Leadership 344 Exam 1 [Exam Study]
I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I assign tasks each work shift and check back regularly to see that work has been done. I do not spend much time talking with my staff about things other than getting the job done. My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?
9, 1
You recently were promoted to a new position and are very excited, but you have little to no experience with numerous aspects of the new position. According to the Situational Model, your level of development is ______.
D1
According to Situational Leadership, followers with some competence but low commitment are considered ______.
D2
When leaders influence followers to achieve common goals, power is described as ______.
a relational concern for both leaders and followers
Technical skills are the ______.
ability to work with things
The Big Five personality factor that is weakly associated with leadership is ______.
agreeableness
Joshua is a member of a local nonprofit organization that works to beautify the community. He often has excuses for not coming to events and when he does come, he keeps to himself and complains to others around him about how he has a better way of doing things. According to Kelley's followership typology, Joshua can best be described as ______.
alienated
The ethical approach that is low in self-interest and high in concern for others is ______.
altruism
You are required to report directly to your supervisor every morning. Upon arrival he gives you a large list of tasks to be completed by the end of the day; he states he will be checking in after lunch to see your progress. This is an example of ______.
authority compliance management
When studying ethics and leadership, ethical theories fall into which two broad domains?
character and conduct
On the way to track practice you get pulled over for speeding. When you arrive to practice late, the coach makes you run laps. This is an example of ______.
coercive power
In the Situational Leadership model, leaders evaluate how ______ and ______ followers are to perform a task.
competent and committed
The tendency to be thorough, dependable, organized, and decisive describes which Big Five personality factor?
conscientiousness
Utilitarianism is concerned with ______.
creating the greatest good for the greatest number
Openness in the Big Five Personality Model is defined as ______.
curious, being informed, creativity
According to Situational Leadership, a leader who lets followers take responsibility for task accomplishment and has less involvement with followers is using ______.
delegating behaviors
Information power is ______.
derived from possessing knowledge that others want or need
As portrayed in the Leadership Ethics chapter, the toxic triangle describes the interrelationships between ______.
destructive leaders, susceptible followers, and conducive environments
You are the executive director of the local animal humane society. You hired a staff member four weeks ago. You notice this new employee cheerfully interacting with other staff and potential adopters and daily attempting to learn new tasks. It is clear this employee needs more time and help learning the correct policies and methods to complete the work, and when you share this information, the employee readily accepts these directions. Based on the Situational Leadership Approach, which leadership style should you exhibit?
directing
According to Situational Leadership, a leader who focuses on giving followers instructions about how and when goals should be achieved and supervising them carefully is using ______.
directing behaviors
Blake & Mouton indicated that opportunistic leaders have a ______ style that they typically use and a ______ style they use under pressure.
dominant, back-up
As Andrew's boss, you recently sent Andrew to a leadership training program because he is now in charge of a five-person team. Andrew returns from the training and tells you he wants to develop a Team Management style of behavior. Currently his behavior plots at 8, 3 on the Leadership Grid. What could you do to coach him effectively?
encourage him to take more of a "people focus"
Lulu has recently been hired to lead the communications division of a regional bank. She calls a meeting of her management team and tells them about her leadership style. She describes how much she really values relationships and co-workers who are highly engaged, who bring a positive attitude, and who are not afraid to offer her new ideas and constructive criticisms. Using Kelley's typology, Lulu is asking her managers to be ______.
exemplary followers
Which of the following is the best synopsis of the leadership co-created process model?
following and leading behaviors interact to create leadership which produces outcomes
Research over the past 100 years on leadership traits ______.
has failed to produce a definitive list of traits
Followership as an area of study is considered ______.
in its early stages
Paternalism/maternalism refers to a leader who ______.
is a benevolent dictator
One of the key benefits of studying followership is that ______.
it elevates the importance and value of followers
Which of the following is a competency in Mumford's skills model?
knowledge
The common goals element of the definition of leadership means ______.
leaders and followers have a mutual purpose
Sara is criticized for shifting her management style too much and is known as a leader who watches out for herself. She is a(n) ______.
opportunistic leader
The teleological ethical theories are grouped together because "what is right?" is answered by looking at ______.
outcomes
Followers can most accurately be described as ______.
people who have less power than the leader but are critical in the leadership process
You really enjoy working for your boss and look up to her as a role model. You are more than willing to work hard for the organization because of your relationship with your boss. This is an example of ______.
personal power
According to Kohlberg, a person who judges morality actions by their direct consequences is in which level of moral development?
pre-conventional morality
The Situational Leadership model is primarily ______.
prescriptive
Which of the following bases of power is considered personal power?
referent
Leaders' power to provide pay raises and promotions is ______.
reward
In which ethical leadership principle does the leader place issues of fairness at the center of their decision making?
shows justice
The trait approach is criticized for its failure to take ______ into consideration.
situations
Which of the following presents a competency-based approach to leadership?
skills approach
Reversing the lens means ______.
studying followership by considering how followers impact leaders and organizations
In Situational Leadership, leaders use different degrees of ______ and ______ to meet the needs of followers.
supportive and directive behaviors
According to Katz, the most important leadership skills for the lowest level of management (supervisory management) are ______.
technical and human skill
At the top management level in an organization, ______.
technical skills are less important than human skills
The underlying premise of emotional intelligence's impact on leadership is ______.
understanding one's own and others' emotions provides a base for impactful leadership
Destructive leadership can most easily occur in situations that are ______.
unstable
I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I chat often with the staff and enjoy joking with them but only after I have assigned the tasks and they have accomplished them. My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?
5, 5
Which research group labeled task behaviors "initiating structure"?
Ohio State studies
My ethical approach focuses on obeying all laws. For example, I would never drive faster than the speed limit. According to Kohlberg, what stage of moral development am I demonstrating?
Stage 4: maintaining the social order