Which of the following is not a criticism of transformational leadership approach?
a. Lacks conceptual clarity
b. Has potential to be abused
c. Expansive leadership view
d. Elitist and anti-democratic
During the stranger phase of leadership making,
a. Interests are mixed
b. Exchanges are high quality
c. Influences are one-way
d. Interests are group focused
A follower with low-level motivation and mid-to-high level ability to complete the job
benefits from
a. A leader who provides a high level of support
b. A leader who directs tasks carefully
c. A leader who stays out of the day-to-day tasks
d. A leader who is both a cheerleader and authoritarian
The Menninger Clinic applied psychodynamic approach to work settings and training
seminars for executives to help them
a. Create worksite mental health clinics
b. Create worksite wellness programs
c. Understand why human beings act as the do
d. In response to a survey of mental health problems in industry
The continuum of transformational leadership contains
a. Two non-intersecting continua
b. Is one single continuum
c. Is made up of independent transformational variables
d. Is plotted on x and y axes to show variable interaction
Globalization originated after the Vietnam War.
a. True
b. False
Context and culture is
a. An antecedent condition in servant leadership
b. A leader behavior in servant leadership
c. An outcome of transformational leadership
d. An outcome of servant leadership
Flatter organizations refer to the trend of shifting decision-making powers upward in
the organizational hierarchy.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is not one of the conceptual viewpoints of adaptive leadership?
a. Situational perspective
b. Systems perspective
c. Biological perspective
d. Service orientation
Researchers studying the behavioral approach determined that leadership is composed
of two general kinds of behaviors:
a. Directive and supportive
b. Task and relationship
c. Directive and authoritative
d. Supportive and authoritative
According to Atwater and Carmeli, a study of employees in a variety of jobs in Israeli
organizations found
a. High-quality leader-member exchanges were directly correlated with creativity
b. High-quality leader-member exchanges were negatively correlated with employee
feelings of energy
c. LMX was directly correlated with creativity
d. LMX correlated with employee feelings of energy, which then enhanced their
creativity
According to the Liden et al. (2008) model of servant leadership, behaving ethically and
empowering followers are servant leader behaviors that produce desirable leadership
outcomes.
a. True
b. False
A barrier to women’s advancement in leadership positions is
a. Women’s lack of interest in assuming high level leadership positions
b. Women have less motivation to lead
c. Women are more likely than men to view their roles as workers as secondary to their
roles as parents and partners
d. Women are less likely to promote themselves for leadership positions
Which of the following are conduct domain theories?
a. Utilitarianism
b. Duty-based
c. Virtue-based
d. Altruism