When the challenge requires that people learn new ways of coping, leaders need to take
an adaptive approach.
a. True
b. False
You tell your staff how and when to do their jobs. You are using
a. Process behaviors
b. Task behaviors
c. Relationship behaviors
d. Directing behaviors
63. I focus on getting my job done and satisfying my needs and also think about the
needs of my team members. I also consider my influence with my leader as mixed and
one in which we are both testing my role in the organization. We are in the
a. Mature partnership phase
b. Acquaintance phase
c. Stranger phase
d. Negotiated phase
The common goals element of the definition of leadership means
a. Leaders and followers have a mutual purpose
b. Leaders and followers have similar personalities
c. Leaders and followers have similar interests
d. Leaders and followers have a mutual desire for power
The double standard women face in leadership roles is
a. They must be competent and appropriately female
b. They must be competent and appropriately masculine
c. They must be educated and communal
d. They must be educated and agentic
Mary has managed the mailroom for 2 years. Management views Mary as a person with
special leadership talent, such as intelligence, sociability, and determination. What
approach is
management using in assessing Mary?
a. Trait approach
b. Attributions approach
c. Behavioral approach
d. Managerial grid approach
There are six archetypes that are used to identify adaptive challenges.
a. True
b. False
Which scholar reported that a primary characteristic of culture is the degree to which
the culture is individualistic or collectivistic?
a. Greenleaf
b. Hall
c. Trompenaars
d. Eagly
Followers have different developmental levels with different tasks. Leaders should
a. Adjust to each development level
b. Use the behavior they are best at in each level
c. Put structures in place to limit the movement along the continuum
d. Be flexible in leadership behavior
Examples of organizational teams can include all of the following except
a. Task force.
b. Work unit.
c. Quality team.
d. Project manager.
My job as a leader using path-goal theory is to use a style that
a. That best fits the followers’ needs
b. That best fits the followers’ needs and the type of job they are doing
c. That best fits the leader’s style and the followers’ work style
d. That best fits the followers’ characteristics