ILAD 5980 Test 1

According to the Northouse text, power is defined as: -The capacity or potential to influence -The authority to command action -A way to promote affection -The energy which allows leaders to lift heavy weight

The capacity or potential to influence

LMX focuses on: -Matching leader behaviors to followers' development levels -The integration of task and relationship behaviors -Matching the leader behavior to follower characteristics -The dyadic relationship between the leader and follower

The dyadic relationship between the leader and follower

The term heterarchy refers to -The power struggles in teams -The shifts in power from team member to top leadership -The coercive power shifting in teams -The dynamic power shifting in teams

The dynamic power shifting in teams

A global phenomenon whereby women are disproportionately concentrated in lower-level and lower-authority leadership positions is the definition of -The leadership jungle gym -The global gender gap -The human capital gender gap -The gender gap in leadership

The gender gap in leadership

According to early LMX theory, which of the following is false? -The out-group has less influence with the leader than does the in-group. -The leader usually expects extra duties from out-group members. -In-group members are chosen on the basis of compatibility with the leader. -Out-group members may not want to be in-group members.

The leader usually expects extra duties from out-group members.

Which point on the Leadership Grid is proven to consistently be the best form of leadership? -Authority Compliance -Country Club -There is no best style -Middle-of-the-road

There is no best style

Women who are promoted to leadership positions that place them in precarious situations with greater risk are in positions called the -Glass ceiling -Glass labyrinth -Glass window -Glass cliff

Glass cliff

My math teacher not only helps me solve difficult equations, but she also wrote me a great letter of recommendation for the college I want to attend that has a highly ranked math department. She is using which servant leader behavior? -Helping followers grow and succeed -Emotional healing -Behaving ethically -Conceptualizing

Helping followers grow and succeed

Behavioral approach does all of the following except -Broaden the field of leadership research to include behaviors -Support itself through a range of studies -Emphasize the importance of task and relationship behavior -Identify a universal set of leadership behaviors

Identify a universal set of leadership behaviors

Leadership Grid: what is (1,1)?

Impoverished Management

Leadership Grid: what is (5,5)?

Middle of the road management (pragmatism)

Path-goal theory could be best described as a -Great person theory -Transformational theory -Motivational theory -Behavioral theory

Motivational theory

The traditional authority structure in organizations -Provides a safety net for teams -Often does not support lateral decision making -Can enhance the team culture -Often leads to successful, creative teamwork

Often does not support lateral decision making

Path-goal theory suggests all of the following except -That task and subordinate characteristics affect leadership effectiveness. -That leaders should help subordinates around their difficulties by removing obstacles. -That subordinates with an external locus of control should be directed. -That leaders need confidence and articulateness.

That leaders need confidence and articulateness.

According to the Northouse text, which of the following is NOT considered a base of power: -Expert, -Authority, -Information, -Referent

Authority

Leadership Grid: what is (9,1)?

Authority-Compliance (all about the task)

Five Behaviors of an Ethical Leader (BMSSR)

Builds community Manifests Honesty Shows Justice Serves others Respects others

I enjoy working with this team because we all trust each other and respect what each person brings to the team. Which characteristic of team excellence am I displaying? -Collaborative climate -Clear norms of conduct -Coaching atmosphere -Unified commitment

Collaborative climate

Big Five Personality Factors (CANOE)

Conscientiousness Agreeability Neuroticism Openness Extraversion

Which of the following is not a task-focused leader behavior? -Initiating structure -Production orientation -Consideration -Facilitating goal accomplishment

Consideration

Which of the following is NOT a Big Five personality factor -Consistency -Neuroticism -Extraversion -Openess

Consistency

Leadership Grid: what is (1,9)?

Country Club Management (all about the people)

Utilitarianism is concerned with -Showing concern for the best interests of others. -Creating the greatest good for the greatest number. -Creating the greatest good for the leader. -Showing concern for the leader only.

Creating the greatest good for the greatest number

Major Leadership Skills (developed over many studies): (DISSI)

Determination Intelligence Self-Confidence Sociability Integrity

An alternative to the glass ceiling metaphor and perhaps a more accurate description of the leadership labyrinth is described as -Women not in the lower-level pipeline -The glass cliff -Difficulty of women to gain leadership positions at all levels of leadership -The glass escalator

Difficulty of women to gain leadership positions at all levels of leadership

My leader tries to appreciate what I am thinking and feeling in our interactions; he is using which characteristic of a servant leader? -Empathy -Listening -Persuasion -Conceptualization

Empathy

The ethics theory that is high in self-interest and low in concern for others is -Utilitarianism. -Apathea -Ethical egoism. -Altruism

Ethical egoism

The set of rules or principles that guides us in making decisions about right or wrong is called -Moral theory -Ethical dilemmas -Ethical decision-making process -Ethical theory

Ethical theory

True or False: According to the Northouse text, management produces change and movement while leadership produces order and consistency.

