Ethical Leadership
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Course Introduction
Ethical Leadership explores the principles and practices of leading with integrity, responsibility, and a strong ethical foundation in diverse organizational settings. The course examines ethical theories, decision-making frameworks, and the impact of personal values and organizational culture on leadership behavior. Students analyze real-world case studies to understand the complexities of ethical dilemmas and develop strategies for fostering ethical conduct within teams and organizations. Emphasis is placed on self-awareness, stakeholder engagement, and the role of leaders in navigating challenges while promoting trust, transparency, and social responsibility.
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Leadership Theory Application and Skill Development 6th Edition by Lussier and Achua
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Chapter 1: Who Is a Leader and What Skills Do Leaders
Need?
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Q1) Spokesperson is a decisional role.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Give one job example of the specific behavior you or some other leader conducted when performing the monitor,disseminator,or spokesperson roles.For each of the three roles,be sure to identify the leader as you or another,the role by its name,and the specific behavior.
Answer: When I was in a leadership role, I performed the monitor role by regularly tracking the progress of our team's projects. I would consistently review project timelines, budgets, and key performance indicators to ensure that we were on track to meet our goals. As a disseminator, I would regularly share important information and updates with the team, such as changes in company policies or new industry trends. This helped to keep everyone informed and aligned with our organizational goals. In the spokesperson role, I would represent the team in meetings with other departments or external stakeholders, effectively communicating our team's accomplishments, challenges, and needs. This helped to build credibility and trust with our partners and stakeholders.
Q3) Should leadership be the manager's job,or should leadership be a shared process?
Answer: Successful leaders share leadership with their followers.
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Chapter 2: Leadership Traits and Ethics
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Q1) The Leader Motive Profile (LMP)includes a high need for achievement,a moderate need for affiliation,and a moderate need for power,which is socialized.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Emotional intelligence includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A)self-awareness.
B)social awareness.
C)self-management.
D)self-concept.
Answer: D
Q3) What does intelligence have to do with leadership?
Answer: Intelligence refers to cognitive ability to think critically,to solve problems,and to make decisions.It is the best predictor of job performance,and the manager's job calls for a high degree of intelligence.
Q4) At the conventional level of moral development,self-interest motivates behavior.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Leadership Behavior and Motivation
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Q1) When goal setting,the best strategy is to rely on willpower to achieve the goal.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) ____ theory proposes that people are motivated when their perceived inputs equal outputs.
A)Equity
B)Reinforcement
C)Expectancy
D)Goal-setting
Answer: A
Q3) Name the two University of Iowa leadership styles.Describe behaviors shared by leaders of each style.
Answer: The University of Iowa leadership styles are autocratic and democratic. The autocratic leader makes the decisions,tells employees what to do and closely supervises workers. The democratic leader encourages participation in decisions,works with employees to determine what to do,and does not closely supervise employees.
Q4) List the University of Iowa leadership styles.
Answer: The University of Iowa leadership styles are autocratic and democratic.
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Chapter 4: Contingency Leadership Theories
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Q1) Supportive leadership is appropriate when the followers do not want autocratic leadership,have external locus of control,and follower ability is high.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Global companies such as McDonald's with restaurants all over the world do not have to be concerned about differences in leadership styles across countries.
A)True B)False
Q3) Describe the type of leader that you want to be on the job.Identify specific behavior you plan to use as a leader.You may also want to identify behavior you will not use.
Q4) Which contingency leadership theory do you actually plan to use,and how? If you don't plan to use any,give a detailed reason for not wanting to use any of the models.
Q5) Discuss the major similarities and differences between the behavioral and contingency leadership theories.
Q6) What are the differences between the time-driven model and the development-driven model?
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Chapter 5: Influencing: Power, Politics, Networking, and Negotiation
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Q1) Discuss the differences among legitimate,reward,coercive,and referent power.
Q2) To increase your reward power:
A)exercise your authority regularly.
B)develop your people skills.
C)let people know you control rewards.
D)use rewards for personal benefit.
Q3) Do people really need a written networking list?
Q4) How would you rate your political skills,and which political behavior do you use most often? How will you change and develop your political skills?
Q5) Which influencing tactics do you tend to use most and least? How will you change and develop the ability to influence using influencing tactics?
Q6) How many interview questions should you bring to a networking interview?
Q7) Write a networking goal. Write a one-minute self-sell to achieve your networking goal.
Q8) Reciprocity and networking are commonly used to achieve ongoing objectives,whereas coalitions are developed for achieving a specific objective. A)True B)False
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Chapter 6: Communication, Coaching, and Conflict Skills
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Q1) When using written communication,write to impress.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Use the BCF model to describe a conflict you face or have faced on the job.
