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Q29. What is the most appropriate strategy for a leader when there is a decision

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Q29. What is the most appropriate strategy for a leader when there is a decision that involves a conflict among the interests of different stakeholders?
    a. help the weaker party get what it needs
    b. suggest an equal division of the benefits
    c. help the parties find an integrative solution
    d. play the stakeholders off against each other

Q30. Which of condition is most likely to encourage ethical behavior in organizations?
    a. strong emphasis on individual productivity
    b. cultural values for obedience to authority
    c. intense competition for valued rewards
    d. cultural values for individual responsibility

Q31. Which was recommended as a guideline for managing diversity in organizations?
    a. disseminate evidence to support popular stereotypes
    b. insist on tolerance of any differences in cultural values
    c. defend the right of people to choose their own team members
    d. explain the benefits of diversity for the team or organization

Q32. Which is not a major obstacle in evaluating ethical leadership for individual leaders?
    a. lack of interest in ethical leadership among scholars
    b. difficulty in determining if the ends justifies the means
    c. cultural differences in standards of ethical behavior
    d. the subjectivity inherent in the selection of criteria

Q33. Which conclusion about trends in leadership research over the last decade is not correct?
    a. there is more research on cross-cultural differences in leadership
    b. there is more research on the contingency theories of leadership
    c. more of the research has included variables from the different approaches
    d. a greater variety of research methods have been used to study leadership

Q34. What research method is used most often to study leadership effectiveness?
    a. survey field studies
    b. laboratory experiments
    c. field experiments
    d. intensive case studies

Q35. Effective leaders are most likely to:
    a. make important task decisions by themselves
    b. make decisions that will benefit powerful stakeholders
    c. help to get agreement on objectives and strategies
    d. emphasize individual rights over collective responsibility

Q36. Which of the following was not described as an essential theme for effective leadership?
    a. strengthen the collective identity of followers
    b. rely on followers to interpret events
    c. promote social justice and morality
    d. encourage and facilitate collective learning

Q37. Convergence of findings from different research approaches in leadership:
    a. has been a prime concern of most leadership theorists
    b. has been extensively validated by empirical research
    c. is entirely a matter of speculation
    d. is facilitated by an integrating conceptual framework

Q38. What is the best conclusion about the current state of leadership theory?
    a. most of the theories are strongly supported by empirical research
    b. most of the theories provide a good understanding of leadership processes
    c. most of the theories have no practical relevance
    d. most of the theories have not been adequately tested

Q39. Which type of research is least likely to be useful for increasing our understanding of leadership at this point in the development of the field?
    a. comparative case studies
    b. static survey studies
    c. field experiments
    d. longitudinal field studies

Q40. What is the best conclusion about the results from research on the trait, behavior, and power-influence research?
    a. each approach is so unique that the findings cannot be compared
    b. the findings from each approach are mostly speculative
    c. the findings from different approaches show substantial convergence
    d. the findings from different approaches are mostly inconsistent Q29. What is the most appropriate strategy for a leader when there is a decision that involves a conflict among the interests of different stakeholders?
    a. help the weaker party get what it needs
    b. suggest an equal division of the benefits
    c. help the parties find an integrative solution
    d. play the stakeholders off against each other

Q30. Which of condition is most likely to encourage ethical behavior in organizations?
    a. strong emphasis on individual productivity
    b. cultural values for obedience to authority
    c. intense competition for valued rewards
    d. cultural values for individual responsibility

Q31. Which was recommended as a guideline for managing diversity in organizations?
    a. disseminate evidence to support popular stereotypes
    b. insist on tolerance of any differences in cultural values
    c. defend the right of people to choose their own team members
    d. explain the benefits of diversity for the team or organization

Q32. Which is not a major obstacle in evaluating ethical leadership for individual leaders?
    a. lack of interest in ethical leadership among scholars
    b. difficulty in determining if the ends justifies the means
    c. cultural differences in standards of ethical behavior
    d. the subjectivity inherent in the selection of criteria

Q33. Which conclusion about trends in leadership research over the last decade is not correct?
    a. there is more research on cross-cultural differences in leadership
    b. there is more research on the contingency theories of leadership
    c. more of the research has included variables from the different approaches
    d. a greater variety of research methods have been used to study leadership

Q34. What research method is used most often to study leadership effectiveness?
    a. survey field studies
    b. laboratory experiments
    c. field experiments
    d. intensive case studies

Q35. Effective leaders are most likely to:
    a. make important task decisions by themselves
    b. make decisions that will benefit powerful stakeholders
    c. help to get agreement on objectives and strategies
    d. emphasize individual rights over collective responsibility

Q36. Which of the following was not described as an essential theme for effective leadership?
    a. strengthen the collective identity of followers
    b. rely on followers to interpret events
    c. promote social justice and morality
    d. encourage and facilitate collective learning

Q37. Convergence of findings from different research approaches in leadership:
    a. has been a prime concern of most leadership theorists
    b. has been extensively validated by empirical research
    c. is entirely a matter of speculation
    d. is facilitated by an integrating conceptual framework

Q38. What is the best conclusion about the current state of leadership theory?
    a. most of the theories are strongly supported by empirical research
    b. most of the theories provide a good understanding of leadership processes
    c. most of the theories have no practical relevance
    d. most of the theories have not been adequately tested

Q39. Which type of research is least likely to be useful for increasing our understanding of leadership at this point in the development of the field?
    a. comparative case studies
    b. static survey studies
    c. field experiments
    d. longitudinal field studies

Q40. What is the best conclusion about the results from research on the trait, behavior, and power-influence research?
    a. each approach is so unique that the findings cannot be compared
    b. the findings from each approach are mostly speculative
    c. the findings from different approaches show substantial convergence
    d. the findings from different approaches are mostly inconsistent

Explanation / Answer

Question 29

c. help the parties find an integrative solution.

Finding an integrative solution on which both the parties get agreed is the best way to resolve a conflict.

Question 30

  d. cultural values for individual responsibility

Cultural values help achieve the target with motivation. Cultural values never encourage to fraud or deceive anyone. Therefore. It should be implemented to encourage ethical behavior.

Question 31

d. explain the benefits of diversity for the team or organization

Diversity helps doing things in different ways. That’s how we can find the most effective and efficient way to do things.

Question 32

Difficulty in determining if the ends justify the means

It is easier to evaluate ethical leadership when the interests of the leader, the followers, and the organization are congruent and can be attained. However, difficulty in measurement of means and ends makes it difficult to evaluate.

Question 33

b. there is more research on the contingency theories of leadership

Contingency theory was developed many years ago and there is not much research done on it in recent years.

Question 34

d. intensive case studies

Intensive case studies are often analyzed in organizations and institutions for the study of leadership effectiveness.

Question 35

c. help to get agreement on objectives and strategies

Effective leadership aims to achieve objectives and strategies with catering organizational interest as a whole.

Question 36

b. rely on followers to interpret events

Leadership theme describes the leader should analyze before relying on followers.

Question 37

has been a prime concern of most leadership theorists.

Theorists always try to converge their thoughts with the thoughts already developed.

Question 38

b. most of the theories provide a good understanding of leadership processes

Most of the currently available theories gives good understanding of leadership styles and process and studies how leadership style changes.

Question 39

Comparative case studies

Most of the case studies are too much theoretical and they do not have any practical implication, therefore they are least likely to increase our understanding.

Question 40

c. the findings from different approaches show substantial convergence

All these theories tries to converge the understanding of organizational behavior.