LMX focuses on
a. Matching leader behaviors to followers’ development levels
b. The integration of task and relationship behaviors
c. Matching the leader behavior to follower characteristics
d. The dyadic relationship between the leader and follower
My supervisor signed our company up for the annual “Day of Service” in our town. He
encouraged all of us to volunteer with him instead of working at our company that day.
He is using which servant leader behavior?
a. Conceptualizing
b. Creating value for the community
c. Behaving ethically
d. Emotional healing
During the stranger phase of leadership making, the exchanges are
a. Low quality
b. Medium quality
c. Moderately high quality
d. High quality
Theenvironmental influences listed are all internal with the exception of
a. Slow Internet service
b. Flooding of the office
c. Highly competent followers
d. Limited office space
What type of challenge occurred when the problem employees encountered was clearly
defined but difficult to solve?
a. An adaptive challenge
b. A technical challenge
c. A technical and adaptive challenge
d. A non-challenge
Ethical theory provides a system of rules or principles that guide us in making decisions
about what is right or wrong.
a. True
b. False
Openness in the Big Five Personality Model is defined as
a. intellect, being informed, creativity
b. Sociable, assertive, high energy
c. Organized, dependable, decisive
d. Accepting, trusting, nurturing
Which of the following is not an example of an internal environmental influence that
can
affect leadership outcomes?
a. Skill level of employees
b. Gender ratio of employees
c. Up-to-date technology
d. An economic recession
e. Group communication processes
When the leader tries to apply the right style of behavior to the situation he or she
a. First diagnoses, then adjusts appropriately
b. First adjusts, then evaluates the situation
c. First diagnoses, then delegates tasks
d. First adjusts, then provides direction
Servant leadership works best when _____.
a. There is a balance of power between the leaders and followers
b. Leaders are altruistic and have a strong motivation to help others
c. Leaders use a task-oriented approach
d. Leaders are willing to leave followers to work on their own
Groups in which there is a tendency to split the authority and include avoidance,
absenteeism, and resignation are in which of Bion’s unconscious assumptions?
a. Dependency
b. Social defense
c. Pairing
d. Fight-flight
How many cultural dimensions did the GLOBE researchers identify?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 6
d. 9
Ray was chosen by his boss to lead a team of coworkers during a companywide project.
Ray spent a lot of time getting to know each of his individual team members and
fostering intergroup relationships. Throughout the project, the people on Ray’s team
developed a deep sense of unity and relatedness to one another. Which characteristic of
servant leadership best describes Ray’s methods?
a. Conceptualization
b. Building community
c. Stewardship
d. Awareness
Adaptive leadership is a well-developed empirically tested model.
a. True
b. False
Dimensions of culture related to how power is used in different societies is an example
of which main component of Liden’s servant leadership model?
a. Antecedent conditions
b. Servant behaviors
c. Leadership outcomes
d. Transactional leadership