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48. What is it called when an organizational member decides to reveal an organizational
problem to an outside organization in hopes to correct the problem?
a. authentic leadership
b. servant leadership
c. courageous followership
d. whistle blowing
49. Mariah manages a team of salespeople. She believes in modeling a positive attitude
to her team with the intention that they would learn this behavior from her. Mariah is
engaging in ______ type of leadership.
a. authentic
b. servant
c. ethical
d. social
50. Of the following, one beneficial outcome of ethical leadership is that employees
______.
a. stop making mistakes
b. stop all problematic behaviors
c. relax and stop putting in as much effort
d. are more satisfied and committed to the organization
True/False
1. Treating some followers better than others is a failure to meet the challenge of
information management.
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2. Servant leadership is accepted by members of many different cultures.
3. Servant leaders rely on positional power when making decisions.
4. Impulsive, selfish people are often identified as leaders by others.
5. Toxic followers make toxic leadership possible.
6. Being engaged makes someone a good follower.
7. Followers who view themselves as coproducers or partners with their leaders focus
on carrying out the order of their leaders.
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8. Dependency encourages us to follow toxic leaders.
9. Colluding followers feel forced to engage in unethical activities by their leaders.
10. The courage to serve involves helping the leader change his/her destructive
behaviors.
11. Whenever possible, let individuals self-select themselves for leadership positions.
12. Courageous followership involves supporting as well as challenging leaders.
13. Leaders and followers need to work together; however, they face different sets of
ethical dilemmas and demands based on the roles they play.
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14. Followers typically have access to more information than leaders do.
15. A practical tip for a leader to improve their consistency is for them to go out of their
way to treat “fringe” subordinates equally as they do other employees.
16. Selfish leaders can be classified as impulsive, narcissistic or Machiavellian.
17. Putting others first can help meet the ethical challenges of leadership and avoid
destructive behaviors.
18. Ethical leaders are not able to get away with as much; therefore, their leadership
style is not as effective as their immoral counterparts.
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19. Ramona holds her employees to high personal moral standards. Her employees are
more likely to be satisfied and more committed to the company.
20. Ethical self-leadership can be an important tool for dealing with destructive leaders.
21. All whistle-blowers experience retaliation.
Short Answer
1. What does it mean for organizational leaders to act as moral managers?
2. Explain what trigger events are and how they promote authentic leader development.
3. What can you do to curb the selfish tendencies of your leaders?
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4. How do followers benefit from authentic leadership?
5. Why is cynicism damaging to followers and their organizations?
6. Explain the difference between conforming and colluding followers.
7. What three factors should whistle-blowers consider before going public with their
concerns?
8. Identify the similarities and differences between narcissistic and Machiavellian
leaders.
9. Name and describe the five types of follower courage.
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10. What steps can organizations take to encourage whistleblowers to speak up?
11. Name the six principal ethical challenges that leaders are likely to face.
12. Setting a good example is the ______ dimension of ethical leadership.
13. A(n) ______ leader does not exercise self-control.
14. Bad leaders are ______ or ______ or both.
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15. ______ leadership theories tell leaders how to act.
16. ______ describes the fact that servant-leaders act on behalf of others, holding the
organization in trust for followers and the larger community.
17. Feelings of competence, hope, optimism, and resilience make up ______.
18. In the challenge of ______, leaders must weigh their commitments to different
groups.
19. A ______ leader is skilled at manipulating others for personal gain.
20. ______ are the key to developing authentic leadership.
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21. ______ is defined as accepting a higher level of risk.
22. ______ are followers who stand aside from their leaders.
23. ______ are government officials who work (often behind the scenes) to oppose their
leaders.
24. ______ means being conscious of and trusting in, motives, desires, feelings and
self-concept.
25. Identify five behavior-focused ethical self-leadership strategies.
26. Identify three cognitive-focused ethical self-leadership strategies.
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Essay
1. What is the greatest moral challenge facing leaders? Defend your choice.
2. Why must good leaders be both ethical and effective?
3. How can you tell if a leader is toxic?
4. Evaluate the behavior of an unethical leader using one of the categories of shadow
leadership provided in the chapter.
5. Must all ethical leaders be authentic? Defend your position.
6. As a leader, how can you ethically balance the need to treat each follower differently
while acting consistently?
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7. What moral challenge is the toughest for you to meet as a follower? Why?
8. How can you build your courage as a follower?
9. How does the way you define your follower role shape your ethical behavior and that
of your leader(s)?
10. Do you think that the power of followers is growing? Why?
11. Are guerilla bureaucrats ethical or unethical?
12. How can you avoid becoming a toxic follower?
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13. What advice would you give someone thinking about blowing the whistle on
organizational misbehavior?
14. Why do many whistleblowers face retaliation for speaking up?
15. Outline steps a leader can take to improve employee satisfaction and commitment
to the organization using ethical leadership theory.
16. Develop a strategy for engaging in ethical self-leadership.
17. Identify and explain strategic steps a whistle-blower can take when engaging in
whistle blowing.