S.O.S. TEST #1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The strong tendency to favor men over women in filling high-level leadership positions
has been referred to as the - Answer-glass ceiling
Most scholars consider integrity to be a requirement for - Answer-ethical leadership
What is the is the direct source of authority for Air Force officers? - Answer-President's
commissioning power
Three important documents are - Answer-US Constitution, Oath of Office, and
Commission
What is the art and science of influencing and directing people to accomplish the
assigned mission? - Answer-Leadership
In the Air Force, leadership contains three main components. These are - Answer-core
values, competencies, and actions
The skill sets required at the tactical level, which include knowing the technical and
tactical competence of individual Airmen is refered to as - Answer-Tactical Leadership
(part of Competencies: Personal Leadership)
What is the willingness to do what is right even when no one is looking? - Answer-
Integrity
Seeking out and completing developmental education, staying in top physical, mental,
and moral shape, and continuing to refresh professional competencies is an example of
- Answer-Personal Excellence
Professionals who seek out and complete professional military education, stay in
physical and mental shape, and continue to refresh their general educational
backgrounds are displaying - Answer-Personal Excellence
The willingness to do what is right even when no one is looking is the definition of -
Answer-Integrity
Leading from the Rear would include providing - Answer-an in-depth, robust, on-the-job
training program
Individually or organizationally, values determine what is right and what is wrong, and
doing what is right or wrong is what is meant by ethics. To behave ethically is to behave
- Answer-In a manner consistent with what is right or moral
, Values should match ethics. Officers should be ethical in their private and professional
lives. These are based off values and ethics which are part of one's - Answer-Personal
convictions
Where can future aerospace leaders find guidance and inspiration? - Answer-One route
is to reap the benefit of past experience through a vigorous professional reading
program
What is a process used by an individual to influence group members toward the
achievement of group goals in which the group members view the influence as
legitimate? - Answer-Leadership
Managers are often viewed as what? They apply rational problem solving, use objective
technical criteria, and manipulate standardized building blocks in organizations to
achieve well-known goals - Answer-Organizational engineers
For a leader to be continuously effective over time and in different situations, the
leader's behavior must - Answer-Vary with the situation
The actions of leaders are designed to influence people to - Answer-modify their
behavior
When leaders use this approach, they involve followers in the decision-making
processes. What is this known as? - Answer-Participative Leadership Behavior
The ability of one person to cause another person to do something is usually considered
- Answer-Power
An individual has what if he or she has a legitimate right to require another person to do
something - Answer-Authority
Influence is often defined as the use of power or - Answer-power in action
A leader's impact on followers depends on both the leader's behavior and the
characteristics of the organizational situation (followers' characteristics or behavior).
This is known as - Answer-Contingency or situational theories of leadership
Name the five contingency theories of leadership - Answer-1. Fiedler's Contingency
theory of leadership, 2. Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership Theory, 3. Path-
Goal Theory of Leadership, 4. Multiple Linkage Theory of Leadership, 5. Normative
Decision-Making Theory of Participation
Who developed a contingency model of leader effectiveness that recommends four
possible combinations of task-oriented and relationship-oriented behavior depending on
ANSWERS
The strong tendency to favor men over women in filling high-level leadership positions
has been referred to as the - Answer-glass ceiling
Most scholars consider integrity to be a requirement for - Answer-ethical leadership
What is the is the direct source of authority for Air Force officers? - Answer-President's
commissioning power
Three important documents are - Answer-US Constitution, Oath of Office, and
Commission
What is the art and science of influencing and directing people to accomplish the
assigned mission? - Answer-Leadership
In the Air Force, leadership contains three main components. These are - Answer-core
values, competencies, and actions
The skill sets required at the tactical level, which include knowing the technical and
tactical competence of individual Airmen is refered to as - Answer-Tactical Leadership
(part of Competencies: Personal Leadership)
What is the willingness to do what is right even when no one is looking? - Answer-
Integrity
Seeking out and completing developmental education, staying in top physical, mental,
and moral shape, and continuing to refresh professional competencies is an example of
- Answer-Personal Excellence
Professionals who seek out and complete professional military education, stay in
physical and mental shape, and continue to refresh their general educational
backgrounds are displaying - Answer-Personal Excellence
The willingness to do what is right even when no one is looking is the definition of -
Answer-Integrity
Leading from the Rear would include providing - Answer-an in-depth, robust, on-the-job
training program
Individually or organizationally, values determine what is right and what is wrong, and
doing what is right or wrong is what is meant by ethics. To behave ethically is to behave
- Answer-In a manner consistent with what is right or moral
, Values should match ethics. Officers should be ethical in their private and professional
lives. These are based off values and ethics which are part of one's - Answer-Personal
convictions
Where can future aerospace leaders find guidance and inspiration? - Answer-One route
is to reap the benefit of past experience through a vigorous professional reading
program
What is a process used by an individual to influence group members toward the
achievement of group goals in which the group members view the influence as
legitimate? - Answer-Leadership
Managers are often viewed as what? They apply rational problem solving, use objective
technical criteria, and manipulate standardized building blocks in organizations to
achieve well-known goals - Answer-Organizational engineers
For a leader to be continuously effective over time and in different situations, the
leader's behavior must - Answer-Vary with the situation
The actions of leaders are designed to influence people to - Answer-modify their
behavior
When leaders use this approach, they involve followers in the decision-making
processes. What is this known as? - Answer-Participative Leadership Behavior
The ability of one person to cause another person to do something is usually considered
- Answer-Power
An individual has what if he or she has a legitimate right to require another person to do
something - Answer-Authority
Influence is often defined as the use of power or - Answer-power in action
A leader's impact on followers depends on both the leader's behavior and the
characteristics of the organizational situation (followers' characteristics or behavior).
This is known as - Answer-Contingency or situational theories of leadership
Name the five contingency theories of leadership - Answer-1. Fiedler's Contingency
theory of leadership, 2. Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership Theory, 3. Path-
Goal Theory of Leadership, 4. Multiple Linkage Theory of Leadership, 5. Normative
Decision-Making Theory of Participation
Who developed a contingency model of leader effectiveness that recommends four
possible combinations of task-oriented and relationship-oriented behavior depending on
