QUESTION Which scholar(s) were the catalysts in developing a theory of positive organizational scholarship around authentic leadership? a. Bass and Steidlmeier b. Luthans and Avolio c. Walumbwa d. Linsky ANSWER: B
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The systems perspective in adaptive leadership is used when a leader diagnoses follower problems and prescribes possible solutions for them. a. True b. False ANSWER: FALSE
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The gender gap in influential leadership positions a. Is non-existent in modern leadership in Western contexts b. Is starting to close c. Is still in existence d. Has not changed in the last 25 years ANSWER: B, C
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Path-goal theory predicts that subordinates who are authoritarian prefer directive leadership. a. True b. False ANSWER: TRUE
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION A model of authentic leadership framed around the development processes of leader and follower self-awareness and self-regulation was created by a. Luthans and Avolio b. Ilies et al. c. Gardner et al. d. Liden et al. ANSWER: C
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Complexity Leadership Theory is conceptualized as a dynamic process, not a person or specific act. a. True b. False ANSWER: TRUE
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION According to path-goal theory, when jobs are very complex, participative leadership should be provided. a. True b. False ANSWER: FALSE
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The theoretical model of authentic leadership presented in the text focuses on authentic leadership as a process. This is similar to a. The focus of Katz’s skills model b. The focus of Blake and Mouton’s behavioral model c. Burns’s definition of transactional leadership d. Northouse’s definition of leadership in the text ANSWER: D
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Research on path-goal theory found significant validity for the model. a. True b. False ANSWER: FALSE
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION With technical challenges, the leader should a. Use authority and expertise to address it b. Use authority to make people solve it c. Use the rules of the organization to solve it d. Use followers to do the menial work ANSWER: A, C
Date: September 3rd, 2020
