SBL Leadership, culture and ethics

A leader who sets a compelling vision and inspires followers to look beyond their own interests is best described as:

• 1 Laissez-faire
• 2 Transactional
• 3 Custodial
• 4 Transformational

A manager agrees clear targets with staff, pays a bonus when they are met and takes corrective action when they are not. This is mainly which style?

• 1 Charismatic
• 2 Servant
• 3 Transactional
• 4 Transformational

In Handy's four cultures, which is based on rules, procedures and clear job descriptions, and is typical of a large bureaucracy?

• 1 Person culture
• 2 Role culture
• 3 Task culture
• 4 Power culture

In Schein's model of culture, which level is the deepest and the hardest to see or change?

• 1 Dress code and office layout
• 2 Artefacts
• 3 Espoused values
• 4 Basic underlying assumptions

Which of these is the best example of 'tone at the top' in ethical culture?

• 1 Staff attend annual ethics training
• 2 Directors follow the code of conduct themselves and act on breaches
• 3 A whistleblowing line is available
• 4 The code of conduct is printed in the annual report

An approach that judges an action by whether it produces the greatest good for the greatest number is called:

• 1 Virtue ethics
• 2 Deontology
• 3 Utilitarianism
• 4 Relativism

At which level of Kohlberg's moral development does a person follow rules and laws mainly to maintain social order?

• 1 Instrumental
• 2 Pre-conventional
• 3 Post-conventional
• 4 Conventional

A company has a written code of ethics but promotes only those who hit sales targets, even if they break the code. Which culture issue does this show?

• 1 Stakeholders have too much power
• 2 The code of conduct is too long
• 3 Reward systems send a message that conflicts with the stated values
• 4 The board is too independent