HRM 446 - CHAPTER 15 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Destructive leadership can occur at many levels in the organization. - Answers True
Destructive leadership is very clear-cut and easily identified - Answers False
The base rate of managerial incompetence is estimated as 25 to 30 percent. - Answers False
The root cause of most major industrial accidents and incidents can be traced back to management
cost-cutting initiatives. - Answers True
The Dr. Gordy test is used to determine the level of incompetence among persons in positions of
authority. - Answers True
Cheerleaders strive to get along with others and make the workplace fun. - Answers True
Figurehead managers try very hard to be in the spotlight. - Answers False
The vast majority of people in positions of authority are competent. - Answers False
One of the reasons a leader is unable to build teams is due to dark-side personality traits. - Answers
True
A derailed manager exhibiting an inability to build relationships with co-workers is insensitive to the
needs and plights of followers and is often overly competitive, demanding, and domineering. -
Answers True
The increasing pressure on organizations to find good leaders quickly has a tendency to cause leaders
to fail because of inadequate preparation for promotion. - Answers True
A single derailment pattern of behavior is typically enough to cause a manager to fail. - Answers False
Only cheerleaders have high levels of situational awareness. - Answers False
Managers' ability to make decisions and build cohesive teams is associated with their level of
intelligence. - Answers True
People in positions of authority often leverage the intelligence and experience of their staffs to
develop solutions that help their teams succeed. - Answers True
Criticizers tend to complain and do all they can to get out of work. - Answers False
Everyone has at least one dark-side personality trait. - Answers True
Dark-side traits are usually apparent when leaders are attending to their public image. - Answers
False
People who possess bold, mischievous, colorful, and imaginative dark-side traits often do well in
interviews and get hired as a result. - Answers True
Figureheads tend to exhibit the behaviors associated with skeptical, cautious, and imaginative dark-
side traits. - Answers True
According to research, between 50-90 percent of all new businesses fail within five years due to: -
Answers managerial incompetence
Which individuals are good at building teams and getting results through others? - Answers
competent managers
Which individuals achieve short-lived results because they treat followers very poorly? - Answers
Taskmasters
Cheerleaders - Answers are people-centered
Which type of leader does not want attention and has difficulties with both building teams and getting
results? - Answers figureheads
Which of the following most likely underlies the management derailment pattern of being unable to
lead and build a team? - Answers The presence of dark-side traits
Managers who derail due to an inability to build relationships with co-workers are most likely: -
Answers domineering
In the context of managerial derailment, _____ is a factor associated with destructive leadership. -
Answers failure to meet business objectives
When people in positions of authority face extremely tough situational or follower events that
temporarily interfere with their ability to build teams and get results, it is known as: - Answers
episodic managerial incompetence.
_____ is defined as the relevant knowledge a person can leverage to solve a problem. - Answers
subject matter expertise
_____ are followers who seek forgiveness rather than permission and offer alternative solutions. -
Answers self-starters
Which of the following is NOT a dark-side personality trait? - Answers Charismatic
Destructive leadership can occur at many levels in the organization. - Answers True
Destructive leadership is very clear-cut and easily identified - Answers False
The base rate of managerial incompetence is estimated as 25 to 30 percent. - Answers False
The root cause of most major industrial accidents and incidents can be traced back to management
cost-cutting initiatives. - Answers True
The Dr. Gordy test is used to determine the level of incompetence among persons in positions of
authority. - Answers True
Cheerleaders strive to get along with others and make the workplace fun. - Answers True
Figurehead managers try very hard to be in the spotlight. - Answers False
The vast majority of people in positions of authority are competent. - Answers False
One of the reasons a leader is unable to build teams is due to dark-side personality traits. - Answers
True
A derailed manager exhibiting an inability to build relationships with co-workers is insensitive to the
needs and plights of followers and is often overly competitive, demanding, and domineering. -
Answers True
The increasing pressure on organizations to find good leaders quickly has a tendency to cause leaders
to fail because of inadequate preparation for promotion. - Answers True
A single derailment pattern of behavior is typically enough to cause a manager to fail. - Answers False
Only cheerleaders have high levels of situational awareness. - Answers False
Managers' ability to make decisions and build cohesive teams is associated with their level of
intelligence. - Answers True
People in positions of authority often leverage the intelligence and experience of their staffs to
develop solutions that help their teams succeed. - Answers True
Criticizers tend to complain and do all they can to get out of work. - Answers False
Everyone has at least one dark-side personality trait. - Answers True
Dark-side traits are usually apparent when leaders are attending to their public image. - Answers
False
People who possess bold, mischievous, colorful, and imaginative dark-side traits often do well in
interviews and get hired as a result. - Answers True
Figureheads tend to exhibit the behaviors associated with skeptical, cautious, and imaginative dark-
side traits. - Answers True
According to research, between 50-90 percent of all new businesses fail within five years due to: -
Answers managerial incompetence
Which individuals are good at building teams and getting results through others? - Answers
competent managers
Which individuals achieve short-lived results because they treat followers very poorly? - Answers
Taskmasters
Cheerleaders - Answers are people-centered
Which type of leader does not want attention and has difficulties with both building teams and getting
results? - Answers figureheads
Which of the following most likely underlies the management derailment pattern of being unable to
lead and build a team? - Answers The presence of dark-side traits
Managers who derail due to an inability to build relationships with co-workers are most likely: -
Answers domineering
In the context of managerial derailment, _____ is a factor associated with destructive leadership. -
Answers failure to meet business objectives
When people in positions of authority face extremely tough situational or follower events that
temporarily interfere with their ability to build teams and get results, it is known as: - Answers
episodic managerial incompetence.
_____ is defined as the relevant knowledge a person can leverage to solve a problem. - Answers
subject matter expertise
_____ are followers who seek forgiveness rather than permission and offer alternative solutions. -
Answers self-starters
Which of the following is NOT a dark-side personality trait? - Answers Charismatic
