Q1. __________ holds that group effectiveness depends on an appropriate match be

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Q1. __________ holds that group effectiveness depends on an appropriate match between a leader's style and the demands of the situation.
   a. Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership model.
   b. The Michigan leadership theory.
   c. Fiedler's leadership contingency theory.
   d. The Ohio State leadership theory.
   e. House's path-goal theory.

Q2. Leaders need both transactional and transformational leadership to be successful.
   a. True
   b. False

Q3. Transformational leadership is likely to be strongest at the top-management level where there is the greatest opportunity for proposing and communicating a vision.
   a. True
   b. False

Q4. Current assessments of path-goal theory by well-known scholars have pointed out that most aspects have been thoroughly validated.
   a. True
   b. False

Q5. Directive leadership is predicted to have a positive impact on subordinates when the task is ambiguous; it is predicted to have just the opposite effect for clear tasks.
   a. True
   b. False

Q6. Despite earlier beliefs, the Ohio State leadership studies concluded that leaders should be __________ on consideration behaviors and __________ on initiating structure behaviors.
   a. Low ... low.
   b. Low ... high.
   c. Moderate ... moderate.
   d. High ... low.
   e. High ... high.

Q7. The __________ of charismatic leadership emphasizes personalized power, whereas the __________ of charismatic leadership emphasizes empowerment of followers.
   a. Bright side ... dark side.
   b. Selfish side ... unselfish side.
   c. Sustainable side ... unsustainable side.
   d. Dark side ... bright side.
   e. Strong side ... weak side.

Q8. Transformational leadership is found throughout the organization.
   a. True
   b. False

Q9. Leadership is a special case of interpersonal influence that gets an individual or group to do what the leader or manager wants done.
   a. True
   b. False

Q10. Charismatic leaders use behaviors such as role modeling, image building, articulating goals, emphasizing high expectations, showing confidence, and arousing follower motives.
   a. True
   b. False

Explanation / Answer

Answer 1.:  c. Fiedler's leadership contingency theory.

Fiedler’s situational contingency theory holds that group effectiveness depends on an appropriate match between a leader’s style and the demands of the situation.

Answer 2.: a. True

Leaders need both transactional and transformational leadership to be successful. Thats true because employees also tend to look and follow leaders based on their both transactional and transformational abilities to form trust.

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