A chief operating officer of the company who applies the level of administrative skills
to the degrees delineated in Katz’s model
a. Incorporates the entire staff in the process of shaping the company’s goals
b. Is more “hands-on” with producing the company’s product than interacting with staff
c. Has higher involvement with things than people or ideas
d. Avoids getting to know the staff
How many vertical dyadic relationships can occur in LMX?
a. Only one, the relationship between leader and all followers
b. Only one, the relationship between the leader and the in-group
c. Two, the relationship between the leader and the in-group and out-group
d. As many linkages as there are followers
A criticism of the team leadership model is
a. It does not place the ongoing work group in an environmental context.
b. It neglects to account for the changing roles of leaders in organizations.
c. It is too complex and isn’t practical for a growing number of team leaders.
d. It does not help in selecting team leaders.
Adaptive leadership is a unique kind of leadership in that
a. It focuses on the leader’s behaviors as a reflection of the followers
b. It focuses on the dynamics of mobilizing people to address change
c. It describes the process of rewards and punishments used in leadership
d. It describes the transformational processes in complex organizations
A strength of the trait approach is that it links specific leader traits to organizational
outcomes.
a. True
b. False
Path-goal theory suggests that leaders should respond to followers who need affiliation
from a(n)
a. Achievement style
b. Supportive style
c. Directive style
d. Participative style
One key to emerging as a leader
a. Is to be perceived by others as likable and knowledgeable
b. Is to be forceful in asserting your opinions
c. Is to avoid listening to opposing opinions
d. Is to be perceived by others as commanding and dominant
What was an element that GLOBE used to create regional clusters?
a. Nonverbal communication
b. Personal values
c. Common language
d. Population density
Which statement is most correct about servant leadership?
a. There are two models of servant leadership: Liden’s and Spears’s.
b. The only model of servant leadership is Liden’s.
c. There are several models that describe servant leadership.
d. No models of servant leadership have been shown to be effective.
The prescriptive nature of the adaptive leadership approach is found in the
a. Types of challenges
b. Actions of the followers
c. Response of the organization
d. Leader behaviors
The ethics theory that is high in self-interest and low in concern for others is
a. Utilitarianism.
b. Apathea.
c. Ethical egoism.
d. Altruism.
A leader who invites a follower to take on more responsibility is
a. Attempting to help the follower into the in-group
b. Attempting to determine whether the follower will fail at the task
c. Attempting to help the follower into the out-group
d. Attempting to make in-group members resentful of this follower
Men have more communal characteristics than women.
a. True
b. False
People like leaders to provide some direction and structure to their work but also want
to solve problems without too much directive leadership. Leaders should use which
adaptive behavior with these people?
a. Identify adaptive challenges
b. Regulate distress
c. Give the work back to the people
d. Maintain disciplined attention
The problem-solving component of the skills model
a. Assesses leader performance
b. Demonstrates ability to construct organizational solutions
c. Demonstrates leader personality
d. Assesses social perceptions and behavioral flexibility
Servant leadership can be applied at all levels of management in all types of
organizations.
a. True
b. False
I am meeting my new team, which I will directly supervise for the first time. I introduce
myself and jump right into the agenda items for the jobs each team member will be
assigned. I am using
a. Authoritative behaviors
b Delegating behaviors
c. Relationship behaviors
d. Task behaviors
Which scholar described the term “applied clinical practice” when exploring
organizational processes?
a. Gruenfeld
b. Zaleznik
c. Kats de Vries
d. Hirschhorn
A strength of the GLOBE study is that it provided a classification of cultural
dimensions that is more expansive than Hofstede’s classification system.
a. True
b. False