I had a really poor performance evaluation last week. It really made me think that I
should give work more effort than I have been. This is an example of an authentic
leadership factor that is a
a. Catalyst for change
b. Moral reasoning capacity
c. Resiliency capacity
d. Balanced processing
Our organization recently switched information technology support firms. Some of our
employees are finding the service slow and having difficulty interpreting the new
system. This is an example of
a. An adaptive challenge
b. A technical challenge
c. A technical and adaptive challenge
d. A non-challenge
Which of the following is not a component of Spears’s 10 characteristics of servant
leaders?
a. Listening
b. Healing
c. Sympathy
d. Stewardship
Which of the six global leadership behaviors is focused on ensuring the safety and
security of the leader and the group?
a. Self-protective
b. Team-oriented
c. Participative
d. Humane-oriented
The central purpose(s) of the behavioral approach is
a. To describe how leaders combine two types of behaviors
b. To explain how task and relationship behaviors influence followers
c. To assess how leader traits influence followers
d. To explain leader competencies
Group norms affect my moral decisions because I want to be seen as “good.” I am at
what stage of moral development?
a. Social contract and individual rights stage
b. Stage 1
c. Interpersonal accord and conformity stage
d. Stage 3
Antecedent conditions refer to the societal trends that enable servant leadership to be
effective.
a. True
b. False
The active form of management by exception
a. Is slightly more effective than the passive form
b. Is considered non-leadership
c. Is similar to individualized consideration
d. Is enacted only once problems arise
For servant leadership to be successful
a. Followers need to be open to this type of leadership
b. Followers need to become servants themselves
c. Followers must share all antecedent conditions
d. Followers must have an altruistic philosophy toward work
Which of the following is not a subordinate benefit of high LMX?
a. Increased performance-related feedback
b. Preferential treatment
c. Social interaction outside of the work setting
d. Ample access to supervisors
Which of the following is not a criticism of LMX?
a. LMX does not fully explain the creation of high-quality exchanges
b. It runs counter to the human value of fairness
c. It looks at dyadic relationships in the leadership process
d. The measurement of LMX is questionable
According to Situational Leadership®, D3 subordinates may be highly skilled but also
lack commitment.
a. True
b. False