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6) Leaders who clarify role and task requirements to accomplish established goals exhibit
a _________ style of leadership.
A) transformational
B) transactional
C) charismatic
D) self-initiating
E) situational
7) Richard is a transactional leader who has just assigned a series of tasks to a project
team. Which of the following is most likely to be true about the team's performance
under Richard's guidance?
A) They will set new standards of productivity for the department, exceeding Richard's
expectations.
B) They will meet the goals set for them but are unlikely to go beyond those goals.
C) They will tend to be unclear about the roles assigned to each team member.
D) They will be highly motivated by what they view as Richard's heroic or extraordinary
qualities.
E) They will tend to put their individual self-interest above the interests of the company.
Part B: Discussion Questions
1)Compare and contrast Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory with
House's path-goal theory.
E) team
7) In which stage are conflict issues defined?
A) potential opposition
B) cognition and personalization
C) intuitions
D) behavior
E) reaction and transference
8) The conflict-handling intention of collaborating is ________.
A) assertive and uncooperative
B) assertive and cooperative
C) unassertive and uncooperative
D) unassertive and cooperative
E) affective and reflective
9) Angelina feels that her cubicle neighbor talks too loudly on the phone, but in other
ways she is a great neighbor. Angelina gets annoyed every time her neighbor's phone
rings, but she has decided it's simply not worth the trouble to talk to her neighbor.
Angelina's conflict intention is called ________.
A) competing
B) avoiding
C) accommodating
D) compromising
E) collaborating
10) Which of the following is not a conflict-resolution technique?
A) creating superordinate goals
B) appointing a devil's advocate
C) avoiding the conflict
D) exercising authoritative command
E) generating additional resources
11) Stage II of the conflict process deals with conflict being ________.
A) perceived and felt
B) apparent and experienced
C) expressed and perceived
D) overt and covert
E) internalized
12) Irma does not like a few of the standard operating procedures adapted for the new
project. However, she discussed the items with the team and told them that she realized
she was in the minority and that she would adapt the new procedures to maintain smooth
operations within the team. This type of intention is called ________.
A) sacrificing
B) accommodating
C) collaborating
D) compromising
E) competing