Research in behavioral style has not supported a universal high-high leadership style
that is most effective in all situations.
a. True
b. False
I like working with my supervisor because she lets me do things the way I think they
should be done. She encourages me to be creative and unique in my approach to
problems. Which of the global leadership behaviors am I using?
a. Autonomous
b. Humane-oriented
c. Self-protective
d. Participative
Hao is a new lawyer in your real estate law firm who comes highly recommended to
you because of his high intelligence and experience with real-estate law. You encourage
him to be creative and use innovation in problem solving when working on cases. You
are using which transformational factor?
a. Intellectual stimulation
b. Contingent reward
c. Individualized consideration
d. Idealized influence
Relationship behaviors
a. Facilitate goal accomplishment
b. Focus on personal advantage for the leader
c. Help group members feel comfortable with one another
d. Provide structure
The following is not one of the classifications for a definition of leadership:
a. The focus of group process
b. An artistic process
c. A behavior
d. A personality trait
e. An instrument of goal achievement
Some executive coaching programs using principles of the psychodynamic approach,
which help executives
a. Be more firm with aggressive followers
b. Be more emotionally involved with aggressive followers
c. Be more conscious of the dark side of leadership
d. Be more conscious and self-aware, which will help them relate to others
Which of the following are conduct domain theories?
a. Utilitarianism
b. Duty-based
c. Virtue-based
d. Altruism
Paternalism/maternalism refers to a leader who
a. Is a benevolent dictator
b. Is focused on selfish needs
c. Is noncommittal
d. Integrates task and relationship behaviors
I can emerge as the leader in my group project by
a. Telling all group members exactly what to do
b. Communicating and listening well with group members
c. Sitting at the head of the table
d. Being designated by the instructor as the group leader
The team I am leading is in conflict with constant infighting and little focus on the
project’s goals. I should take
a. External task action
b. Internal task action
c. Internal relational action
d. External environmental action
People want to view their leaders as ethical, fair, and just, especially with the public
failing of high-level leaders in the past decade. This is
a. A criticism of ethical leadership
b. A strength of ethical leadership
c. A failure of ethical leadership
d. An unreasonable public view
The situational approach contends that leadership involves both directive and
supportive behaviors.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following scholars presented an alternative transformational perspective
that describes five exemplary practices of leadership?
a. Bennis and Nanus
b. Graen and Uhl-Bien
c. MacGregor Burns
d. Kouzes and Posner
Followers have different developmental levels with different tasks. Leaders should
a. Adjust to each development level
b. Use the behavior they are best at in each level
c. Put structures in place to limit the movement along the continuum
d. Be flexible in leadership behavior
A disadvantage of path-goal theory is that its approach could foster subordinate
dependency.
a. True
b. False