管理学第九版清华大学出版社课后习题答案第17章.docVIP

Chapter 17 Leadership True/False Questions WHO ARE LEADERS AND WHAT IS LEADERSHIP? Managers and leaders are the same. (False; easy; p. 488) Ideally, all managers should be leaders. (True; easy; p. 488) EARLY THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP Despite the best efforts of researchers, it proved impossible to identify one set of traits that would always differentiate leaders from nonleaders. (True; moderate; p. 489) Effective leaders do not need a high degree of knowledge about the company, industry, and technical matters. (False; easy; p. 489) Cognitive theories are leadership theories that identified behaviors that differentiated effective leaders from ineffective leaders. (False; easy; p. 490) According to the University of Michigan studies, leaders who are production oriented are described as emphasizing interpersonal relationships and as taking a personal interest in the needs of their followers. (False; easy; p. 492) The managerial grid only provides a framework for conceptualizing leadership style. (True; moderate; p. 493) CONTINGENCY THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP Fiedler’s contingency model of leadership style proposed that effectiveness depends on the ability and willingness of the subordinates. (False; moderate; p. 493) The least-preferred coworker questionnaire measures whether a person is task or relationship oriented. (True; easy; p. 493) According to Fiedler’s research, task-oriented leaders tended to perform better in situations that are very favorable to them and in situations that were very unfavorable. (True; difficult; p. 495) According to Fiedler’s research, relationship-oriented leaders seemed to perform better in very unfavorable situations. (False; moderate; p. 495) Vroom and Yetton’s leader participation model related leadership behavior and participation to decision making. (True; moderate; p. 497) Robert House’s path-goal theory is an expectancy theory of motivation. (False; moderate; p. 498) Robert House’s achievement-oriented leader sets challenging goals and