Chapter.7 Verified Test Bank Leading Self

Package Title: Neubert 1e Testbank

Course Title: Organizational Behaviour

Chapter Number: 7

Shuffle: No

Multiple Choice

1. _____ is being true to yourself and a way of living in which a person’s outward actions match up with their inner self.

a) Authenticity

b) Creativity

c) Hubris

d) Narcissism

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

2. Which of the following is a characteristic of being authentic?

a) Being prone to stress

b) Acting consistently with selfish motives

c) Being true to oneself

d) Feeling the need to please others

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

3. _____ is the sum of resources represented by self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience that motivates an individual to persevere towards goals despite adversity.

a) Emotional quotient

b) Hubris

c) Authenticity

d) Psychological capital

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

4. Which of the following is true of people who work under authentic leaders?

a) They have lesser work engagement.

b) They have increased job satisfaction.

c) They experience high burnout.

d) They have high levels of anxiety and worries.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

5. Which of the following is characteristic of an authentic leader?

a) Relating to others transparently

b) Acting consistently with selfish motives

c) Contributing minimum psychological capital

d) Acting in unpredictable ways

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

6. Which of the following is true of people who work under authentic leaders?

a) They have decreased job satisfaction.

b) They have decreased job commitment.

c) They have low levels of anxiety and worries.

d) They have lesser work engagement.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

7. Which of the following is true of people who work under authentic leaders?

a) They have lesser work engagement.

b) They have increased levels of anxiety and worries.

c) They have increased job commitment.

d) They have decreased job satisfaction.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

8. Which of the following is true of people who work under authentic leaders?

a) They have a sense of empowerment.

b) They have increased levels of anxiety and worries.

c) They experience high burnout.

d) They have a decreased trust in with their leader.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

9. Which of the following is true of people who work under authentic leaders?

a) They have increased levels of anxiety and worries.

b) They have decreased levels of job performance.

c) They experience high burnout.

d) They have an increased trust in their leader.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

10. Which of the following is true of people who work under authentic leaders?

a) They have decreased levels of job performance.

b) They have increased levels of anxiety and worries.

c) They have a less concern for status.

d) They have a decreased trust in with their leader.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

11. Which of the following is true of people who work under authentic leaders?

a) They have a greater identification with their leader.

b) They have decreased levels of job performance.

c) They have a decreased trust in with their leader.

d) They have increased levels of anxiety and worries.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

12. Which of the following is a result of increased self-awareness?

a) Higher levels of anxiety and depression

b) Greater negative emotions

c) Lower self-esteem

d) Greater self-confidence

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

13. Which of the following is a result of increased self-awareness?

a) Lower levels of anxiety and depression

b) Lower self-esteem

c) Lower self-confidence

d) Greater negative emotions

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

14. Which of the following is a result of increased self-awareness?

a) Higher levels of anxiety and depression

b) Higher self-esteem

c) Greater negative emotions

d) Lower self-confidence

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

15. Which of the following is a result of increased self-awareness?

a) Higher levels of anxiety and depression

b) Higher self-esteem

c) Greater positive emotions

d) Lower self-confidence

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

16. Which of the following is a result of increased self-awareness?

a) Increased levels of anxiety and depression

b) Increased self-trust

c) Greater positive emotions

d) Lower self-confidence

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

17. Which of the following best defines hubris?

a) It is the body’s state of heightened readiness for action in response to challenges or pressures in the environment.

b) It is an experienced passion and sense of meaning toward work or a career.

c) It is a “grandiose sense of self” evident in excessive confidence and narcissism.

d) It is asking for feedback or collecting information from the work environment to better understand how you are performing.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

18. Ike is one of the top executives of Sunshine Corp. Although his colleagues are level-headed people, Ike comes across as a very arrogant and over-confident personality who tends to mock people for their bad work and insult them in front of others. Ike’s personality displays the presence of:

a) Hubris.

b) Emotional intelligence.

c) Empathy.

d) Authenticity.

