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Which of the following statements is true regarding gender and career demands?


A) The burden of balancing domestic responsibilities with work typically falls to men.
B) The burden of balancing domestic responsibilities with work typically falls to women.
C) Women receive more challenging tasks because of assumed domestic responsibilities.
D) Because women are assumed to be multitaskers, they receive more promotions than men.

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Which of the following statements represents something leaders should do to address gender inequality?


A) measure the number of hours worked rather than the quality of work
B) send employees, especially women and lower-level employees, to diversity training
C) make active efforts to recruit and promote women to leadership positions
D) Only allow women to use family-friendly benefits.

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Directive leaders tend to rule with an ______ style, making decisions without asking for suggestions from others.

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What were Project GLOBE's findings and why is it similar to implicit leadership theory?

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It concluded that individuals from diffe...

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Annette is part of the nursing staff in St. Joseph's emergency room. Her coworkers often look to her for guidance when assisting patients because of her high clinical competencies. Annette has become a/an ______.


A) unofficial leader
B) natural leader
C) management leader
D) informal leader

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Of the four leadership types, which one encourages their followers to share in the mission and expects them to commit to him or her as they work toward the desired goal?


A) directive
B) transactional
C) visionary
D) empowering

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House's path-goal theory includes the interaction between which leadership styles?


A) telling, selling, participating, and delegating
B) directive, transactional, visionary, and empowering
C) directive, supportive, participative, and achievement-oriented
D) country club, impoverished, middle-of-the-road, and team leadership

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Define the four basic types of leaders.

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Directive leadership is characterized by...

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Informal leaders must act in the best interests of the organization and have certain rights and privileges that allow them to reward or discipline employees.

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When someone provides general direction from a position of influence to individuals or groups toward the attainment of goals one would be in a position of ______.


A) motivation
B) management
C) empowerment
D) leadership

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Which two leadership perspectives facilitate and encourage self-leadership?


A) transactional and shared
B) empowering and shared
C) emotional and liberating
D) authoritarian and participative

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______ leadership is the process of leading others to lead themselves.


A) Transactional
B) Visionary
C) Empowering
D) Directive

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Which leadership perspective claimed that the effectiveness of the leader depended on there being an appropriate match between the leader's traits or behaviors and the demands and characteristics of the situation?


A) contingency leadership perspective
B) knowledge leadership perspective
C) trait leadership perspective
D) behavioral leadership perspective

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Adolf Hitler is an example of a charismatic leader who inspired devotion in others to carry out his own extreme political agenda.

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Empowering leadership is the ultimate example of teamwork because rather than one person being solely responsible for decision-making, the leader shares responsibility with the group as members strive to complete common goals.

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______ are preconceived notions about the types of behaviors that characterize followers and nonfollowers.

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Implicit f...

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One of the four dimensions of transformational leadership, ______ promotes commitment to a shared vision of the future.


A) idealized influence
B) inspirational motivation
C) intellectual stimulation
D) individualized consideration

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______ distributes influence among groups and individuals to achieve organizational or team goals.


A) Transactional leadership
B) Empowering leadership
C) Transformational leadership
D) Shared leadership

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Camille's leadership style includes delegating power. Her employees feel motivated and inspired to achieve goals. She leads by example, coaches, informs, and shows concern for her employees. She is practicing ______.


A) shared leadership
B) transformational leadership
C) empowering leadership
D) transactional leadership

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In general, the culturally endorsed leadership theory shows that outstanding leadership looks the same across cultures.

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