QUESTION Human capital differences for women include all the following except a. Developmental opportunities. b. Work-home conflict. c. Self-promotion. d. Education. ANSWER: C
QUESTION Identify at least five effects that charismatic leadership can have on followers. Under what conditions are these effects likely to occur? What cautions might you offer to followers of a charismatic leader? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER: Trust in leader’s ideology; belief similarity between leader and follower; unquestioning acceptance; affection toward […]
QUESTION A strength of the path-goal theory is a. It is very complex and has many aspects to it b. Empirical research partially supports its validity c. It attempts to integrate motivation from expectancy theory d. It clearly explains the relationship between motivation and leader behaviors ANSWER: C
QUESTION 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’ […]
QUESTION Which of the following is not a strength of adaptive leadership? a. It takes a process approach to the study of leadership b. It is follower centered c. It clearly describes a step-by-step approach to adaptive challenges d. It directs how leaders help followers deal with conflicting values ANSWER: C
QUESTION 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 ANSWER: D
QUESTION Studying authentic leadership is timely and worthwhile when a. People prefer transactional leadership b. People are apprehensive and want trustworthy leadership c. People are energized and do not need involved leadership d. People prefer leaders to put them first ANSWER: B
QUESTION In the “promoting leadership effectiveness” model, what is a listed goal at the interpersonal level? a. Decreasing gender stereotypes b. Organizational changes c. Using effective leadership styles d. Gender equity in domestic responsibilities ANSWER: A
QUESTION What scholar(s) used meta-analysis to research gender and leadership style? a. Eagly and Carli b. Heilman c. Bowles and McGinn d. Powell and Vecchio ANSWER: A
QUESTION My job’s policies and procedures change regularly. This is a(n) a. Complex task characteristic b. Unclear task characteristic c. Challenging task characteristic d. Mundane task characteristic ANSWER: B