Level of Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

19. Which of the following is characteristic of individuals with hubris?

a) They exhibit low self-confidence.

b) They consult others before taking a decision.

c) They exhibit arrogance and narcissism.

d) They encourage participation of people.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

20. _____is a proper sense of self, an awareness of strengths and weaknesses, and an appreciation of knowledge outside yourself.

a) Charisma

b) Humility

c) Hubris

d) Stress

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

21. Which of the following is characteristic of humble people?

a) They have low emotional awareness.

b) They have low self-esteem.

c) They refrain from supporting others during decision-making.

d) They have the ability to accept truth and admit mistakes.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Comprehension

22. Which of the following tools can be used to study the pattern of self-awareness?

a) PERT

b) Gantt Chart

c) Johari window

d) Maslow’s hierarchy

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

23. According to the Johari window, the unknown quadrant includes truths about you that:

a) You know about but others do not.

b) Neither you nor others know at all.

c) Only you and your close family know.

d) Others know but you do not.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

24. According to the Johari window, the blind quadrant includes truths about you that:

a) You know but others do not.

b) Neither you nor others know.

c) You and others know.

d) Others know but you do not.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

25. According to the Johari window, the public quadrant includes truths about you that:

a) Others know but you do not.

b) You and others know about.

c) You know but others do not.

d) Neither you nor others know about.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

26. According to the Johari window, the private quadrant includes truths about you that:

a) Neither you nor others know about.

b) You and others know about.

c) You know about but others do not.

d) Others know but you do not about.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

27. People laugh behind Rashid’s back at his unawareness of his lack of competency and social etiquette. The Johari window describes this as reflective of Rashid’s:

a) Private quadrant.

b) Blind quadrant.

c) Public quadrant.

d) Unknown quadrant.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

28. Which of the following is an ideal means to reduce blind spots that hinder being authentic?

a) Higher burnouts

b) Feedback-seeking behaviour

c) Unstructured self-reflection

d) Consistent act of selfish motives

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

29. An important aspect for individuals who aspire to become authentic is to:

a) Act in ways unpredictable by others.

b) Think highly of themselves.

c) Actively seek feedback from others.

d) Feel the need to please subordinates.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Analytic Skills

Bloom’s: Comprehension

30. Increasing self-awareness and authenticity through structured self-reflection begins with:

a) A conscious examination of critical experiences.

b) Collecting information from the work environment.

c) Understanding how an individual is performing.

d) A focus on how much others know about an individual.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

31. _____ self-regulatory actions that help us manage ourselves, to enhance performance or complete tasks that are not naturally motivating.

a) Self-leadership practices

b) Self-awareness

c) Self-knowledge

d) Self-delusion

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual

performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

32. Which of the following is a behavioural strategy focused on helping people in organizations to live intentionally?

a) Evaluating assumptions

b) Positive self-talk

c) Visualizing performance

d) Self-reinforcement

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

33. Betty pastes sticky notes around her workstation to encourage herself that her contribution makes a difference to the organization. In this case, Betty’s strategy to live intentionally is referred to as _____.

a) Self-goal setting

b) Self-observation

c) Self-cueing

d) Self-reinforcement

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

34. Which of the following is an example of a positive reinforcement?

a) Punishing children if they fail to complete their homework

b) Decreasing incentives for people who don’t meet their daily targets

c) Not playing if one fails to complete an assigned task

d) Eating out to celebrate your victory in a cricket match

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

35. Which of the following practices consists of self-reflection and assessment?

a) Self-cueing

b) Self-reinforcement

c) Self-observation

d) Self-goal setting

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

36. An individual who rehearses mentally for the successful delivery of a presentation is inducing self-leadership through _____.

a) Self-cueing

b) Self-reinforcement

c) Visualizing performance

d) Natural rewards

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

37. Which of the following is a characteristic of people who experience a “calling” tendency?

a) They experience low or almost no enthusiasm.

b) They have higher levels of satisfaction.

c) They experience a high burnout.

d) They have lower levels of commitment.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss self-knowledge and how can it determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

38. Which of the following is a symptom of stress?

a) Enthusiasm

b) Absenteeism

c) Lower burnout

d) Healthier body

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

39. Which of the following is a result of work-family conflicts?

a) Higher job satisfaction

b) High work performance

c) Lower anxiety levels

d) Limited advancement

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Analytic Skills

Bloom’s: Comprehension

40. Which of the following is a reason for work-family conflicts?

a) Ambiguous role expectations

b) Excessive support from colleagues

c) Positive disposition

d) High self-efficacy

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

41. Salma has been experiencing headaches due to the long hours she is forced to spend in front of her computer on account of a tight project deadline. Stella is experiencing _____.

a) Hubris

b) Stress

c) Calling

d) Role conflict

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Analytic Skills

Bloom’s: Application

42. Which of the following is a key to manage stress?

a) Developing resources required for the situation

b) Concentrating either on work or personal life

c) Taking up multiple roles in work and personal life

d) Increasing the use of one’s own resources

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

43. Which of the following is the process of coming up with novel and useful ideas for solving a problem or developing an opportunity?

