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Leadership Theories and Effectiveness: Analyzing Traits, Behaviors, and Workplace Dynamics

Comparison of leadership theories and their effectiveness in workplaces.

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    Leadership Theories and Effectiveness: Analyzing Traits, Behaviors, and Workplace Dynamics Grading Summary These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions, and comments from your instructor, are in the "Details" section below. Date Taken: 9/28/2012 Time Spent: 1 h , 20 min , 02 secs Points Received: 105 / 130 (80.8%) Question Type: # Of Questions: # Correct: Multiple Choice 30 23 Essay 2 N/A Grade Details - All Questions Page: 1 2 3 1. Question : (TCO 2) Historically, researchers have focused upon two main theories of leadership effectiveness: _____ and ____. Student Answer: Ancient and modern Male and female Centralized and decentralized Trait and behavior Time - sensitive and timeless Instructor Explanation: p. 16 Points Received: 3 of 3 Comments: 2. Question : (TCO 2) Vince Lombardi had a _____ personality; his followers' goal was to be equal to their understanding of his ____. Student Answer: Schizophrenic; needs Mercurial; orders Stoic; desires Charismatic; values and goals

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    Difficult; deficiencies Instructor Explanation: p. 27 Points Received: 3 of 3 Comments: 3. Question : (TCO 2) Regarding the importance of enthusiasm for leadership effectiveness, _____ said, "Good work is never done in cold blood; heat is needed to forge anything. Every great achievement is the story of a flaming heart." Student Answer: Martin Luther King George Patton Harry Truman Colin Powell Eleanor Roosevelt Instructor Explanation: p. 31 Points Received: 3 of 3 Comments: 4. Question : (TCO 2) ____, ____, and _____ are traits found in charismatic leaders. Student Answer: Education, opportunity, and attention to detail Training, sensitivity, and patience Experience, collaboration, and emotional stability Optimism, extroversion, and a sense of adventure None of the above Instructor Explanation: p. 32 Points Received: 0 of 3

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    Comments: 5. Question : (TCO 2) Successful leaders today function more as _____ and ____, and less as ______ and ____. Student Answer: Facilitators and teachers; enforcers and disciplinarians Experts and performers; coaches and guides Goal - directed and bottom - line oriented; considerate and supportive Tellers and doers; askers and helpers None of the above Instructor Explanation: p. 37 Points Received: 3 of 3 Comments: 6. Question : (TCO 2) If you have _____ intelligence, you have the ability to deal with people; if you have musical - rhythmic intelligence, you appreciate _____ and ____. Student Answer: Intrapersonal; sculpting and surgery Verbal/linguistic; logical reasoning and exploring patterns Musical/rhythmic; saying words and using your body Interpersonal; pitch and rhythm None of the above Instructor Explanation: p. 49 Points Received: 3 of 3 Comments: 7. Question : (TCO 2) Increasingly, the American workplace is becoming ____, ____, and ____.

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    Student Answer: Contemplative, rule - based, and quality conscious Moderate, rational, and organized Fast - paced, culturally diverse, and global Customer driven, finance focused, and geography - bound None of the above Instructor Explanation: p. 55 Points Received: 3 of 3 Comments: 8. Question : (TCO 2) _____ describes how difficult the leader's job can be: "Since no important decision ever pleases everyone in an organization, the leader must also absorb the displeasure, and sometimes the severe hostility, of those who would have taken a different course." Student Answer: Peter Drucker Margaret Wheatley Chris Argyris Douglas McGregor Ken Blanchard Instructor Explanation: p. 54 Points Received: 3 of 3 Comments: 9. Question : (TCO 2) Qualities of transformational leaders include: Student Answer: Determination, diligence, and attention to detail Perception, persistence, and practical - mindedness Bravery, strength, and technical expertise

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