Multiple choice 1. The capacity to influence people and accomplish desired objectives is called: (a) power. (b) leadership (c) authority. (d )status.

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1. The capacity to influence people and accomplish desired objectives is called:
(a) power.
(b) leadership
(c) authority.
(d )status.

2. A leadership theory that focuses on the traits of those who have assumed powers and who are considered to be effective is called
(a)trait theories.
(b). behavioral theories.
(c) contingency theories.
(d )structural theories.
3. Milton is a type of manager who is concerned primarily with accomplishing goals and objectives and concentrates on the task itself. His behavioral style is called:
(a) authoritarian.
(b) democratic.
(c) task oriented.
d. people oriented.
4. An approach to leadership in which the leader's behavior is first categorized on a scale from task orientation to people orientation, and efforts are made to find a work situation to which that particular
style is best suited is called:
(a) Hersey-Blanchard theory.
(b) Vroom-Jago model.
(c)Fielder's LPC theory.
(d )path goal theory.
5. According to path goal theory, which of the following is not a leadership behavior?
(a)directive behavior.
(b)supportive behavior.
(c) participative behavior.
(d) none of the above.
6. Which of the following is not true with respect to organizational changes in the past decade?
(a) many organizations have become leaner.
(b) technology has been utilized to increase employee productivity.
(c) employee training has helped employees to adapt to and thrive in new work environments.
(d) management has centralized decision making and planning giving non-managerial employees less power in the workplace.
7. Employees may resist change for which of the following reason(s)?
(a)self-interest.
(b)habit and personal inertia
(c) fear.
(d) all of the above.
8. According to psychologist Kurt Lewin, which of the following is not a stage in the change process?
(a) unfreezing.
(b) mediating.
(c)changing.
(d)refreezing
9. Transformational change is often carried out:
(a) by middle managers
(b) top down.
(c) Bottom up
(d) After extensive consultation
10 .The three stages of the change process are:
(a) unfreezing, adjustment, and refreezing.
(b) adjustment, unfreezing, and refreezing
(c) adjustment, unfreezing, and re-adjustment
(d) adjustment, re-adjustment, and unfreezing

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