A specific area in which the unethical use of power is of increasing concern for
organizations is sexual harassment.
a. True
b. False
In the communication process, the sender (such as a leader) initiates a communication
by __________a thought or idea.
a. encoding
b. decoding
c. filtering
d. channeling
In the context of the Vroom-Jago contingency model of leadership, the time-based
model is to be used if time and efficiency are less important criteria than the
opportunity to develop the thinking and decision-making skills of followers.
a. True
b. False
An effective mission statement:
a. does not describe products or services.
b. is an ambitious desire for the future.
c. does not persist in the face of changing technologies and economic conditions.
d. captures people’s idealistic motivations for why the organization exists.
According to Herrmann’s whole brain concept, when leaders have a predominantly
A-quadrant thinking style, they tend to:
a. empathize easily and be friendly.
b. be imaginative and entrepreneurial.
c. avoid risks and strive for stability.
d. be directive and authoritative.
Which of the following statements is true of a high-performance culture?
a. It discourages individual employee ownership of bottom-line results.
b. It embodies shared responsive values that guide business practices.
c. It fails to uphold cultural values.
d. It heavily relies on the rule of reciprocity.
Which of the following is an underlying dimension of job-centered leadership
behavior?
a. Leader support
b. Interaction facilitation
c. Conflict minimization
d. Goal emphasis
Effective followers have to know what they stand for and be willing to express their
own ideas to their leaders even though this might mean risking their jobs.
a. True
b. False
The destiny stage of appreciative inquiry is about imagining “what could be” and
creating a shared vision of the best possible future, grounded in the reality of what
already exists.
a. True
b. False
The halo effect occurs when perceivers see their own personal traits in other people.
a. True
b. False
The contingency approaches explain the relationship between leadership styles and
effectiveness in specific situations.
a. True
b. False
To be a(n)__________,one dreams big and transforms those dreams into significant
strategic action, either through one’s own activities or by hiring other leaders who can
effectively execute the vision and strategy.
a. dreamer
b. uninvolved leader
c. doer
d. effective leader
In the context of Fiedler’s contingency model of leadership, which of the following does
leader-member relations refer to?
a. It refers to the extent to which tasks given by the leaders are defmed and involve
specific procedures.
b. It refers to1he group a1rnosphereandmembers’ attitudes
towardandacceptanceof1heleader.
c. It refers to the extent to which the leader has formal authority over subordinates.
d. It refers to the ability to plan and direct the work of subordinates, evaluate it, and
reward or punish them.
__________,a leadership quality, is derived from the leader who appeals emotionally
and symbolically to employees’ desire to do a good job and help achieve organizational
goals.
Why is spiritual leadership important today?
of leadership emphasize that leadership cannot be understood in a
vacuum separate from various elements of the
grouporocganiz.a1ionalsitua1ion
Explain how attitudes affect leadership.
At the ______of personal moral development, individuals are egocentric and concerned
with receiving external rewards and avoiding punishments.
__________is the code of moral principles and values that governs the behavior of a
person or group with respect to what is right and wrong.
Why are attitudes toward diversity changing?