Leadership
a. Can be learned
b. Cannot be learned
c. Is about mutual influence
d. Is one-way influence
Gender-biased prejudice is defined as
a. Bias based on known fact about gender differences
b. Bias based on the typically male gender leadership roles
c. Bias based on the typically female gender leadership roles
d. Bias based on gender stereotypical characteristics
A leader using human skills will
a. Develop criteria for the implementation of a new product
b. Use sensitivity to assess the needs and motivations of others
c. Use tools and techniques to get things done
d. Create the vision for restructuring the organization
Chief executive officers of any company have
a. Legitimate power
b. Referent power
c. Expert power
d. Personal power
e. Emergent power
SLII® is used by many corporations to train leaders.
a. True
b. False
Behavioral approach does all of the following except
a. Broaden the field of leadership research to include behaviors
b. Support itself through a range of studies
c. Emphasize the importance of task and relationship behavior
d. Identify a universal set of leadership behaviors
According to path-goal theory, achievement-oriented leadership is most effective in
settings where followers are required to perform unambiguous tasks.
a. True
b. False
In the area of human capital differences, what is not true for women?
a. They have fewer responsibilities in the same jobs as men.
b. They confront greater barriers to establish mentor relationships.
c. They occupy more than half of all management and professional positions.
d. They tend to self-select themselves out of leadership tracks.
Meta-analysis shows that women and men leaders have many similarities.
a. True
b. False
You are leader of a group project for a class. The other group members seem insecure
about whether they can complete the project, but it is apparent that they are competent
enough to do a good job. In prior meetings you have been coaching them on the project.
Based on SLII®, which leadership style should you exhibit at the next meeting?
a. Style 1
b. Style 2
c. Style 3
d. Style 4
The impoverished leader behavior is an example of uninvolved leadership.
a. True
b. False
Katz describes human skill as
a. Being aware of one’s own perspective on issues
b. Being competent with the process or product within a company
c. Being aware of the perspective of others on issues
d. Being able to shape the ideas of an organization
Potential for discrimination in LMX comes from
a. The high-quality LMX dyadic relationships
b. When followers are in either the in- or out-groups
c. When leaders are open to followers switching in- or out-groups
d. When leaders attempt to have all followers in the in-group
As captain of the soccer team, your primary concern is winning games and maintaining
the
strength of the team. Your players couldn’t care less about teamwork and just want to
win. Which component of leadership would you recommend the leader focus on?
a. Roles
b. Common goals
c. Process
d. Influence
Workplace problems that lack clarity and cannot be solved by leader expertise or
normal organizational structures are
a. Regulatory challenges
b. Adaptive challenges
c. Technical challenges
d. Combined technical and adaptive challenges