Leadership Chapter 7 and 9
Dyadic refers to the individualized relationship between a leader and each follower in a work
unit.
True
Central to LMX theory is the assumption that the leaders or superiors have unlimited amounts of
resources.
False
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The in-group includes followers with few or no social ties to their leader, in a strictly
task-centered relationship characterized by low exchange and top-down influence.
False
The out-group includes followers with strong social ties to their leader in a supportive
relationship characterized by high mutual trust, respect, loyalty, and influence.
False
A leader offers support, feedback, and consideration to an in-group member, and, in turn, the
follower is often willing to go the extra mile for the leader.
True
Leaders mostly use reward, legitimate, and coercive power to influence out-group members.
,False
The focus of LMX theory is on the quality of the dyadic exchange that develops between leaders
and followers.
True
The underlying assumption of LMX theory is that leaders or superiors have limited amounts of
social, personal, and organizational resources, and as a result tend to distribute them among
followers selectively.
True
The basis of LMX theory is that leaders or superiors interact with all followers equally.
False
The difference between traditional leadership theories and LMX is that traditional theories focus
primarily on the leader instead of the followers' roles.
True
A leader's control over outcomes that are desirable to followers increases the leader's reward
power.
True
Researchers have identified two kinds of motives associated with follower feedback seeking
behavior: performance- driven motive and self-promotion-driven motive.
False
Ingratiation is the effort to appear supportive, appreciative, and respectful.
True
According to LMX theory, a leader varies his or her behavior as a result of interpersonal
relationships with each individual follower.
True
According to LMX theory, within the same work group, the quality of each dyadic relationship will
likely be the same between followers of the same leader.
, False
According to LMX theory, both the leader and the follower influence the relationship that ensues
between them.
True
The narrower the leader's span of control and the fewer resources the leader has, the greater is
the disparty in the quality of LMX.
False
Two factors influence LMX relationships: the role of the leader and the role of the follower.
True
Because John is trying to project a favorable image in order to improve a long-term relationship
with his leader, he is using ingratiation.
False
Proactive followers use ingratiation, self-efficacy, and impression management to form positive
relationships with their leaders.
False
The leader-member exchange (LMX) is the quality of the exchange relationship between a
leader and a follower.
True
Ingratiation is the effort to appear supportive, appreciative, and respectful.
True
During a feedback session, a leader should explain the negative impact of the ineffective
behavior and outline suggested remedies the leader prepared before the session started.
False
A major advantage of LMX theory is its ease of measurement.
False
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