Leadership: Theory and Practice – Flashcards
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The Intrapersonal definition of authentic leadership states that leadership
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D. Grows out of the life story of the leader
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The developmental definition of authentic leadership states that leadership
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C. Grows out of the leaders self awareness and morality
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The interpersonal definition of authentic leadership views leadership as
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B. action based on the values of the leader
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The early research on authentic leadership grew out of an underdeveloped area of which branch of leadership studies
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E. Transformational Leadership
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Based on Bill Georges authentic leadership approach, which of the following are NOT related
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B. Compassion and Relationships
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According to Georges authentic leadership approach, self discipline
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E. All except C
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Which of the following statements about authentic leadership is FLASE
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B. The theoretical approach is based on real life examples
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According to Terrys Action Wheel, all of the following fall under power EXCEPT
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B. Desires
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There is no single accepted definition of authentic leadership
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True
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According to Walumbwa et al. (2010), when leaders are authentic, employees engage in more organizational citizenship behaviors
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True
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The developmental perspective of authentic leadership emphasizes balanced processing and relational transparency
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True
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The life story of the leader is an important part of developing authenticity according to Shamir and Elam
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True
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According to team leadership theory, the leader is primarily
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A. An analyst for diagnosing group defeciencies
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In team leadership theory, two of the leaders primary decisions are
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B. To monitor or take action
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For leaders, McGraths critical leadership functions do NOT include which type of group leadership function
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C. Negating remedial action
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According to Zachary, principled leadership influences team effectiveness through these processes
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B. Cognitive, motivational, affective, and integrative
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Leadership decisions include all of the following EXCEPT
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B. Over and Covert
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Characteristics of team effectiveness include all of the following EXCEPT
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B. Relationship driven structure
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Team leadership research started focusing on more than just outcomes in the
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A. 1990's
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A criticism of the team leadership model is
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C. It is too complex and isn't practical for a growing number of team leaders
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Examples of organizational teams can include all of the following EXCEPT
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D. Project Manager
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McGrath describes diagnosing grop deficiencies as part of
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A. Monitoring/internal
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Teams with distributed leadership have some advantages over single leader teams
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True
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In virtual teams, relational functions are more critical than untraditional, face to face teams
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If team goals are unclear, an internal relational intervention is needed to focus on building commitment
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False
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Which of the following is NOT true, according to the psychodynamic approach
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C. Leaders should undergo psychoanalysis
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Freuds personality types include all of the following EXCEPT
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B. Marketing
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According to Freud, which is/are the most productive personality types(s)
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A. Productive Narcissist
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Important concepts in transactional analysis include all of the following EXCEPT
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B. Corrective transactions
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The psychodynamic approach is criticized for all of these reasons EXCEPT
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D. It is not universal in scope
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All of the following are strengths of the narcissist EXCEPT
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D. Good listener
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According to transactional analysis, the free child
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C. Feels uninhibited and unsocialized
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All of the following are strengths of the psychodynamic approach EXCEPT
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A. It lends itself to training by offering skills and techniques to use
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According to the text, which of the following is not a dimension used when assessing personality
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D. Judging vs. openness
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In the 1970's, popular press reported
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A. Women were inferior to men when it came to leadership
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What is NOT a result found by meta-analysis on characteristics and behaviors of female and male leaders
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C. Women evaluated favorably when they used directive or autocratic styles
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A meta-analysis comparing the effectiveness of female and male leaders found all of these EXCEPT
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C. Men were more effective than women in government, and education organizations
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In the area of human capital differences, what is NOT true for women
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D. They tend to self-select themselves out of leadership tracks
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Factor(s) that contribute to leadership effectiveness and rise of female leaders include all of the following EXCEPT
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C. Higher effectiveness when the majority of subordinates are men
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Research on transformational leadership did NOT find that
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B. Men tend to engage in more contingent reward behavior than women
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Which of the following leadership traits or skills is more likely to belong to men than to women
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D. Authoritative
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What does the term velvet ghetto refer to
