True / False Questions (2 points each) 1. Good leaders and good leadership is a rare commodity. True False 2. Managers commonly derive their power from the larger organization. True False 3. It is the follower's personality and readiness to follow that will determine the style of leadership that is most effective. True False 4. Follower behavior plays a major role in determining what behaviors leaders engage in. True False 5. Organizations have two kinds of leaders: task and maintenance. True False 6. People surrender their power to define reality for themselves to individuals whom they believe are capable of punitive forms of punishment. True False 7. Leaders who use referent and expert power commonly experience a favorable response in terms of follower satisfaction and performance. True False 8. The son of Odysseus, Telemachus developed his father's courage and leadership skills. This represents the great man theory of leadership. True False 9. Leader traits will play a stronger role shaping leader behavior in strong as opposed to weak leadership situations. True False 10. The Minnesota Twins Studies suggests that self-confidence is an innate trait. True False 11. Possessing feminine qualities has tended to distract from the attractiveness of the individual as a leader. True False 12. When researchers began to ask the question, "what is it that leaders do," the behavioral approach to leadership was started. True False 13. The University of Michigan Studies and Ohio State University Studies on leader behavior basically supported one another. True False 14. According the Blake and Mouton (Managerial Grid), the most effective style for an emergency situation is the 9,9 style. True False 15. The situational approach to leadership was developed because of the contradictory findings over the effects of initiating structure and consideration on performance and satisfaction. True False 16. In Fiedler's contingency model of leadership situational favorableness refers to the degree to which a leader can control and influence the group process. True False 17. In his contingency model of leadership, Fiedler argued that most leaders need to adapt their leadership style to the situation. True False 18. According to path-goal theory, the challenge facing leaders is basically two-fold. First, they must analyze the situation according to the degree a leader can control and influence the group process. Second, they must identify the leaders' trait or underlying disposition toward others. True False 19. The vast majority of the contemporary scholarship directed toward understanding leaders and the leadership process has been conducted in Western Europe and Asia. True False 20. Neutralizers of leadership are usually helpful to leaders. True False 21. A strong focus on one's life outside of work has been shown to enhance the impact of a leader's behavior. True False 22. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" characterizes the transformational leader. True False