BUS1010 Quiz 3

Middle manager Barney practices favoritism when he recommends for promotion

A golfing buddy who is a poor performer

Which of the following is the clearest example of socially responsible behavior on the part of a business firm?

Creating a pleasant workspace

Studies have shown that employees working in an ethical environment tend to

Deliver superior performance

A leader acquires prestige power through

Developing an outside reputation

According to the idea of entitlement, some corporate executive behave unethically because they feel they are:

Entitled to whatever they can get away with or steal

Chief financial officer Justin took his family on an Asian vacation using the company jet. He excuses his behavior by stating, "My family and I were spreading goodwill around the world for the company." Therefore, Justin tries to defend his actions by:

Rationalizing

The best example of personal power would be power stemming from the

Relevant expertise a person brings to the job

_______ power stems from a leader's authority to respond to the consequences of people's actions.

Reward

Which of the following actions or events would bring a person legitimate power

Being appointed a corporate officer

Anika Bananga, a CEO, is a black woman raised in Africa. While introducing Bananga to work associates, it would be most politically correct to say, "I would like to meet Anika Bananga, our ____"

CEO

A study of empowerment in a firm with operations in the US, Mexico, Poland, and India found that empowerment was negatively associated with job satisfaction among the worker in

India

Why is political skill considered to be a constructive force?

It manifests itself in being socially astute and engaging in behaviors that lead to feelings of confidence and trust.

Chief financial officer Barry submits travel and expense reports that are completely genuine and encourages employees in his division to always give accurate and correct information. Barry is using the ethical initiative called

Leading by example

Most unethical behaviors have:

Led to the layoffs of thousands of workers.

The higher a unit reports in a firm's hierarchy, the:

More power it aquires

Ethics deals mostly with

Separating right from wrong

Rita is a leader of high integrity. According to the technical meaning of integrity, Rita will:

Stick to the principles she thinks are right

A major source of individual differences in ethics and morality among leaders is:

Their level of greed, gluttony, and avarice.

An authority cited in the leadership text argues that ethics is the center of leadership because a rational leader:

Wants everybody to benefit

According to the dependence perspective, Alex has power over Ziggy when:

Ziggy is dependent on Alex