Week 4 Ch. 14

Identify the disciplines that the study of the formal establishment is most associated with. (Check all that apply.)

- Organizational behavior - Organizational theory - Management

According to Kaplan and Norton, which of the following are the operating assumptions about information age companies that contrasted them with their predecessors in the industrial age? (Check all that apply.)

- They conduct operations with integrated business processes that cut across traditional business functions. - They compete against the best companies across the world.

According to Kaplan and Norton, which of the following are the operating assumptions about industrial age organizations? (Check all that apply.)

- They worked with suppliers and customers via arm's-length transactions. - They developed competitive advantage through specialization of functional skills in areas like manufacturing and distribution. - They prospered by offering low-cost but standardized services and products.

Most social problems are considered to be _____ problems.

Adaptive problems

The ability to inspire, motivate, and expect high performance from others on the basis of firmly held core values refers to _________ leadership.

Charismatic/ Value-based

Which of the following is not one of the four cultures identified in the Competing Values Framework?

Competitive Culture

True or false: According to the Competing Values Framework it is possible for an organization to simultaneously be both extremely flexible and extremely stable.

False

True or false: Leadership is usually independent of the aspects of the formal organization

False

A research program called the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness Research Program is referred to as..........

G. lobal L. eadership and O. rganizational B. ehavior E. ffectiveness GLOBE Research Program

The most comprehensive study of leadership and culture ever attempted involving more than 17,000 managers in 62 countries is called

GLOBE

Government agencies, fast-food chains, and traditional large manufacturing companies are all examples of organizations with a(n) _______ culture.

Hierarchy Level

The ________ leadership theory holds that individuals have implicit beliefs and assumptions about attributes and behaviors that distinguish leaders from followers, effective leaders from ineffective leaders, and moral from immoral leaders.

Implicit

Which of the following is not one of the six dimensions identified by GLOBE to assess culturally endorsed implicit theories of leadership?

Individual-Oriented Leadership

Feelings about co-workers or company policies or other non-task perceptions of work are mainly concerned with

Organizational Climate

Which of the following concerns members' subjective reactions to the organization?

Organizational Climate

Which of the following statements regarding leading across societal cultures is not true?

Research findings in Western cultures have been found to translate well to developing cultures.

_________ leadership focuses on ensuring the safety and security of the individual or group member.

Self-Protective

In the context of an organization, leaders can use their knowledge of how a situation affects leadership to proactively change the situation in order to enhance the likelihood of success. This is called

Situational Engineering

The tradition of males holding hands with each other in Thailand reflects _______ culture.

Societal

______________ culture refers to those learned behaviors characterizing the total way of life of members within any given society.

Societal Culture

Which societies have a slower pace of life?

Societies higher on collectivism

Which type of society emphasizes visionary leadership that is capable of seeing patterns in the face of chaos and uncertainty?

Societies higher on future orientation

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Task Autonomy

In the context of the level of authority of leaders in an organization, which of the following is true about first-line supervisors, lower-level leaders, and coaches?

They spend a considerable amount of time training followers, resolving work unit or team performance problems, and implementing policies.

True or false: An organization with a hierarchy culture emphasizes stability and control, and also focuses its attention inward.

True

True or false: In an organizational context, leading in a relatively stable situation presents different challenges, generally simpler ones, than does leading in a dynamic situation.

True

True or false: Level of authority concerns a leader's hierarchical level in an organization.

True

A survey of the 500 largest corporations in the world found ________ to be the most important contributor to business success.

competent global leaders

In the context of the changes affecting leadership in an organization, Ronald Heifetz argues that a new mode of leadership is needed because _____.

leaders are in a permanent state of crises

Societies that have inflexible and maladaptive organizations and managers are....

lower on future orientation.