.
Leaders, in general, receive higher pay than team members, and executive leaders in major
business corporations typically earn several million dollars per year.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - Identify the major satisfactions and frustrations associated with the leadership role.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
TOPICS: 1-4 The Satisfaction and Frustrations of Being a Leader
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
11. Once you become a leader, the opportunities for advancement decrease.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Good opportunities for advancement. Once you become a leader, your advancement
opportunities increase.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - Identify the major satisfactions and frustrations associated with the leadership role.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles
TOPICS: 1-4 The Satisfaction and Frustrations of Being a Leader
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge
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