Chapter 12 Multiple Choice Questions

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. What does 'diversity' mean in the context of leadership?

Ensuring the leadership in an organization is both diverse in terms of its constituency and in its thinking patterns correct incorrect

Making sure there is no discrimination correct incorrect

Trying to make decisions that are fair and equal correct incorrect

Employing female managers correct incorrect

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. What is social identity theory?

A theory that explains why humans kill each other correct incorrect

A theory that attempts to explain why humans form social groups correct incorrect

A theory that explains why humans like being social correct incorrect

A theory that explains stereotyping correct incorrect

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. What is the difference between sex and gender?

Sex refers to a person's upbringing. Gender is about their lifestyle correct incorrect

Gender is about how a person looks and sex is about their sexual preferences. correct incorrect

Sex is a biological term for classification whereas gender is a socially constructed concept correct incorrect

Gender is flexible and sex is fixed correct incorrect

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. What does androgyny in the context of leadership mean?

Leaders need to display behaviours associated with male and female styles depending on the situation correct incorrect

Leaders need to be aware of different types of followers correct incorrect

Leaders must not show male or female behaviour correct incorrect

Leaders should be asexual correct incorrect

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. What is the GLOBE project concerned with?

Trying to find out if leadership exists everywhere correct incorrect

A study of leadership in western and eastern organizations correct incorrect

An attempt to identify a 'universal' leadership approach correct incorrect

A project trying to uncover if national culture influences leadership styles. correct incorrect