Which of the following will help leaders to develop open-mindedness?
a. They have to allow their subordinates do the thinking for them.
b. They have to maintain strong preconceptions and suspend beliefs and opinions.
c. They have to forget many of their conditioned ideas.
d. They have to stick to mental models that worked in the past.
With systems thinking, a leader looks at the dots in isolation rather than seeing the big
picture and connecting the dots.
a. True
b. False
A less conscientious person tends to be easily distracted and impulsive.
a. True
b. False
To practice the art of persuasion, leaders should:
a. dictate1heirtenns to followers.
b. build goals on common ground.
c. beinflexiblewi1hrespectto goals and plans.
d. rely on facts and figures alone.
Lateral thinking:
a. solves a problem by orthodox and logical methods.
b. stagnates creativity.
c. is concerned with certainties and “what ought to be.”
d. moves people ‘sideways” to try different perceptions.
In the context of follower responses to the use of power, the act of disobeying orders or
deliberately avoiding carrying out instructions is known as .
a. resistance
b. advocacy
c. commitment
d. compliance
I In1he context of1he siiiVey of followers, which of1he following statements is1rue of
female leaders?
a. They have more aggressiveness than male leaders.
b. They provide lesser inspirational motivation than male leaders.
c. They are more individually considerate than male leaders.
d. They offer less intellectual stimulation than male leaders.
Identify the correct statement regarding leadership.
a. Leadership involves administrative paperwork.
b. Leadership involves noncoercive influence.
c. Leadership involves unidirectional influence.
d. Leadership involves maintaining the status quo.
Which of the following statements is true of end values?
a. They are beliefs about the kind of goals or outcomes that are worth trying to pursue.
b. They are beliefs about the types of behavior that are appropriate for reaching goals.
c. They include such things as being helpful to others, being honest, or exhibiting
courage.
d. They tend to fall into two categories of morality and competence.
Patricia is a member of the board of directors of Bright lake Medical College. She fires
a teacher with lax ethical standards who treats his colleagues unfairly. In the given
scenario, she is committed to:
a. creating closed-door policies.
b. avoiding shareholder questions.
c. firing principals who do not produce short-term results.
d. sound ethics and transparency.
____________is based on a win-win assumption, in that all parties want to come up
with a creative solution that can benefit both sides.
a. Mediation
b. Integrative negotiation
c. Groupthink
d. Distributive negotiation
The visible level of corporate culture refers to:
a. artifacts such as dress, office layout, and organizational ceremonies.
b. expressed values, underlying assumptions, and beliefs.
c. deeper values and shared understandings held by organizational members.
d. creativity and risk-taking.
One of the tactics for followers to manage up is to be a resource for the leader.
a. True
b. False
The more aware a leader is of his or her assumptions, the less the leader understands
how assumptions guide behavior and decisions.
a. True
b. False
Leaders can learn to work more effectively with different personality types by striving
for understanding.
a. True
b. False
can be defined as the attairnnent of organizational goals in an effective and efficient
manner through planning, organizing, staffmg, directing, and controlling organizational
resources.
What is leadership coaching?
Briefly describe the trait approach to leadership.
What are the challenges faced by leaders of global teams?
Explain the four leadership styles based on the situational theory of leadership
developed by Hersey and Blanchard.
Briefly describe prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination in organizations.
includes arousing followers’ thoughts and imaginations as well as their ability to
identify and solve problems creatively.
According to Hofstede’s social value system,___________is a preference for a tightly
knit social framework in which people look out for one another and organizations
protect their members’ interests.