Human skills are about working with
a. Ideas
b. Concepts
c. People
d. Things
Transformational leadership has been criticized for being elitist and anti-democratic,
meaning
a. It gives the impression that the leader is acting independently of followers
b. The research supporting transformational leadership was completed only on
high-level leaders
c. Followers have the most influence in the organization
d. Leaders only look to leaders in higher positions than themselves for help creating
vision
Authentic leadership
a. Has multiple models that provide clear strategies for authentic leadership
development
b. Is effective in producing positive organizational outcomes
c. Contains evidence-based research that the strategies to develop authentic leadership
increases authentic leadership behaviors
d. Is something that all people have the capacity to learn, according to research findings
Assertiveness is a universally desirable leader attribute.
a. True
b. False
The central purpose(s) of the behavioral approach is
a. To describe how leaders combine two types of behaviors
b. To explain how task and relationship behaviors influence followers
c. To assess how leader traits influence followers
d. To explain leader competencies
Path-goal theory predicts that subordinates who have strong needs for affiliation prefer
directive leadership.
a. True
b. False
In George’s model of authentic leadership, the central component or as he called it “true
north” is
a. Purpose
b. The leader
c. Compassion
d. Consistency
Self-regulation and self-concept are dimensions of the interpersonal definition of
leadership.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is true of antecedent conditions that have an impact on servant
leadership?
a. Dimensions of culture will influence leadership.
b. Leader attributes are much less important in this model.
c. Leaders need to conceptualize the situation or organization well.
d. Leaders need to put followers first.
Bass and Avolio suggest that transformational leadership cannot be taught since it
results from innate leadership characteristics.
a. True
b. False
If followers are low in competence and high in commitment, a leader should adopt
which style?
a. Low-directive and high-supportive style
b. High-directive and high-supportive style
c. Low-directive and low-supportive style
d. High-directive and low-supportive style
According to Blake and Mouton, the “authority compliance manager” is highly
concerned with people and has little concern for results.
a. True
b. False
Leaders adjust their styles based on
a. The collective needs of the group
b. Their own skill sets
c. Followers skill sets
d. The level of motivation and competency of their followers
Which of Bion’s assumptions has potential to manifest itself in ganging up against the
leader who is perceived as the aggressor or authority figure?
a. Fight-flight
b. Dependency
c. Pairing
d. Power sharing
For task characteristics that are complex, how many possible leader behaviors might be
used?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Common gender stereotypes in the leadership gender gap are
a. Men take care, women take charge
b. Women take care, men take charge
c. Women do not support other women
d. Women use more power-oriented leadership styles
Which of the following would a leader ask when determining the commitment level of
a follower?
a. What task are the followers being asked to perform?
b. How can I best alter the styles of the followers?
c. Do the followers have the desire to complete the task?
d. How complex is the task?
I have seen some rough times and learned and adapted from those experiences. What
influencing factor of authentic leadership am I using?
a. Moral reasoning
b. Resilience
c. Optimism
d. Confidence
Servant leadership can be applied at all levels of management in all types of
organizations.
a. True
b. False