QUESTION Individuals with deep interest in and who truly care about what they do and also care about helping others are using which characteristics of authentic leadership? a. Compassion and heart b. Relationship and purpose c. Heart and connectedness d. Self-discipline and passion ANSWER: A
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following is an agentic characteristic? a. Sensitivity b. Helpfulness c. Independence d. Decisiveness ANSWER: C, D
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Empirical evidence of gender stereotypes reveals that these stereotypes a. Are less deleterious to males b. Alter the perception and evaluation of female leaders c. Alter the perception and evaluation of male leaders d. Directly affect women aspiring to leadership roles ANSWER: B, D
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION According to path-goal theory, when jobs are very complex, supportive leadership should be provided. a. True b. False ANSWER: FALSE
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Path-goal leadership is an approach to leadership for which many management-training programs have been developed. a. True b. False ANSWER: FALSE
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Adaptive leadership is quite different from which of the following other leadership approaches? a. Traits b. Transformational c. Behavioral d. Psychodynamic ANSWER: A, C
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Adaptive leadership stresses the activities of the leader as they relate to the followers and the context in which the work is done. a. True b. False ANSWER: TRUE
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION In George’s model of authentic leadership, the central component or as he called it “true north” is a. Purpose b. The leader c. Compassion d. Consistency ANSWER: B
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION What factors have been found successful in reducing the negative impact of the leadership gap for women leaders? a. Flexibility in work-life balance b. Challenges to the male model of work c. Gender pay gap reductions d. Parity in spousal support of high-level leadership roles ANSWER: A, B
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Once a leader adjusts his/her style to match a follower’s needs, he/she should continue to use that style with that follower. a. True b. False ANSWER: FALSE
Date: September 3rd, 2020
