Chapter 1: Knowledge Checks

The acronym GLOBE stands for Global Leaders Organizing Better Environments.

False

The demand for effective leadership exists at the local and community levels, but does not exist at the national level.

False

Which of these theorists can be credited with the development of management theory and the scientific management of labor?

Frederick Taylor

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. When leadership is defined as an influence process, which of the following is true?

Leadership is focused on achieving group goals. Leadership is viewed as an interactive event between the leader and the follower. Leadership should be ethical.

Which of the following researchers suggests that leaders are toxic when their leadership leaves followers worse off than they found them?

Lipman-Blumen

Decisiveness is considered to be a positive leader attribute on a global level.

True

Ethical leadership approaches are concerned with the character of leaders, the duties they serve, the decisions they make, and the outcomes they produce.

True

Leadership and management are not the same.

True

Leadership likely includes components of many dimensions, including traits, skills, behaviors, and relationships.

True

A theory can be defined as which of the following?

a set of hypotheses, principles, or laws that explain a phenomenon

Which of the following terms is referred to as a general way of thinking about something, not necessarily based on research?

approach

Effective leadership is intended influence that creates ______ for the greater good.

change

Anna leads a volunteer group in her neighborhood. Her group has created a community garden, implemented a meal delivery program for elderly residents, and hosted neighborhood cleanup days. This is an example of which of the following?

civic engagement

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following attributes are considered negative on a global level?

dictatorial asocial

Match the leader attributes to the type of leader characteristic (positive or negative) they best describe according to research conducted by GLOBE.

egocentric -negative decisive -positive

Match the descriptions to the emerging leadership approach it best describes.

how leaders identify the needs of diverse groups -connective how leaders focus on followers' needs -servant how leaders help people address problems and face challenges -adaptive how leaders use their "calling" to motivate others -spiritual

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following best describes the "Great Man" theories?

identification of innate qualities of great leaders identification of inherent traits of great leaders

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following attributes are considered positive on a global level?

informed communicative just

Match the leadership research terms with the time period in which they became popular.

leadership skills -1990s personality factors -1980s leadership traits -1900s charismatic leadership -1970s

Leadership as a behavior is different from viewing leadership as traits, abilities, and skills because behaviors can be ______.

observed

Susan Komives has conducted research on civic responsibility and leadership. She created the seven Cs of Change Model to describe the process of accomplishing what kind of change?

positive

The idea that leadership should focus on the communication between leaders and followers and not on the qualities of the leader describes thinking of leadership as a(n) ______.

relationship

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are task behaviors?

sending new procedures to employees setting deadlines for a project creating a meeting agenda

Leadership can be thought of as a/an ______ or competency that can be developed to effectively accomplish a task.

skill

Match the following theories with the approach they best represent.

task and relationship -behavioral path-goal -situational leader-member -relational transformational -new leadership

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. The "dark side of leadership" refers to instances where a leader does which of the following?

violates human rights acts unethically leaves followers in a worse situation