LDR 300 Wk 1 – Apply: Quiz

Identify a true statement about passive followers according to Robert Kelley’s basic styles of followership.

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• They are often seen as cynical, negative, and adversarial by leaders.
• They require constant direction because they lack initiative and a sense of responsibility.
• They are the “yes people” of organizations.
• They are highly likely to become experts in mastering the bureaucratic rules that can be used to protect them.

According to Robert Kelley’s basic styles of followership, which of the following statements is true about pragmatist followers?

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• They are the “yes people” of organizations.
• They often present a distinct image, with either positive or negative characteristics.
• They are rarely committed to their group’s work goals.
• They usually point out all the negative aspects of their organization to others.

Which of the following definitions of leadership is fairly comprehensive and helpful?

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• the process by which an agent induces a subordinate to behave in a desired manner
• the process of influencing an organized group toward accomplishing its goals
• directing and coordinating the work of group members
• actions that focus resources to create desirable opportunities

A key reason behind using the phrase “desirable opportunities” in a definition of leadership was precisely to distinguish between leadership and

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• situation.
• tyranny.
• followership.
• management.

Leadership is most associated with words like

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• consistency.
• planning.
• vision.
• control.

What is Hollander’s approach to leadership called?

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• transformational
• participative
• transactional
• charismatic

The interactional framework for analyzing leadership includes

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• individual followers, groups, and leaders.
• first-level supervisors, mid-level managers, and top-level leaders.
• individuals, groups, and organizations.
• followers, leaders, and situations.

According to leadership researchers, leadership

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• postulates that leaders administer rather than innovate.
• is an interpersonal relation in which others comply because they want to.
• requires that leaders accept the status quo.
• is the study of leaders independent of the people they interact with.

In the context of perception, which of the following terms is best described as the explanations people develop for the characteristics, behaviors, or actions to which they attend?

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• fundamental attribution error
• attribution
• self-fulfilling prophecy
• single-loop learning

Which of the following terms describes a kind of learning between an individual and the environment in which learners seek relatively little feedback that may significantly confront their fundamental ideas or actions?

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• single-loop learning
• action learning
• deutero-learning
• double-loop learning

Which of the following involves participants being given a limited amount of time to prioritize and respond to a number of notes, phone messages, and letters from a fictitious manager’s in-basket?

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• in-basket exercises
• case studies
• role playing
• virtual simulations

Leadership development is enhanced when an experience involves three processes, which are

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• action, observation, and reflection.
• perception, attribution, and learning.
• causation, vision, and listening.

According to Patricia O’Connell’s webs of belief, which of the following web is the foundation for leaders to function in complex, uncertain, and changing environments where leadership solutions to challenges depend on mutual trust and respect among parties?

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• flaneur
• authenticity
• learning
• reverence

According to Patricia O’Connell’s webs of belief, which of the following webs of belief is associated with respecting and caring for all creation, and honoring the needs and identities of everyone in every culture?

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• purpose
• authenticity
• flaneur
• reverence

Simone, a senior sales manager at ReadMe Inc., cares about developing the skills of her teammates and works beside them as a role model. In the context of the five fundamental archetypes of leadership, she most likely belongs to the

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• Father–Judge archetype.
• Teacher–Mentor archetype.
• Visionary–Alchemist archetype.
• Warrior–Knight archetype.

According to Patricia O’Connell’s webs of belief, which of the following webs of belief undergirds how one balances active participation in the events of one’s life with alternating periods of observation, reflection, detachment, and rest?

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• flaneur
• reverence
• authenticity
• learning

Task forces that are formed to work on key change initiatives should be staffed by stars because

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• this will establish an effective and reasonable time schedule.
• this will minimize the need to outsource tasks.
• this will ensure that key players earn promotions.
• this will improve the odds of good recommendations being made.

Which of the following statements is true of a gaps-of-the-GAPS analysis?

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• It states career objectives indicating where one wants to be in one’s career a year or so in the future.
• It clearly spells out what leaders need to do to meet their development needs.
• It builds in reflection time so that people can periodically review progress.
• It helps leadership practitioners identify high-priority development needs.

Which of the following statements is true about building effective relationships with superiors?

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• Followers should think of their own and their superior’s success as interdependent.
• Followers should be evaluated on the basis of their own success rather than on their team’s success.
• Followers should take the blame solely on themselves for their teams’ failures.
• Followers should play politics and distort information to make superiors look good, if required.

In the context of the first day on the job, identify a true statement about the first meeting of the new leaders with their new bosses.

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• The meeting should avoid discussing the boss’s view of team strengths and weaknesses.
• The meeting should end by arranging a follow-up meeting to review progress.
• The meeting should happen in a small conference room.
• The meeting should usually last for two to three hours.

When a team has fewer than 15 people, what should new leaders do during the first two weeks?

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• identify major areas of improvement and restructure the whole group
• organize gatherings to learn personal information about team members
• meet individually with everyone on the team
• schedule half-day one-on-one sessions with every team member

Which of the following is one of the best ways to establish and maintain good peer relationships?

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• acknowledge common interests and goals
• practice a theory z attitude to gain perspective
• adopt the norms of the group
• take control of problems that peers are unable to solve

Why do followers most likely need to have a high level of technical competence?

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• Technical expertise enables a follower to implement a relevant development plan.
• Technical competence increases a follower’s channel power and situational control.
• Technical competence decreases the pressure to belong to a leader’s in-group.
• Technical expertise plays a key role in supervisors’ performance appraisal ratings of subordinates.

Which of the following statements is true of individuals with high levels of technical competence?

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• They are highly likely to be delegated tasks.
• They are highly unlikely to be asked to participate in decisions.
• They are highly likely to be members of their leaders’ out-groups.
• They are highly unlikely to wield more influence in their groups than their leaders.

Which of the following is most likely a benefit of keeping a journal?

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• considering actions in a subjective way
• documenting ideas for future speeches
• providing information for key followers
• quantifying important strategic decisions