103. Why is leadership "more than commonsense'? Check all that apply
a. It can result in passivity in followers - an interpretation of a world in which some are born to lead and others born to follow
b. Most of the long-term ideas about leadership have scientifically been proven to be wrong
c. T...
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103. Why is leadership "more than commonsense'? Check all that apply
a. It can result in passivity in followers - an interpretation of a world in which some are born to
lead and others born to follow
b. Most of the long-term ideas about leadership have scientifically been proven to be wrong
c. The common sense view of leadership tends over-emphasize charisma, willpower and a clear
and rational thought process
d. It often leads to a distorted picture of reality, in which leaders are heroes guiding lesser
mortals through the travails of organizational strategy and execution correct answers a c d
104. Why can it be difficult to pursue Evidence-Based Leadership? Check all that apply
a. Businesses are characterized by the belief that the particulars of their organization are special
and unique
b. It can threaten managers' personal freedom to run their organizations as they see fit.
c. Research evidence is not the central focus of study for many business students, MBAs, or
executive education programs
d. Leadership is the natural preserve of great people, not something that can be taught or
developed correct answers a b c
105. If you were to design a perfect leader, what qualities would they have? Check only one
option
a. High cognitive ability and deep integrity
b. High extraversion, moderate agreeableness, openness to experience and conscientiousness
c. There are too many contradictory models of leadership qualities to be able to pursue such a
task
d. A high need for power, a moderate need for achievement and a low need for affiliation correct
answers c
106. If you had a colleague exhibiting counter-productive emotionality in the workplace, what
could you do in response? Check only one option
a. Nothing - I have a task-orientated leadership style and such emotionality is indicative of
somebody who is the wrong fit
b. Tell the person to take an extended break from work to recover
c. Confront them and tell them such emotional behaviors are letting the team down and failing to
support my leadership
d. Use EQ skills to understand and manage my own reactions to the emotionality and help the
person better manage it him or herself correct answers d
107. What best defines people with a high Need for Achievement? Check only one option
a. They are reluctant to play the bad-guy role
b. They seek close relationships, desire to be like others, enjoy social activities and seek to
belong
c. They like influencing others and seek positions of authority
d. They are goal oriented, take moderate risks, desire concrete feedback and work hard correct
answers d
, 108. Henry Mintzberg was the first person to empirically research the day-to-day activities
undertaken by a CEO. What best defines his findings? Check only one option
a. CEOs were special people who are able to strategically plan years into the future and deal with
long-term time horizons despite short-term pressures
b. Although there were many CEOS, very few actually displayed the styles and qualities of
leadership identified in academic literature
c. High cognitive ability and deep integrity
d. CEOs were the source of the organizational vision, entrusted with the provision of purpose,
values and motivation in the workers
e. CEOs have to perform a multiplicity of interdependent roles in fast-paced, fragmented,
regularly interrupted environments correct answers e
109. What types of leadership does behavioral research ultimately support? Check all that apply
a. It doesn't support any single leadership style, suggesting there is no one best leadership style in
all situations
b. Democratic, people-centered, consideration and concern for people
c. Autocratic, job-centered, initiating structures and concern for production
d. Co-leadership, in which one leader is production-oriented and one is people-oriented correct
answers a d
110. If the Pygmalion Effect is accurate, which leadership attitude becomes problematic? Check
only one option
a. Self-efficacy as people will stop believing in their capacity to do the tasks
b. Theory Z as people will become too attached to their teammates to focus on work
c. Theory X, as treating people like they are lazy and dislike work will result in them becoming
lazy, disliking work and performing less effectively
d. Theory Y as they will become so content at being treated well they'll lose the motivation to
work hard correct answers c
111. Why do so many extroverts seem to get into leadership positions? Check all that apply
a. Because extroversion was the trait that most seemed to correlate with leadership (i.e.many
leaders studied possessed it) in the first scientific studies of the subject
b. It's associated with assertiveness, self-confidence and high energy, all of which seem
"obvious" leadership traits at lay levels.
c. They are scientifically proven to be good leaders
d. It's a trait culturally celebrated in the USA and American theorists have long dominated the
leadership field correct answers a b d
112. Research into performance predictability suggests that testing General Mental Ability and
integrity are the best way to predict future performance. How might this be applied to predictions
of leadership ability? Check all that apply
a. It should be applicable as they were testing for white collar management positions which is
covalent with leadership in the contemporary sense, so should thus have the same efficacy
b. It doesn't test for extraversion, which is proven to be the best indicator of leadership.
Therefore, it cannot predict who will be good leaders.
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