Concern about the ethics of leaders is a relatively recent phenomenon.
a. True
b. False
During the first phase of leadership making, the interactions within the
leader-subordinate dyad are generally low quality.
a. True
b. False
The trait approach determines the most important traits in a highly objective way.
a. True
b. False
Assertiveness is a universally desirable leader attribute.
a. True
b. False
In a major review in 1948, Stogdill suggested
a. No consistent set of traits differentiates leaders from non-leaders.
b. Leadership traits are independent of situation factors.
c. Extraversion is a definitive leadership trait.
d. A consistent set of traits differentiates leaders from nonleaders.
Which scholar reported that a primary characteristic of culture is the degree to which
the culture is individualistic or collectivistic?
a. Greenleaf
b. Hall
c. Trompenaars
d. Eagly
Team-based and technology-enabled organizational structures
a. Are part of hierarchical organizations
b. Are found in organizations with flatter structures
c. Rely on teams using new and robust technology
d. Are found in organizations in the same geographical location
Transformational leadership is fundamentally morally uplifting. This suggests that
a. Use of coercive leadership cannot be considered leadership
b. All transformative leadership has a negative side
c. Using contingent reward cannot be considered leadership
d. Using management by exception cannot be considered leadership
Leadership is a phenomenon that takes place in the context of the interaction between
leaders
and followers. This viewpoint would suggest leadership is accessible by all:
a. Reward
b. Referent
c. Process
d. Trait
e. Legitimate
Followers who need a high level of human interaction need
a. Directive leadership
b. Participative leadership
c. Supportive leadership
d. Achievement-oriented leadership
Jim is a manager of a restaurant. He is very concerned with efficiency and making
employees happy.
a. Jim is a compromise.
b. Jim is a country club manager.
c. Jim is a high-high style leader.
d. Jim is low in initiating structure and high in consideration.
e. Jim is an impoverished leader.
Burn’s perspective on ethical leadership stems from his work in which other theory?
a. Leader-member exchange
b. Transformational
c. Adaptive
d. Servant
Which ethical leadership principle is a clear example of altruism?
a. Serves others
b. Builds community
c. Shows justice
d. Respects others
The research Katz completed for his article describing the skills of an effective
administrator
a. Was quantitative research
b. Was qualitative research
c. Was a meta-analysis of skills research
d. Was research focused on attributes of leaders
McGrath describes diagnosing group deficiencies as part of
a. Monitoring/internal.
b. Executive action/internal.
c. Monitoring/external.
d. Executive action/external.
Authentic leadership is
a. Easily defined
b. A complex process
c. Similar to path-goal theory
d. Similar to trait approach
Theenvironmental influences listed are all internal with the exception of
a. Slow Internet service
b. Flooding of the office
c. Highly competent followers
d. Limited office space
Men were found to be more effective than women
a. When in gender neutral leadership roles
b. When in middle-management positions
c. In military leadership positions
d. In masculinized leadership positions
You are leader of a group project for a class in which you previously have successfully
used coaching style. Now the group members seem very insecure about whether they
can complete the project, but it is apparent that they have learned a lot about how to do
the project and are now quite competent to do a good job. You decide to switch to a
supporting style. Why did you make this switch?
a. The followers moved up in competence
b. Supportive behaviors always help followers
c. The followers’ competence and commitment are about equal
d. The followers have moderate level of commitment