BMGT 2309 Exam 1 – Verified Questions and
Correct Answers – Scored 100%
Jorge places heavy emphasis on task and job requirements, and less emphasis on people, except to the
extent that people are tools for getting the job done. He is often seen as controlling, demanding, hard
driving, and overpowering. Which style would Jorge most likely align with on the Leadership Grid? -
✔✔authority-compliance
Mark's manager Xavier affects his behavior by making him feel comfortable and confident. This is an
example of Xavier's ______ on Mark. - ✔✔influence
A(n) ______ is defined as an attribute or quality of an individual that accounts for successful
performance. - ✔✔strength
Steve Jobs, founder and former CEO of Apple once said, "I have this really incredible product inside me
and I have to get it out." Job was an example of a leader for whom ______ was a key trait. -
✔✔intelligence
______ skill is knowledge about and proficiency in a specific type of work or activity. - ✔✔Technical
The program of research at Michigan identified which two types of leadership behaviors? -
✔✔employee orientation and production orientation
One criticism of research on the behavioral approach is that researchers have failed to find a(n) ______
style of leadership. - ✔✔universal
The trait approach began with an emphasis on identifying the qualities of great persons, shifted to
include the impact of situations on leadership, and, currently, has shifted back to reemphasize the
critical role of traits in effective leadership. - ✔✔True
, The behavioral approach works not by telling leaders how to behave, but by ______ the major
components of their behavior. - ✔✔describing
People tend to describe Marisa as a "big picture person." She is likely strong in which skill area? -
✔✔conceptual
Leadership that is based on occupying a position in an organization is ______ leadership. - ✔✔assigned
"She is a natural leader." This statement exhibits which perspective of leadership? - ✔✔trait perspective
Barney has an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree in microbiology, and he has worked as
microbiologist for the past 20 years. Barney has ______ skill in microbiology. - ✔✔technical
Each of the following are traits that were identified as positively associated with leadership in Stogdill's
second survey on the trait approach, EXCEPT ______. - ✔✔risk aversion and uniformity in problem-
solving
Others (a group) are not required for leadership to occur. - ✔✔False
Ron is the director of his office. Which type of leadership applies to him based on his job role? -
✔✔assigned
When others perceive an individual as the most influential member of a group or an organization,
regardless of the individual's title, the person is exhibiting ______ leadership. - ✔✔emergent
Beginning in the early 1990s, a multitude of studies have been published that contend that a leader's
effectiveness depends on the leader's ability to ______. - ✔✔solve complex organizational problems
Researchers studying the behavioral approach determined that leadership is composed of two general
kinds of behaviors: ______ behaviors and ______ behaviors. - ✔✔task; relationship
Correct Answers – Scored 100%
Jorge places heavy emphasis on task and job requirements, and less emphasis on people, except to the
extent that people are tools for getting the job done. He is often seen as controlling, demanding, hard
driving, and overpowering. Which style would Jorge most likely align with on the Leadership Grid? -
✔✔authority-compliance
Mark's manager Xavier affects his behavior by making him feel comfortable and confident. This is an
example of Xavier's ______ on Mark. - ✔✔influence
A(n) ______ is defined as an attribute or quality of an individual that accounts for successful
performance. - ✔✔strength
Steve Jobs, founder and former CEO of Apple once said, "I have this really incredible product inside me
and I have to get it out." Job was an example of a leader for whom ______ was a key trait. -
✔✔intelligence
______ skill is knowledge about and proficiency in a specific type of work or activity. - ✔✔Technical
The program of research at Michigan identified which two types of leadership behaviors? -
✔✔employee orientation and production orientation
One criticism of research on the behavioral approach is that researchers have failed to find a(n) ______
style of leadership. - ✔✔universal
The trait approach began with an emphasis on identifying the qualities of great persons, shifted to
include the impact of situations on leadership, and, currently, has shifted back to reemphasize the
critical role of traits in effective leadership. - ✔✔True
, The behavioral approach works not by telling leaders how to behave, but by ______ the major
components of their behavior. - ✔✔describing
People tend to describe Marisa as a "big picture person." She is likely strong in which skill area? -
✔✔conceptual
Leadership that is based on occupying a position in an organization is ______ leadership. - ✔✔assigned
"She is a natural leader." This statement exhibits which perspective of leadership? - ✔✔trait perspective
Barney has an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree in microbiology, and he has worked as
microbiologist for the past 20 years. Barney has ______ skill in microbiology. - ✔✔technical
Each of the following are traits that were identified as positively associated with leadership in Stogdill's
second survey on the trait approach, EXCEPT ______. - ✔✔risk aversion and uniformity in problem-
solving
Others (a group) are not required for leadership to occur. - ✔✔False
Ron is the director of his office. Which type of leadership applies to him based on his job role? -
✔✔assigned
When others perceive an individual as the most influential member of a group or an organization,
regardless of the individual's title, the person is exhibiting ______ leadership. - ✔✔emergent
Beginning in the early 1990s, a multitude of studies have been published that contend that a leader's
effectiveness depends on the leader's ability to ______. - ✔✔solve complex organizational problems
Researchers studying the behavioral approach determined that leadership is composed of two general
kinds of behaviors: ______ behaviors and ______ behaviors. - ✔✔task; relationship
