_______________ argued that the major activities of management and leadership are
played out differently; but both are essential to an organization
a. Jago
b. Zaleznik
c. Kotter
d. Bass
The emerging approach called servant leadership
a. Focuses on followers needs
b. Focuses on traits
c. Focuses on adapting to solve problems
d. Focuses on spirituality
Which regulating distress behavior maintains that it is the leader’s responsibility to
manage the rate of adaptive change for people?
a. Providing direction
b. Conflict management
c. Protection
d. Orientation
Dora is in charge of the third-shift cashiers at 24-hour superstore. She has worked there
for 5 years and recently found out there is an opportunity to make more money if she
can move to the stock room and manage the employees there. Dora goes to her boss,
Gary, and asks if she can be considered for the transfer and promotion. Gary tells Dora,
“Sorry, we really need someone that can lift and throw stock around, so I’m going to
give it to one of our guys.” What advancement barrier is Dora facing?
a. Developmental opportunities
b. Gender stereotypes
c. Style and effectiveness
d. Negotiation
The double standard women face in leadership roles is
a. They must be competent and appropriately female
b. They must be competent and appropriately masculine
c. They must be educated and communal
d. They must be educated and agentic
Mary has managed the mailroom for 2 years. Management views Mary as a person with
special leadership talent, such as intelligence, sociability, and determination. What
approach is
management using in assessing Mary?
a. Trait approach
b. Attributions approach
c. Behavioral approach
d. Managerial grid approach
The behavioral approach is used in many training and development programs.
a. True
b. False
Which of Larson & LaFasto’s characteristics of team excellence is associated with
Hackman’s “clear norms of conduct”?
a. Compelling purpose
b. Unified commitment
c. Standards of excellence
d. Competent team members
During the partner phase of leadership making, the leader and subordinate have
reciprocal
influence on each other.
a. True
b. False
In work settings where the formal authority system is weak, leadership becomes a tool
that helps subordinates by making the rules and work requirements clear.
a. True
b. False
Kim leads a team of graduate students in food science who discover a new food
ingredient that tastes like salt but contains no artificial ingredients. Kim gives credit for
the discovery to her graduate students. She is displaying what servant leader behavior?
a. Foresight
b. Emotional healing
c. Putting followers first
d. Empowering
The influence dimension of leadership places an enormous ethical burden on leaders.
a. True
b. False
How many cultural dimensions did the GLOBE researchers identify?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 6
d. 9