Ethical egoism is concerned with doing the greatest good for the greatest number.
a. True
b. False
Self-regulation and self-concept are dimensions of the interpersonal definition of
leadership.
a. True
b. False
Who focused on leaders matching their styles to the competence and commitment of
employees?
a. Stogdill
b. Hersey and Blanchard
c. Blake and McCanse
d. Katz
A servant leader should strive to remove inequalities and social injustices.
a. True
b. False
Critical life events
a. Can be positive only
b. Can be positive or negative
c. Can be negative only
d. Act as catalysts for change
Which of the following is not an example of an internal environmental influence that
can
affect leadership outcomes?
a. Skill level of employees
b. Gender ratio of employees
c. Up-to-date technology
d. An economic recession
e. Group communication processes
Global leaders need to be skilled in creating transcultural visions.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is not a strength of adaptive leadership?
a. It takes a process approach to the study of leadership
b. It is follower centered
c. It clearly describes a step-by-step approach to adaptive challenges
d. It directs how leaders help followers deal with conflicting values
Developmental experiences that help people achieve top leadership positions include
a. Male bonding opportunities
b. Nepotism
c. Inclusion in key networks
d. Effective mentoring relationships
Which is not a strength of the skills approach?
a. It is intuitively appealing
b. Skills can be learned
c. It has high predictive value
d. It is an expansive view of leadership
What type of challenge occurred when the problem employees encountered was
identified and the leader selected a workable solution?
a. An adaptive challenge
b. A technical challenge
c. A technical and adaptive challenge
d. A non-challenge
The largely fixed attitude, belief, or emotion held by an individual about another
individual or group based on faulty or unsubstantiated data is the definition of
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Culture
c. Prejudice
d. Diversity
Transactional leadership
a. Is not a very common leadership style
b. Is found in the bulk of leadership models
c. Is less commonly used than transformational leadership
d. Is used only in military leadership
The SLII® model is divided into two parts:
a. Leadership attributes and follower skills
b. Leadership skills and follower development level
c. Leadership development levels and follower behaviors
d. Leadership style and follower development level
LMX theory can help leaders
a. To be aware of potential biases toward some of our followers
b. To be aware of who in the organization they can trust and depend upon
c. To be aware of trying to help all followers into the in-group
d. To be aware that some followers may not want to be in the in-group