MGT 357 - Exam 2

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

Creating a pleasant workplace

Which of the following is true of delegation?

It involves less checking on subordinates than empowerment

The employees of a company feel that management does not make fair decisions when increasing salaries or promoting people. Which ethical screen is used by the employees to question the decisions of the management in the given example?

Justice

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

more power it acquires.

Which of the following examples illustrates a method for creating a socially responsible and ethical organization?

ABC Inc., a large industrial group, encourages its senior managers to set examples for other employees by being fair and just in their actions.

In which of the following cases demonstrates the gaining of power according to the dependence perspective?

Bill seeks Clara's inputs and advice to improve his performance.

Adapting to changing times is the most important for which approach to leadership?

Contingency approach

Which one of the following is the most recommended approach to leadership during a crisis?

Lead with compassion.

_____ authorizes people at the highest levels in an organization to make a decision and expect compliance.

Legitimate power

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

Reward

Who among the following is a coaching leader?

Ryan, who gives clear task directions to his teammates and encourages and listens to them

_____ refers to an individual's sense of having a choice in initiating and regulating actions.

Self-determination

_____ refers to the idea that all organizational members are capable of leading themselves at least to some extent.

Self-leadership

Which of the following serves as an example for evidence based leadership?

The management decides to refer to management practices in the past to find out a solution to the issue in hand.

The approach that focuses on social responsibility by finding out better ways for leaders to make a positive contribution to society is the _____ approach .

Thou Shalt

Corporate social responsibility centers on a firm's:

positive contribution to society.

Joe, the newly appointed team manager of the sales team, practices autocratic leadership in his team. However, his team members who are quite experienced and equipped in their fields are not satisfied with the style of leadership practiced by Joe, which negatively affects the team productivity. This scenario depicts the violation of _____.

a contingency approach to leadership

An opportunity for an organization to practice social responsibility involves:

working with its supplier to improve working conditions.

Annette's team has been able to meet the production target of 20,000 units per year. In the next financial year, Annette sets a target of 25,000 units for the team. Accordingly, the individual targets are set to increase. In the context of the path-goal theory of leadership effectiveness, Annette follows the _____ of leadership.

achievement oriented style

Evan, a manager, strongly believes in the concept of power sharing. Therefore, Evan is most likely to _____.

allow for group member input into decisions and listen to their suggestions

A leader at the post-conventional level of moral development is likely to:

attempt to do the most good for the most people.

Sending thank-you notes to large numbers of people is regarded as a:

basic, but effective, political technique.

After creating a false catastrophe, a particularly devious political player:

claims to have resolved the problem.

Division manager Clint believes strongly in the path-goal theory of leadership, so he engages in behaviors that:

complement subordinate characteristics and task demands.

A _____ perspective is that the leader's behavior is profoundly influenced by the situation.

contingency leadership

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

deliver superior performance.

Baxter, a chief operating officer, practices contingency leadership when he:

discards old ideas that no longer fit the situational forces.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires public companies to _____.

disclose whether they have adopted a code of ethics for senior financial officers

A rationale for empowerment is that the most successful organizations:

effectively use the talents of all players on the team.

Edwin, an engineer in a construction material manufacturing company, always strives to give his best because he is aware that he is contributing to something larger and would be recognized for it. It can be inferred from the given scenario that _____.

employees who work in an ethical environment tend to be better motivated

One of the approaches for achieving a socially responsible and ethical organization is to _____.

engage in philanthropy

According to the situational leadership model II, the directing style is the most effective when team members are:

having some competence but are low in commitment.

The coaching style of leadership in the situational leadership model II is described as:

high on directing and high on supporting behaviors.

Following Fiedler's contingency model, a leader can increase situational control by:

increasing his or her position power.

An ethical screen is used primarily when facing a situation that:

involves deciding if an act is ethical or unethical.

In Fiedler's contingency theory, an important dimension for rating the situation is :

leader-member relations.

Most unethical behaviors have:

led to the layoffs of thousands of workers.

The contingency approach to leadership explains that leaders are most effective when they:

make their behavior tuned to situational forces.

Amanda, a business analyst, presents false research findings to her manager to prove that the desired results have been achieved and to get appreciation for her work. Which level of moral development is illustrated in the given scenario?

preconventional level

The general purpose of disaster planning is to:

prevent a crisis.

When senior management provides strategic leadership for ethics,

senior managers become ethics leaders.

A recommended strategy for minimizing office politics is to:

set a good example at the top.

According to a consultant cited in the leadership text, after the group is empowered, the leader:

should still provide guidance.

Alan used to follow a libertarian leadership style. He recently decided to become stricter toward productivity targets as a result of the fluctuations in the market. He does this in order to make his team more task oriented. This is an example of _____.

situations shaping how leaders behave

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

stick to the principles she thinks are right.

A model of the relationship between corporate social performance and profits emphasizes _____.

the role of supply and demand

The general point of Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership is that the best style of leadership is determined by:

the situation in which a leader works.

In path-goal theory, the directive leader improves morale when:

the task is unclear and vague.

A key part of evidence-based leadership or management is to:

translate principles into practice.

In path-goal theory, the participative leader is best suited for improving the morale of:

well-motivated employees who perform nonrepetitive tasks.