Chapter 5, Leadership—The Integrative Variable Video Solutions, Effective Police Supervision Study Guide

Problem 1

According to the nationwide survey cited in the text,
a. the chart of the typical police organization is constricted in the middle, where the number of sergeants is outweighed by both line officers below them and the ranks of lieutenant, captain and major above them.
b. a typical police organization can be diagrammed by an inverted pyramid.
c. in a typical police organization, first-line supervisors outnumber managers in all other administrative positions.
d. none of the above.

Khalida Dawar

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Problem 2

Sergeants need to divide their time between doing and managing, which can be referred to as
a. the rule of coordination.
b. the rule of balance.
c. the 50 percent rule.
d. none of the above.

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Problem 3

Supervisory skills include
a. operational, human and conceptual.
b. position and power.
c. direction, delegation and discussion.
d. tasks and relationships.

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Problem 4

Positional power sources include
a. expert, reward, coercive.
b. legitimate, coercive, reward.
c. referent, expert.
d. coercive, referent, expert.

Sharon Edamala

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Problem 5

Personal power sources include
a. expert, reward, coercive.
b. legitimate, coercive, reward.
c. referent, expert.
d. coercive, referent, expert.

Sharon Edamala

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Problem 6

The theories of leadership can be grouped into which three categories?
a. Trait theories, behavioral theories, contingency theories.
b. Trait theories, individual theories, group theories.
c. Individual theories, behavioral theories, group theories.
d. Individual theories, behavioral theories, contingency theories.

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Problem 7

Ralph Stogdill's identified a group of traits associated with leadership effectiveness includes
a. capacity, achievement and power.
b. capacity, responsibility and power.
c. power, status and achievement.
d. status, responsibility and capacity.

Asma Venkitta

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Problem 8

The behavioral model identifies two basic types of leadership behavior, which are
a. initiating structure and resolution.
b. resolution and consideration.
c. consideration and initiating structure.
d. none of the above.

Stacy Storey

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Problem 9

A supervisor who feels comfortable emphasizing consideration is likely to use
a. one-way communication and emphasize high standards.
b. one-way communication and show that there is mutual trust.
c. two-way communication and show respect for officers' ideas.
d. two-way communication and carefully plan activities.

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Problem 10

A supervisor who has activities carefully planned and communicated, has deadlines established and gives instructions is said to be emphasizing
a. consideration structure.
b. resolution structure.
c. initiating structure.
d. none of the above.

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Problem 11

Under the __________ , first developed by Fred Fiedler and associates, the leader's style must match the demands of a specific situation.
a. leadership continuum
b. contingency model
c. behavioral model
d. consistency model

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Problem 12

According to Fiedler, there are two basic styles of leadership, which are
a. task-oriented, goal-oriented.
b. goal-oriented, power-oriented.
c. power-oriented, task-oriented.
d. relationship-oriented, task-oriented.

Vishal Sharma

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Problem 13

For the newly appointed supervisor whose influence is limited, the leadership style that will be most effective is
a. goal-oriented.
b. power-oriented.
c. task-oriented.
d. relationship-oriented.

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Problem 14

Interaction of the leadership style, extent of control and the situational dimension result in a position whereby the relationship-oriented leader is most effective in a _____ situation, and the task-oriented leader is most effective in _____ or _____ situations.
a. moderate control, high control, low control
b. high control, low control, moderate control
c. low control, moderate control, high control
d. none of the above

Dennis Howard

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Problem 15

In participative management, a manager _____ performs a task alone when it can be accomplished through the efforts of others.
a. always
b. seldom
c. sometimes
d. never

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