Deck 13: Leading for Environmental Sustainability

Question 1

Sustainability is a concern for leaders only when they have to figure out the costs of conducting an environmentally sustainable organization.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

One of the challenges in being an environmental leader is the lack of scientific evidence on the impact of human actions.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

According to the text, environmental protection is not an ethical decision.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Ray Anderson is used as a case study in the text because he has always possessed a vision of responsible corporate decisions.

Question 5

Ray Anderson developed a definition of waste for Interface that focuses on only the 10% waste in production.

Question 6

Sustainability is defined in your text as producing/living in a way that meets the needs of the future.

Question 7

Social sustainability is defined in your text as ensuring that society maintains a status quo.

Question 8

The text authors feel that students can have a significant impact on campus ecology by their individual and collective actions.

Question 9

According to the text authors, the simplest rationale for sustainability is because it is cost effective.

Question 10

Enlightened self-interest is an acceptable framework for thinking about sustainability.

Question 11

Transactional leadership fits well with environmental leadership.

Question 12

Rachel Carson is a case study in the text because she is an effective contemporary environment leader.

Question 13

Al Gore is a case study because as Vice President as well as a private citizen, he was an advocate for legislation that controlled gas emissions and other efforts for sustainable energy.

Question 14

According to your text authors, being an environmentally-sensitive leader will mean revising the current characteristics of leadership.

Question 15

Being an environmentally-sensitive leader involves personal and collective values and decisions.

Question 16

Which of the following are factors that challenge leadership for the environment?

A) The time between when the decision is made and when the impact of the decision is felt.
B) Collective and individual responsibility.
C) Scientific evidence.
D) B and C
E) A, B, and C

Question 17

Which of the following are factors that challenge leadership for the environment?

A) The time between when the decision is made and when the impact of the decision is felt.
B) Collective and individual responsibility.
C) Scientific evidence.
D) B and C
E) A, B, and C

Question 18

Ray Anderson used the following in developing his Mission Zero?

A) Calculations on how much non-renewable material his company used
B) An idea to give back more resources than were used.
C) Reading expert opinions like Paul Hawkens.
D) He did not use any of the above.
E) He used all of the above.

Question 19

The Tragedy of the Commons

A) Examines individual vs. collective responsibility
B) Is a story without a correct resolution
C) Is about cows
D) Is about the environment
E) All of the above

Question 20

Ecological sustainability is

A) One of the three pillars of sustainability
B) Maintaining ecosystems
C) Restoring natural resources
D) A and C
E) A, B, and C

Question 21

Which of the following is not an advantage to leadership on the environment?

A) Long-term survival
B) Stakeholder engagement
C) Reputation
D) Short-term costs savings
E) Market opportunities

Question 22

According to your text, enlightened self-interest

A) Encourages long-term thinking about relationships with ecological systems
B) Watches out for one's own interests at home and at work
C) Making sure one's actions do not unacceptably affect other people
D) Is not guided by short-term profit
E) All of these fit

Question 23

Traits and characteristics associated with transformational leadership

A) Reflect actions by leaders that maintain only a satisfactory level of commitment from the employees
B) Do not include communication elements
C) Are not noted for influencing organizational change
D) May lead to successful environmental decisions
E) None of the above

Question 24

Rachel Carson, as profiled in your text,

A) Was appointed to a cabinet position by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
B) Was an example of transformational leadership
C) Became involved in environmental issues later in life
D) Was always regarded seriously for her writings
E) Was a manufacturer of pesticides who later regretted their use because of the effect on wildlife and the environment

Question 25

The reason(s) for including a chapter on environmental leadership in the text, according to your authors, is/are

A) It is an example of transformational leadership
B) Many if not all leadership decisions have sustainability components
C) It is an evolving area of study
D) None of these fit the chapter
E) All of these fit the chapter

Question 26

What is transformational leadership when applied to the discussion of environmental leadership?

Question 27

According to your text, what is ironic about Rachel Caron's concern over the use of pesticides?

Question 28

Name three of Al Gore's contributions to the environment as mentioned in your text.

Question 29

What leadership characteristic do you feel is most important in making environmentally sustainable decisions?

Question 30

Describe a decision you made which involves enlightened self-interest as described by your text.