a) Motivation

b) Learning

c) Creativity

d) Automation

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

44. Which of the following statements best defines the term “creativity”?

a) It refers to the process of coming up with novel and useful ideas for solving a problem or developing an opportunity.

b) It refers to the ability to think, understand, and make judgments by a process of logic.

c) It refers to the knowledge acquired through experience, practice, or study.

d) It refers to a problem from a traditional perspective and then trying to find the best solution.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

45. Which of the following is the process of incorporating creative ideas into practice?

a) Motivation

b) Learning

c) Innovation

d) Liquidation

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

46. Divergent thinking refers to:

a) Referring to bookmarked solutions.

b) Using a traditional perspective to solve a problem.

c) Looking at a problem in a unique way.

d) Putting a creative idea into practice.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

47. The process of looking at a problem from a traditional perspective and then trying to find the best solution by thinking logically is referred to as _____.

a) Incubation

b) Innovation

c) Convergent thinking

d) Divergent thinking

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

48. Which of the following is the first stage of the creative process?

a) Incubation

b) Preparation

c) Inspiration

d) Validation

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

49. Which of the following is the final stage of the creative process?

a) Preparation

b) Incubation

c) Validation

d) Inspiration

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

50. In the _____ stage of the creative process, the decision maker stops thinking intensively about the problem and simply allows it to exist in the back of his or her mind.

a) Inspiration

b) Incubation

c) Validation

d) Preparation

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

51. Which of the following stages of the creative process is the most satisfying and most visible phase?

a) Inspiration

b) Incubation

c) Validation

d) Preparation

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

52. According to the creative process, a gradual awareness that the problem has a solution occurs in the ____ stage.

a) Validation

b) Preparation

c) Inspiration

d) Incubation

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

53. Which of the following is a characteristic of creative individuals?

a) They have shallow knowledge of things around them.

b) They are conformists and stick to textual knowledge for planning.

c) They derive satisfaction by using their mental abilities to solve difficult problems.

d) They are inconsistent and easily give up while dealing with an issue.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Comprehension

54. Which of the following is a characteristic of creative individuals?

a) They derive satisfaction by solving problems in a logical manner.

b) They are persistent and do not give up easily.

c) They have a shallow knowledge of things around them.

d) They are conformists and stick to textual knowledge for planning.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Comprehension

55. Which of the following is a characteristic of creative individuals?

a) They derive satisfaction by solving problems in a logical manner.

b) They have a shallow knowledge of things around them.

c) They function well in highly autonomous environments.

d) They are conformists and stick to textual knowledge for planning.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Comprehension

56. How does diversity help organizations to improve creativity?

a) It reduces divergent thinking within the organization

b) It provides multiple perspectives to a problem.

c) It encourages stereotyping of minority workers.

d) It leads to the generation of a single common idea.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Comprehension

57. Which of the following is the most likely outcome when employees from different functional areas interact with each other?

a) The resistance to new ideas increases.

b) The creative thinking of individuals reduces.

c) The use of creative methods reduces.

d) The flow of information increases.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Comprehension

58. Goals and deadlines improve the creativity in organizations because:

a) Deadlines can restrict individuals to use traditional methods.

b) Realistic deadlines can stimulate motivation.

c) Goals can make concrete ideas more abstract.

d) Schedules restrict the ability to think uniquely.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Comprehension

59. Which of the following is an example of appropriate resource support for increasing creativity in organizations?

a) Providing ample leaves to people for planning holidays

b) Providing training to communicate with others

c) Punishing people if they do not adhere to deadlines

d) Providing a well-equipped research lab for work

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

60. Which of the following is a positive reinforcement to improve creativity in organizations?

a) Encouraging diversity

b) Rewarding new ideas

c) Setting challenging deadlines

d) Encourage interdepartmental communication

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Comprehension

61. Which of the following is essential to authentic leadership?

a) An authoritarian style

b) Subordination

c) Conscientiousness

d) Self-awareness

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Comprehension

62. Jim notices that his company has violated environmental law and he contacts the authorities. This situation is an example of which of the following?

a) Whistleblowing

b) Tattling

c) Subordination

d) Work engagement

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective Text: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

63. One potential outcome of enhanced self-awareness is

a) An improved belief in one’s ability to transfigure challenging circumstances.

b) A greater capacity for empathizing with those who have fewer material goods.

c) An enhanced capacity to complete all required tasks.

d) A better ability to enjoy life’s fleeting moments.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective Text: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Comprehension

64. From an organizational perspective, self-understanding is a prerequisite for

a) Genuine leadership.

b) Promotion opportunities.

c) University choice.

