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1 1.The leadership paradox is best stated as the fact that: a.teams usually need leaders, but the very presence of a leader threatens the autonomy of a team. b.leaders often know what to do, but are reluctant to share that knowledge with their team. c.leaders must pay attention to cognition (rationality) and emotion (intuition) when making decisions. d.leaders often change their mind immediately after having made a decision.  2.The theory that argues that leadership is largely an inborn characteristic of a person, and is largely inflexible and not easily developed, learned, or acquired is best termed: a.incremental theory. b.leadership paradox. c.entity theory. d.leader categorization theory. 3.The trait theory of leadership argues that leadership is largely an inborn characteristic of a person. Which of the following traits is attributed to people who are one of these types of theoretical leaders? a.Their leadership style encourages team freedom and autonomy. b.Their command is viewed as decentralized. c.They have great humility and nobility. d.They take and are given too little blame for corporate failures. 4.The research on personality and leadership has found evidence for all of the following EXCEPT: a.intelligence, and in particular, GMA (General Mental Ability) is linked to career success. b.narcissistic people are more likely to emerge as leaders in a group, but they are no more skilled than others. c.there is some indication from cross-sectional data that first-born children may be more intelligent. d.male leaders engage in more task-oriented behavior; female leaders engage in more relational-oriented behaviors. 5.There is overwhelming evidence that environmental and situational factors strongly affect leadership. Of the following, which is the best example of one of those situational factors? a.Positive personality b.Pragmatism about solutions c.Seating arrangements d.Diversity of network contacts 6.In terms of leadership selection, an investigation of team performance showed that teams with __________ leaders performed better on all organizational decision-making tasks than did teams whose leaders were __________. a.quickly selected; slowly selected b.passive; aggressive c.randomly selected; systematically selected d.team-selected; top-management selected  7.Which of the following behaviors is typical from leaders of a transactional leadership style? a.Develop employees that are adaptive and proactive in response to change. b.Have more satisfied subordinates. c.Reward compliant behavior and punish employees if they fail to complete tasks. d.Create teams that are characterized by collective openness to experience, agreeableness, extraversion, and greater conscientiousness. 8.__________ leaders allow members of their team more freedom in their work, permit team members to use their own judgment in solving problems, and grant members authority. Conversely, __________ leaders typically act as the spokesperson of their group, push for more work and higher production, and determine what should be done and how it should be accomplished. a.Person-focused; task-oriented b.Participatory; contingent c.Transactional; transformational d.Extrinsically-motivated; intrinsically-motivated 9.Transformational leadership is based on a leader’s__________; transactional leadership is based on a leader’s __________. a.power to reinforce team members for their successful completion of a task; ability to motivate their teams to work toward goals that go beyond immediate self-interest b.ability to motivate their teams to work toward goals that go beyond immediate self-interest; power to reinforce team members for their successful completion of a task c.active engagement with a team through highly visible behaviors; passive engagement with a team via laissez-faire behaviors d.passive engagement with a team via laissez-faire behaviors; active engagement with a team through highly visible behaviors  10.Transformational leaders rely on three behaviors to produce change: intellectual stimulation, charisma, and: a.a commanding presence. b.individualized consideration. c.discipline. d.pragmatism.