WK 2 PT Ch. 5-8

Which is a strength of LMX?

**NOT: It assesses the human value of fairness and equity in the work setting.

Bill George suggests that spending time with diverse others and taking part in community service helps a person develop which characteristic of authentic leadership?

**NOT: consistency

The model of transformational leadership asserts that transformational leaders motivate followers to do more than expected by ______.

**NOT: encouraging followers to work toward promotion and advancement

Transformational leadership is a form of leadership that ______.

**NOT: helps followers meet job-related tasks

Which component of authentic leadership refers to a leader's self-regulatory process whereby their values rather than outside forces guide their behaviors?

**NOT: self-awareness

According to the SLII® model, which developmental level represents followers who are highly committed and motivated to accomplish tasks and need little supervision from leaders?

D4

According to the SLII® model, if followers are at the first level of development, a leader needs to adopt a low directive and high supportive leadership style.

False

Which of the following is true about LMX theory?

It can be said to highlight favoritism in a workplace.

Which of the following is a strength of the transformational approach?

It has intuitive appeal and makes sense to people.

Which best describes the reason situational leadership is so practical for managers to use?

It is straightforward and easily applied in a variety of settings.

Which scholars presented an alternative transformational perspective that describes five exemplary practices that enable leaders to get extraordinary things done?

Kouzes and Posner

The situational approach is illustrated through which model?

SLII® ®

Which of the following is true of how the adaptive leadership approach can be practiced in the real world?

The approach can be used in a variety of organizational settings.

What university hosted a leadership summit that resulted in the creation of two publications focused on authentic leadership?

University of Nebraska

LMX theory can be applied to which types of organizations?

all types to include traditional, government, and educational settings

Both active and passive management by exception ______.

are considered non-leadership approaches

The process of authentic leadership emphasizes the development of qualities that help leaders ______.

be perceived as trustworthy and believable by followers

In contexts where the group norms are weak or non-supportive, path-goal theory posits that leaders should ______.

build cohesiveness and role responsibility

A leader who gives followers instructions about how and when goals should be achieved and supervises them carefully is using ______ behaviors.

directing

Path-goal theory predicts that followers need which type of leadership when tasks are unclear or ambiguous?

directive

Path-goal theory suggests that leaders should respond to dogmatic/authoritarian followers using a(n) ______ style.

directive

Research on transformational leadership has found that optimism is a mediating factor in transformational leadership that affects employees' ______.

engagement in their work

In the early stages of leader-member relationship development, leaders look for followers who exhibit which behaviors?

enthusiasm and willingness to participate

Adaptive leadership is best utilized in non-profit settings rather than in business settings.

false

Leader courage and humility are two characteristics consistent across all models of servant leadership.

false

Servant leadership is not used widely in leadership training programs.

false

The research on authentic leadership is well developed.

false

The path-goal approach suggests that a leader's job is to use a style that best fits ______.

followers' needs and the type of job they are doing

Leaders who focus on the big picture and observe problems as a whole while staying fully engaged with their employees are using which adaptive leader behavior?

get on the balcony

Commitment in the situational leadership approach can be defined as ______.

having motivation and confidence in doing the work

The concept that servant leaders care about the personal well-being of their followers is best expressed by which characteristic of servant leadership?

healing

During the mature partnership phase of leadership development, leader-member exchanges are generally ______.

high quality

Followers become part of an in-group based on ______.

how well they work with a leader

The directive leadership behavior in path-goal theory is similar to ______.

initiating structure in the Ohio State studies

Individuals who find servant leadership a form of micromanagement ______.

lack follower receptivity, which is an antecedent condition of servant leadership

The prescriptive nature of LMX suggests that ______.

leaders should create special relationships with each of their followers

What is pseudotransformational leadership?

leadership that provides inspiration yet is often manipulative

What factor in authentic leadership often enables leaders to transcend individual differences?

moral reasoning

Research has found that laissez-faire leadership is generally ______.

negatively related to job effectiveness and satisfaction

Transactional leaders are influential because followers are ______.

often rewarded for doing what the leader wants

Leaders who invite their followers to share in the decision-making process are using ______ leadership behaviors.

participative

A person using a directive leadership style would most likely display which behavior?

providing performance standards and clear timelines for tasks

In which adaptive leadership viewpoint do leaders provide a supportive environment for followers in which they help followers resolve internal conflicts and distinguish between reality and fantasy?

psychotherapy perspective

What can organizations do to build a strong culture of servant leadership?

select leaders who are capable of connecting with followers and putting their needs first

SLII® Using the situational approach as a framework, what makes an effective leader?

someone who recognizes what followers need and adapts their behaviors to meet those needs

Contingent reward is a process in which effort by followers is exchanged for ______.

specific payoffs

The situational approach stresses that SLII® leaders use different degrees of ______ to meet the needs of followers.

supportive and directive behaviors

Roles of leaders and followers in the acquaintance phase of leadership development are ______.

tested

Heifetz is the leadership scholar credited with the development of adaptive leadership.

true

Path-goal theory is based on motivation principles drawn from expectancy theory.

true

Path-goal theory was designed to explain how leaders can help followers achieve their organizational goals.

true

Self-discipline is a dimension of authentic leadership in George's model.

true

Servant leadership often improves the outcomes at the individual, organizational, and societal levels.

true

The situational approach stresses that leaders should change their degree of support based on followers' needs, but be unwavering in their directives.

true

There is a lack of agreement among researchers on what specific characteristics define servant leadership.

true

How do leaders know when the problem they face is an adaptive challenge?

when emotions, values, and beliefs are part of the challenge

When are followers more likely to become part of the in-group?

when they get along well with the leader