Chapter 1—Who Is a Leader?
TRUE/FALSE
1. Leadership is the influencing process of leaders and followers to achieve organizational
objectives through change.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
2. If you are a manager, then you are an effective leader.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
3. If a person is not interested and not willing to be in charge, he or she is still well-suited to be a
leader.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
4. Knowing how to lead and developing leadership skills will make you a better leader and a better
follower.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
5. The qualities needed for effective leadership are the same as those needed to be an effective
follower.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
6. Leadership is the process of a leader communicating ideas, gaining acceptance of them, and
motivating followers to support and implement the ideas through change.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
7. Effective leaders influence followers to think not only of their own interests but also of the
interest of the organization through a shared vision.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.1
, NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
8. Taking advantage of followers for personal gain is a part of leadership.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Ethics | AACSB Leadership Principles TYP: Conceptual
9. Research indicates that leadership success is associated with being a hard-nosed, tough manager.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Ethics | AACSB Leadership Principles TYP: Conceptual
10. Leaders are born, not made.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
11. Of the three managerial leadership skills that all leaders need to be successful and middle-level
managers in an organization need to have a balanced need for all three skills.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.2
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
12. Of the three managerial leadership skills that all leaders need to be successful and top-level
managers in an organization need to have a greater need for interpersonal and decision-making
skills than technical skills.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.2
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
13. A role is a set of expectations of how a person will behave to perform a job.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
14. The interpersonal leadership roles include figurehead, leader, and monitor.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
15. Figurehead is an interpersonal role.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
,
, 16. Serving on committees with members from outside the organizational unit is an example of a
figurehead role.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
17. Monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson are the three informational leadership roles.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
18. Spokesperson is a decisional role.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
19. Leaders perform the disseminator role when they send information to others in the organizational
unit.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
20. Time management priorities are the responsibility of a monitor.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Hard OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
21. The three levels of analysis of leadership theory are individual, group, and organizational.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
22. The group level of analysis of leadership theory can also be called the dyadic process.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
23. Organizational performance, in the long run, depends on maintaining the status quo regardless of
what changes occur in the external environment.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
TRUE/FALSE
1. Leadership is the influencing process of leaders and followers to achieve organizational
objectives through change.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
2. If you are a manager, then you are an effective leader.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
3. If a person is not interested and not willing to be in charge, he or she is still well-suited to be a
leader.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
4. Knowing how to lead and developing leadership skills will make you a better leader and a better
follower.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
5. The qualities needed for effective leadership are the same as those needed to be an effective
follower.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
6. Leadership is the process of a leader communicating ideas, gaining acceptance of them, and
motivating followers to support and implement the ideas through change.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
7. Effective leaders influence followers to think not only of their own interests but also of the
interest of the organization through a shared vision.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.1
, NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
8. Taking advantage of followers for personal gain is a part of leadership.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Ethics | AACSB Leadership Principles TYP: Conceptual
9. Research indicates that leadership success is associated with being a hard-nosed, tough manager.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Ethics | AACSB Leadership Principles TYP: Conceptual
10. Leaders are born, not made.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.1
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
11. Of the three managerial leadership skills that all leaders need to be successful and middle-level
managers in an organization need to have a balanced need for all three skills.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.2
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
12. Of the three managerial leadership skills that all leaders need to be successful and top-level
managers in an organization need to have a greater need for interpersonal and decision-making
skills than technical skills.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.2
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
13. A role is a set of expectations of how a person will behave to perform a job.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
14. The interpersonal leadership roles include figurehead, leader, and monitor.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
15. Figurehead is an interpersonal role.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
,
, 16. Serving on committees with members from outside the organizational unit is an example of a
figurehead role.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
17. Monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson are the three informational leadership roles.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
18. Spokesperson is a decisional role.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
19. Leaders perform the disseminator role when they send information to others in the organizational
unit.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
20. Time management priorities are the responsibility of a monitor.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Hard OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
21. The three levels of analysis of leadership theory are individual, group, and organizational.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
22. The group level of analysis of leadership theory can also be called the dyadic process.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
23. Organizational performance, in the long run, depends on maintaining the status quo regardless of
what changes occur in the external environment.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Medium OBJ: 1.3
NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | AACSB Leadership Principles
TYP: Conceptual
