Social judgment is an individual attribute in the skills model.
a. True
b. False
I am really frustrated and unsatisfied with my work right now. I need my leader to
a. Nurture me
b. Involve me
c. Challenge me
d. Direct me
The later LMX studies focused on
a. Follower locus of control
b. Positive outcomes for both the leader and followers
c. Determining out-group characteristics
d. Task characteristics of the job
Principles of path-goal theory
a. Are applied in many leadership training programs
b. Easy for leaders to apply to their followers
c. Consistent with organizational leadership training topics
d. Can be used for all types of tasks at all levels of leadership
Some studies have suggested that masculinity is a leadership trait.
a. True
b. False
A leader who makes priorities clear, stimulates participation, is open minded and enjoys
working is displaying
a. Country club behaviors
b. Authority compliance behaviors
c. Middle-of-the-road behaviors
d. Team behaviors
e. Impoverished behaviors
Path-goal theory is based on motivation principles drawn from expectancy theory.
a. True
b. False
My leader is great at predicting the future based on past experiences. He is using which
characteristic of a servant leader?
a. Empathy
b. Awareness
c. Persuasion
d. Foresight
During the 2008 United States presidential election, Barack Obama demonstrated this
trait extensively and brought public attention to its value as it relates to leadership.
a. Readiness
b. Vigor
c. Charisma
d. Drive
e. Capacity
For leaders, McGrath’s critical leadership functions do not include which type of group
leadership function?
a. Diagnosing group deficiencies
b. Preventing deleterious changes
c. Negating remedial action
d. Forecasting environmental changes
There is no single accepted definition of authentic leadership, but it can be
conceptualized in how many ways?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
How do career experiences affect the characteristics and competencies of leaders?
Defend or refute: Men and women are equally likely to emerge as leaders in mixed-sex
groups.
How does culture influence the leadership process?
In Blake and Mouton’s Leadership Grid, a leader whose actions would plot on the grid
at
3, 7 would be using what types of leader behaviors and at what degree?
Using Hogg’s social identity theory, how could you coach a minority person who
aspires to leadership in his or her organization?
Ans: There are two facets to this
Explain the process of how servant leadership works.
A basic assumption of the SLII® is that employees’ skills and motivation vary over
time. Do you agree? Can you think of any exceptions? Does the SLII® fit all work
situations equally well?
There are two main models in the skills approach, Katz’s Three Skills Model and
Mumford et al.’s Skills Model. Compare these two models by describing two
similarities and two differences between these models.
Of the five major leadership traits discussed in the chapter, which would you claim to
be the
most important? Which the least important? Support your claim with specific examples
from the
chapter.