Chapter 17: Leadership and Motivation

Group 10 Visual Quiz

(Villanueva, Abayan, Billones)
I. Multiple Choice.

1. This leadership theory confirms that manager’s performance as

leaders depends on their environment.

a. Situational Leader Theory

b. Geographic Leader Theory
c. Natural Leader Theory
d. One Dimensional Model of Leadership
Answer: a

2. In the language of transactional analysis, rewards are known as

what?

a. Awards
b. Conferrals
c. Recognition
d. Strokes
Answer: d

3. In the Need-Hierarchy model of motivation, Abraham Maslow

proposed the following EXCEPT

a. An unsatisfied need dominates over an individual’s behavior.

b. A satisfied need acts as a motivator.
c. A higher level need only arises when the ones below it are
satisfied.
d. None of the above.
Answer: b

4. In delegating a task, leaders are carrying out the following

EXCEPT

a. Giving subordinates sufficient authority to match the

responsibility which has been delegated.
b. Giving to subordinates all of their own responsibility,
usually for specific tasks and relevant decisions.
c. Both a and b.
d. Neither a nor b.
Answer: b
5. According to the Managerial Grid, this manager has a very high
concern for the team’s well-being while the concern for
production is very low.

a. Organization people manager

b. Team manager
c. Country club manager
d. Impoverished manager
Answer: c

6. If a manager is an ineffectual leader then an informal leader may

spring up who may challenge the manager’s position, creating a
team within a team. In this case, what is the manager’s only
sensible option?

a. Try to divide the group so as to diminish the power of the

informal leader.
b. Get rid of the informal leader.
c. Come to terms with the informal leader.
d. Undermine the informal leader’s position.
Answer: c

7. This factor which needs to be considered in motivating staff

effectively can act as a dissatisfaction preventer rather than as
a motivator.

a. Job security.
b. Recognition of achievements.
c. Financial rewards.
d. Working conditions.
Answer: d

8. This is one of the several factors that determines the

performance on a certain job. It is considered to be the most
important factor since without this, no amount of training or
support tools will result in good performance.

a. Personal motivation.
b. Defined goals.
c. Organizational environment.
d. Ability related to the task to be done.
Answer: a
II. True or False.

1. Motivation is a force which excites and drives a person to

action. It is objective and qualitative rather than subjective
and quantitative.

Answer: False

2. If the task is impossible to achieve (zero probability of

success) then motivation to do the task is low. However, if
success is certain no matter what is done (unit probability of
success), motivation to do the task is very high.

Answer: False

3. Recognition of achievements is important to all employees except

for professionals.

Answer: False

4. The motivational needs of professional people, such as scientist

and engineers, include only some of those which are common to
other workers.

Answer: False

5. In true delegation, subordinates should have a high level of

autonomy to act as they think best. Monitoring of the activity by
the leader occurs at agreed points only.

Answer: True

6. A leader inspires the team to achieve its goals while a manager

can only help the team by traditional methods, such as providing
resources and training.

Answer: True

7. Good leaders are not necessarily good managers. It does not

follow that every leader is a manager. Good managers, on the
other hand, are usually good leaders.

Answer: True

8. Organizational aims must be prioritized over individual aims for

the benefit of the entire organization.

Answer: False