TEST BANK FOR
INTRODUCTION TO
LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS
AND PRACTICE 5TH
EDITION BY PETER G.
NORTHOUSE
,Chapter 1: Understanding Leadership
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. In leadership literature, more than ______ different definitions of leadership have
been identified.
a. 5
b. 50
c. 100
d. 1,000
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Leadership Explained
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations
2. A leadership approach is ______.
a. a general way of thinking about a phenomenon
b. based in empirical research
c. never changing
d. based in empirical research and never changing
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Box 1.1: The Evolution of
Leadership Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors
3. So-called “Great Man” theories belong to which of the following
leadership approaches?
a. Behavior
b. Relational
c. Situational
d. Trait
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Trait Theories
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations
,4. Which of the following theorist’s work is included in the behavioral approach?
a. Blake and Moulton
b. Hersey and
Blanchard c. Northouse
d. Reddin
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Behavior Theories
Difficulty Level: Hard
AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations
5. A business manager needs their subordinates to problem solve in an uncertain
and changing environment. That manager might consider which emerging leadership
approach?
a. Spiritual leadership
b. Servant leadership
c. Authentic leadership
d. Adaptive leadership
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Emerging Leadership Approaches
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors
6. A trait can be defined as ______.
a. the capacity to lead
b. a distinguishing quality of an individual
c. a competency developed to accomplish a task effectively
d. what leaders do when they are in a leadership role
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: “Leadership is a
Trait” Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors
7. zWhen zleadership zis zviewed zas znon-linear zand zhighly zcollaborative, zthe z______
between zleader zand zfollower(s) zbecomes zparamount.
a. hierarchy z
b. dynamic z
c. skill z
d. relationship
zAns: zD z
Learning zObjective: z1.1: zSummarize zthe zseven zconcepts zthat zare zessential zto
zleadership. z
, Cognitive zDomain: zComprehension
Answer zLocation: z“Leadership zis za zRelationship”
Difficulty zLevel: zMedium
AACSB zStandard: zGroup zand zindividual zbehaviors
8. A zmanager zwho zencourages zsubordinates zto ztake ztime zoff zfrom zwork zto
zrecuperate zfrom zstressful zprojects zmight zbe zutilizing zleadership zas za z______. z
a.
zrelationship
zb. zbehavior
zc. zskill z
d.
ztask
zAns:
zA z
Learning zObjective: z1.1: zSummarize zthe zseven zconcepts zthat zare zessential zto
zleadership. zCognitive zDomain: zApplication z
Answer zLocation: z“Leadership zis za
zRelationship” zDifficulty zLevel: zMedium z
AACSB zStandard: zInterpersonal zrelations zand zteamwork z
9. Influence zis zcentral zto zthe zprocess zof zleadership zbecause zleaders zaffect z______.
z
a. outcomes z
b. goals z
c. followers z
d. vision
zAns: zC
z
Learning zObjective: z1.1: zSummarize zthe zseven zconcepts zthat zare zessential zto
zleadership. zCognitive zDomain: zKnowledge z
Answer zLocation: z“Leadership zis zan zInfluence
zProcess” zDifficulty zLevel: zEasy z
AACSB zStandard: zGroup zand zindividual zbehaviors z
10. The zGLOBE zstudy zsought zto zincrease zour zunderstanding zof zthe zimpact
z______ zhas zon zleadership zeffectiveness. z
a. zculture z
b. zglobalization
zc.
zdemocratization
zd. znationalism
zAns: zA z
Learning zObjective: z1.2: zDiscuss zthe zfindings zof zthe zGlobal
zLeadership zand zOrganizational zBehavior zEffectiveness zstudies. z
Cognitive zDomain: zKnowledge z
Answer zLocation: zGlobal zLeadership
zAttributes zDifficulty zLevel: zEasy z
INTRODUCTION TO
LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS
AND PRACTICE 5TH
EDITION BY PETER G.
NORTHOUSE
,Chapter 1: Understanding Leadership
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. In leadership literature, more than ______ different definitions of leadership have
been identified.
a. 5
b. 50
c. 100
d. 1,000
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Leadership Explained
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations
2. A leadership approach is ______.
a. a general way of thinking about a phenomenon
b. based in empirical research
c. never changing
d. based in empirical research and never changing
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Box 1.1: The Evolution of
Leadership Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors
3. So-called “Great Man” theories belong to which of the following
leadership approaches?
a. Behavior
b. Relational
c. Situational
d. Trait
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Trait Theories
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations
,4. Which of the following theorist’s work is included in the behavioral approach?
a. Blake and Moulton
b. Hersey and
Blanchard c. Northouse
d. Reddin
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Behavior Theories
Difficulty Level: Hard
AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations
5. A business manager needs their subordinates to problem solve in an uncertain
and changing environment. That manager might consider which emerging leadership
approach?
a. Spiritual leadership
b. Servant leadership
c. Authentic leadership
d. Adaptive leadership
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Emerging Leadership Approaches
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors
6. A trait can be defined as ______.
a. the capacity to lead
b. a distinguishing quality of an individual
c. a competency developed to accomplish a task effectively
d. what leaders do when they are in a leadership role
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: “Leadership is a
Trait” Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors
7. zWhen zleadership zis zviewed zas znon-linear zand zhighly zcollaborative, zthe z______
between zleader zand zfollower(s) zbecomes zparamount.
a. hierarchy z
b. dynamic z
c. skill z
d. relationship
zAns: zD z
Learning zObjective: z1.1: zSummarize zthe zseven zconcepts zthat zare zessential zto
zleadership. z
, Cognitive zDomain: zComprehension
Answer zLocation: z“Leadership zis za zRelationship”
Difficulty zLevel: zMedium
AACSB zStandard: zGroup zand zindividual zbehaviors
8. A zmanager zwho zencourages zsubordinates zto ztake ztime zoff zfrom zwork zto
zrecuperate zfrom zstressful zprojects zmight zbe zutilizing zleadership zas za z______. z
a.
zrelationship
zb. zbehavior
zc. zskill z
d.
ztask
zAns:
zA z
Learning zObjective: z1.1: zSummarize zthe zseven zconcepts zthat zare zessential zto
zleadership. zCognitive zDomain: zApplication z
Answer zLocation: z“Leadership zis za
zRelationship” zDifficulty zLevel: zMedium z
AACSB zStandard: zInterpersonal zrelations zand zteamwork z
9. Influence zis zcentral zto zthe zprocess zof zleadership zbecause zleaders zaffect z______.
z
a. outcomes z
b. goals z
c. followers z
d. vision
zAns: zC
z
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zleadership. zCognitive zDomain: zKnowledge z
Answer zLocation: z“Leadership zis zan zInfluence
zProcess” zDifficulty zLevel: zEasy z
AACSB zStandard: zGroup zand zindividual zbehaviors z
10. The zGLOBE zstudy zsought zto zincrease zour zunderstanding zof zthe zimpact
z______ zhas zon zleadership zeffectiveness. z
a. zculture z
b. zglobalization
zc.
zdemocratization
zd. znationalism
zAns: zA z
Learning zObjective: z1.2: zDiscuss zthe zfindings zof zthe zGlobal
zLeadership zand zOrganizational zBehavior zEffectiveness zstudies. z
Cognitive zDomain: zKnowledge z
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zAttributes zDifficulty zLevel: zEasy z
