Leadership occurs in both large and small groups.
As president of my student organization I have position power.
The governor of your state possesses French and Raven’s legitimate power.
Using a process definition of leadership means it is available to everyone.
Followers can move back and forth along the developmental continuum, therefore
leaders should
a. Use the one leader behavior with which they are most comfortable
b. Put structures in place to limit this movement
c. Be flexible in their leadership behavior
d. Challenge the movement and direct followers to stay where they are
An organization requires you to fill out a personality assessment instrument as part of
your
application process for a specific position with the organization. What best explains
why they
would have you do this?
a. To place you with others who share the same traits.
b. To determine whether you fit their needs for the particular position.
c. To examine your attention to detail.
d. To decide on an amount for your salary.
The contingent reward factor
a. Is a reciprocal process of mutual influence
b. Is a reciprocal process between two followers
c. Is a process where follower effort is exchanged for specified rewards
d. Is a negotiated process with equal rewards for follower and leader
Hill’s model for team leadership suggests what number of leadership decisions a leader
must make before taking leadership actions?
a. 4
b. 3
c. 7
d. 5
Which of the following statements best describes Situational Leadership®?
a. Specific leaders are needed in specific situations
b. Leaders must adapt to the situation, but not to the followers
c. Different situations demand different kinds of leadership
d. Leadership is directive
A criticism of the GLOBE research study, cited in the text, is
a. The way the study measured leadership.
b. The narrow scope of the study.
c. Underdeveloped quantitative research design.
d. Classification system is not as expansive as the Hofstede classification system.
When I am leading my group of followers, sometimes I say or do things that I really do
not understand and that do not seem to be part of my typical way of dealing with issues.
I am applying which premise of the clinical paradigm?
a. Mental life lies outside of conscious awareness
b. Human development is an intra- and interpersonal process
c. There is rationale behind every act
d. How we regulate and express emotions is central to a person’s identity
I am doing a task I do not really understand and wish my leader would clear up my
confusion by telling me the first few steps. Which leadership style would help me the
most?
a. Directive behaviors
b. Achievement behaviors
c. Supportive behaviors
d. Participative behaviors
Workplace reliance on teams in modern workplaces is due in part to
a. Globalization
b. Flattening of organizational structures
c. Need to reduce stress in the workplace
d. Increasing need for hierarchical structures
The impoverished leader behavior is an example of uninvolved leadership.
a. True
b. False
The skills approach takes a _____________ on leadership, like the trait approach.
a. Leader-follower centered perspective
b. Organizational-centered perspective
c. Situational-centered perspective
d. Leader-centered perspective
The behavioral approach reminds leaders that
a. Personality is the essence of effective leadership.
b. Who they are is more important than what they do.
c. Task behaviors are more important than relationship behaviors.
d. They should continually engage in both task and relationship behaviors.
e. The high-high style is the best style of leadership.
Which researcher(s) identified the 10 characteristics of servant leaders?
a. Liden et. al
b. Luthans and Avolio
c. Riggio
d. Spears
What best explains the comparison of the skills approach to sports such as golf and
tennis?
a. Specific techniques are required to succeed.
b. Input from both sides takes place constantly.
c. Tools are essential in improving your skills.
d. People can improve their skills through practice and instruction.
e. Skills go back and forth between leaders and followers.
Zhu et al. tried to describe the transformational concept of “moral uplifting” and found
a. True transformational leadership negatively effects followers’ moral emotions
b. True transformational leadership positively effects followers’ moral emotions
c. True transformational leadership positively effects followers’ moral actions
d. True transformational leadership negatively effects followers’ moral actions
Which of the following is not one of the six adaptive leader behaviors in the model?
a. Get on the balcony
b. Provide a holding environment
c. Identify adaptive challenges
d. Regulate distress
Virtue-based ethical theories
a. Focus on the actions of leaders
b. Are about the leader’s character
c. Are duty driven
d. Focus on the consequences of leader actions
Mann’s study in 1959
a. Focused on situational factors in leadership
b. Reviewed studies on traits of leaders in small groups
c. Suggested that certain traits could be used to identify leaders from non-leaders
d. Described leader traits in terms of social perceptiveness rather than dominance
The functional perspective on group leadership contends that the leader has a special
responsibility to do whatever is necessary to meet the needs of the group.
a. True
b. False
Explain and give examples for the four Is of transformational leadership. Must all four
factors be present for someone to be transformational?
Much of the effectiveness of the team leadership model depends on accurate diagnoses
of team problems. What skills does this require? What can a leader do to improve skill
in this area?
Can leaders be more or less authentic? Or is authenticity like pregnancy: either you are
or aren’t authentic?
Describe how the transformational leadership factors in the Full Range Model of
Transformational Leadership are similar to Kouzes and Posner’s five practices of
exemplary leadership.
Not all leadership communication takes place in person. How would the following
media support or complicate each of the four leadership styles?
Telephone:
E-mail:
Twitter:
Written memos:
I have observed my leader interacting with all of us followers by sharing funny stories
and getting us to share what we are doing both in and outside of work, and the work
atmosphere is usually quite fun and energetic. I am a little concerned that we are not
meeting our sales goals and that the chief financial officer is coming in later this week
to address our poor performance. Using the main components of the behavioral
leadership approach, describe what style your leader is using and what style she may
use after the CFO meeting.
Are leaders born or made? Defend your answer using information from either trait or
skills approach.
Propose a transcultural vision that global leaders from all the culture clusters could
support and believe in. (Do not choose the obvious one: world peace.) Which cultural
values support your proposal? Which culture might be less invested in such a vision?
Why has the trait approach failed to provide a definitive list of leadership traits?
Compare and contrast the ethical leadership perspectives of Burns and Heifetz.