The skills approach takes a __________________ on leadership, like the trait approach.

Leader-follower centered perspective

Organizational-centered perspective

Situational-centered perspective

Follower-centered perspective

Leader-centered perspective

In work settings where the formal authority system is weak, leadership becomes a tool that helps subordinates by making the rules and work requirements clear.

True

False

Each day of the week you meet with your direct supervisor and your coworkers for a morning meeting. The meeting is open-forum and issues, goals, topics, and ideas are all discussed at the meeting, during which the supervisor responds when able and asks for feedback often. This is an example of:

The ethics of leaders have little impact on the ethical climate of their organizations.

True

False

Norma and Joel work in a legal firm. They both are aware of a potential promotion coming up soon. In the last project they did, Joel put most of the paperwork on Norma, and she gladly took on the extra workload. However, when their boss was complimenting the project, Norma let Joel take the credit and acted as if they both did the same amount of work. This is an example of what advancement barrier for Norma?

Gender stereotypes

Work experience

Developmental opportunities

Self-promotion

If team goals are unclear, an internal relational intervention is needed to focus on building commitment.

True

False

Charismatic leadership is often described in ways that make it similar to, if not synonymous with, transformational leadership.

True

False

In contexts where the group norms are weak or nonsupportive, leadership assists in building __________ and ____________.

Due to researchers identifying problems with the term glass ceiling, an alternative metaphor now used is:

Glass escalator

Leadership labyrinth

Whirlpool effect

Corporate cupboard

In SLII, delegating is ineffective with subordinates who are very competent and committed.

True

False

Virtue-based theories:

Focus on the actions of the leade

Are about the leader's character.

Are duty driven.

Focus on consequences of the leader's actions.

According to Blake and Mouton, the "authority-compliance manager" is highly concerned with people and has little concern for results.

True

False

Which best describes the reason situational leadership is so practical for managers to use?

Assist in relating demographics to leadership.

It is only applicable to lower-level managers.

Its straightforward nature.

Its specific nature.

In team leadership theory, two of the leader's primary decisions are:

To build a vision and implement change.

To monitor or take action.

To be a role model and an innovator.

To organize and to control.

Participative leadership is effective with subordinates who have a strong need to control (internal locus of control).

True

False

Which of the following presents a competency-based approach to leadership?

Pseudotransformational leadership:

Aids followers in an exclusively superficial way.

Is socialized leadership concerned with the collective good.

Focuses on the leader's own interests rather than the interests of others.

Is an ineffective form of leadership.

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