MANA 5345 - EXAM 1- CHAPTER 7
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
1. Which leadership approach is not leader centered? A. trait B. LMX C. skills D. behavioral -
ANS Ans: B
2. Which leadership theory centered on the interaction between leaders and followers? A. trait
B. skills C. LMX D. style - ANS Ans: C
3. LMX focuses on ______. A. matching leader behaviors to followers' development levels B. the
integration of task and relationship behaviors C. matching the leader behavior to follower
characteristics D. the dyadic relationship between the leader and follower - ANS Ans: D
4. In LMX, leaders treat followers ______. A. equally B. in a collective way C. independently D.
according to group average - ANS Ans: C
5. Which theory challenges the assumption that leaders treat followers in a collective way? A.
LMX B. skills C. trait D. style - ANS Ans: A
6. Which of the following leadership theories emphasizes the specific relationship between the
leader and each subordinate? A. transformational leadership theory B. path-goal leadership
theory C. situational leadership theory D. leader-member exchange theory - ANS Ans: D
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, 7. Before LMX theory, researchers treated leadership as something ______. A. leaders did
toward all of their followers B. present within the individual actions of followers C. existing
between the leader and each of his or her followers D. as an exclusively two-way, one-
dimensional form of communication - ANS Ans: A
8. The early research on LMX theory was called ______. A. group classification theory B. vertical
dyad linkage theory C. didactic linkage theory D. horizontal dyad linkage theory - ANS Ans: B
9. What is it called in LMX when leaders form a relationship with each of their followers? A. in-
group B. out-group C. vertical dyad D. X-Y axes integration - ANS Ans: C
10. The early studies in LMX reported that ______. A. after the in-groups are formed, the
vertical dyads are formed B. after the out-groups are formed, the vertical dyads are formed C.
the vertical dyads form the basis for in-group and out-group formation D. the vertical dyads are
independent from in-group and out-group formation - ANS Ans: C
11. According to early LMX theory, which of the following is false? A. the out-group has less
influence with the leader than does the in-group B. the leader usually expects extra duties from
out-group members C. in-group members are chosen on the basis of compatibility with the
leader D. out-group members may not want to be in-group members - ANS Ans: B
12. A leader who invites a follower to take on more responsibility is ______. A. attempting to
help the follower into the in-group B. attempting to determine whether the follower will fail at
the task C. attempting to help the follower into the out-group D. attempting to make in-group
members resentful of this follower - ANS Ans: A
13. How many vertical dyadic relationships can occur in LMX? A. only one, the relationship
between leader and all followers B. only one, the relationship between the leader and the in-
group C. two, the relationship between the leader and the in-group and out-group D. as many
linkages as there are followers - ANS Ans: D
14. The vertical dyadic relationship in LMX is established by ______. A. the leader B. the
follower C. the leader and follower D. the leader and the organizational structure - ANS Ans:
C
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
1. Which leadership approach is not leader centered? A. trait B. LMX C. skills D. behavioral -
ANS Ans: B
2. Which leadership theory centered on the interaction between leaders and followers? A. trait
B. skills C. LMX D. style - ANS Ans: C
3. LMX focuses on ______. A. matching leader behaviors to followers' development levels B. the
integration of task and relationship behaviors C. matching the leader behavior to follower
characteristics D. the dyadic relationship between the leader and follower - ANS Ans: D
4. In LMX, leaders treat followers ______. A. equally B. in a collective way C. independently D.
according to group average - ANS Ans: C
5. Which theory challenges the assumption that leaders treat followers in a collective way? A.
LMX B. skills C. trait D. style - ANS Ans: A
6. Which of the following leadership theories emphasizes the specific relationship between the
leader and each subordinate? A. transformational leadership theory B. path-goal leadership
theory C. situational leadership theory D. leader-member exchange theory - ANS Ans: D
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, 7. Before LMX theory, researchers treated leadership as something ______. A. leaders did
toward all of their followers B. present within the individual actions of followers C. existing
between the leader and each of his or her followers D. as an exclusively two-way, one-
dimensional form of communication - ANS Ans: A
8. The early research on LMX theory was called ______. A. group classification theory B. vertical
dyad linkage theory C. didactic linkage theory D. horizontal dyad linkage theory - ANS Ans: B
9. What is it called in LMX when leaders form a relationship with each of their followers? A. in-
group B. out-group C. vertical dyad D. X-Y axes integration - ANS Ans: C
10. The early studies in LMX reported that ______. A. after the in-groups are formed, the
vertical dyads are formed B. after the out-groups are formed, the vertical dyads are formed C.
the vertical dyads form the basis for in-group and out-group formation D. the vertical dyads are
independent from in-group and out-group formation - ANS Ans: C
11. According to early LMX theory, which of the following is false? A. the out-group has less
influence with the leader than does the in-group B. the leader usually expects extra duties from
out-group members C. in-group members are chosen on the basis of compatibility with the
leader D. out-group members may not want to be in-group members - ANS Ans: B
12. A leader who invites a follower to take on more responsibility is ______. A. attempting to
help the follower into the in-group B. attempting to determine whether the follower will fail at
the task C. attempting to help the follower into the out-group D. attempting to make in-group
members resentful of this follower - ANS Ans: A
13. How many vertical dyadic relationships can occur in LMX? A. only one, the relationship
between leader and all followers B. only one, the relationship between the leader and the in-
group C. two, the relationship between the leader and the in-group and out-group D. as many
linkages as there are followers - ANS Ans: D
14. The vertical dyadic relationship in LMX is established by ______. A. the leader B. the
follower C. the leader and follower D. the leader and the organizational structure - ANS Ans:
C
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