Nonprofit Leadership Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Nonprofit Leadership explores the unique challenges and opportunities faced by individuals in leadership roles within nonprofit organizations. The course examines the essential skills and strategies required for effective governance, program management, fundraising, volunteer coordination, and strategic planning. Through case studies and practical activities, students analyze leadership styles, ethical decision-making, stakeholder engagement, and the impact of policy and advocacy. By the end of the course, students will develop a strong understanding of how to lead mission-driven organizations toward positive social change.
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Leadership Research Findings Practice and Skills 7th Edition by Andrew J. DuBrin
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Chapter 1: The Nature and Importance of Leadership
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Q1) Unless a manager gets people to move beyond mechanical compliance with directions and orders, leadership has not taken place.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Leadership effectiveness, as defined in the framework for understanding leadership, refers to the leader
A)being impressive enough to get promoted.
B)attaining desirable outcomes such as productivity and satisfaction.
C)creating an attractive vision.
D)turning over decision-making responsibility to group members.
Answer: B
Q3) The leadership process is a function of the leader, the group members, and other situational variables.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Traits, Motives, and Characteristics of Leaders
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Q1) Executive vice president Jerry is a Level 5 leader, so he accomplishes his objectives and brags quite a bit about what he accomplishes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) A problem noted with optimistic leaders is that they might fail to develop contingency plans to deal with events that do not go as planned.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) An important strength of the trait approach to leadership is that it
A)can help with leadership selection and development.
B)specifies how much of a given trait is important for leadership.
C)specifies which traits are needed for leadership in a given situation.
D)helps in analyzing the situational demands.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
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Q1) To highly motivate organizational members, the transformational leader attempts to get constituents to focus on their self-interest.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The effective transformational leader deliberately creates distrust throughout the organization so he or she will be needed to decrease the confusion.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A study showed that a person's perceptions of charisma tend to run in an opposite direction than those of his or her network members.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Leadership Behaviors, Attitudes, and Styles
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Q1) Suggestions for making better use of 360-degree feedback do not include which one of the following?
A)Focus on business goals and strategy.
B)Use feedback dimensions that reflect important aspects of leadership.
C)Create action plans based on the feedback.
D)Encourage workers to give and receive feedback anyway they choose.
Q2) A pronounced characteristic of an entrepreneurial leader is
A)a reliance on others to take the big risks.
B)a preference for taking huge risks.
C)a cautious attitude toward taking risks.
D)sensible risk taking.
Q3) An entrepreneurial leader is most likely to
A)have high enthusiasm and creativity.
B)have a moderate achievement drive.
C)be calm and deliberate when an opportunity arises.
D)work smoothly within a bureaucracy.
Q4) Part of being a servant leader is to make group members self-reliant in obtaining the tools they need to accomplish their work.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Contingency and Situational Leadership
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Q1) The situational leadership model II emphasizes contingency factors relating to
A)characteristics of group members.
B)characteristics of the organizational climate.
C)the attitudes of the leader.
D)the skills of the leader.
Q2) Which CEO approach best fits the contingency factor of "unstable environment, high rate of change, complexity"?
A)Human assets
B)Expertise
C)Strategy
D)Change agent
Q3) Chief financial officer Nancy has a situational perspective on leadership because she believes that if she applies empowerment in various situations, the outcome might be different in some of the situations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) An example of a situational force in leadership is group member characteristics.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Leadership Ethics and Social Responsibility
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Q1) Chief financial officer Justin takes himself and his family on an Asian vacation using the company jet.He excuses his behavior by stating, "My family and I were spreading good will around the world for the company." Justin appears to be
A)showing concern for stakeholders.
B)rationalizing.
C)outright lying.
D)exercising his rights as a CFO.
Q2) Written codes of unethical conduct have become less important today because of the presence of so many self-managing work teams.
A)True
B)False
Q3) One of the questions included in an ethical screen is, "How does it [the decision in question] smell?"
A)True
B)False
Q4) To build community, a leader should search for goals compatible to all the constituents.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Power, Politics, and Leadership
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Q1) After creating a false catastrophe, the particularly devious political player
A)claims to have resolved the problem.
B)asks another department to solve the problem.
C)apologizes and admits his or her falsehood.
D)openly laughs at management for believing the story.
Q2) Sending thank-you notes to large numbers of people is regarded as a
A)method of keeping informed.
B)way to make a quick showing.
C)method of controlling lines of communication.
D)basic, but effective, political technique.
Q3) Which two types of power that stem from a leader's authority to respond to the consequences of people's actions?
A)Information power and legitimate power
B)Reward power and coercive power
C)Expert power and charisma
D)Prestige power and legitimate power
Q4) A variation of the embrace-or-demolish political technique is to fire people who disagree with you on major issues.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Influence Tactics of Leaders
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Q1) A notably weak approach for a top-level leader to being about organizational change is to serve as a role model for the desired attitudes and behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A recommended approach to bring about change in the organizational culture is for company leadership to establish a reward system that reinforces the culture.
