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93. The research data on authentic leadership strongly supports the notion that using the prescribed leadership behaviors increases authentic leadership outcomes. a. True b. False Workplace problems with clearly defined and solvable solutions are a. Biological challenges b. Adaptive challenges […]

Mumford’s Skills Model includes which of these main components? a. Technical skill b. Individual attributes c. Competencies d. Leadership outcomes e. Decision-making skill The Brown and Jacques research was completed as part of the Tavistock group. a. True b. False […]

Servant leadership can enhance group performance by clarifying goals and increasing team potency. a. True b. False During the mature partnership phase of leadership making, the roles are a. Scripted b. Tested c. Negotiated d. Implied Answer: C Leadership decisions […]

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 […]

A strength of the trait approach a. Self-confidence is the trait most important to leadership b. There is a clear list of leader traits c. Identifying traits is highly objective d. It is appealing to identify special traits in leaders […]

Which cluster of cultures in the GLOBE studies have high scores on humane orientations and are generally very concerned for and sensitive to others? a. Latin America b. Sub-Saharan Africa c. Germanic Europe d. Eastern Europe Jim is a district […]

Failures in leadership often occur because leaders fail to diagnose challenges correctly. a. True b. False For leaders, McGrath’s critical leadership functions do not include which type of group leadership function? a. Diagnosing group deficiencies b. Preventing deleterious changes c. […]

According to the Germanic culture cluster, the most desirable leadership behavior is a. Charismatic/value-based leadership. b. Participative leadership. c. Self-protective leadership. d. Autonomous leadership The team leadership model provides the leader or a designated team member with a mental road […]

The behavioral approach works by a. Telling leaders how to behave b. Finding the 9, 9 style is the best style c. Describing major components of leader behaviors d. Emphasis on task behaviors Which of the following bases of power […]

Team effectiveness is evaluated on these desired team outcomes: a. Performance and development. b. Norming and forming. c. Technical and empathetical. d. Controlling and delegating. Transactional leadership raises the level of motivation and morality in followers. a. True b. False […]

People in the organization like me because I know what I am doing and share knowledge with followers. I have a. Position power b. Personal power c. Information power d. Legitimate power e. Reward power Research and writing about adaptive […]

A personal trauma that leads a person to becoming an authentic leader is known as a trigger event. a. True b. False There is a lack of agreement among researchers on what specific characteristics define servant leadership. a. True b. […]

Stating that authentic leadership provides broad guidelines for those who wish to become authentic leaders is a. An overgeneralization. b. An inaccurate statement. c. A weakness of authentic leadership. d. A strength of authentic leadership. Path-goal leadership is not a […]

Why do some followers resort to a defensive process known as “identification with the aggressor”? a. They are confronted with a superior force b. In response to an aggressive leader c. Other followers impersonate the leader d. There is inter-group […]

Which of the following is a strength of the trait approach? a. It includes behaviors as a central component b. It is used in many leadership training and development programs c. It helps followers fulfill their need to see their […]

In SLII®, Style 2 is low directive and low supportive. a. True b. False Burns outlined leadership in his seminal work in 1978 and described leadership as a. Quite different from power b. Quite similar to power c. Equivalent to […]

What does the psychodynamic study of leadership effectiveness demonstrate more clearly than other conceptual framework? a. Recognition that people can develop aggressive behaviors when leaders are aggressive b. Recognition that people’s emotions affect their behaviors c. Recognition that early childhood […]

Zaccaro et. al. in 2004 analyzed several studies about a. Masculinity and leadership b. Self-confidence and leadership c. Intelligence and leadership d. Sociability and leadership I am doing a training program for staff to help them understand how to integrate […]

Globalization has created a need to a. Attempt to define one worldview on religion b. Understand how cultural differences affect leadership performance c. Become cross-culturally aware and competent d. Create a unified theory of leadership and culture The behavioral approach […]

Commitment in the Situational Leadership® approach can be defined as a. Having motivation and confidence in doing the work b. Being dedicated and a hard worker c. Possessing the skills necessary to complete the task d. Mastering the skills necessary […]

What does the holding environment represent in the adaptive leadership model? a. The space where adaptive leadership work gets done b. The balcony space c. The virtual space for solving technical problems d. The space where groups can function safely […]

Internal task-oriented leadership actions include a. Goal focusing b. Managing conflict c. Networking d. Facilitating decisions During the acquaintance phase of leadership making, interests are a. Self-focused b. Group focused c. Focused on group and self d. Reciprocal Answer: C […]

Narcissism can be constructive. a. True b. False How many “country clusters” did GLOBE focus its findings on? a. 10 b. 5 c. 15 d. 20 Answer: A Information power is a. Associated with having formal job authority b. Based […]

A longtime leader of a technology firm hires primarily males even when females in the hiring pool are far more qualified. No one wants to point out this behavior to the leader. This is an adaptive challenge identified by which […]

Research on transformational leadership is no longer being conducted. a. True b. False In a meta-analysis by Eagly and Johnson, women were found to lead a. In a more interpersonal style than men b. In a less task-oriented style than […]

