Deck 6: Ethics-Based Leadership Theories

Question 1

Ethics-based approaches have three major concerns. These include all except:

A) The proper leader style
B) The intent of individuals
C) The proper means
D) The proper ends

Answer 1

The proper leader style

Question 2

The three most common hallmarks of integrity are honesty, trustworthiness and fairness. Which of the following is an example of honesty?

A) Not using your position for self-gain
B) Coming forth with information when not compelled to do so
C) Being consistent with one's own principles
D) Aggressively persuing the fairness standard

Answer 2

Coming forth with information when not compelled to do so

Question 3

The three most common hallmarks of integrity are honesty, trustworthiness and fairness. Which of the following is an example of trustworthiness?

A) Not using your position for self-gain
B) Coming forth with information when not compelled to do so
C) Being consistent with one's own principles
D) Aggressively perusing the fairness standard

Answer 3

Being consistent with one's own principles

Question 4

The value-based ethical leadership theory that is primarily concerned with organizational and social standards is:

A) Moral management
B) Spiritual leadership
C) Transforming leadership
D) Authentic leadership

Question 5

Moral management as a type of ethical leadership places major emphasis on:

A) Care and compassion and emotional labor
B) Ethical compliance with legal mandates
C) Shared vision, adaptation and intellectual stimulation
D) Self-awareness and positive influence on followers

Question 6

The values-based ethical leadership theory that is primarily concerned with one's own principles and values, self-regulation is:

A) Moral management
B) Spiritual leadership
C) Transforming leadership
D) Authentic leadership

Question 7

Authentic leadership as a type of ethical leadership places major emphasis on:

A) Care and compassion and emotional labor
B) Self-awareness and positive influence on followers
C) Ethical compliance with legal mandates
D) Shared vision, adaptation and intellectual stimulation

Question 8

The values-based ethical leadership theory that is primarily concerned with others and for the community and environment is:

A) Moral management
B) Authentic leadership
C) Spiritual leadership
D) Transforming leadership

Question 9

Spiritual leadership as a type of ethical leadership places major emphasis on:

A) Care and compassion and emotional labor
B) Self-awareness and positive influence on followers
C) Ethical compliance with legal mandates
D) Shared vision, adaptation and intellectual stimulation

Question 10

The values-based ethical leadership theory that is primarily concerned with making wholesome change is:

A) Moral management
B) Authentic leadership
C) Spiritual leadership
D) Transforming leadership

Question 11

Transforming leadership as a type of ethical leadership places major emphasis on:

A) Care and compassion and emotional labor
B) Shared vision, adaptation and intellectual stimulation
C) Self-awareness and positive influence on followers
D) Ethical compliance with legal mandates

Question 12

Leaders can use unethical, ethically neutral, ethical and exemplary ethical styles. Which of the following represents an ethically neutral style?

A) Raising the moral consciousness of followers
B) Using your position to promote the interest of friends
C) Reflecting on issues that pit one value against another
D) Being unaware of moderately ethical issues

Question 13

Distributed and ethical approaches to leadership are highly compatible in the respect that they assert that followers have important contributions to make, and other stakeholders may have critical knowledge necessary for decisions.

Question 14

Ethics-based approaches have three concerns, intent of individuals, proper means and proper ends. The utilitarian approach to ethics is concerned with proper means.

Question 15

The basic meaning of integrity is wholeness, which in turn is based on notions of consistency in one's own thoughts, principles and actions.

Question 16

The three most common hallmarks of integrity are honesty, trustworthiness and fairness. Dedication to public service, dedication to the law and civic virtue are examples of honesty.

Question 17

Moral management is a common term used to describe the leadership function of ensuring that organizational expectations are understood and enforced. This approach is sometimes called the duty approach.

Question 18

When the sole focus of ethical leadership is based on compliance, it is often referred to as the "low road" approach because it is an easier route or a technical solution to the problem of wrongdoing.

Question 19

Authentic leadership emphasizes the external role of authorized values and ensuring organizational expectations are understood.

Question 20

Authentic leaders are adept at self-regulation in terms of their emotional intelligence and balanced congruence between their actual and ideal selves.

Question 21

The spiritual-servant leadership philosophy is an ancient one with the basic idea that people are to serve the king, prince or potentate.

Question 22

Emotional labor is the act of showing sensitivity, empathy and compassion for others. Leaders in certain occupations, such as social work have far greater expectations of exhibiting emotional labor with clients.

Question 23

Transforming leaders are those who understand the need for change emanating from the people, can clarify those needs, and are able to create wholesome long-term change that would benefit society.

Question 24

Affective leadership is an alternative name for transforming leadership and focuses on the need for leaders to focus on consensus building in tackling complex contemporary problems.

Question 25

Ethically neutral leaders are themselves free of improper behavior, but they do not actively encourage an ethical climate.

Question 26

The performance variables for ethical leadership are similar to other approaches that emphasize efficiency of production and follower satisfaction.

Question 27

In the generic ethics leadership model the determinants of success are consciousness of ethical responsibilities, self-discipline and courage of conviction.

Question 28

Provide examples of each of the three most common hallmarks or elements of integrity.

Question 29

Discuss some of the strengths of the moral manager approach to ethics.

Question 30

Why is authentic leadership grouped with ethical perspectives on leadership?

Question 31

Discuss the four major propositions that are distilled from research regarding spiritual leadership.

Question 32

Describe each of the generic ethical leadership styles.