MGT 457 Chapter 5

What are the 4 qualities of leadership that engender trust according to Bennis & 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 like exhibiting

Vision

Which of the following best describes ethics?

Principles of right conduct

A manager with _______ orientation will most likely rely on coercive methods to motivate workers such as punishments and threats

Theory X

Theory Y reflects a view that most people:

are intrinsically motivated by their work

Values are most likely:

learned through socialization

In general, members of the Veteran generation

grew up during WW2

In general, members of the baby Boomer generation

are ambitious and loyal to organizations

Which generation of workers tends to be technological savvy, independent and skeptical of institutions and hierarchy?

Gen Xers

Which term refers to the generation of workers born after 1982?

Millenials

Gen Xers have a tendency to define leadership as:

giving employees what they need to work well and comfortably

A doctor learns that a patient has a highly contagious disease that poses a threat to the entire metropolitan area. However, the doctor is uncertain about sharing the information with city officials because of patient privacy concerns. Which ethical dilem

Individual versus community

Ends-based thinking is best characterized as

Doing whats best for the greatest number of people

Terrorists may call themselves "freedom fighters" and firing someone may be referred to as "letting him go" These are both examples of:

euphemistic labeling

______ involves reinterpreting otherwise immoral behavior in terms of higher purpose

Moral justification

Which of the following best describes attribution of blame

Justifying immoral behavior by claiming it was caused by someone else's actions

An Authentic leader will most likely

have a realistic self-perception

What is the main criticism of servant leadership?

Serving employees conflicts with the realist goals of an organization

A leader who takes action to maintain ethical standards in the face of questionable moral behaviors by superiors is most likely exhibiting

upward ethical leadership

Relationships that lack trust are characterized by self-protective efforts to control and verify each other's behavior. This statement most likely relates to the _______ level of principle centered leadership

interpersonal