Deck 11: Ethical Leadership

Question 1

Which leadership type values people,their emotions,and their needs and relies on friendship and trust to promote flexibility,innovation,and risk taking?

A)Authoritative leadership
B)Coaching leadership
C)Pacesetting leadership
D)Coercive leadership
E)Affiliative leadership

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Leaders having a(n)conflict management style are highly assertive and not very cooperative.

A)Accommodating
B)Avoiding
C)Collaborating
D)Competing
E)Compromising

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which attribute of ethical leaders will not be effective unless the leader is personally involved in the organization's key ethical decisions?

A)Stakeholder compassion
B)Proactive leadership
C)Transparency
D)Moral philosophy
E)Compensation

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is not a habit of ethical leaders?

A)They are primarily concerned with themselves.
B)They are proactive.
C)They have a passion to do right.
D)They are concerned with stakeholders' interests.
E)They are role models for organizational values.

Question 5

is the ability or authority to guide and direct others toward a goal.

A)Leadership
B)Collaboration
C)Democracy
D)Transparency
E)Pacesetting

Question 6

Sherry's leadership style often creates a negative working climate because of the high standards she sets.Sherry is most likely a(n)leader.

A)autocratic
B)democratic
C)pacesetting
D)empathetic
E)coercive

Question 7

The leader demands instantaneous obedience and focuses on achievement,initiative,and self-control.

A)democratic
B)coaching
C)affiliative
D)coercive
E)pacesetting

Question 8

What is not a necessity for strong ethical leaders to make good decisions?

A)Complete information
B)Courage
C)Experience making the right decisions
D)Knowledge
E)The ability to coerce subordinates

Question 9

These leaders are characterized as having superficial charm,no conscience,grandiose self-worth,little or no empathy,and enjoy flouting rules.

A)Unethical leaders
B)Psychopathic leaders
C)Apathetic leaders
D)Ethical leaders
E)Charismatic leaders

Question 10

This occurs when there are two or more positions on an ethical decision.

A)Ethical leadership
B)Competing leadership
C)Ethical conflicts
D)Empowerment
E)Interpersonal communication

Question 11

Which of the following types of leaders attempts to create employee satisfaction through bartering or negotiating for desired behaviors or level of performance?

A)Pacesetting leaders
B)Coercive leaders
C)Transactional leaders
D)Transformational leaders
E)Transmogrified leaders

Question 12

are a primary influence on employee's ethical behavior because they are role models for the organization's values.

A)Friends
B)Parents
C)Peers
D)Coworkers
E)Leaders

Question 13

A fundamental problem in traditional personal character development is that specific vales are used to teach about a philosophy,which may be inappropriate where cultural diversity and privacy must be respected.A solution is

A)to teach more general values to develop a set of basic beliefs.
B)to ignore moral philosophies and to train solely based on the organization's code of conduct.
C)to teach completely different values and skills in different cultural environments.
D)to teach individuals intellectual skills that address the complexities of ethical issues in business.
E)to teach individuals the literary canons of the major philosophers from both western and eastern religions.

Question 14

Which type of leader relies on participation and teamwork to reach collaborative decisions?

A)Transformational
B)Coercive
C)Democratic
D)Coaching
E)Pacesetting

Question 15

Ethical leadership should be based on

A)holistic thinking that embraces the complex issues facing firms every day.
B)a strong shareholder desire for profits.
C)the opinions of a leader who defines success in terms of group gratification.
D)short­term thinking that looks at the firm's health on a day­to­day basis.
E)people who embrace a transactional style of leadership.

Question 16

Which of the following leadership types has a strong influence on coworker support and building an ethical culture through increasing employee commitment and fostering motivation?

A)Transformational leaders
B)Transactional leaders
C)Coercive leaders
D)Pacesetting leaders
E)Authoritative leaders

Question 17

Leaders whose decisions and actions are contrary to the firm's values send a signal

A)that the firm's values are trivial or irrelevant.
B)that they are providing a good example of what not to do.
C)that the firm's corporate culture is highly important.
D)that they are working toward improving the ethical culture of the firm.
E)that they care about the environment.

Question 18

Strong ethical leaders have a passion for all of the following except to

A)do the right thing.
B)be proactive
C)consider stakeholder interests
D)be role models for the organization and its employees.
E)satisfy shareholders before other stakeholder groups.

Question 19

A coaching leader builds a positive climate by

A)valuing people,their emotions,and their needs.
B)focusing on communication across all layers of the organization.
C)inspiring employees to follow their departmental leaders without question.
D)focusing on achievement,initiative,and self-control.
E)developing skills for success,delegating responsibility,and issuing challenging assignments.

Question 20

Which of the following is not a way to avoid groupthink in small-group decision making?

A)Express the need to examine all alternatives.
B)Assign one person to be "Devil's advocate".
C)Discourage team members from discussing the group's ideas with people outside the group.
D)Set up a number of independent groups to work on the same issue.
E)Emphasize to each team member that he or she is a "critical evaluator" with the responsibility to express opinions and objections freely.

