KISI-KISI SOAL UNTUK UJIAN TENGAH SEMESTER

Chapter I
1. Compare and contrast any two definitions (Bennis's and Fiedler's) of leadership discussed by the text.
2. Compare and contrast leadership as an art and a science.

Chapter II
1. Write a short note on the interactional framework for analyzing leadership.
2. Explain the Leader-Member Exchange theory and its unique contribution.
3. Briefly define Rosener's concept of interactive leadership and explain its development.
4. Compare and contrast leaders and managers in terms of the interactions they have with followers and situations.
5. Compare and contrast technical problems and adaptive problems.

Chapter III.
1. Identify the main elements of the spiral of experience as discussed in this chapter.
2. Define single-loop learning and double-loop learning.
3. Write a short note on the action-observation-reflection model.
4. Explain the role of perceptions in each aspect of the spiral of experience-observation, reflection and action, with examples.
5. Describe aspects of the people you work with that make learning from leadership experience potentially most valuable.
6. Describe aspects of work tasks that make learning from leadership experience potentially most valuable.
7. Explain how techniques such as role playing, in-basket exercises and leaderless group discussions enhance leadership training.

Chapter IV
1. What is the practice-research gap? Write a short note on the practice-research gap.
2. Describe the differences between correlational studies and experiments.
3. Describe the differences between maxims and theories of leadership.
4. Explain the Dr Gordy test.
5. Describe a multiple hurdles approach for selecting a new city administrator.
6. Given the common measures of successful and unsuccessful leadership, what measures would you use and how would you collect the data to determine the best and worst cruise ship captains for Carnival Cruise Lines?
7. How would you use the qualitative approach to leadership to determine the role experience plays in leadership effectiveness?

Chapter V
1. Define and distinguish between power, influence and influence tactics.
2. List and define the five sources of social power from French and Raven's typology.
3. Define the need for power.
4. Define and explain the Thematic Apperception Test with examples.
5. Describe motivation to manage in terms of six composites.
6. Write a short note on expert power with examples.
7. Compare and contrast a leader with personalized versus socialized power.
8. Compare and contrast the need for power with the motivation to manage.
9. Write a short note on the different influence tactics as assessed by the IBQ.
10. Contrast an effective and ineffective leader using the concepts of influence tactics.

Chapter VI
1. Describe the differences between instrumental and terminal values and give an example of each.
2. Name four ways that values affect leadership.
3. When good people do bad things, what are the different methods they use in minimizing personal moral responsibility?
4. According to Darley, what, ethically, should one do when one is part of a performance measurement system?
5. What are the seven dilemmas on the basis of which cultural differences are analyzed?
6. Identify and elaborate on the four qualities that Bennis and Goldsmith say engender trust in leaders.
7. Write a short note on how Gen Xers' values impact the leadership process at work.
8. Illustrate how different generational archetypes interact with each other.
9. Write a short note on authentic leadership.
10. Define culture and use examples to illustrate its relevance to leadership.