Deck 6: Gender Perspectives in Leadership

Question 1

Female leaders sometimes want to be only with male leaders,want to keep other women down,and downplay the concerns expressed by women who are trying to succeed.Such behavior is called the:

A)Great Man Phenomenon
B)Queen Bee Syndrome
C)Impostor Syndrome
D)Gloria Steinem Strategy

Answer 1

Queen Bee Syndrome

Question 2

"Femaleness" is often associated with which of the following characteristics?

A)Dominant,ego-seeking,and authoritative
B)Argumentative,loud,aggressive,and bottom-line focused
C)Compliant,dependent,weak,and passive
D)Aggressive,flamboyant,and independent

Answer 2

Compliant,dependent,weak,and passive

Question 3

Research indicates that women value "an attention to process; and a willingness to look at how an action will affect other people instead of simply asking,'What's in it for me?'" Conversely,men tend to value:

A)Accomplishing the organization's goals with attention to the employees' needs
B)Ensuring that the organization survives and not worrying about "old" partnerships
C)Managing the bottom line with a focus on limiting resources
D)Focusing on how to accomplish his vision and maximizing his own position

Answer 3

Focusing on how to accomplish his vision and maximizing his own position

Question 4

Women need to invest energy into dealing with all the stereotype issues (e.g.,being perceived as threats or as not being "real" women),as well as dealing with the issues inherent in the job itself (e.g.,improving the bottom line or producing a product before the competition does).Nurses demonstrate effective leadership everyday by:

A)Following the physicians in rounds
B)Accomplishing their list of tasks
C)Achieving quality patient outcomes
D)Causing conflict with all members of the health team

Question 5

Strategies that can help the professional nurse combine "maleness" with "femaleness" to be a more effective leader include:

A)Using discipline,particularly in mixed-gender groups
B)Maintaining an independence that sets you apart from others
C)Learning confrontation skills and how to manage conflict effectively
D)All of the above

Question 6

Some research indicates that women leaders typically are quite expert at multitasking and managing successfully with limited resources,but they often are afraid to ask for things they need.Another finding indicates women are:

A)Willing to settle for what they are given
B)Very much a part of aggressively obtaining their share of resources
C)Interested in getting the job done without much attention to the quality
D)Invested in having more women on the nursing staff than men

Question 7

Levenstein describes two types of leadership called alpha and beta,and feels the beta type is more often seen with women.Beta leadership reflects power as:

A)The leader being "in charge" and making all of the decisions
B)More of a means to a goal being accomplished by a team and not solely for the leader
C)As reflecting the administration and not the staff
D)Totally being used from the top of the hierarchal style of management

Question 8

In a future when resources will be increasingly scarce,uncertainty will reign,and change will be constant,leaders must combine the best of "femaleness" with the best of "maleness" by providing leadership that is both:

A)Competitive and assertive
B)Compassionate and collaborative
C)Visionary and firm
D)Humanistic and pragmatic

Question 9

Connective leadership demonstrated by many women leaders is a style that fits with today's organizations because it encompasses:

A)Networking,empowerment of all,and relationship building
B)Primary focus for cost savings,team work,and leader reputation
C)Competitive milieu,independent work,and patient safety
D)Holistic care,use of complementary alternative therapy,and communication

Question 10

The new leadership paradigm that is emerging and that will continue to be needed in the complex,chaotic future calls for individuals who can successfully combine typical male and typical female characteristics.Such a leader is referred to as:

A)Gender neutral
B)Bisexual
C)Androgynous
D)Heterosexual

Question 11

According to Helgesen,female-run organizations often reflect structures referred to as:

A)Hierarchies
B)Webs
C)Pyramids
D)Wheels

Question 12

People can improve their leadership skills by incorporating which of the following abilities,which will assist them in leading more effectively?

A)Keeping the milieu very competitive among all levels of workers
B)Maintaining the status quo
C)People skills and personal survival skills
D)Gaining knowledge regarding how to stop change

Question 13

"Maleness" is often associated with which of the following?