Most experts agree that team leadership is a simple process. a. True b. False An advantage of using path-goal theory is a. It connects both work tasks and leader-member exchanges for effective leadership b. It connects both work setting and […]

Which of the following is not one of Bion’s three basic assumptions in groups? a. Dependency b. Interdependency c. Fight-flight d. Pairing The power distance cultural dimension in the GLOBE studies is defined as a. The degree to which cultural […]

Global leaders need to be skilled in creating transcultural visions. a. True b. False One criticism of servant leadership is a. It puts followers first at the expense of the leader b. The Servant Leadership Questionnaire has not been validated […]

Under the situational approach, leadership style refers to motivational principles. a. True b. False His ethical perspective speaks directly to values of workers and values of organizations. a. Burns b. Heifetz c. Greenleaf d. Mathews Answer: B In the Leadership […]

Charisma has been described as a. A superhuman power b. An exceptional personality characteristic c. A special gift within all of us d. A transactional behavior Which of the following is not a leader behavior in path-goal theory? a. Directive […]

Competence in the Situational Leadership® approach can be defined as a. Having a positive attitude toward the work b. Being dedicated and a hard-worker c. Having the desire to complete the task d. Mastering the skills necessary to complete the […]

The breadth of the skills approach, which includes motivation, critical thinking, and personality a. Is a strength of this approach b. Is a weakness of this approach c. Adds to the precise nature of the approach d. Adds to the […]

I am a leader who carefully watches the complexity of the situation and takes appropriate actions. I am using a. Requisite variety b. Mental modeling c. Environmental actions d. Social modeling For servant leadership to be successful a. Followers need […]

Which of the following is not a relationship-focused leader behavior? a. Nurturing followers b. Employee orientation c. Consideration d. Initiating structure Emotional intelligence has to do with two different domains and the interplay between them. Those two domains are a. […]

The essence of leadership according to the psychodynamic approach is a. The ability to understand the emotion-behavior connection b. Removing difficult task characteristics helps followers develop c. The ability to use motivational patterns to influence others d. Removing conflictual follower […]

Supportive behaviors help group members by a. Setting time lines b. Giving directions c. Asking for input d. Solving problems Leaders who are friendly and approachable are using a. Directive behaviors b. Achievement behaviors c. Supportive behaviors d. Participative behaviors […]

A framework through which we apply a psychodynamic lens to the study of behavior in organizations is a. A behavioral paradigm b. A psychological paradigm c. A clinical paradigm d. A psychic paradigm More research has been conducted on this […]

Simonet and Tett (2012) found that management is distinct from leadership by a. Extrinsic motivation b. Intrinsic motivation c. Strategic planning d. Creative thinking Developed a model of emotionally intelligent leadership: a. Stogdill b. Judge et al. c. Jung and […]

Greenleaf ‘s theory of servant leadership a. Says leaders should be concerned with society’s “have-nots.” b. Was based on studies of university professors and students. c. Requires a strict delineation of servant-leader roles. d. Was influenced by the writings of […]

The three main components of the servant leadership model are a. Authenticity, antecedent conditions, motivation b. Conceptualization, servant leader behaviors, performance outcomes c. Idealized consideration, performance outcomes, servant leader behaviors d. Servant leader behaviors, antecedent conditions, leadership outcomes Who solves […]

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 […]

Which of the following are cultural changes many organizations are making that should help women navigate the labyrinth? a. The notion of uninterrupted full-time careers b. Separation of work and family is being challenged c. Male role models are becoming […]

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 […]

In the Leadership Grid, a person who uses but does not integrate the 1, 9 and 9, 1 behavioral styles of leadership could be called a “benevolent dictator.” a. True b. False The University of Michigan studies explored how leadership […]

Servant leadership can be effective in any organizational context. a. True b. False What characteristic is considered a gender stereotype of women? a. Independence b. Rationality c. Decisiveness d. Helpfulness Answer: D You really enjoy working for your boss and […]

Emotional intelligence includes our ability to perceive and a. Manipulate emotions of others b. Manage emotions of others c. Express emotions d. Use emotions to facilitate thinking The six leader behaviors in adaptive leadership a. Are used exclusively in order […]

Paternalistic and maternalistic use both ______ and ______ but never combine the two. a. 1, 1 and 5, 5 b. 9, 9 and 9, 1 c.5, 5 and 1, 9 d. 1, 9 and 9, 1 e. 1, 1 and […]

Leaders should direct considerable energy toward and maintaining _____ because of its critical role in the adaptive process. a. The situation b. The challenge c. The balcony d. The holding environment Which of the following are premises of the clinical […]

Which viewpoint defines authentic leadership as a reciprocal process? a. Intrapersonal b. Interpersonal c. Developmental d. Fundamental The highly committed follower who just has not figured out how to do his job benefits from a. A leader who provides a […]

Jeffrey is the chief financial officer of an established marketing firm. He recently learned that the company is going to try to merge with a new firm. He shares this potential merger with only a few of his mid-level managers […]