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D. The field of human resource management
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According to research, when a woman leader encounters gender-leader stereotypes, her likely response
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D. Is to display a vulnerable response if the threats are combined
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According to research, one way women can advance in leadership is
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D. By leading in a more democratic manner than men
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Due to researchers identifying problems with the term Glass Ceiling, an alternative metaphor now used is
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A. Glass escalator
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In 2008, what percentage of the privately owned businesses were women-owned
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C. 40%
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Which of the following statements is FALSE
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B. Men earn more bachelor's degrees than women
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Human capital differences for women include all of the following EXCEPT
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C. Self-promotion
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A definition of culture does NOT include
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A. Individual qualities
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According to the GLOBE study, which of these is NOT a cultural dimension
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C. Division of labor
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Global leadership behaviors include all of these EXCEPT
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A. Self-directive leadership
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According to the Anglo culture cluster, the least desirable leader behavior is
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D. Self-protective leadership
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According to the Sub-Saharan Africa Anglo culture cluster, the most desirable leader behavior is
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C. Humane-oriented leadership
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How many cultural dimensions did GLOBE researchers identify
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A. 9
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Who is(are) the most referenced researcher(s), identifying five major dimensions on which cultures differ
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C. Hofstede
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Who researched culture and leadership resulting in the GLOBE research program
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D. House et al.
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How many "country clusters" did GLPBE focus its findings on
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A. 10
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A strength of the GLOBE research study is that it includes ___ countries
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B. 62
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According to the text, the conceptualization of leadership used by GLOBE was derived in part from
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B. Implicit leadership theory
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A major factor in the need for increased cross-cultural awareness is
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A. Increase of globalization
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A criticism of the GLOBE research study, cited in the text is
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A. The way the study measured leadership
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Teleological theories include all of the following EXCEPT
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D. Ethical egalitarianism
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Green leaf's theory of servant leadership
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A. Says leaders should be concerned with society's "have-nots"
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A leader's respect for others is NOT shown by
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D. Being apathetic
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Altruistic service cannot be observed in
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B. Conceit
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Burns contends all of the following EXCEPT
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B. Leaders should put their values ahead of their followers to reach goals
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Ethical theories fall within two broad domains:
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C. Conduct and character
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Utilitarianism is concerned with
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B. Creating the greatest good for the greatest number
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Virtue-based theories
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B. Are about the leader's character
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The five principles of ethical leadership include all of the following EXCEPT
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C. Acts courageously
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Ethics
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A. Focuses on the virtuousness of individuals and their motives
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Giving an employee a merit-based pay raise is an example of
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C. Distributive justice
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The ethics theory that is low in self-interest and high in concern for others is
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B. Altruism
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Which of the following is not a component of Terry's Action Wheel?
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C. Skill Set
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Which of the following is not a component of Walumba and associates' review of authentic leadership?
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E. Courage
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Which of the following psychological attributes is not part of Luthans and Avolio's (2003) model of authentic leadership?
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E. Humility
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Which of the following scholars identified four components of authenticity, including self-awareness, balanced processing, relational transparency, and internalized moral perspective?
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C. Walumba et al.
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Who developed an action-centered model of authentic leadership?
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A. Terry
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Who used research from the fields of positive psychology and positive organizational behavior to identify psychological attributes that contribute to authentic leadership?
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D. Luthans and Avolio
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Which of the following scholars argued that followers want to have an open, trusting relationship with their leaders, and will then give them greater loyalty and commitment?
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B. George
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According to Terry's Action Wheel, which of the following are considered resources?
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C. Capital and information
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In team leadership theory, two of the leader's primary decisions are:
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B. To monitor or take action
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Team effectiveness is evaluated on these desired team outcomes:
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A. Performance and development
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Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of team excellence, according to Larson and LaFasto:
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C. Authoritative Leadership
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External leadership actions include:
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B. Environmental
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What scholar(s) provided grounded research support for the group effectiveness approach?
