Quiz 10. Leadership Across Cultures

Front 1

A Theory Y manager believes that people are basically lazy and that coercion and threats of
punishment must be used to get them to work.

Back 1

False

Front 2

Paternalistic leadership is the use of work-centred behaviour that is designed to ensure task
accomplishment.

Back 2

False

Front 3

Participative leadership is the use of both a work-centred and a people-centred approach.

Back 3

True

Front 4

Recent findings from a leadership study in India showed that participative leadership might be more
common and more effective in developing countries than has been reported previously.

Back 4

True

Front 5

Responsible global leadership encompasses value-based leadership, ethical decision-making and
quality stakeholder relationships.

Back 5

True

Front 6

According to this theory, a great deal of creative potential basically goes untapped and if these
abilities can be tapped, workers will provide much higher quantity and quality of output.
A. Theory X
B. Theory Z
C. Theory Y
D. Theory A

Back 6

C

Front 7

All of the following are assumptions that underlie Theory Y management except:
A. The expenditure of physical and mental effort at work is as natural to people as resting or playing
B. Commitment to objectives is determined by the rewards that are associated with their achievement

C. Under proper conditions, the average human being learns not only to accept but to seek
responsibility
D. The primary need of employees is job security

Back 7

D

Front 8

The focus of attention of this leadership style usually is on work progress, work procedures and
roadblocks that are preventing goal attainment.
A. Participative
B. Authoritarian
C. Paternalistic
D. Laissez-faire

Back 8

B

Front 9

Authoritarian leadership has all of the following characteristics except:
A. It typically involves the use of one-way communication from manager to subordinate
B. The focus of attention usually is on work progress, work procedures and roadblocks that prevent
goal attainment
C. It is widely used by Theory Y managers
D. It is often effective in handling a crisis

Back 9

C

Front 10

Identify the leadership style that is best summarized by the statement, "Work hard and the
company will take care of you".
A. Autocratic
B. Authoritarian
C. Participative
D. Paternalistic

Back 10

D

Front 11

French and German managers tend to use work-centered and _____ approach to leadership.
A. Authoritarian
B. Autocratic
C. Paternalistic
D. Participative

Back 11

A

Front 12

The leadership process used by Japanese managers places a strong emphasis on _____ goals.
A. Distinct
B. Indeterminate
C. Ambiguous
D. Specific

Back 12

C

Front 13

All of the following are accurate depictions of the Japanese approach to leadership except:
A. Management's concern for its employees extends to the whole life, business and social, of the
worker
B. Decision-making is carried out via group decision-making techniques
C. Employment is often for life; layoffs are rare
D. Control mechanisms are very explicit; people know exactly what to control and how to do it

Back 13

D

Front 14

All of the following are accurate depictions of the U.S. approach to leadership except:
A. Employment is usually short-term; layoffs are common
B. Responsibility is shared collectively
C. Evaluation and promotion is very fast; those not quickly promoted often seek employment
elsewhere
D. Decision-making is carried out by the individual manager

Back 14

B

Front 15

Which of the following are accurate depictions of the leadership style adopted by the managers of
many Middle Eastern companies?
A. Highly authoritarian tone; rigid instructions
B. Less bureaucratic; more delegation of authority
C. Informal control mechanisms; routine checks on performance
D. Formal planning; decisions made at all levels of management

Back 15

A