Q3) In a loud,angry voice: "What are you doing?"Â Identify if this is criticism or coaching feedback. If criticism,write a coaching feedback statement to replace it.If coaching feedback,tell why it might be effective.
A)criticism
B)coaching feedback
Q4) ____ is the process of thinking about,decoding,and evaluating the message.
A)Paraphrasing
B)Analyzing
C)Listening
D)Checking understanding
Q5) The accommodating conflict style is appropriate to use when the conflict is trivial. A)True
B)False
Q6) What is the difference between a mediator and an arbitrator?
Q7) List the steps in the oral message-sending process.
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Chapter 7: Leader-Member Exchange and Followership
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Q1) Follower influencing characteristics include all of the following EXCEPT:
A)power position.
B)gender and status.
C)locus of control.
D)education and experience.
Q2) The LMX-7 questionnaire used for measuring the quality of LMX relationships:
A)typically measure vertical dyad linkages along with social exchanges.
B)tend to measure LMX from the perception of the follower rather than the leader.
C)have firmly established the close similarity between leader and follower perceptions.
D)found that LMX relationships remain stable over time.
Q3) An effective evaluation should accomplish at least three things.Name them.
Q4) Which of the following is NOT one of the steps of the delegation model?
A)Develop a plan.
B)Explain the need for delegating and the reasons for selecting the employee.
C)Seek feedback from employees.
D)Establish control checkpoints and hold employees accountable.
Q5) What are some of the benefits of delegating?
Q6) List the steps in the delegation model.
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Chapter 8: Team Leadership and Self-Managed Teams
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Q1) Creativity is usually thought of as a characteristic of individuals,but are some teams more creative than individuals?
Q2) Teams composed of less than 12 members are generally less effective than larger teams.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Team cohesion is the extent to which team members bond together and remain committed to achieving team goals.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Each team member's role in a SMT is ____.
A)interchangeable
B)fixed
C)specialized
D)managerial
Q5) It is recommended that leaders play the role of ____ at meetings.
A)director
B)facilitator
C)advisor
D)consultant
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Chapter 9: Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
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Q1) Charismatic leaders communicate in straightforward ways,they shy away from stories and anecdotes,similes or metaphors.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A transformational leader such as Herb Kelleher,former CEO of Southwest Airlines,is a leader known for inspiring his employees with more conventional and formal approaches to leading.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Two basic differences between charismatic and transformational leadership theories are the qualities that describe the two types of leaders and the influencing behaviors they exhibit.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Stewardship is leadership that transcends self-interest to serve the needs of others,by helping them grow professionally and emotionally.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the four stages of the transformation process.
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Chapter 10: Leadership of Culture, Ethics, and Diversity
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Q1) Describe some of the practices,policies,and norms that you would expect to find in an organization that prides itself on building a culture of respect and trust.
Q2) ____ people are comfortable with and accepting of the unknown,and tolerate risk and unpredictability.
A)High-uncertainty-avoidance
B)High-power-distance
C)Low-uncertainty-avoidance
D)Low-power-distance
Q3) Organizations with a pro-diversity culture makes every effort to remove diversity blockers or obstacles,such as company policies and practices that result in unintended consequences such as stereotypes and prejudices.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Identify and briefly explain which of the leadership actions for shaping culture have been used by a leader where you work or have worked.
Q5) How does a code of ethics help enforce ethical behavior in an organization?
Q6) Describe the characteristics of low- and high-performance cultures.
Q7) What leadership actions can support and sustain a pro-diversity culture.
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Chapter 11: Strategic Leadership and Change Management
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Q1) Companies develop either financial objectives or strategic objectives; but usually not both.
A)True
B)False
Q2) From a humanistic point of view,resistance to change has a cognitive,emotional and behavioral dimension.The fear of loss,(such as status,pay,job,or position),and fear of the unknown are examples of the ____ dimension.
A)cognitive
B)emotional
C)behavioral
D)cultural
Q3) A _______ is an enduring statement of purpose that distinguishes one organization from other similar enterprises.
A)values statement
B)mission statement
C)code of ethics
D)strategic vision
Q4) Discuss how an organization's objectives may affect its search for opportunities.
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Chapter 12: Crisis Leadership and the Learning Organization
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Q1) In the five-step crisis risk assessment model,________________ can be used to test employees' responsiveness and sensitize the organization to any potential crisis.
A)step 2, risk assessment and ranking
B)step 4, risk reduction
C)step 5, crisis management
D)step 4, crisis prevention simulations
Q2) Explicit knowledge is the instinct and intuition that an experienced practitioner possesses.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Learning organizations are constantly reinventing themselves which is seen as a distinctive capability for those who do it exceptionally well.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What message does it send when the organizational culture encourages employees to view mistakes/problems as opportunities for improvement rather than reasons to blame or punish those involved?
Q5) Describe the key characteristics of a learning organization.
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