Follower receptivity is ______.
an antecedent condition in servant leadership
a leader behavior in servant leadership
an outcome of transformational leadership
an outcome of servant leadership
My music teacher helps me play several instruments really well. She recently encouraged me to apply for a summer-long music camp and called the director of the camp on my behalf. She is using which servant leader behavior?
building community
emotional healing
helping followers grow and succeed
conceptualizing
Which of the following is an outcome of servant leadership?
follower resistance
organizational resistance
follower conceptual ability
follower growth
Servant leadership focuses on the behaviors that leaders should exhibit to ______.
successfully improve productivity
support followers’ personal development
gain advantage over others
improve followers’ skills
When my leader shows she cares about my personal well-being, she is using which characteristic of a servant leader?
awareness
listening
healing
conceptualization
My leader has us do teamwork activities like ropes courses, which are fun and connected to our organizational goals. My leader is using which characteristic of a servant leader?
stewardship
commitment to the growth of people
The 10 characteristics of servant leaders were first identified by ______.
Spears
Luthans
Riggio
Heifetz
What are the main components of the servant leadership model by Liden and colleagues?
authenticity, antecedent conditions, competency level
conceptualization, servant leader actions, performance outcomes
idealized consideration, performance outcomes, servant leader behaviors
servant leader behaviors, antecedent conditions, leadership outcomes
Servant leadership places followers first and ______.
uses adaptive leadership principles
emphasizes adapting to followers’ competence and commitment
incorporates social justice throughout the model
shifts authority to a higher spiritual being.
Servant leadership ______.
has not been used extensively in leadership training programs
has been used extensively in leadership training programs
is used only in top management leadership training programs
is not a model that is appropriate for training programs
Servant leadership is not desired by all subordinates.
Leadership scholars agree that the servant leadership model is clear and irrefutable.
Altruism is the driving force behind servant leadership.
Servant leadership promises to make important outcomes. Which outcome is unique and sets servant leadership apart from most of the other approaches studied so far in the text?
organizational performance
leader growth
societal impact
followers’ goal accomplishment
When Greenleaf originally conceived of servant leadership, he predicted the use of this approach would produce a ripple effect. What did he mean?
Followers themselves would become servant leaders.
Followers would accomplish more company goals.
Positional leaders in organizations would become irrelevant.
Organizations would increase financial donations to the community.
