Cambridge International A Level · Psychology (9990)

Leadership and management: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Leadership and management.

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Question 1

1 mark

Which leadership theory suggests that certain individuals are born with innate qualities or personality traits that make them natural leaders?

Question 2

1 mark

In Muczyk and Reimann’s (1987) model of leadership behaviour, which style is used by a leader who makes all the decisions but allows followers to carry them out without close supervision?

Question 3

1 mark

A manager spends their afternoon meeting individually with three employees to set their specific performance goals for the upcoming quarter. According to Scouller’s levels of leadership, which level is the manager primarily operating at?

Question 4

1 mark

According to Kelley (1988), which two dimensions are used to categorise different followership styles?

Question 5

1 mark

According to Kelley’s (1988) followership model, a follower who is an independent, critical thinker but remains passive in their behavioral engagement within the organization is classified as:

Question 6

2 marks

Identify the three levels of leadership described in Scouller’s model.

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Question 7

4 marks

Identify and briefly explain the two dimensions of leader behaviour identified in the Ohio State University research studies.

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Question 8

6 marks

Compare the directive autocrat and the directive democrat leadership styles within Muczyk and Reimann’s (1987) four styles of leader behaviour.

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Question 9

2 marks

Outline the four styles of leader behaviour proposed by Muczyk and Reimann (1987) and state which dimension of leader behaviour each style represents.

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Question 10

4 marks

(a) Identify and describe one universalist theory of leadership.
(b) Explain one way in which universalist theories of leadership differ from behavioural theories, such as the Ohio State University studies.

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