Which leadership theory is studied in a variety of disciplines, including nursing, education,
and industrial engineering?
a. Leader-member exchange theory.
b. Path-goal leadership theory.
c. Contingency theory.
d. Transformational leadership theory. - answer✔Transformational leadership theory
Which type of leadership is concerned with emotions, values, ethics, standards, and long-
term goals?
a. Authentic leadership
b. Transformational leadership
c. Servant leadership
d. Transactional leadership - answer✔Transformational leadership
Transformation leadership is an exceptional form of leadership that
a. Helps followers meet the tasks on their job descriptions
b. Reduces the workload of the followers
c. Increases the workload of the followers
d. Helps followers do more than what is usually expected - answer✔Helps followers do
more than what is usually expected
Research on transformational leadership
a. Is no longer being conducted
b. Is relatively sparse in modern times c. Is prolific in modern times
d. Is at least 30 years old - answer✔is prolific in modern times
Of the scholar(s) listed below, who argued that true leadership raises the moral values of
subordinates?
a. Bennis and Nanus
b. Graen and Uhl-Bien
c. MacGregor Burns
d. Kouzes and Posner - answer✔MacGregor Burns
Transformational leadership does not a. Create a connection between leaders and
followers.
b. Increase the motivation and morality of followers.
c. Help followers reach their full potential.
d. Inadequately raise the level of motivation and morality in the leader and their followers.
- answer✔Inadequately raise the level of motivation and morality in the leader and their
followers
Transformational leadership
a. Helps followers to transcend their own self-interests for the good of the group.
b. Communicates high expectations. c. Is a process in which leaders and followers exchange
efforts for specified rewards.
d. Is an interactive process in which the leader tries to shift power to those who are being
led. - answer✔Helps followers to transcend their own self-interests for the good of the
group
Pseudotransformational leadership
a. Aids followers in an exclusively superficial way.
b. Is socialized leadership concerned with the collective good.
c. Focuses on the leaders own interests rather than the interests of others.
d. Is an ineffective form of leadership.` - answer✔Focuses on the leaders own interests
rather than the interests of others.
Burns outlined leadership in his seminal work in 1978 and described leadership as
a. Quite different from power
d. About use of power and authority - answer✔Quite different from power
Burns when discussing leadership in the context of what is now termed transformational
leadership
a. Found motivation in followers rarely existed
b. Found leaders to be interested mainly in the bottom line
c. Tried to link the roles of leadership and followership
d. Tried to link the roles of in-group members to leadership outcomes - answer✔Tried to
link the roles of leadership and followership
Transactional leadership
a. Is not a very common leadership style
b. Is found in the bulk of leadership models
c. Is less commonly used than transformational leadership
d. Is used only in military leadership - answer✔Is found in the bulk of leadership models
José has consistently exceeded his sales projections for the past four quarters. His
supervisor gave him a promotion because of his high sales success. His supervisor is using
a. Transformational leadership
b. Middle-of-the-road leadership
c. Laissez-faire leadership
d. Transactional leadership - answer✔Transactional leadership
Jackson tries every day to show his leadership is consistent with the values of the
organization. This instills a strong sense of community and ethics within all levels of the
organization. Jackson is demonstrating
a. Transformational leadership
b. Transactional leadership
c. Pseudotransformational leadership d. Contingent reward leadership -
answer✔Transformational leadership
Molly focuses her leadership behaviours on helping followers reach their full potential as
human beings. She is using
a. Situational leadership
b. Path-goal leadership
c. Contingent reward leadership
d. Transformational leadership - answer✔Transformational leadership
Christie, Barling, and Turner (2011) describe pseudotransformational leadership as
a. Strong inspirational motivation
b. Inspired leadership focused on follower development
c. Strong inspirational talent that is manipulative
d. Inspired leadership focused toward other leaders - answer✔Strong inspirational talent
that is manipulative
According to House, the following is not one of the specific types of behaviors commonly
exhibited by charismatic leaders:
a. Serving as a strong role model.
b. Giving structure to complex tasks. c. Articulating ideological goals with moral overtones.
d. Arousing emotions. - answer✔Giving structure to complex tasks
Which type of leadership is most similar to transformational leadership?
a. Transitional.
b. Laissez-faire.
c. Transactional.
d. Charismatic. - answer✔Charismatic
House notes that charismatic effects are more likely to occur in
a. Contexts in which followers experience few difficulties.
b. Supportive environments.
c. Stressful situations.
d. Sympathetic relationships. - answer✔Stressful situations
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