Chapter 14 Quiz and Knowledge checks

Destructive leaders are best described as ______ leaders.

authoritarian

Checks and balances prevent abuses of power because they allow others to monitor the people at the top.

charismatic

At this time, there is a lack of ______ when defining destructive leadership.

consensus

A boss who believes in the adage, "it's my way or the highway," exhibits ______ and destructive leadership.

dogmatic

Destructive leadership is less likely to occur in organizations that ______.

encourage employee initiative and involvement

A primary reason why destructive leaders seek power is to use it ______.

for personal gain

A person who takes advantage of a lack of clear rules and systemic structures to assert their own power is taking advantage of which environmental factor?

instability

Which of the following is recommended to help ensure checks and balances in an organization?

involving board members in policy-level oversight

Which person is more likely to be a susceptible follower?

someone who wants to feel chosen or special

The primary component of the toxic triangle is the destructive leader. ______ is a bold characteristic found in destructive leaders who exploit their followers with charm.

Charisma

Conformers do not comply with destructive leaders.

False

Even today, there is little research on what makes bad leadership so destructive.

False

Individuals should hesitate to remove a destructive leader from office even if there are procedures in place to aid the process.

False

It is not possible to change leadership from destructive to constructive.

False

______ is a process that can cause small and rapidly growing organizations to forgo clear rules that prevent abuses of power.

Institutionalization

What happens when a leader selfishly imposes their own will and goals onto others?

It prevents their followers from being empowered.

Which of the following authors presented a series of psychological factors to help identify susceptible followers in their book, The Allure of Toxic Leaders?

Lipman-Blumen

The toxicity of ______ was apparent, but sufficient avenues for combating the destructive leader(s) were absent.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

Another contextual measure against abuses of power is independent boards of directors.

True

CEO of Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, was a highly toxic leader.

True

Destructive leadership causes emotions such as fear and insecurity in followers.

True

Hazing at fraternities is an example of people's need to be in the in-group even if it means going against their own ideas, beliefs, or principles.

True

Strong organizational culture offsets authoritarian power that may emerge from a destructive leader's unilateral decisions.

True

This principle of checks and balances is a way to spread out power among individuals and groups.

True

While not empirically founded, childhood traumas have been theorized as reasons why destructive leaders exploit others for their own purposes.

True

______ protects investors against destructive leadership by setting requirements for all U.S. public company boards.

True

Colluders support a destructive leader's agenda because it is ______ for themselves.

advantageous

______ demands courage and fortitude on the part of followers.

Whistleblowing

Organizations, themselves, can set up ______ as an additional way to control abuse.

norms and values

Followers need to be able to address ______ that cause them distress and desire to be taken care of by others.

psychological factors

Some companies recruit via ______ that identify their strengths and weaknesses.

psychological tests

A board of directors is best when its members are not ______ the CEO.

recruited by

Which of the following is a characteristic of destructive leadership?

use of coercion