MGT 4372-Effective Leaders

-They conduct operations with integrated business processes that cut across traditional business functions. -They compete against the best companies across the world. -They prospered by offering low-cost but standardized services and products. -They worked with suppliers and customers via arm's-length transactions.

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.)

Trustworthy Just Honest Foresighted Plans Ahead Encouraging Informed Excellence Oriented Positive Dynamic Motive Arouser Confidence Builder Motivational Dependable Coordinator Intelligent Decisive Effective Bargainer Win-win Problem Solver Administratively Skilled Communicative Team Builder

According to the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness Research Program (GLOBE), which of the following attributes or behaviors are viewed universally across cultures as contributing to leadership effectiveness?

Feedback

Feedback that comes from what is intrinsic to the work activity itself rather than from the supervisor refers to task ______.

1. Charismatic/value-based leadership 2. Team-oriented leadership 3. Participative leadership 4. Humane-oriented leadership 5. Autonomous leadership 6. Self-protective leadership

GLOBE six dimensions

Adaptive

Most social problems are considered to be _____ problems.

Societal

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

False-It is impossible that an organization could be both extremely flexible and extremely stable all the time.

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

True-This is true. Organizations that emphasize stability and control, and also focus their attention inward (on how people within the organization interact with each other, on whether internal operating procedures are followed, and so forth), have a hierarchy culture.

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

Collectivism

Which of the following dimensions of societal culture used in the GLOBE study refers to the degree to which individuals express pride, loyalty, and cohesiveness in their organizations, families, or similar small groups?

Market cultures

Which of the these cultures is results-oriented and competitive?

Societies higher on collectivism

Which societies have a slower pace of life?

Horizontal

_____ complexity is associated with more specialization within subunits and an increased chance for communication breakdowns between subunits.