False

True or False: According to the Northouse text, followership can be divided into two broad categories: role-based and morality based.

False

Which of the following is not an outcome of servant leadership? -Follower performance -Organizational performance -Follower conceptual ability -Follower growth

Follower conceptual ability

Specific to servant leadership, which of the following is an antecedent condition? -Leadership outcomes -Conceptualization -Follower receptivity -Putting followers first

Follower receptivity

Using the path-goal approach, expectancy theory suggests that -Leaders' needs and followers' needs overlap -Followers are motivated if they think completing a task will result in a valuable payoff. -A leader should try to help followers reach their fullest potential. -Followers are motivated regardless of ability.

Followers are motivated if they think completing a task will result in a valuable payoff.

In LMX leaders treat followers -Equally -In a collective way -Independently -According to group average

Independently

Which of the following is not a relationship-focused leader behavior? -Nuturing Followers -Employee orientation -Consideration -Initiating structure

Initiating structure

Before LMX theory, researchers treated leadership as something -Leaders did toward all of their followers -Present within the individual actions of followers -Existing between the leader and each of his or her followers -As an exclusively two-way, one-dimensional form of communication

Leaders did toward all of their followers

Expectancy theory, when applied in path-goal leadership says -Leaders need to find the right reward to motivate followers -Make the same rewards available to all followers -Leaders should show motivation in multiple ways -Followers are expected to motivate other followers.

Leaders need to find the right reward to motivate followers

The trait approach is concerned with: -Leadership situations -Leadership skills -Follower attributes -Leadership characteristics

Leadership characteristics

I go to work, get the job done and go home. I am most likely in the -In-group -Out-group -Mature partnership phase -Acquaintance phase

Out-Group

What are the two critical functions of team effectiveness in Hill's model? -Development and analysis -Performance and leader outcomes -Leadership outcomes and analysis -Performance and development

Performance and development

Supportive mentoring and networking for women are helpful in -Reducing the gender pay gap -Increasing female leadership power -Reducing the need for women to take maternity leave -Reducing the leadership gap

Reducing the leadership gap

The Six Bases of Power are:

Referent Power Expert Power Legitimate Power Reward Power Coercive Power Information Power

Jamal enjoys interacting with the team members he supervises. He is employing -Task behaviors -Process behaviors -Directing behaviors -Relationship behaviors

Relationship behaviors

Expectancy theory is about -Clearing the path for followers -Rewarding followers for meeting their goals -Establishing work group norms -Anticipating leaders' needs

Rewarding followers for meeting their goals

Servant approach is about -Service and influence -Influence and skill development -Service and authoritarianism -Adaptive and influential leadership

Service and influence

The trait approach is criticized for its failure to take __________ into consideration. -Emotional Intelligence -Personality -Differences in Leaders -Situations

Situations

Leadership Grid: what is (9,9)?

Team Management (working at full potential and still worrying about the people)

True or False: Leadership scholars agree on one thing: They can't come up with a common definition of leadership.

True

True or False: Research suggests a strong relationship between the Big Five traits and leadership.

True

True or False: The Northouse text lists the following traits as central to individuals wishing to perceived by others as a leader: intelligence, self-confidence, determination, integrity and sociability.

True

True or False: According to the Northouse text, followership carries with it a responsibility to consider the morality of one's actions and the rightness or wrongness of the outcomes of what one does as a follower.

True

True or False: According to the Northouse text, followership is a process whereby an individual or individuals accept the influence of others to accomplish a common goal.

True

True or false: The Northouse text offers the following definition: "Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal."

True

true or False: The Northouse text describes teams as a type of organizational group that is composed of members who are interdependent, who share common goals and who must coordinate their activities to accomplish these goals.

True

Which statement is true about women and leadership? -Women are less effective leaders compared with men -Women are not in high level leadership positions -Women are underrepresented in elite leadership positions -Women all lead differently than men

Women are underrepresented in elite leadership positions