UNIT 3 KNOWLEDGE CHECK
________ power is a function of the amount of knowledge one possesses relative to the rest of the members of a group.
Expert
Which of the following statements is true of leaders with high levels of technical competence?
Followers are generally more satisfied with them rather than leaders with average levels of technical competence.
Which of the following statements is true of a gaps-of-the-GAPS analysis?
It helps leadership practitioners identify high-priority development needs.
Which of the following statements is true of legitimate power?
It means that a leader has authority because she or he has been assigned a particular role in an organization.
________ is most likely to be associated with the role friendships play in making things happen.
Referent power
Which of the following statements is true of managers with the Theory Y orientation?
They reflect a view that most people are intrinsically motivated by their work.
Which of the following is one of the best ways to establish and maintain good peer relationships?
acknowledge common interests and goals
What is the fastest way to alter the culture and norms of a team?
change the people in the team
A police officer giving a speeding ticket to a driver is most likely using his or her
coercive power.
The ability to control others through the fear of punishment or the loss of valued outcomes is known as
coercive power.
According to Zemke's four generations of workers, the Millennials
doubt the wisdom of traditional racial and sexual categorizing.
Terrorists may call themselves "freedom fighters," and firing someone may be referred to as "letting him or her go." These are both examples of
euphemistic labeling.
Dr. Jonathon realizes that his patient is suffering from a highly contagious disease that is likely to pose a threat to the entire city. However, he is uncertain about sharing this information with city officials to protect his patient's privacy. In this scenario, which of the following ethical dilemmas does the doctor most likely face?
individual versus community
Which of the following best describes attribution of blame?
justifying immoral behavior by claiming it was caused by someone else's actions
Sean, a market manager at Pebble Deco Inc., asks his subordinate, Natalie, to work on a high-priority marketing campaign for the next quarter. She is hesitant to take up the assignment but is unable to refuse because of Sean's position and authority. In this scenario, Sean is most likely using
legitimizing tactics.
Which of the following is the first step while conducting a GAPS analysis?
to clearly identify what one wants to do or where one wants to go with one's career over the next year or so
According to Zemke's four generations of workers, which of the following statements is most likely true of the Veterans?
They represent a wealth of lore and wisdom.
When a team has fewer than 15 people, what should new leaders do during the first two weeks?
meet individually with everyone on the team
A leader who has developed close interpersonal relationships with followers generally uses his or her ________ power to influence them.
referent
Hall and Donnell reported findings of five separate studies involving over 12,000 managers that explored the relationship between managerial achievement and attitudes toward subordinates. Overall, they found that managers who strongly subscribed to Theory X beliefs
were highly likely to be in their lower-achieving group.