d) Salary increases.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective Text: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Comprehension

65. Don sets an objective of volunteering at least twice a month at a local shelter. Which behavioral strategy is he using?

a) Self-goal setting

b) Self-observation

c) Self-cueing

d) Self-reinforcement

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective Text: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

66. Ken wants to increase his year-end sales goal by another one percent. Which behavioral strategy does this show?

a) Self-goal setting

b) Self-observation

c) Self-cueing

d) Self-reinforcement

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

67. When Anne exercises for five straight days, she treats herself to dinner out. Which behavioral strategy does this match?

a) Self-reinforcement

b) Self-goal setting

c) Self-cueing

d) Self-observation

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

68. Joe is under a tight deadline at work, and a rush of adrenaline helps push him harder to make the goal. What is Joe experiencing?

a) Eustress

b) Distress

c) Prestress

d) Restress

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective Text: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

69. ________ conflict arises when work roles clash with life roles.

a) Work-life

b) Work-family

c) Family-life

d) Life-roles

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

70. A company that offers a personal health club on one of its floors is helping manage stress by

a) Looking after the whole person.

b) Developing resources.

c) Adapting resourcefully.

d) Managing the whole body.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Analytic skills

Bloom’s: Application

Fill in the Blanks:

71. _____ is a “grandiose sense of self” evident in excessive confidence and narcissism.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

72. _____ is collecting information from the work environment to better understand how you are performing.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

73. _____ are self-regulatory actions that help us manage ourselves, to enhance performance or complete tasks that may not be naturally motivating.

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

74. _____ is an experienced passion and sense of meaning toward work or a career.

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

75. _____ refers to a good kind of stress.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

76. _____ exists when work role demands interfere with life role demands.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

77. _____ proposes that people strive to gain and maintain resources that help them achieve goals.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

78. _____takes a creative idea and puts it into practice.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

79. _____ means looking at a problem in a unique way.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

80. _____means looking at a problem from a traditional perspective and then trying to find the best solution by thinking logically.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

81. Consistency with one’s values and motives does not necessarily imply ________________ leadership.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

82. When you are _______________, you are being true to yourself and therefore will be less prone to the stress and tension that come from feeling the need to please others.

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Identify the components and outcomes of leading self in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.1 Authentic Leadership

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

83. The process of acquiring self-knowledge is fraught with dangers and the possibility of _________________.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

84. _____________ can contribute to job performance, particularly when being empathetic and demonstrating concern for others are important aspects of the job.

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

85. ___________ uses pictures, Post-it notes, a screensaver, or even voice prompts as a tangible means to point us to something important we want to think about during the course of the day.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

86. ________________________ describes ways to encourage certain behaviours and to discourage others by following each behaviour with a particular outcome, either a reward or a punishment.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

87. Researchers differentiate between eustress, a good kind of stress, like the extra adrenalin charge that makes athletes more likely to break world records, and ___________, the bad kind of stress.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

88. Difficulty sleeping and a range of uncomfortable gastrointestinal problems seem to emerge most often in the presence of _________.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

89. __________________ thinking can lead to creative breakthroughs, because we sometimes find alternative solutions when we view the problem in a non-traditional way.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

90. In the ________________ stage of the creative process, the decision maker stops thinking intensively about the problem and simply allows it to exist in the back of his or her mind.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the creative process, characteristics of creative individuals, and strategies for improving creativity in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.5 Acting Creatively

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

Bloom’s: Knowledge

Short Answers:

91. What is feedback-seeking behaviour and how does it influence people?

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Communication abilities

Bloom’s: Analysis

92. Explain the method of self-reflection to increase self-awareness.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the process of gaining self-knowledge.

Section Reference: 7.2 Knowing Self

AACSB: Communication abilities

Bloom’s: Analysis

93. What are the types of activities that help people in organizations to live intentionally?

The behavioural strategies are self-cueing, self-reinforcement, self-observation, and self-goal setting. Self-leadership also includes coupling these behavioural strategies with natural rewards to enhance intrinsic motivation. Natural rewards are personally preferred or satisfying outcomes.

Lastly, self-leadership employs methods of thinking constructively. These include visualizing performance, positive self-talk, and examining individual beliefs and assumptions.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss self-leadership and how it can determine whether an individual performs well or fails in organizations.

Section Reference: 7.3 Living Intentionally

AACSB: Communication abilities

Bloom’s: Analysis

94. Explain the reasons for work-life conflict.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss stress and role conflict in the workplace.

Section Reference: 7.4 Managing Stress and Roles

AACSB: Communication abilities

Bloom’s: Analysis