Chapter 01: The Nature and Importance of Leadership

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Chapter 01: The Nature and Importance of Leadership

• Leadership involves maintaining the status quo, not creating change.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

RATIONALE: Leadership is reciprocal. The people involved in the relationship want substantive changes— leadership involves creating change, not maintaining the status quo.

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-1 - Explain the meaning of leadership, and how it differs from management.NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence

TOPICS: 1-1 The Meaning of Leadership

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge

• The qualities needed for effective leadership are the same as those needed to be an effective follower.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

RATIONALE: Another way of framing the qualities of effective followers is to say that such followers display the personal characteristics and qualities of leaders.

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-7 - Pinpoint several traits, behaviors, and attitudes of a successful follower.NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles TOPICS: 1-7 Followership: Bring an Effective Group Member KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension

• At present, social connectedness and mobility are the central aspects of every leader’s job.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

RATIONALE: Social connectedness and mobility are becoming central aspects of every leader’s job.

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

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NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Moderate - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence

TOPICS: 1-1 The Meaning of Leadership

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge

• In a hyperconnected, networked age, competition becomes more important than collaboration.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

RATIONALE: In a hyperconnected, networked age, collaboration becomes more important than competition. Successful leaders harness and make the most of ideas, talent, and resources from across boundaries of all kinds.

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-1 - Explain the meaning of leadership, and how it differs from management.NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence

TOPICS: 1-1 The Meaning of Leadership

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension

• A spokesperson is a leader who is high-ranking manager that spends some part of their time engaging in ceremonial

activities.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

RATIONALE: Figurehead. Leaders, particularly high-ranking managers, spend some part of their time engaging in ceremonial activities, or acting as a figurehead.

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Pinpoint several important leadership roles.

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles

TOPICS: 1-3 Leadership Roles

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension

• An effective leader that takes time to motivate members and sometimes inspire large groups of people are called

coaches or motivators.

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Chapter 01: The Nature and Importance of Leadership

ANSWER: True

RATIONALE: Coach and motivator. An effective leader takes the time to coach and motivate team members, and sometimes to inspire large groups of people inside the organization.

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Pinpoint several important leadership roles.

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence

TOPICS: 1-3 Leadership Roles

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Comprehension

• A leader who facilitates inclusion and makes a deliberate effort to assume all team members, group members or other

employees feel included and welcome is a team player.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

RATIONALE: Inclusion facilitator. The leader who facilitates inclusion makes a deliberate effort to assume that all team members, group members, or other employees feel included and welcome within the organization

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Pinpoint several important leadership roles.

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence

TOPICS: 1-3 Leadership Roles

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Knowledge

• Top-level managers that develop strategy are entrepreneurs.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

RATIONALE: Strategy developer. Top-level managers develop strategy, usually assisted by input from others throughout the organization.

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

QUESTION TYPE: True / False

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Pinpoint several important leadership roles.

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