What does the psychodynamic study of leadership effectiveness demonstrate more
clearly than other conceptual framework?
a. Recognition that people can develop aggressive behaviors when leaders are
aggressive
b. Recognition that people’s emotions affect their behaviors
c. Recognition that early childhood experiences can be overcome
d. Recognition that people differ in their motivational patterns
Transactional leadership refers to the bulk of leadership models.
a. True
b. False
For task characteristics that are ambiguous, how many possible leader behaviors might
be used?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Which statement describes the pipeline of women in the workforce?
a. Women lack the training and human capital that prepares them for upper management
b. Men have better training and human capital than women, which prepares them for
upper management
c. Women have the training and human capital that prepares them for upper
management
d. Training and human capital is not an issue with the leadership labyrinth
An adaptive challenge occurs when the problem is quite clear, but the solution is not
easy to ascertain.
a. True
b. False
I just had an argument with my supervisor about going over budget on my project. I had
strong emotions during the argument and now I and thinking about how to improve my
mood at work. This thinking about my emotions is
a. In the affective domain of emotional intelligence
b. In the cognitive domain of emotional intelligence
c. Is affective judgment of my emotions
d. Is neither affective nor cognitive judgment of my emotions
According to Zaccaro, principled leadership influences team effectiveness through these
processes:
a. Supporting, controlling, delegating, and directing.
b. Cognitive, motivational, affective, and integrative.
c. Forming, storming, norming, and performing.
d. Technical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and empathetical.
Pseudotransformational leadership
a. Aids followers in an exclusively superficial way.
b. Is socialized leadership concerned with the collective good.
c. Focuses on the leaders own interests rather than the interests of others.
d. Is an ineffective form of leadership.
Susan feels that others in her organization and in her personal life have more influence
over her and her career and life path. Susan has
a. Autonomous locus of control
b. Need for affiliation
c. Internal locus of control
d. External locus of control
The three main types of situational challenges in adaptive leadership are
a. Technical
b. Adaptive
c. Technical and adaptive
d. Psychodynamic
Leadership and management
a. Are completely separate entities
b. Occur only in large corporations
c. Occur only in small organizations
d. Are both needed in organizations
My job has many pieces that stretch my ability every day. This is a(n)
a. Challenging task characteristic
b. Repetitive task characteristic
c. Unclear task characteristic
d. Mundane task characteristic