Question 1

Servant leadership can enhance group performance by clarifying goals and increasing team potency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

According to Greenleaf, the best measure of servant leadership is

Accepted Answer

A)   Whether the leader has the necessary traits to lead.
B)   Whether the leader is ethical.
C)   Whether followers are willing to support the leader.
D)   Whether followers are nurtured by the leader.
E)   Whether society is receptive to the leader's influence. D

Question 3

Servant leadership is most effective when subordinates have an external locus of control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Follower receptivity is an outcome of servant leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the Liden et al. (2008) model of servant leadership, behaving ethically and empowering followers are servant leader behaviors that produce desirable leadership outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Servant leadership works best when _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   There is a balance of power between the leaders and followers
B)   Leaders are altruistic and have a strong motivation to help others
C)   Leaders use a task-oriented approach
D)   Leaders are willing to leave followers to work on their own

Question 7

Which three antecedent conditions have an impact on servant leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)   Context and culture; societal effect; follower receptivity
B)   Follower receptivity; emotional healing; creating value for the community
C)   Follower performance and growth; societal impact; behaving ethically
D)   Context and culture; leader attributes; follower receptivity

Question 8

Antecedent conditions refer to the societal trends that enable servant leadership to be effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Servant leadership can be effective in any organizational context.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

One criticism of servant leadership is

Accepted Answer

A)   Researchers have been unable to reach a consensus on a common definition.
B)   Servant leadership makes altruism the central component of the leadership process.
C)   There is not enough focus on the role of influence and power in leadership.
D)   A follower's readiness to receive servant leadership moderates its potential usefulness.

Question 11

Explain the process of how servant leadership works.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Foresight and conceptualization are two characteristics of the first model of servant leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The opposite of servant leadership is

Accepted Answer

A)   Laissez-faire leadership.
B)   Path-goal leadership.
C)   Authentic leadership.
D)   Coercive leadership.

Question 14

Servant leadership stresses the role of personal influence in the leadership process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Under what conditions does servant leadership fail to have a positive impact on followers?

Accepted Answer

A)   When subordinates are unskilled or uneducated.
B)   When the organization rewards coercive leader behavior.
C)   When subordinates already exhibit a high level of organizational citizenship behavior.
D)   When subordinates don't want guidance from the leader.
E)   When subordinates have personal problems.

Question 16

Under servant leadership, followers may become servant leaders themselves. This is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A)   Organizational performance
B)   Leadership duplication
C)   Follower performance and growth
D)   Societal impact

Question 17

Why might some subordinates not want to work with servant leaders?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

There is no single accepted definition of servant leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to this leadership theory, leaders should be held accountable for failing to anticipate future trends and problems in the organization.

Accepted Answer

A)   Path-goal leadership
B)   Contingency leadership
C)   Leader-member exchange
D)   Transformational leadership
E)   Servant leadership

Question 20

Which of the following is not a component of Spear's 10 characteristics of servant leaders?

Accepted Answer

A)   Listening
B)   Healing
C)   Awareness
D)   Stewardship
E)   Sympathy

Exam 10: Servant Leadership

Servant leadership can enhance group performance by clarifying goals and increasing team potency.

According to Greenleaf, the best measure of servant leadership is

Servant leadership is most effective when subordinates have an external locus of control.

Follower receptivity is an outcome of servant leadership.

According to the Liden et al. (2008) model of servant leadership, behaving ethically and empowering followers are servant leader behaviors that produce desirable leadership outcomes.

Servant leadership works best when _____.

Which three antecedent conditions have an impact on servant leadership?

Antecedent conditions refer to the societal trends that enable servant leadership to be effective.

Servant leadership can be effective in any organizational context.

One criticism of servant leadership is

Explain the process of how servant leadership works.

Foresight and conceptualization are two characteristics of the first model of servant leadership.

The opposite of servant leadership is

Servant leadership stresses the role of personal influence in the leadership process.

Under what conditions does servant leadership fail to have a positive impact on followers?

Under servant leadership, followers may become servant leaders themselves. This is an example of what?

Why might some subordinates not want to work with servant leaders?

There is no single accepted definition of servant leadership.

According to this leadership theory, leaders should be held accountable for failing to anticipate future trends and problems in the organization.

Which of the following is not a component of Spear's 10 characteristics of servant leaders?