A)True B)False
Q3) The stronger the leader, the greater the need for coalition formation to influence others.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Oscar engages in debasement when he tells the person he is trying to influence
A)"You are well dressed today."
B)"Scientific evidence suggests that my position is correct."
C)"How important is your paycheck to you?"
D)"I may not be well informed, but here is my opinion."
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Chapter 9: Developing Teamwork
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Q1) Team members are more likely to commit to the consensus decision if A)debate on the issue at hand was suppressed.
B)their voices are heard.
C)the idea came from outside the group.
D)the decision was decided by a vote.
Q2) In a team-based organization, a typical role for a leader is to A)be a facilitator for two or three teams.
B)serve as a team leader for two or three teams.
C)serve as a vice president of teams and teamwork.
D)work mostly as an individual contributor and part-time as a leader.
Q3) A group with emotional intelligence is most likely to have a strongly developed norm of teamwork.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Positive leader-member exchanges tend to elevate the frequency of accidents because the leader is perceived as too easygoing rather than as a disciplinarian.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Motivation and Coaching Skills
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Q1) Giving recognition for a job well done is useful in satisfying a worker's desire to feel proud.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The primary role of the executive (or business) coach is to
A)help the person being coached find new employment.
B)advise a person about personal improvement and behavioral change.
C)give top management a report about the capabilities of the person being coached.
D)help the person being coached become a better coach.
Q3) A study indicated that many managers fail to coach employees, particularly in the area of
A)giving a friendly greeting to employees.
B)developing strategic goals with the workers.
C)giving feedback on performance plus suggestions for improvement.
D)new product development.
Q4) Feedback of a general nature is most effective in bringing about improvements in performance.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership
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Q1) A particularly robust strategy for enhancing creativity is to
A)construct a kitchen for the mind.
B)award gift certificates for creative ideas.
C)encourage computer game playing during working hours.
D)hire people who are already creative.
Q2) Research suggests workers are more likely to have a breakthrough idea when they are
A)happy the day before.
B)day dreaming about the future.
C)multitasking with several electronic devices.
D)depressed about an event in personal life.
Q3) A leader who accumulates considerable knowledge will have difficulty being creative because such knowledge usually blocks original thinking.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A recommended strategy for finding a creative idea is to try a large number of ideas.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Communication and Conflict Resolution Skills
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Q1) Anecdotes make their strongest contribution in communicating technical information and facts and figures to employees.
A)True
B)False
Q2) To persuade group members to accept your idea, it is recommended that you
A)take the time to build consensus.
B)move quickly into a crisis leadership mode.
C)use at least four characteristics of the power-oriented linguistic style at the same time.
D)avoid as much in-group jargon as possible.
Q3) A basic principle of persuasion is
A)it takes one to know one.
B)first things first.
C)people like those who like them.
D)people listen to avoid punishment.
Q4) Although relying on data to support conclusions is impressive, a persuasive communicator should also express confidence in his or her intuition.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Strategic Leadership and Knowledge Management
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Q1) According to the honest conversation approach to refining organizational strategy, a task force of managers discusses problems they have uncovered with implementing strategy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The internal weaknesses in SWOT analysis refer to the A)deficiencies in the current management team. B)risks of pursuing a particular course of action. C)cash flow problems the company is experiencing.
D)problems associated with maintaining the status quo.
Q3) Organizational learning is facilitated when workers use political skills to make connections with others and influence them in relation to useful knowledge.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The strategy of a firm provides a path for achieving its objectives.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: International and Culturally Diverse Aspects of Leadership
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Q1) A strong performance orientation is a strong cultural value, as indicated by a study of German middle managers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Spanish has become the standard language of business, technology, engineering, and science.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A key result of employee network groups is to minimize differences between selected minority groups and majority groups within the organization.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The major purpose of diversity training is to A)conform with affirmative action legislation.
B)get people to express their hidden prejudices.
C)bring about workplace harmony.
D)break down status barriers between managers and employees.
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Chapter 15: Leadership Development and Succession
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Q1) A strongly recommended approach for the board to use in choosing a new CEO is for the board members to
A)select candidates who are part of the "good old boy" or "good old girl" network.
B)minimize social contact with the candidates and thus maintain objectivity.
C)have extensive email contact with the candidates.
D)have direct and extensive contact with the candidates.
Q2) An important way for leaders to capitalize on challenging experiences is for them to be given
A)leeway in choosing how to resolve the problem.
B)careful guidance in how to resolve the problem.
C)the opportunity to delegate the problem to someone else.
D)a policy and procedures manual for resolving the problem.
Q3) A recommended way of capitalizing on failure in a management experience is to reflect on what you would do differently in the future.
A)True
B)False
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