Business 210 - Managing/Leading in Business » Fall 2022 » Chapter 5 The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership

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Question #1
What is emotional intelligence?
A.   skills and values that help an individual communicate appropriately in a given situation
B.   feelings and behaviors that allow an individual to express themselves dramatically
C.   intuitions and perceptions that enable an individual to manipulate other people
Question #2
Which aspect of emotional intelligence involves the ability to control emotions?
A.   self-awareness
B.   social skills
C.   self-regulation
Question #3
Which of the following actions can improve your emotional intelligence skills?
A.   understanding how others think
B.   developing strong leadership skills
C.   practicing personal observation and reflection
Question #4
According to the video, what is seen in studies of schoolchildren who have been taught emotional intelligence skills?
A.   decreased academic achievement
B.   increased prosocial behavior
C.   unaffected antisocial behavior
Question #5
What is one way to develop your self-awareness?
A.   practicing breathing exercises
B.   showing interest in others
C.   keeping a daily journal
Question #6
Why should you pay attention to the emotions and body language of the people you talk to?
A.   to hone self-regulation
B.   to enhance empathy
C.   to improve motivation
Question #7
What does Affective Event Theory (AET) try to explain?
A.   how experiences at work affect the way people feel about and perform their jobs
B.   how consumers respond to advertising that appeals to emotion rather than to logic
C.   how different salary and benefits packages attract qualified job candidates
Question #8
What is emotional labor?
A.   work that is satisfying because of how it makes an employee feel
B.   controlling feelings in order to behave appropriately on the job
C.   overreaction by union leaders to an initial contract offer
Question #9
When a frustrated teacher truly tries to empathize with a student who is exhibiting behavioral problems in class, the teacher is engaging in which kind of emotional labor?
A.   surface acting
B.   deep acting
C.   genuine acting
Question #10
Which type of acting typically leads to more stress and eventual feelings of burnout?
A.   deep acting
B.   genuine acting
C.   surface acting
Question #11
Imagine that you are a salesperson in a major department store. Though you generally don’t agree with it, you follow the policy of “the customer is always right” at work. Which of the following are you likely to experience during your workday?
A.   affect-driven behavior
B.   genuine acting
C.   cognitive dissonance
Question #12
Conrad knows that he is flexible, enjoys challenging goals, and is very concerned about the security of his job. Which of the following building blocks of emotional intelligence does he exhibit?
A.   self-management
B.   self-awareness
C.   social awareness
Question #13
Jeremy called to discuss the situation with the district manager, who told him the incidents were just a fluke, so Jeremy continued on as usual. Several months later, a lawsuit was filed against DevilsDeat and Jeremy’s automotive parts chain because of three fatalities caused by the faulty brake pads. What about his situation made Jeremy uncomfortable?
A.   He and his employees were not given recognition for their efforts.
B.   His higher-ups seemed to value sales over safety.
C.   He was being paid too much by his company.
Question #14
What are ethics?
A.   a set of moral principles that inform how we act
B.   a set of values that define how we feel about an organization
C.   a set of specific character traits present in all leaders
Question #15
Which of the following outcomes can be expected of a company with an ethically oriented culture?
A.   The company is more likely to hire people who always act responsibly.
B.   The company will hire more employees who are ethically aligned with the company culture.
C.   The company is more likely to avoid legal problems.
Question #16
At which level of ethics does a company make decisions on how to treat employees?
A.   stakeholder
B.   societal
C.   internal policy
Question #17
A company decides to recall a product that it believes is defective, even though the government has not ordered it to do so. This is an example of an ethical decision at what level?
A.   internal policy
B.   stakeholder
C.   personal
Question #18
How do people’s personal ethics develop over time?
A.   They are formed by watching others.
B.   They are determined for us by our friends.
C.   They are influenced exclusively by our parents.
Question #19
Josh believes that in the United States anyone who works hard can be successful. This is an example of which influence on values?
A.   media
B.   culture
C.   religion
Question #20
Emily has been the top sales representative at her company for years. So, when she was caught padding her expense report, her manager decided to ignore it. This is an example of which way of rationalizing unethical behavior?
A.   tit for tat
B.   everyone does it
C.   a king’s pass
Question #21
Why are top company leaders held to a higher ethical standard than other employees?
A.   They are paid more than anyone else in the organization.
B.   They are older and wiser than most people in the organization.
C.   They are role models for everyone else in an organization.
Question #22
What do values statements created by company leaders convey?
A.   their main objectives for the company
B.   the guiding principles of the company
C.   their vision for the company
Question #23
What is a code of conduct?
A.   an organization’s internal document stating their ethical guidelines
B.   a public-facing statement of a company’s values and beliefs
C.   an organization’s unspoken understanding of how business is done
Question #24
Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic reward?
