Bill is a firm believer in leading for the greater good. He advocates lifting his employees up rather than keeping them in their place. He would rather be behind them to catch them when they fall, than be in front of them telling them which way they should go. Bill's perspective is most consistent with __________ leadership.

a.

servant

b.

ethical

c.

authentic

d.

future-oriented

e.

developmental

Clear my choice

Which of the following is likely to occur in a company with a strong culture?

a.

new employees will be trained in on the front lines of the organization, even if they are going to work in a support department

b.

senior employees will mentor new employees to raise the new employees' self-esteem

c.

hiring senior managers from outside the organization, as opposed to promoting managers from within the organization

d.

new employees will be shielded from employees with long tenures so the new hires don't have a chance to hear stories about what the company is like

e.

cultural values of potential hires will be ignored because employee values are expected to mold to the company's culture after they are hired

A large architectural company recently assigned a team of architects to work together to design a new skyscraper that was set to be built in Montreal under the direction of one of the senior architects. Due to the discovery of a serious black mold problem at the office building, the team was forced to work remotely from home for the duration of the project, and to conduct all of their meetings via ZOOM. Following the move to remote work, which of the following is most likely to occur?

a.

trust will increase because communications will be focused on technical matters

b.

the team will increase in size because they will no longer be constrained by the size of the conference room where they would have normally met

c.

all of the other options are likely to occur following the move to remote work

d.

the senior architect will have a harder time managing the team

e.

the team will have an easier time developing shared mental models because they will all be using the same technology to communicate

What is the most likely impact of lowering LMX differentiation on group decision making?

a.

Group members will tend to have less conflicts enabling them to focus on decision quality

b.

The group will be more deliberate in its decision-making processes

c.

There will be less cognitive biases affecting group members' decisions

d.

The group will have an easier stimulating controversy

e.

Group discussions will lead to lower chances of risky shifts