According to the Germanic culture cluster, the most desirable leadership behavior is
a. Charismatic/value-based leadership.
b. Participative leadership.
c. Self-protective leadership.
d. Autonomous leadership
The team leadership model provides the leader or a designated team member with a
mental road map to diagnose team problems.
a. True
b. False
I like working with my supervisor because she lets me do things the way I think they
should be done. She encourages me to be creative and unique in my approach to
problems. Which of the global leadership behaviors am I using?
a. Autonomous
b. Humane-oriented
c. Self-protective
d. Participative
According to Katz’s skills model, which two skills are most important for supervisory-
(low-) level managers to be successful leaders?
a. Technical skill and human skill
b. Human skill and conceptual skill
c. Technical skill and conceptual skill
d. All three skills are equally important for supervisory level management
Out-group members act differently from in-group members in that they
a. Interact often with the leader
b. Perform their job duties but no extra work
c. Ask for additional responsibility
d. Receive special attention from their leaders
The Big Five personality factor that is weakly associated with leadership is
a. Conscientiousness
b. Neuroticism
c. Agreeableness
d. Sociability
Which global leadership profile cluster does not place a high value on self-protective
leadership behavior?
a. Germanic Europe
b. Middle East
c. Confucian Asia
d. Eastern Europe
Based on Bill George’s authentic leadership approach, which of the following are not
related?
a. Compassion and relationships
b. Consistency and self-discipline
c. Passion and purpose
d. Behavior and values
Skill in persuasion and communicating change describes which social judgment
competency?
a. Behavioral flexibility
b. Social perceptiveness
c. Social performance
d. Social intelligence
Which study analyzed questionnaires taken by followers as they described their leader
behaviors?
a. Ohio State studies
b. Michigan studies
c. Blake and Mouton
d. Stogdill and Zacaro
The Situational Leadership® approach
a. Is one of the more widely recognized leadership approaches
b. Integrates leadership skills with follower skills
c. Integrates leadership behaviors with follower traits
d. Is not recognized as a legitimate modern day leadership approach
27. In the Anglo cultural cluster, high scores were found in which of the cultural
dimensions?
a. Assertiveness orientation
b. Gender egalitarianism
c. Power distance
d. Performance orientation
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Men earn more bachelor’s degrees than women.
b. Thirty percent of the US Congress is made up of women.
c. Women make up 50% of people in managerial/professional positions.
d. Women have as much work experience and job continuity as men.
When leaders use servant leadership behaviors, the expected outcome on followers is
a. Greater self-actualization
b. Followers may themselves become servant leaders
c. Reduced need for leader interaction
d. Increased dependence on servant leaders
Leaders are least effective when they use adaptive behaviors to solve adaptive
problems.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following would a leader ask when determining the competence level of a
follower?
a. What task are the followers being asked to perform?
b. How can I best alter the styles of the followers?
c. Do the followers have the desire to complete the task?
d. How motivated are the followers to do the work?
Many of the difficulties women face in navigating the labyrinth stem from
a. Male dominance behaviors
b. The incongruity in gender roles and the leadership role
c. A lack of education and experience
d. Women’s inability to be successful at upper-leadership roles
Mumford’s skills model contends that leadership outcomes are the direct result of
a. A leader’s sociability
b. A leader’s career experiences
c. A leader’s willingness to lead
d. A leader’s competencies