Teleological theories include all of the following except
a. Ethical egoism
b. Utilitarianism
c. Altruism
d. Ethical egalitarianism
Examples of organizational teams can include all of the following except
a. Task force.
b. Work unit.
c. Quality team.
d. Project manager.
Many studies have shown that organizations often have higher standards of
performance and effort for women.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is not a personality characteristic of charismatic leadership?
a. Agreeable
b. Dominant
c. Strong moral values
d. Desire to influence
The emergence of a vision should originate only from the leader, not the followers
within the organization.
a. True
b. False
By including such a large number of components, the skills approach and its models are
criticized for
a. Being too similar to previously detailed approaches to leadership
b. Stressing the value of developing specific skills
c. The range of skills extending beyond the boundaries of leadership
d. Not being consistent with aspects of leadership education programs
e. Not being readily available to all
The behavioral approach suggests that leadership cannot be explained by any list of
personality traits.
a. True
b. False
The common goals element of the definition of leadership means
a. Leaders and followers have a mutual purpose
b. Leaders and followers have similar personalities
c. Leaders and followers have similar interests
d. Leaders and followers have a mutual desire for power
Mirroring and idealizing can end up having a negative impact on an organization by
a. Leaders admiring and emulating followers
b. Followers becoming more like the leader
c. Followers becoming more like each other
d. Enforcing transferential patterns not based in reality
A criticism of transformational leadership is that it treats leadership as a personality
trait.
a. True
b. False
Which leader behavior in the adaptive leadership model means the leader needs to
encourage people to focus on the tough work that needs to be done?
a. Identify adaptive challenges
b. Regulate distress
c. Give the work back to the people
d. Maintain disciplined attention
Behavioral approach does all of the following except
a. Broaden the field of leadership research to include behaviors
b. Support itself through a range of studies
c. Emphasize the importance of task and relationship behavior
d. Identify a universal set of leadership behaviors
The leadership-making model is
a. Prescriptive
b. Descriptive
c. Unscripted
d. Transactional
One of my employees works harder and logs more overtime and consistently works
weekends when needed compared with any of the other staff in our department. If I
choose to promote her instead of her coworkers based on her hard work, I am using
which principle of distributive justice?
a. According to individual need
b. According to societal contribution
c. According to personal rights
d. According to individual effort
Based on Bill George’s authentic leadership approach, which of the following are not
related?
a. Compassion and relationships
b. Consistency and self-discipline
c. Passion and purpose
d. Behavior and values
Path-goal theory could be best described as a
a. Great person theory
b. Transformational theory
c. Motivational theory
d. Behavioral theory
Liz is a team leader at a local grocery store. Recently, her boss said that she needs to
address the negative attitudes of employees. To try and fix this problem, she has begun
awarding gift-cards to employees who have great attitudes. What internal leadership
intervention is Liz addressing?
a. Managing conflict
b. Facilitating decisions
c. Goal focusing
d. Satisfying needs
The prescriptive nature of LMX
a. Is described by the in-group and out-group
b. Relies on leaders adjusting to follower characteristics
c. Is found in the leadership-making phases
d. Relies on followers making a social connection with the leader
During the stranger phase of leadership making, the roles are
a. Scripted
b. Tested
c. Negotiated
d. Implied