Following is the Leadership Ethics Quiz. Circle the numbers to indicate how well each statement describes your current attitudes and behavior, or how you would behave if placed in the situation suggested by the statement. Response choices: 1=disagree strongly (DS); 2=disagree (D); 3=agree (A); 4=agree strongly (AS). No Statement DS D A AS 1 A small bribe to make a sale is entirely reasonable. 1 2 3 4 2 As the manager, I would have no problem in taking credit for an innovative idea of a subordinate. 1 2 3 4
Following is the Leadership Ethics Quiz. Circle the numbers to indicate how well each statement describes your current attitudes and behavior, or how you would behave if placed in the situation suggested by the statement. Response choices: 1=disagree strongly (DS); 2=disagree (D); 3=agree (A); 4=agree strongly (AS).
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No |
Statement |
DS |
D |
A |
AS |
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1 |
A small bribe to make a sale is entirely reasonable. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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2 |
As the manager, I would have no problem in taking credit for an innovative idea of a subordinate. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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3 |
If I were fired, I would be willing to get revenge on my employer by taking away trade secrets. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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4 |
I would avoid hiring someone into the work group who might become a competitor for my position. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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5 |
I deliberately give lower performance evaluations to subordinates who I dislike personally. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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6 |
I typically play favorites within the group or team. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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7 |
I would not take time from writing an important report to coach a group member who needed help at the moment. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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8 |
I look for ways to get revenge on any group member who makes me look bad. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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9 |
If a subordinate wants me to do something I do not want to do, I blame upper management for not letting me do it. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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10 |
I will ignore an employee’s request to help him or her with a problem just so I can spend some personal time on the Internet. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Add up your responses to the ten statements. Recognize that people tend to perceive themselves as more ethical and honest than they really are, so your score could be positively biased. Interpret your score and then explain with plausible justification. What course of actions you would take to exercise more of an ethical kind of leadership? Explain in the context of the social values and norms of Pakistan.
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