Which of the following is a strength of the trait approach?
a. It includes behaviors as a central component
b. It is used in many leadership training and development programs
c. It helps followers fulfill their need to see their leaders as gifted and special
d. It has a definitive set of traits that researchers agree upon
Outcomes of effective organizational teams include
a. Reduced productivity
b. Greater productivity
c. Less use of resources
d. Higher-quality end products
The GLOBE studies identified a portrait of leader attributes that were universally
viewed as obstacles to effective leadership. Which of the following fit into that
universally undesirable portrait?
a. Benevolent
b. Self-protective behaviors
c. Asocial
d. Charismatic/values orientation
Which premise of the clinical paradigm describes feelings and motives that we do not
realize?
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
The clinical paradigm shares insight into
a. The subconscious forces of human behavior
b. The conscious mind
c. The effects of clinical therapy
d. The dichotomy of emotions and psyche
According to the research, the Eastern Europe cluster scored high on
a. In-group collectivism.
b. Future orientation.
c. Performance orientation.
d. Uncertainty avoidance.
Women occupy far fewer management and professional positions in American
organizations.
a. True
b. False
My leader is only worried about his job and getting the next prestigious promotion. He
does not care about me or my co-workers. Which of the global leadership behaviors am
I using?
a. Participative
b. Team-oriented
c. Self-protective
d. Autonomous
Which post-World War II research groups applied psychodynamic approach to the study
of organizations?
a. Carle Clinic
b. Greenleaf Institute
c. Cornell Medical School
d. Harvard Business School
The overall goal of adaptive leadership is to
a. Encourage people to change
b. Support leadership roles
c. Adapt to the subordinate characteristics
d. Encourage people to adapt to their leader
Burns contends all of the following except
a. Leadership has a moral dimension.
b. Leaders should put their values ahead of their followers to reach goals.
c. Leaders should move followers to a higher level of morality.
d. Leaders should be involved in followers’ personal struggles with conflicting issues.
The developmental definition of authentic leadership states that leadership
a. Involves followers’ commitment to the leader’s values.
b. Involves followers’ commitment to developing their own skills.
c. Grows out of the leader’s self-awareness and morality.
d. Is based on the unique traits of the leader.
______________ is described as those abilities to understand one’s own and others
feelings, behaviors and thoughts and to act appropriately.
a. Great Man theory
b. Social intelligence
c. Emotional intelligence
d. Big Five personalities
Spears’s 10 characteristics of a servant leader were derived from
a. House’s original work on ethical leadership
b. Greenleaf’s original work on servant leadership
c. House’s original work on charismatic leadership
d. Bass’s original work defining transformational leadership
Leadership emergence can be affected by
a. Gender-biased perceptions
b. Rank in the organization
c. Fit with group prototype
d. Communication behaviors