Organizational leadership final

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Which one of the following is the farthest removed from a power oriented linguistic style?

Emphasizing indirect talk

Which of the following example illustrates practices that enhance creativity?

Eric, a team manager encourages his team members to determine the best possible method for reaching a particular target

The question, if I work hard, what will I get in return? Illustrates what aspect of expectancy theory

Expectancy

Which of the following practices is least likely to be helpful in managing creative people?

Giving creative people considerable structure

Implicit leadership theories deal mostly with personal assumptions

About the attributes of an ideal organizational leader

Which of the following is an example of an action learning program for leadership development?

Barry, a production manager, has been assigned a project from the corporate social responsibility division of his company.

The approaches to negotiation that emphasize collaboration focus on

Beginning with a plausible offer

Westin corporation, a dairy processing company, is located close to the local dairy farms for where it produces its daily inputs. In the context of SWOT analysis, under which of the following components Candace back be included in the companies strategic planning analysis?

Internal strengths

Jett Inc. an automobile manufacturer, has decided to create an electric vehicle that, well not as efficient as it's market competitors, can be sold a much reduced price. What strategy is jett implementing

Intimidation strategy

Jody has high self efficacy meaning that she

Is highly confident that she can perform a particular task

Team play can be an influence tactic when a person

Is more concerned about collaboration than tough mindedness

A worker has the experience of flow when he or she

Is totally absorbed in the task at hand

A communication strategy that can make people appear powerful is

Knowing exactly what they want

Which of the following is NOT one of the three components of knowledge management

Knowledge boarding

The most frequent activity and knowledge management is?

Knowledge dissemination

Which of the following levels in an organization is hands on leader ship usually expected?

Levels below the executive category

Which of the following is keep practice that leaders in virtual teams should practice?

Maintain frequent communication with the team

Executive coaching is beneficial because

Managers receive advice and encouragement about leader ship skills

I won't pressure you to meet the sales target, but think of your family and how they might be affected if you fail to meet the target. This speech made by Gregory, a line manager, to one of his subordinates in the contacts of influence tactics Gregory is attempting

Manipulation of his subordinate

Which of the following examples shows the cognitive abilities of a creative person?

Martin is able to think of several alternatives for a problem

Online mentoring works by essentially

Matching mentors and mentor employees via websites

A major factor in defining a team is that is its members

Must collaborate to achieve optimal results

To become more creative, it's important to

Overcome traditional thinking

A basic principle of persuasion is

People like those who like them

Which of the following is a contributing factor to team learning?

Personal mastery of the job

Based on the four kinds of lopsided leaders, a heroic leader would be

To forceful and strategic

According to Richard Branson, a top executive at virgin Atlantic a special type of challenging experience that contributes enormous Lee to region one leader ship potential is

failure

A major mechanism for developing teamwork is

frequent informal communication among members.

An important part of open book management is to

help all employees understand the company's business goals.

As an important part of making an inspirational appeal is to

Display emotion genuinely as needed

A distinguishing characteristic of a mentoring relationship is that

An emotional tie exists between the mentor and protégé

Who among the following is likely to give the best performance in the contexts of the goal theory?

An employee who is given instruction so that the net sales revenue becomes 30 million and his individual contribution is worth 1 million

A recommended tactic for developing teamwork is to explain to the team that it has

And urgent, constructive purpose

The sets of goal characteristics that will probably lead to higher levels of performance are

Difficult and specific

Which of the following statements is true of coaching skills and techniques?

Build personal relationships with team members

Which of the following is a key leadership role in team-based organization?

Building trust and inspire and teamwork

Stephen, the legal representative of a company entering into a joint venture with another firm, formulate an agreement after discussions with his counterparts. The agreement is such that both companies are satisfied and stand to gain from the joint venture. The given the example shows the _______ style of conflict management.

Collaborative

The three outcomes of influence tactics are

Commitment, compliance, and resistance

A goal contained within a team mission statement should be

Congruent with organizational objectives

A major leader ship initiative for enhancing a learning organization is to?

