22. What two methods are most useful for improving conceptual skills? a. case an

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22. What two methods are most useful for improving conceptual skills?

a. case analysis and behavior role modeling

b. feedback workshops and simulations

c. simulations and case analysis

d. behavior role modeling and feedback workshops

24. Which of the following sttements about learning from feedback is least lkely to be true for to executives?

a. the realization that they have made it to the top causes executives to become less defensve and more open to feedback

b. top executives tend to become isolated from most people except other executives who cannot provde much useful feedback

c. most executives receive much praise but litte constructive criticism from their subordinates

d. feelings of confidence and superiority cause many executives to ignore or discount negative feedback

26. What conception of ethical leadership was formulated by Burns?

a. servant leadership

b. transforming leadership

c. constructive leadership

d. integrative leadership

33. What is the best conclusion about the results from research on the trait, behavior, and power-influence research?

a. each approach is so unique that the findings cannot be compared

b. the findings from each approach are mostly speculative

c. the findings from different approaches show substantial convergence

d. the findings from different approaches are mostly inconsistent

35. Which conclusion about trends in leadership research over the last decade is not correct?

a. there is more research on cross-cultural differences in leadership

b. there is more research on the contingency theories of leadership

c. more of the research has included variables from he different approaches

d. a greater variety of researc methods have been used to study leadership

36. Which of the following is not characteristic of most leadership research?

a. an assumption of strong effects by heroic individual leaders

b. a focus on dyadic processes rather than collective processes

c. an emphasis on explanatory processes and mediating variables

d. an assumption of unidirectional causality from leader to followers

37. Which of the following is not a common feature of leadership research?

a. surveys conducted in real organizations

b. studies conducted to test leadership theories

c. studies that involve field experiments

d. studies with retrospective ratings of leader behavior

38. What research method is used most often to study leadership effectiveness?

a. survey field studies

b. laboratory experiments

c. field experiments

d. intensive case studies

39. Which type of research is least likely to be useful for increasing our understanding of leadership at this point in the development of the field?

a. comparative case studies

b. static survey studies

c. field experiments

d. longitudinal field studies

Explanation / Answer

22.a

24.a

26.b

33.a

35.d

36.c

37.b

38.c

39.b

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