ORGB EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS STUDY
RESOURCE
●● Democratic/participative
Answer: A leader who consults the team and encourages participation,
though they retain the final say.
●● Laissez-faire
Answer: A hands-off leader who provides limited instructions, feedback,
or contact.
●● Transformational
Answer: A charismatic leader who creates an inspirational vision and
appeals to moral values to drive intrinsic motivation.
●● Transactional
Answer: A leader who relies on concrete goals, role expectations, and
reward/punishment systems rather than charisma.
●● Psychological power
Answer: The subjective feeling of having control over the outcomes and
behaviors of others.
, ●● The "Double-bind" for female leaders
Answer: The dilemma where acting feminine makes women liked but
unsuited for leadership, while acting masculine makes them viewed as
leaders but socially penalized.
●● Surface-level diversity
Answer: Involves immutable, visible traits (race, age).
●● Deep-level diversity
Answer: Involves mutable, hidden traits (values, skills).
●● Value in diversity hypothesis
Answer: The idea that diverse teams offer a broader range of
perspectives, enhancing complex decision-making and creativity
(superadditivity).
●● Faultlines
Answer: Group fractures that occur at medium levels of diversity, driven
by homophily, social-identity theory, and implicit biases.
●● Bounded Ethicality
Answer: People are prone to blind spots (e.g., lack of awareness,
conflicts of interest, organizational culture, conformity pressures).
ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS STUDY
RESOURCE
●● Democratic/participative
Answer: A leader who consults the team and encourages participation,
though they retain the final say.
●● Laissez-faire
Answer: A hands-off leader who provides limited instructions, feedback,
or contact.
●● Transformational
Answer: A charismatic leader who creates an inspirational vision and
appeals to moral values to drive intrinsic motivation.
●● Transactional
Answer: A leader who relies on concrete goals, role expectations, and
reward/punishment systems rather than charisma.
●● Psychological power
Answer: The subjective feeling of having control over the outcomes and
behaviors of others.
, ●● The "Double-bind" for female leaders
Answer: The dilemma where acting feminine makes women liked but
unsuited for leadership, while acting masculine makes them viewed as
leaders but socially penalized.
●● Surface-level diversity
Answer: Involves immutable, visible traits (race, age).
●● Deep-level diversity
Answer: Involves mutable, hidden traits (values, skills).
●● Value in diversity hypothesis
Answer: The idea that diverse teams offer a broader range of
perspectives, enhancing complex decision-making and creativity
(superadditivity).
●● Faultlines
Answer: Group fractures that occur at medium levels of diversity, driven
by homophily, social-identity theory, and implicit biases.
●● Bounded Ethicality
Answer: People are prone to blind spots (e.g., lack of awareness,
conflicts of interest, organizational culture, conformity pressures).
