Spiritual leadership is an emerging leadership approach.
According to Burns, followers should remember that their leaders are above them and
act accordingly.
An individual perceived by other group members as influential can only be an assigned
leader, not an emergent one.
The earliest leadership theories in the 20th century emphasized control and
centralization of power.
A factor common to the leadership classification systems is the view of leadership as a
process of influence.
The trait definition of leadership occurs through the interaction between leaders and
followers.
Followers usually are responsible for maintaining the relationship with leaders.
A person who is seen by their team as likeable and friendly possesses reward power.
The research on leadership generally has found it to be a relatively simple process.
Leadership scholars have agreed on a singular definition of leadership.
Leaders who use coercion are generally mostly interested in their own goals, rather than
those of subordinates.
The leader’s ability to use motivational patterns to influence others could also be stated
as
a. The ability to force people to do things they would not otherwise do
b. The ability to get people to voluntarily do things they would not otherwise do
c. The ability to motivate others toward a group goal
d. The ability to change follower behaviors against their will
Environmental influences are factors in situations that lie outside the leader’s
competencies,
characteristics, and experiences.
a. True
b. False
Which factor of transformational leadership supports followers as they try new
approaches and develop innovative ways of dealing with organizational issues?
a. Inspirational motivation
b. Intellectual stimulation
c. Individualized consideration
d. Idealized influence
Who does the primary work of adaptive work when in the holding environment?
a. Followers
b. Leaders
c. Leaders and followers equally
d. The organizational structure
What is it called in LMX when leaders form a relationship with each of their followers?
a. In-group
b. Out-group
c. Vertical dyad
d. X-Y axes integration
Universally desirable leadership attributes do not include
a. Effective bargainer.
b. Dictatorial.
c. Plans ahead.
d. Win-win problem solver.
Charismatic leadership is often described as being similar to or even synonymous with
a. Transformational leadership
b. Adaptive leadership
c. Servant leadership
d. Transactional leadership
All of the following environmental influences are external except
a. Slow Internet
b. Traffic
c. Computer network crash
d. Unplowed parking lot
e. Inexperienced followers
The trait approach is
a. No longer a viable leadership approach
b. Is primarily a focus of outdated research
c. Still a focus of contemporary leadership research
d. Irrelevant in modern society
The breadth of the skills approach, which includes motivation, critical thinking, and
personality
a. Is a strength of this approach
b. Is a weakness of this approach
c. Adds to the precise nature of the approach
d. Adds to the approaches’ prescriptive value
Andy owns Islander Surfboard Inc. In the past, Andy has always given his employees
bonuses during the holidays if they reached certain sales goals. This year, even though
the company is thriving, he decided to cut bonuses from employees and award them to
himself instead. What ethical theory of leadership is Andy following?
a. Altruism
b. Ethical egoism
c. Utilitarianism
d. None. This is an unethical decision.
Which theory of leadership suggests that it is important to recognize the existence of
in-groups and out-groups within an organization?
a. Path-goal theory
b. Expectancy theory
c. Servant leadership
d. Leader-member exchange theory
The teleological ethical theories are grouped together because “what is right?” is
answered by looking at
a. Character
b. Rules
c. Duty
d. Outcomes
What model attempts to integrate mediation and monitoring concepts with team
effectiveness?
a. Team leadership model
b. Critical leadership functions model
c. Group effectiveness model
d. Team excellence model
Elena is a sales manager who encourages her employees through motivation to be
committed to and a part of the shared vision of the organization. Elena is demonstrating
which factor of transformational leadership?
a. Inspiration
b. Intellectual stimulation
c. Individualized consideration
d. Idealized influence
How can a leader create unified commitment on a team?
Describe some of the measures used to define servant leadership. How does servant
leadership apply to you at this stage in your life?
Describe the monitoring function of team leadership. How does it change in a
fast-paced environment?
There are four basic premises in the Clinical Paradigm. What do all of these premises
have in common as they describe the framework of the psychodynamic approach?
Why should men be concerned about the labyrinth of women’s leadership?
The orthopedics department at your hospital is thinking about merging with the sports
medicine department, which has in the past shared physicians, physician assistants, and
nursing and support staff, but they have always had their own departmental structures
and leadership. The merger is being considered because the staffs currently share exam
rooms, operating theatres, and many administrative and diagnostic equipment and
procedures. The hospital administration thinks the merger will help save administrative
costs without detriment to patient care. Staff members are nervous about this merger
and wonder if it will cause changes in shifts, long-standing surgical work groups, and
even loss of jobs. You are the leader of the sports medicine department. You have used
adaptive leadership in past challenges and are going to try it now. Apply the adaptive
leadership model to this situation and describe some of the major steps you will take to
deal with this potential merger.
Are leaders born or made? Defend your answer with specific topics and research in the
text that supports your answer.
Northouse writes, “In any decision-making situation, ethical issues are either implicitly
or explicitly involved.” Give an example of a leadership decision that has explicit and
implicit ethical dimensions.
Describe the difference between “Get on the Balcony” and “Identify Adaptive
Challenges.”
Defend or refute: Servant leadership should be conceptualized as a behavior rather than
a trait.