Chapter 6: Leadership Ethics
Who among the following is an example of a leader who gives in to pressures that challenge leaders about their ability to do the right thing?
Brandon does everything he can in order to look successful.
Identify the correct statement regarding courage.
Courage does not mean the absence of doubt, confusion or fear.
Which of the following is directly related to the Abilene Paradox?
Courage means speaking your mind even when you know others may disagree with you.
Identify the leader who is at the preconventional level of personal moral development.
Dmitri makes decisions alone and uses his managerial position for personal benefits.
Which of the following is true of moral leadership?
It does not mean ignoring profit and loss.
Who among the following is an example of a moral leader?
John sets an ethical tone in his organization while maintaining concern for people.
Which of the following is an instance of putting an organization's economic goals ahead of morality?
Leaders focusing on share prices over ethics.
Jasper realized that the insurance company he worked for was denying claims that he thought should have been paid. He asked management to investigate, but he wasn't able to get answers that explained the reasons for denying the claims. He reported his suspicions to a government regulatory agency. Which of the following levels of personal moral development has Jasper reached?
Post-conventional Level.
Identify the correct statement regarding ethical leadership.
Rather than full-scale corruption, the most dangerous obstacles for leaders are personal weakness and self-interest.
Which of the following statements is true of the leadership continuum?
Servant leadership represents a stage beyond stewardship.
An ethical leader:
Serves others.
As which of the following do leaders empower followers to make decisions and have control over how they do their own jobs?
Stewards.
Identify the correct statement regarding traditional organizations.
The success of the organization depended on leader control over followers.
Irrespective of the positions they hold, the employees at Acrosoft Inc. receive rewards for their contributions. As such, the wealth of Acrosoft is redistributed by compensating employees who make exceptional contributions to the company. Given this information, we can say that Acrosoft encourages:
stewardship.
Servant leadership involves:
turning followers into leaders.