Deck 16: Culture and Leadership

Question 1

This scholar holds that it is the leader's role to raise followers to a higher level of morality.

A) Burns
B) Heifetz
C) Greenleaf
D) Mathews

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Ethic theories that are driven from the viewpoint of the leader's character are called

A) Teleological theories
B) Virtue-based theories
C) Deontological theories
D) Utilitarianism theories

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Burns contends all of the following except

A) Leadership has a moral dimension.
B) Leaders should put their values ahead of their followers to reach goals.
C) Leaders should move followers to a higher level of morality.
D) Leaders should be involved in followers' personal struggles with conflicting issues.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Giving an employee a merit-based pay raise is an example of

A) Respect.
B) Service.
C) Distributive justice.
D) Altruism.

Question 5

His perspective has strong altruistic ethical overtones and is called servant leadership.

A) Heifetz
B) Burns
C) Greenleaf
D) Mathews

Question 6

The five principles of ethical leadership include all of the following except

A) Respects others.
B) Manifests honesty.
C) Acts courageously.
D) Shows justice.

Question 7

Altruistic service cannot be observed in

A) Mentoring.
B) Conceit.
C) Empowering.
D) Team building.

Question 8

Greenleaf 's theory of servant leadership

A) Says leaders should be concerned with society's "have-nots."
B) Was based on studies of university professors and students.
C) Requires a strict delineation of servant-leader roles.
D) Was influenced by the writings of Ronald Heifetz.

Question 9

Virtue-based theories

A) Focus on the actions of the leader.
B) Are about the leader's character.
C) Are duty driven.
D) Focus on consequences of the leader's actions.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a reason why ethics is central to leadership?

A) The process of influence.
B) The impact leaders have on establishing the organization's values.
C) The need to engage followers to accomplish mutual goals.
D) The existence of bottom up communication.

Question 11

Ethics

A) Focuses on the virtuousness of individuals and their motives.
B) Is a derivative of the Greek word pathos.
C) Is primarily concerned with an organization's goals.
D) Is a derivative of the Greek word logos.

Question 12

The Greek term meaning "excellence" that is associated with ethics theories is

A) Mechane.
B) Apathea.
C) Pathos.
D) Aretaic.

Question 13

Andy owns Islander Surfboard Inc. In the past, Andy has always given his employees bonuses during the holidays if they reached certain sales goals. This year, even though the company is thriving, he decided to cut bonuses from employees and award them to himself instead. What ethical theory of leadership is Andy following?

A) Altruism
B) Ethical egoism
C) Utilitarianism
D) None. This is an unethical decision.

Question 14

Ethical theories fall within two broad domains:

A) Consequences and duty
B) Ethical and unethical
C) Conduct and character
D) Duty based and virtue based

Question 15

A leader's respect for others is not shown by

A) Listening closely to subordinates.
B) Being empathic.
C) Being tolerant of opposing points of view.
D) Being apathetic.

Question 16

Utilitarianism is concerned with

A) Showing concern for the best interests of others.
B) Creating the greatest good for the greatest number.
C) Creating the greatest good for the leader.
D) Showing concern for the leader only.

Question 17

His ethical perspective speaks directly to values of workers and values of organizations.

A) Burns
B) Heifetz
C) Greenleaf
D) Mathews

Question 18

All of the following are ways ethical leaders build community except by

A) Searching for goals that are compatible with everyone.
B) Being attentive to cultural values.
C) Keeping social collectives exclusive.
D) Establishing higher and broader moral purposes.

Question 19

Teleological theories include all of the following except

A) Ethical egoism
B) Utilitarianism
C) Altruism
D) Ethical egalitarianism

Question 20

The ethics theory that is low in self-interest and high in concern for others is

A) Utilitarianism.
B) Altruism.
C) Apathea.
D) Ethical egoism.

Question 21

Conduct and character are the two domains of ethical theory.

Question 22

What is not a factor that is used in measuring servant leadership?

A) Responsible morality
B) Authentic self
C) Time of service
D) Transforming influence

Question 23

Concern about the ethics of leaders is a relatively recent phenomenon.

Question 24

The ethics of leaders have little impact on the ethical climate of their organizations.

Question 25

The two major domains of ethical theory are conduct and character.

Question 26

Which of the following is not listed as a principle of distributive justice?

A) According to merit or performance
B) According to individual effort
C) An equal share or opportunity
D) According to personal commitment

Question 27

A servant leader should strive to remove inequalities and social injustices.

Question 28

Heifetz, Burns, and Greenleaf all suggest that an ethic of caring is important in organizations.

Question 29

Transformational leadership's view of ethics is really the same as that of the other approaches to leadership.

Question 30

Ethical theory provides a system of rules or principles that guide us in making decisions about what is right or wrong.

Question 31

The five principles of ethical leadership can be traced back to

A) King George III.
B) Aristotle.
C) Magellan.
D) Christopher Columbus.

Question 32

The influence dimension of leadership places an enormous ethical burden on leaders.

Question 33

The ethics theory that is high in self-interest and low in concern for others is

A) Utilitarianism.
B) Apathea.
C) Ethical egoism.
D) Altruism.

Question 34

Heifetz, Burns, and Greenleaf all believe that the leader-follower relationship is central to ethical leadership.

Question 35

Ethical egoism is concerned with doing the greatest good for the greatest number.

Question 36

Virtue-based theories of ethics focus on the conduct of leaders rather than who they are as people.

Question 37

What scholar(s) created a questionnaire that focused on five factors of servant leadership?

A) Barbuto and Wheeler
B) Greenleaf
C) Heifetz & Burns
D) Boyd and Pritchard

Question 38

Heifetz uses the term holding environment to mean one with trust, nurturance, and empathy.

Question 39

The theory of virtue-based ethics suggests that practicing good values leads to increased virtuousness.

Question 40

Deontological theory focuses primarily on the consequences (ends or purposes) of an individual's actions.

Question 41

While ethical behavior is important for everyone in an organization, why is it especially important for leaders?

Question 42

What is the ethic of caring (Gilligan, 1982)?

Question 43

The construct of servant leadership can be summarized as an altruistic calling.

Question 44

Describe some of the measures used to define servant leadership. How does servant leadership apply to you at this stage in your life?

Question 45

Northouse writes, "In any decision-making situation, ethical issues are either implicitly or explicitly involved." Give an example of a leadership decision that has explicit and implicit ethical dimensions.

Question 46

An altruistic leader acts so as to create the greatest good for herself or himself.

Question 47

Compare and contrast two of the following ethical leadership perspectives: Burns, Heifetz, or Greenleaf.