Leadership Experience 7th Edition by Daft – Test Ban
Chapter 07
1. Leadership is the sole basis for the success of an organization.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. An alienated follower is an independent, critical thinker who is active in an organization.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. To effectively manage up requires understanding what leaders want and need.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. A passive follower exhibits critical, independent thinking and displays initiative and a sense of responsibility.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
5. One of the tactics for followers to manage up is to be a resource for the leader.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. Effective followers have to know what they stand for and be willing to express their own ideas to their leaders even though this might mean risking their jobs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. It is a leader’s job to clearly communicate where a group or organization is going and why.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
8. Leadership coaching involves telling followers what to do, directing and controlling their behavior, and judging their performance.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. Leaders should wait for an annual review to let employees know how they’re doing or how they can improve.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
10. Effective leaders see feedback as something to dread or fear and not as a route to improvement and development.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Managing up involves:
a. giving advice on handling specific organizational situations and dealing with organizational politics.
b. directing and controlling behavior and judging individual performance.
c. telling a person exactly what needs to be done.
d. consciously developing a mutually respectful relationship with one’s direct superiors.
ANSWER: d
12. Leaders value those people who:
a. show initiative.
b. think uncritically.
c. do not take responsibility when something needs to be done.
d. focus exclusively on the shortcomings of an organization.
ANSWER: a
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