Create a strategic intent to learn

The employees of an organization are told that if they don't work for a minimum of three extra hours each week they will not be considered for promotion. This is most likely an example of

Deliberate Machiavellianism

An effective way of using modeling in coaching is for a manager

Demonstrate how tasks should be done correctly

In cross-cultural relationships, an attitude of highest respect is to communicate the belief that another persons culture is

Different from but not inferior to theirs

Daisy Inc. enjoys a monopoly in the procurement and distribution of coffee beans. The company undertakes a strategic analysis of its market position. A local daily newspaper has published a report stating that a global coffee beans producer it is entering the region to set up retail stores in order to increase its efficiency and distribution. Daisy Inc. is most likely to include thisUnder which of the following components of the swot analysis?

External threats

Xuan, the finance executive of a large text book publisher is asked to sit through the coffee testing of the companies new advertising program he is also asked to get his feedback on the continent and appeal the advertisement in this contacts of the leader member exchange theory this is an example of?

Extra role behavior

Simon corporation, a global financial services firm, has entered a region who's per capita income is very high. To make its financial products more attractive, it introduces new games that specifically cater to high income groups. This is an example of?

Focus strategy

A study showed that workers who perceive themselves to have a technical orientation tend to prefer being praised in a manner that

Focuses on how their work made a contribution

An effective coaching technique is to achieve enthusiasm and high performance is for leader manager to

Give gentle advice and guidance to team members

Milton, a manager, is forced to turn down an idea for a new product from Steven, one of his most creative team members, because of financial limitations. In order to prevent Steven from feeling discouraged, Milton should

Give gentle feedback to Steven when turning down the idea

A recommended technique for exchanging favors is to

Give the other person as much time as is feasible to comply

In the past several years, Dawson Inc., a consumer durables company, has been focusing only on a particular region due to its forecasted potential for the durables industry. Due to the recent session Ary conditions in the region, the sales of Dawsons products have been hit hard, resulting in severe losses. Which of the following strategies could prevent such a scenario?

Global diversification

Which of the following is a characteristic of group emotional intelligence?

Group efficacy also contributes to group emotional intelligence

Research suggests workers are more likely to have a breakthrough idea when they are

Happy the day before

A powerful strategy for gaining competitive advantage is to;

Hire talented, well motivated people throughout the firm

Martin, a marketing manager of a company, is very knowledgeable in his particular role, but he often has trouble coaching new employees. Of the following, which is most likely affecting Martin's ability to post well question

His inability to give emotional support when new employees struggle

When ingratiation takes the form of well-deserved flattery or complements, it's a _______influence tactic

Positive

A study of leader member exchange is an creativity among research and development specialist indicated that leader member exchanges were

Positively associated with creativity

A leader must inquire what in order to influence others?

Power

James, a as manager, inspires his team members to be prompt in meeting project deadlines by completing his own tasks on time. Which of the following principles of persuasion is seen in the given scenario?

Reciprocity

Which of the following examples illustrates an indirect tie according to the strength of ties perspective?

Sarah is connected to Michael through her friend Shirley

The main reason companies evaluate their leadership development program is to what?

See if they are cost effective

To bring about organization change effectively, and executive is best advised to

Serve as a role model for the desired attitudes and behaviors

Alice works with Lee. She spends two days every month observing Lee's work activities, attending important meetings with him, and discussing tactics. Lee conducts debriefing sessions with Alice where they discuss what she has learned and why it is necessary to use certain tactics at certain times. In this case, Lee is mentoring Alice using the approach known as what/

Shadowing

Brainstorming is often condemned as being

Superficial

Who among the following can be considered an example of a leader who implements power sharing?

The chief editor of a magazine who feels all the reporters and junior editors should be equipped enough to challenge her

An important implication of expectancy theory for leaders is that

The link between rewards and performance should be made explicit

Stewart, the director of a company producing electrical appliances, is preparing to address the sales team to appreciate their performance. When preparing his message for the speech. Stewart should ensure that ________.

The message is geared to the listeners

Marsha is the owner of a popular apparel store. she plans to increase her choices available to customers. she thinks about what additions should be made to the current collection of clothes available in the store. During her evening walk, Marsha suddenly realizes that she should conduct a survey to find out what customers desire. Which of the following is most likely to be Marsha's next step in the context of the creative process?

Verification

In an attempt to convince her team members about the merits of a proposed plan, Margaret adopts the influence tactic of explaining the percentage increase in salary that each team member will enjoy if the plan is successful. In this case Margaret's attempt is an example of

apprising

A dominant characteristic of creative workers is a passion for

their work


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