In the nineteenth century, the study of leadership relied on:
a. rigorous scientific studies
b. intuition and description
c. observation of the situation
d. the trait approach to understand leaders
Question 2is defined as the expansion of a person's capacity to be effective in leadership roles and processes.'
Question 3In cultures where communications are direct, information exchange in negotiation is generally:
A) context-free B) biased C) inferred D) nuanced
Question 4Interests are what you hope to accomplish to address your underlying concerns, needs, desires, or fears.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5Darla Moore, chief executive officer of the investment company Rainwater, Inc, and the first woman to have a business school named after her, argues that
women's worse sin is to think, You should be a nice girl. You ought to fit in.
You should find a
female mentor.' What a colossal waste of time (Sellers, 1998: 92). She contends, There are
only glass ceilings and closed doors for those who allow such impediments (Darla Moore
Speech, 2007). Investigate the Internet and explain what Ms. Moore meant by those statements and relate what her leadership reputation at Rainwater is.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 6With regard to resolving conflict in collectivistic cultures, what statement is most true?
A) Disputants prefer to use a random device, such as a coin toss, to resolve disputes.
B) Disputants prefer to involve attorneys to make legal arguments on their behalf.
C) Disputants see each other as equals and openly and directly address each other in order to
resolve a dispute.
D) Disputants see large distances between those in the upper part of the social structure and
those in the lower part of that structure and prefer high-status people to resolve disputes
for low-status people.
Question 7is an ongoing, dynamic, long-term change or evolution that occurs because of various learning experiences.
a. Development
b. Training
c. Education
d. Curriculum