Question 21

Gossip,manipulation,playing favorites,and taking credit for another's work are all examples commonly associated with

A)Organizational politics
B)Political skills
C)Competitiveness
D)Groupthink
E)Ethical conflict

Question 22

This occurs when leaders and followers share the same vision,ethical expectations,and objectives for the company.

A)Groupthink
B)Leader-follower congruence
C)Group polarization
D)Values-based culture
E)Ethical leadership

Question 23

leaders are passionate about the company,live out corporate values daily in their behavior in the workplace,and form long-term relationships with employees and other stakeholders.

A)Authentic
B)Coaching
C)Transformational
D)Transactional
E)Pacesetter

Question 24

The four categories of communication include all of the following except

A)Reporting
B)Small group communication
C)Nonverbal communication
D)Interpersonal communication
E)Listening

Question 25

occurs when one or more group members feel pressured to conform to the group's decision even if they personally disagree.

A)Group polarization
B)Leader-follower congruence
C)Groupthink
D)Competition
E)Conflict

Question 26

Many managers are reluctant to engage in this step of the RADAR model because they fear doing so will uncover questionable conduct that could put the firm in an unfavorable light.

A)avoid
B)recover
C)answer
D)detect
E)recognize

Question 27

Leaders having an accommodating conflict management style are

A)Highly assertive and not very cooperative.
B)Not effective because they avoid conflict at any costs - even if it leads to misconduct.
C)Highly cooperative but non-assertive.
D)In between the assertiveness and cooperativeness dimensions.
E)Cooperative and assertive.

Question 28

leaders communicate a sense of mission,stimulate new ways of thinking,and enhance as well as generate new learning experiences.

A)Authentic
B)Democratic
C)Transformational
D)Transactional
E)Cooperative

Question 29

When a group is more likely to move toward a more extreme position than the group members might have done individually,this is referred to as

A)Leader-follower congruence
B)Groupthink
C)Values-based culture
D)Ethical leadership
E)Group polarization

Question 30

can be used to promote organizational goals and help rather than hinder other employees.

A)Office politics
B)Political skills
C)Ethical conflict
D)Democracy
E)Coercion

Question 31

From an ethical standpoint,leaders should take time during this step of the RADAR model to fix any weaknesses in the ethics program and develop improved ways of detecting misconduct.

A)Detect
B)Answer
C)Recovery
D)Avoid
E)Recognize

Question 32

The acronym RADAR stands for

A)Recognize,Answer,Discourage,Avoid,& Recover
B)Recognize,Answer,Detect,Avoid,& Recover
C)Recover,Answer,Discourage,Avoid,& Recognize
D)Recognize,Avoid,Detect,Answer,& Recover
E)Recover,Avoid,Detect,Answer,& Recognize

Question 33

and reporting are two major dimensions of ethical communication.

A)Collaboration
B)Transparency
C)Recognition
D)Listening
E)Compromising

Question 34

All of these are true about feedback except

A)Most companies recognize the need for organizational leaders to provide feedback to employees.
B)Most companies recognize the need for organizational leaders to get feedback from their employees.
C)Feedback can occur through informal methods like a simple conversation or through more formal systems such as employee performance evaluations.
D)Employee feedback can be generated in many different ways,including interviews,anonymous surveys,ethical audits,and websites.
E)Negative feedback is important to inform employees of weaknesses and provide constructive ways for improving them.

Question 35

provide(s)important guidelines for employees on how to act in different situations.

A)Leader-exchange theory
B)Small group communication
C)Interpersonal communication
D)Codes of ethics
E)Leader-follower congruence

Question 36

The most effective leaders possess the ability to manage themselves and their relationships with others effectively,a skill known as

A)Conflict management
B)Group theory
C)Collaboration
D)Emotional intelligence
E)Leader-follower theory

Question 37

Which two steps of the RADAR model occur when a firm is faced with an ethical conflict or dilemma.

A)recognize & avoid
B)answer & recover
C)detect & avoid
D)answer & detect
E)recover and detect

Question 38

These leaders are passionate about the company,live out corporate values daily in their behavior in the workplace,and form long-term relationships with employees and other stakeholders.

A)Transactional
B)Compromising
C)Transformational
D)quantitative
E)Authentic

Question 39

This step of the RADAR model involves responding to the discovery of an ethical dilemma through communication both internally and externally.

A)answer
B)recover
C)recognize
D)avoid
E)detect

Question 40

is a two-way process in which the communicator communicates with superiors and subordinates.

A)Cooperation
B)Transparency
C)Leader-follower congruence
D)Reporting
E)Collaboration

Question 41

Describe and differentiate between a compliance-based approach and an integrity-based approach to leadership.Which approach is preferred,justify your response.

Question 42

Describe the RADAR model,discussing key objectives needed to be obtained for each step of the model.

Question 43

Discuss the role of leadership in understanding and executing ethical decision making in organizations.

Question 44

Discuss the differences between the five styles of conflict management and provide an example for each conflict management style.

Question 45

Discuss the differences between groupthink and group polarization,providing examples of each.