Zaccaro et. al. in 2004 analyzed several studies about
a. Masculinity and leadership
b. Self-confidence and leadership
c. Intelligence and leadership
d. Sociability and leadership
I am doing a training program for staff to help them understand how to integrate both
task and relationship behaviors in the workplace using the Leadership Grid. I am using
the results from which set of researchers?
a. The Ohio State University
b. The University of Michigan
c. Kouzes and Posner
d. Blake and Mouton
I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I assign tasks each work
shift and check back regularly to see that work has been done. I do not spend much time
talking with my staff about things other than getting the job done. My behavior would
plot on the Blake & Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?
a. Moderately high task; moderately low relationship
b. Very low task; very high relationship
c. Very high task; very high relationship
d. Moderately low task; moderately high relationship
e. Very high task; very low relationship
Which premise of the clinical paradigm states that there is a logical explanation behind
every human act?
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 one regulates and expresses emotions is central to a person’s identity
Culture and leadership focus on a collection of related ideas rather than a single unified
theory.
a. True
b. False
Research in behavioral style has not supported a universal high-high leadership style
that is most effective in all situations.
a. True
b. False
Once a group has established a plan of action toward achieving its goals, the supervisor
allows the group to carry out the plan with little to no involvement. This is an example
of
a. Directing style
b. Delegating approach
c. Supporting approach
d. Coaching approach
Hill’s model for team leadership suggests what number of leadership decisions a leader
must make before taking leadership actions?
a. 4
b. 3
c. 7
d. 5
Which of the following is a competency in Mumford’s Skills Model?
a. Leadership outcomes
b. Crystallized cognitive ability
c. Career experiences
d. Personality
e. Knowledge
Our team has just the right mix of people with complementary skills and strengths. Our
team is displaying which characteristic of team excellence?
a. Standards of excellence
b. Clear norms of conduct
c. Competent team members
d. Principled leadership
Followers who need a high level of human interaction need
a. Directive leadership
b. Participative leadership
c. Supportive leadership
d. Achievement-oriented leadership
You recently were promoted to a new position and are very excited, but you have little
to no experience with numerous aspects of the new position. According to the
situational model, your level of development is
a. S4
b. D2
c. S1
d. D4
Ryan White was more of a transactional leader than a transformational leader.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following are transferential processes?
a. Mirroring
b. Dependency
c. Identification
d. Idealizing
The “dark side” of leadership presented in the ethics chapter of the text is closely
related to which component of transformational leadership?
a. Transactional
b. Individualized consideration
c. Pseudotransformational
d. Management by exception-passive
The situational approach
a. Is irrelevant in modern day leadership
b. Focuses on describing not prescribing leadership
c. Is used widely in leadership training and development
d. Determined that high-directive and high-supportive behaviors work best in all
situations
A meta-analysis comparing the effectiveness of female and male leaders found all of
these except
a. Overall, women and men were equally effective leaders.
b. Women and men were more effective in leadership roles congruent with their gender.
c. Men were more effective than women in government and education organizations.
d. Women led in a more democratic style than men.
The leadership profile that places the most importance on charismatic/value-based,
team-oriented, and self-protective leader behaviors is
a. Confucian Asia
b. Southern Asia
c. Latin America
d. Latin Europe
I incorporate all staff into development of the purpose of our team by using
collaborative and diplomatic behaviors. Which of the global leadership behaviors am I
using?
a. Charismatic/value based
b. Team-oriented
c. Autonomous
d. Humane oriented