A)Dominance,being "thing-oriented," and intuition
B)Objectivity,compliance,and inability to make "tough" decisions
C)Rationality,independence,and decisiveness
D)Being logical,being "people-oriented," and fear of success

Question 14

Schein cautioned us to be careful when talking about "feminine leadership" and said that the assumption that women lead differently from men is dangerous and perpetuates sex role stereotyping.Her research found:

A)Female leaders to be more aggressive yet less cost effective than males
B)More differences within each sex than between the sexes
C)Males to be indifferent to stereotypical images of women leaders
D)Both genders to want to protect their stereotypes

Question 15

Which of the following statements has been shown to be true about female leaders?

A)They are concerned about enhancing the self-worth of others.
B)They tend to discourage participation.
C)They tend to hold on to power and information.
D)All of the above

Question 16

The nurse leaders in several nursing research studies identified which of the following as being most important attributes needed by nurse leaders of the future?

A)An ability and willingness to openly express one's inadequacies
B)Experience as a nurse manager
C)Scholarship and intelligence
D)Mentorship by a male

Question 17

To teach student nurses to lead more androgynously,curriculum should include:

A)Clinical rotations where students practice the role of team leader and charge nurse
B)Both management and leadership theories
C)Role-playing of how to manage conflict in clinical situations
D)Clinical opportunities for students to shadow both male and female nurse leaders

Question 18

There is little doubt that women are less likely than men to be viewed as leaders.Reasons offered for this include which of the following?

A)Society does not expect or value leadership in women.
B)Women typically are not socialized as leaders.
C)There are few female leader role models.
D)All of the above

Question 19

Women and men both need to hold onto the strength of their uniqueness,but at the same time,incorporate talents typically exhibited by the other.A movement toward more androgynous leadership would:

A)Combine the positive elements of hierarchies and webs
B)Prevent male and female nurses from competing with each other
C)Align same gender members of the health-care team to work together
D)Promote more harmony with staff nurses working with opposite gender patients

Question 20

Organizational structures that are most closely aligned with women's ways of leading are characterized by:

A)Interconnections among all members,the nurturing of talent,and consensus
B)Clear distinctions between leader and follower roles,empathy,and relationship building
C)Clearly defined lines of authority and communication,independence,and centrality of the organization's mission
D)Networking,interdependence,and clear directions from those at the top

Question 21

Yukl describes certain characteristics of women leaders that she says are perceived by most in a "masculine culture" as "weak and ineffective." These characteristics are:

A)Humble,compassionate,and conciliatory
B)Demure,assertive,and interested in image only
C)Feminine,high-pitched voice,and wearing long hair
D)Shy,eager to please,and empathetic

Question 22

Keohane describes the current work setting as having few women who serve in authority over men and women who are:

A)Diverse or from the international arena
B)Of comparable social and economic status
C)Involved in research and improvement
D)Financial affairs of the agency

Question 23

Current research by Keohane indicates that "it is not our ___ that influence how [women] act as leaders."

A)sexuality
B)genes
C)hormones
D)situation

Question 24

Some effective women leaders have been found to behave in a certain way since they have found this to be successful.What is this way that Keohane identified in her research as having been followed so the woman leader would be accepted as a "real leader"?

A)They behaved in ways associated with masculinity.
B)Their role model was their mother or some other woman they had respected while growing up.
C)They demonstrated significant autonomy from their fellow colleagues.
D)They kept to themselves and did not share their ideas with their followers.

Question 25

One study by Salas-Lopez,Deitrick,Mahady,and associates found that women leaders had to do which of the following to be successful leaders?

A)Partake in unethical corporate deals
B)Be related to a relative who was a successful executive in the organization where the woman was trying to rise in the organizational structure
C)Work harder than their male counterparts and continually "prove" themselves
D)Braduate from an Ivy League university