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Work facilitation behaviors deal with leaders:


A) acquiring and allocating resources.
B) motivating subordinates to work hard.
C) showing concern for subordinates.
D) minimizing conflicts among followers.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Researchers at the University of Michigan considered job-centered and employee-centered behaviors to be at opposite ends of a single continuum of leadership behavior.

A) True
B) False

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The Leadership Pipeline is a useful model that exemplifies the progression of a manager from a task-oriented leader to a people-oriented leader.

A) True
B) False

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What is community leadership? How does community leadership differ from leadership in other organizations,such as private firms or the military?

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Community leadership is the process of b...

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A study of more than 700 firms reported that companies that used 360-degree feedback systems had a 10.6 percent increase in shareholder value.

A) True
B) False

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Based on the Leadership Pipeline,people frequently turn out to be effective leaders even when they skip organizational levels.

A) True
B) False

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What is a competency model? How do organizations benefit from developing competency models?

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Competency models describe the behaviors...

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In terms of the Leadership Grid,leaders scoring 1,9 show:


A) low concern for people and high concern for production.
B) high concern for people and production.
C) high concern for people and low concern for production.
D) low concern for people and production.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The context and style of a leader's behavior are factors that affect their ability to build teams.

A) True
B) False

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Based on the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire (LBDQ),what is the difference between consideration and initiating structure? What are the characteristics of leaders that have high levels of each?

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Consideration refers to how much a leade...

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Which of the following is NOT a source for 360-degree feedback?


A) Peers
B) Self
C) Customers
D) Direct reports

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The three components of community leadership include mobilization,framing,and building social capital.

A) True
B) False

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Compare and contrast intrapersonal skills with interpersonal skills.

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Intrapersonal skills are those leadershi...

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Leaders that rank high in consideration on the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire (LBDQ)are more likely to assign reasonable deadlines,establish performance standards,and monitor performance levels.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following leadership questionnaires measured the extent to which leaders in industrial settings exhibited consideration and initiating structure behaviors?


A) LBDQ
B) LOQ
C) LBDQ-XII
D) SBDQ

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following statements concerning 360-degree feedback systems is most likely FALSE?


A) 360-degree feedback tools are data based and provide good development feedback.
B) Most 360-degree feedback systems are designed to make comparisons between people.
C) Research shows that firms with 360-degree feedback systems had a drop in shareholder value.
D) 360-degree feedback provides insight into self-perceptions and others' perceptions of leadership skills.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Research shows that when a manager shares the results of their 360-degree feedback with followers and work on an action plan to improve their ratings,ratings do increase over time and in some cases,leadership productivity improves as well.

A) True
B) False

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Personality traits,values,and intelligence must be inferred from behavior.

A) True
B) False

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The LBDQ-XII assesses behaviors such as being able to tolerate uncertainty and acting as a representative for a group.

A) True
B) False

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Describe the Leadership Grid model and explain why it can be considered an extension of the Ohio State and University of Michigan studies.

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One popular conceptualization of leaders...

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