Chapter 14

Dark leadership is able to thrive when which three conditions exist?

• Destructive leader, susceptible followers, and energetic environment

• Destructive leader, susceptible followers, and conducive environment

• Laissez-Faire leader, susceptible followers, and conducive environment

• Destructive leader, empowered followers, and conducive environment

Which of the following terms best fits the textbook’s definition of destructive leadership?

• The dark side of leadership

• Toxic leadership

• Unethical leadership

• All of these

Three characteristics of the dark side of leadership include excessive use of power, selfishness of the leader, and ______.

• behavior that harms others

• sociopathic tendencies of the leader

• lack of a common goal

• productive followers

Excessive use of power can mean a leader ______.

• is exclusively task-oriented

• is focused only on the development of his/her employees

• covers up the mistakes of his/her followers

• uses coercion to get his/her way

An example of selfish leadership is ______.

• wanting to be the best performer in a company

• being fixated on your own goals rather than shared goals

• doing what your followers want you to do

• forcing your followers to take personal development courses

How might an unscrupulous business person use charisma to sell a faulty product?

• By devaluing competitors’ products and arguing why his/her product is best

• By promoting him/herself as the top salesperson in the company

• By only targeting uninformed potential buyers

• By charming potential buyers and gaining their trust

People who go along with destructive leaders out of fear are known as ______.

• conspirators

• conformers

• colluders

• complainers

What effect can the narcissism of a destructive leader have on followers?

• Makes them feel unimportant

• Causes them to idolize the leader

• Makes the leader appear more “human”

• Encourages the followers to work harder

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of destructive leadership?

• Excessive use of power

• Selfishness

• Lack of trust

• Harmful behavior

he opposite of caring and productive leadership is ______.

• Laissez-Faire leadership

• autocratic leadership

• destructive leadership

• achievement-oriented leadership