Who is responsible for the leadership process?
a. Followers
b. Leaders
c. Organizations
d. Followers and leaders
Which behavior am I using when I analyze and diagnose a new challenge?
a. Identify adaptive challenges
b. Get on the balcony
c. Protect leadership voices from below
d. Work avoidance
Collectively, what is the impact of leaders using adaptive behaviors appropriately for
adaptive challenges?
a. Technical work suffers
b. Adaptive work suffers
c. Adaptive work can be done
d. Creative work is stymied
I truly believe that I can do a great job on this project. I am expressing which of the four
positive psychological capacities?
a. Hope
b. Integrity
c. Optimism
d. Confidence
I am really lucky to belong to an organization that places an emphasis on rewarding us
for meeting challenging goals. My organization in this example is using which cultural
dimension from the GLOBE studies?
a. Performance orientation
b. Future orientation
c. Institutional collectivism
d. Gender egalitarianism
Research on path-goal theory found significant validity for the model.
a. True
b. False
Kouzes and Posner’s research included a meta-analysis of over 30 studies of
transformational leadership.
a. True
b. False
Jocelyn is struggling to grasp the process of a new job you have given her. She states
she understands the outcome of the project, but not how to start the project. She looks
miserable and uninterested in trying to start the project. Which alternative represents the
most effective leadership style you should use with Jocelyn?
a. Discuss the initial steps and ask her for input on alternative ways she could get
started
b. Specify what she must do to complete the tasks and let her get started
c. Define the steps necessary to complete the assigned tasks and monitor her
performance frequently
d. Let her know she just needs to get started now
Phase 1 in leadership making
a. Is hierarchical
b. Is contractual
c. Is reciprocal
d. Is transformational
Jonathan has equally high skills in managing relationships with the employees he
supervises and in helping the firm shape the vision for growth. Applying Katz’s skills
model, at what level of management is Jonathan?
a. Top management
b. Middle management
c. Supervisory management
d. Dictatorial management
There are two main models in the skills approach, Katz’s Three Skills Model and
Mumford et al.’s Skills Model. Compare these two models by describing two
similarities and two differences between these models.
How does the power of servanthood compare with French and Raven’s five bases of
social power?
96. Briefly describe the three stages of LMX theory development.
How can a leader develop the ability to be a visionary?
What are the advantages of studying group leadership from a dyadic perspective?
Which leadership style would be most difficult to change?
Describe the monitoring function of team leadership. How does it change in a
fast-paced environment?
Northouse writes, “In any decision-making situation, ethical issues are either implicitly
or explicitly involved.” Give an example of a leadership decision that has explicit and
implicit ethical dimensions.
Propose a transcultural vision that global leaders from all the culture clusters could
support and believe in. (Do not choose the obvious one: world peace.) Which cultural
values support your proposal? Which culture might be less invested in such a vision?