Prejudice is other-oriented rather than self-oriented.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following are the major components of the adaptive leadership model?
a. Leader behaviors
b. Complexity leadership
c. Situational challenges
d. Biological adaptations
Which is not a stereotype of gender influences on leadership?
a. Females are sometimes too masculine
b. Females are sometimes not feminine enough
c. Males have more communal characteristics
d. Males have more agentic characteristics
Which of the following is not one of the four positive psychological attributes of
authentic leadership?
a. Confidence
b. Resilience
c. Self-awareness
d. Optimism
Your boss listens to employees’ personal problems and tries to create a positive work
environment by being agreeable, eager to help, comforting, and uncontroversial. This is
an example of
a. Authority compliance leadership
b. Team leadership
c. Country club leadership
d. Middle of the road leadership
e. Impoverished leadership
A strength of the transformational model is the emphasis it places on followers’ needs,
values, and morals.
a. True
b. False
During the early phases of leadership making, a key predictor of relationship quality for
both
leaders and followers is follower performance.
a. True
b. False
Being socially aware, possessing social acumen, practicing self-monitoring, and having
the
ability to decide on the best response for any given situation, and then following
through with said decision, are part of Zaccaro’s definition of
a. Problem solving
b. Intelligence
c. Task knowledge
d. Cognitive ability
e. Social intelligence
In the situational approach, supportive leader behaviors are mostly job related.
a. True
b. False
Hofstede’s benchmark research identified six major dimensions on which cultures
differ.
a. True
b. False
I consistently tell the truth and am fair with my employees. Furthermore, I feel a strong
moral obligation to make decisions that do not infringe on the rights of my staff. I am
applying the concepts of which ethical theory?
a. Deontological
b. Teleological
c. Altruism
d. Virtue-based
Coercive leadership is not considered ideal leadership as defined in this text because
a. Influence in leadership includes followers and leaders working toward a common
goal
b. Process is a part of the definition in both coercion and leadership
c. Forcing and manipulative behaviors are legitimate leadership tactics
d. Coercive leadership involves both individual and common goals
The result of gender-biased stereotypes is
a. Less favorable attitudes toward females than males
b. Males who appear more feminine are viewed favorably
c. Greater difficulty for females to be effective in leadership roles
d. Masculine leadership is a non-issue for both genders
The trait approach determines the most important traits in a highly objective way.
a. True
b. False
Task behaviors include
a. Consideration
b. Initiating structure
c. Employee oriented
d. Results oriented
Which ethical leadership principle is described as being the leaders’ duty to treat others
as ends in themselves and never as means to an end?
a. Serves others
b. Builds community
c. Shows justice
d. Respects others
Sara is criticized for shifting her management style too much and is known as a leader
who
watches out for herself. She is a
a. 1, 9 leader
b. 9, 1 leader
c. Opportunistic leader
d. Paternalistic leader
A problem with LMX theory is that it appears to be unrelated to positive organizational
outcomes.
a. True
b. False
LMX strength(s) is/are
a. It is a unique approach that looks at dyadic relationships
b. Exchanges in all work contexts have been studied
c. It appears unfair
d. It alerts leaders to their biases