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A. Hackman and Walton
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Liz is a team leader at a local grocery store. Recently, her boss said that she needs to address the negative attitudes of employees. To try and fix this problem, she has begun awarding gift-cards to employees who have great attitudes. What internal leadership intervention is Liz addressing?
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C. Goal focusing
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According to McGrath, "taking remedial action" is part of
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B. Executive action/internal
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Internal task leadership actions include all of the following except
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A. Collaborating
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What model attempts to integrate mediation and monitoring concepts with team effectiveness?
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B. Critical leadership functions model
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Forecasting environmental changes fits into what quadrant of the critical leadership functions?
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B. Monitor/external
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According to Berne's theory, the leader who acts like a parent is likely to get which state in reaction?
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A. Child
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Key elements of a productive person when considering personality types include all of these except.
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C. Individualized or maternalistic
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The personality type that Erich Fromm added to Freud's work was:
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A. Marketing
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The creator of transactional analysis is:
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A. Berne
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Which scholar(s) developed a matrix showing how Jung's personality types relate to leadership strengths and weaknesses?
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B. Kroeger and Theusen
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Which scholar used the concept of social character to look at leadership in terms of the psychology of followers?
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D. Jung
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The word that best describes a leadership plus of a sensor is
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A. Practical
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All of the following are strengths of the psychodynamic approach except
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A. It lends itself to training by offering skills and techniques to use
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The psychodynamic approach has roots in psychoanalysis, which was developed by
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C. Freud
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Which of the following is not a cited reason for women's underrepresentation in leadership roles?
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D. Intelligence
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What scholar(s) used meta-analysis to research gender and leadership style?
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A. Eagly and Carli
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Which of the following statements is true?
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C. Women make up 50% of people in managerial/professional positions
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Which of the following is not listed as gender difference in the leadership labryrinth?
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B. Cross-pressures
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According to the leadership labyrinth, which of the following is a characteristic of prejudice?
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B. Cross-pressures
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What decade did researchers start paying attention to issues of gender and leaderships?
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B. 1970s
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What characteristic is considered a gender stereotype of women?
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D. Helpfulness
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According to research, which of the following is not a described level of promoting leadership effectiveness?
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C. Governmental level
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What is the primary purpose of the GLOBE research program?
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A. To increase our understanding of cross-cultural interactions and the impact of culture on leadership effectiveness
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Name one of the five cross-cultural competencies as indicated by Adler and Bartholomew (1992) that global leaders need to develop?
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C. Learn to relate to people from other cultures from a position of equality rather than cultural superiority
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Five cross-cultural competencies for leaders include all of the following except
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D. Teaching the importance of one's own culture to other cultures.
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Universally desirable leadership attributes do not include
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B. Dictatorial
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Universally undesirable leadership behaviors include all of the following except
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C. Explicit
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Applications for culture and leadership do not include
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D. Help maximize profit within a locally owned and operated organization
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The cultural dimension in which organizations encourage and reward members for excellence is
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D. Performance orientation
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According to GLOBE researchers, which of the following statements is false
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C. The Latin Europe cluster places value on institutional collectivism and societal goals
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What was an element that GLOBE used to create regional clusters
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C. Common language
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Which of the following is not a reason why ethics is central to leadership?
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D. The existence of bottom up communication
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All of the following are ways ethical leaders build community except by
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C. Keeping social collectives exclusive
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Ethical Theories that are driven from the viewpoint of the leader's character are called
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B. Virtue-based theories
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The NPM approach advocates public agency leadership should be
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A. Decentralized leadership approach
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Problems occur in using the notion of an anticipatory, proactive and customer-oriented leadership approach in public administration.
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D. All of the above (A. Private business has defined customer groups. B. Determining a specific customer group for public agency is difficult. C. Public agency has not customers at all because citizens are not customers.)
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Behn identified responsibility of public agency leaders:
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C. 8