MGMT 4700 - Chapter 5
Ends-based thinking is often characterized as
"Do what's best for the greatest number of people."
Authentic leaders behave as they do to attain status, rewards, and other advantages rather than to achieve personal conviction.
False
Being helpful, honest, and logical are examples of terminal values.
False
Ends-based thinking is consistent with Kantian philosophy and is characterized colloquially as "following the highest principle or duty."
False
Gen Xers have been a stabilizing force in organizations for decades, even if they are prone to digressions about "the good old days."
False
Gen Xers tend to be more committed to a specific organization than to their vocation because they believe in job security.
False
In the context of moral potency, moral ownership is best described as the fortitude to face risk and overcome fears associated with taking ethical action.
False
In-group favoritism occurs when people overrate the quality of their work and their contributions to the groups and teams to which they belong.
False
Rule-based thinking, known as utilitarianism in philosophy, is premised on the idea that right and wrong are best determined by considering the consequences or results of an action.
False
An authentic leader will most likely
Have a realistic self-perception
Which of the following best describes attribution of blame?
Justifying immoral behavior by claiming it was caused by someone else's actions
_____ involves reinterpreting otherwise immoral behavior in terms of a higher purpose.
Moral justification
Which of the following generation of workers tends to be technologically savvy, independent, and skeptical of institutions and hierarchy?
The Gen Xers
According to Zemke's four generations of workers, which of the following statements is most likely true of the Baby Boomers?
They are concerned about creating a level playing field for all
Which of the following statements is true of managers with the Theory Y orientation?
They reflect a view that most people are intrinsically motivated by their work
According to the dual-process theory, moral judgments dealing primarily with "rights" and "duties" are made by automatic emotional responses.
True
Instrumental values refer to modes of behavior, and terminal values refer to desired end states.
True
Leaders ultimately must be judged on the basis of a framework of values, not just in terms of their effectiveness.
True
Managers with Theory X orientation rely heavily on coercive, external control methods to motivate workers, such as pay, disciplinary techniques, punishments, and threats.
True
Moral reasoning refers to the process leaders use to make decisions about ethical and unethical behaviors.
True
Servant leadership puts an emphasis on listening effectively to others.
True
The study of authentic leadership has gained considerable momentum in the last decade because of the belief that enhancing self-awareness can help people in organizations find more meaning and connection at work.
True
The ultimate test of a servant leader's work is whether those served develop toward being more responsible, caring, and competent individuals.
True
Dr. Jonathon realizes that his patient is suffering from a highly contagious disease that is likely to pose a threat to the entire city. However, he is uncertain about sharing this information with city officials to protect his patient's privacy. In this scenario, which of the following ethical dilemmas does the doctor most likely face?
individual versus community
Advantageous comparison refers to the process of using cosmetic words to defuse or disguise the offensiveness of otherwise morally repugnant or distasteful behavior.
False
Through a distortion of consequences, people minimize the harm caused by their behavior.
True
Leadership behavior enacted by individuals who take action to maintain ethical standards in the face of questionable moral behaviors by higher-ups is referred to as
Upward ethical leadership
Hall and Donnell reported findings of five separate studies involving over 12,000 managers that explored the relationship between managerial achievement and attitudes toward subordinates. Overall, they found that managers who strongly subscribed to Theory X beliefs
Were highly likely to be in their lower-achieving group
According to Zemke's four generations of workers, the Millennials
doubt the wisdom of traditional racial and sexual categorizing
Terrorists may call themselves "freedom fighters," and firing someone may be referred to as "letting him or her go." These are both examples of
euphemistic labeling
Which of the following is an approach, developed and popularized by Covey, which postulates a fundamental interdependence between the personal, the interpersonal, the managerial, and the organizational levels of leadership?
principle-centered leadership
Which of the following best describes ethics?
principles of right conduct
According to Zemke's four generations of workers, which of the following statements is most likely true of the Veterans?
they represent a wealth of lore and wisdom
Millennials share an optimism born, perhaps, from having been raised by parents devoted to the task of bringing their generation to adulthood.
true
What are the four qualities of leadership that engender trust according to Bennis and Goldsmith?
vision, empathy, consistency, and integrity
Leaders who pull people together on the basis of shared beliefs and a common sense of organizational purpose and belonging are most likely the ones
who create a compelling vision