A.   a salary increase that matches the salary offered by a competing firm
B.   a bonus at the end of the year based on meeting specified sales goals
C.   a compliment for coming up with an innovative way to solve a problem
Question #25
Which describes a whistleblower?
A.   someone who draws unnecessary attention to themself
B.   someone who violates their company’s code of conduct
C.   someone who exposes unethical or illegal behavior
Question #26
Why do leaders use decision-making models?
A.   so they can make swift decisions
B.   to help develop their ethical values
C.   to define company values
Question #27
Why does making ethical decisions require a “balancing act”?
A.   Leaders don’t usually have to make important ethical decisions.
B.   Multiple ethical standards sometimes conflict with each other.
C.   A model for ethical decision-making is not clearly defined.
Question #28
This model asks people to reframe their perspectives on ethical decision making, which can be helpful in looking at potential decisions from all angles. The model consists of the following questions: 1. Have you defined the problem accurately? 2. How would you define the problem if you stood on the other side of the fence? 3. How did this situation occur in the first place? 4. To whom and what do you give your loyalties as a person and as a member of the company? 5. What is your intention in making this decision? 6. How does this intention compare with the likely results? 7. Who could your decision or action injure? 8. Can you engage the affected parties in a discussion of the problem before you make your decision? 9. Are you confident that your position will be as valid over a long period of time as it seems now? 10. Could you disclose without qualms your decision or action to your boss, your family, or society as a whole? 11. What is the symbolic potential of your action if understood? If misunderstood? 12. Under what conditions would you allow exceptions to your stance? Which question in the Twelve Questions Model asks about events leading up to the decision?
A.   Question 7
B.   Question 3
C.   Question 9
Question #29
This model asks people to reframe their perspectives on ethical decision making, which can be helpful in looking at potential decisions from all angles. The model consists of the following questions: 1. Have you defined the problem accurately? 2. How would you define the problem if you stood on the other side of the fence? 3. How did this situation occur in the first place? 4. To whom and what do you give your loyalties as a person and as a member of the company? 5. What is your intention in making this decision? 6. How does this intention compare with the likely results? 7. Who could your decision or action injure? 8. Can you engage the affected parties in a discussion of the problem before you make your decision? 9. Are you confident that your position will be as valid over a long period of time as it seems now? 10. Could you disclose without qualms your decision or action to your boss, your family, or society as a whole? 11. What is the symbolic potential of your action if understood? If misunderstood? 12. Under what conditions would you allow exceptions to your stance? In the example, what decision does Cathy arrive at using the Twelve Questions Model?
A.   She should demand higher pay unless she is allowed to take a printer cartridge home.
B.   She should ask permission from her supervisor before taking a printer cartridge home.
C.   She should make sure none of her coworkers see her taking a printer cartridge home.
Question #30
This model asks people to reframe their perspectives on ethical decision making, which can be helpful in looking at potential decisions from all angles. The model consists of the following questions: 1. Have you defined the problem accurately? 2. How would you define the problem if you stood on the other side of the fence? 3. How did this situation occur in the first place? 4. To whom and what do you give your loyalties as a person and as a member of the company? 5. What is your intention in making this decision? 6. How does this intention compare with the likely results? 7. Who could your decision or action injure? 8. Can you engage the affected parties in a discussion of the problem before you make your decision? 9. Are you confident that your position will be as valid over a long period of time as it seems now? 10. Could you disclose without qualms your decision or action to your boss, your family, or society as a whole? 11. What is the symbolic potential of your action if understood? If misunderstood? 12. Under what conditions would you allow exceptions to your stance? What does the Twelve Questions model aim to do?
A.   help leaders convince others that their decision is the best
B.   provide a framework for seeing a problem from multiple angles
C.   allow users of the model to make irrefutably correct decisions
Question #31
What is social responsibility?
A.   a company’s obligation to conduct business without harming society
B.   a company’s requirement to develop community engagement programs
C.   a company’s responsibility to generate as much profit as possible
Question #32
Which action is an example of a company practicing social responsibility?
A.   clearcutting forests to create pastures for cattle grazing
B.   providing scholarships to local students
C.   incentivizing work attendance by offering free breakfasts to employees
Question #33
A car company that increases the fuel efficiency of the vehicles it manufactures in order to meet government standards would be addressing which aspects of social responsibility?
A.   legal
B.   economic
C.   ethical
Question #34
Which company action would fall within the ethical area of social responsibility?
A.   labeling food and beverage packaging with nutritional information specified by the government
B.   providing construction workers with water and extended break periods on hot summer days
C.   giving workers a certain number of paid days off each year to be used to do volunteer work
Question #35
What is the name for the idea that companies and the community are bound together because what benefits one also benefits the other?
A.   promoting the common good
B.   creating shared value
C.   constructing a better world
Question #36
What is individual social responsibility (ISR)?
A.   a person’s commitment to following their own moral code
B.   a person’s awareness of how their actions affect the community
C.   a person’s knowledge of current events and societal issues

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