Organizational Leadership Exam
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Course Introduction
Organizational Leadership is a course designed to explore the principles and practices that drive effective leadership within diverse organizational settings. Students will analyze leadership theories, styles, and strategies for motivating teams, managing change, and fostering innovation. The course emphasizes ethical decision-making, communication skills, team dynamics, and the development of a personal leadership philosophy. Through case studies, group projects, and self-assessments, learners will gain practical tools to lead organizations successfully in todays dynamic business environment.
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Becoming a Master Manager A Competing Values Approach 6th Edition by Robert E. Quinn
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Chapter 1: The Competing Values Approach to Management
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Q1) When analyzing an argument, the conclusion of the argument is labeled the
A)Grounds
B)Claim
C)Evidence
D)Warrant
E)Bridge
Answer: B
Q2) When management researchers talk about developing a management "model," what do they mean by a model?
A)A representation of a more complex reality
B)A set of beliefs about what a manager should do
C)A way to communicate ideas about and better understand phenomena in the real world
D)All of these explanations are consistent with what management researches mean by a model
E)None of these explanations is consistent with what management researches mean by a model
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Establishing and Maintaining Stability and Continuity
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Q1) One of the benefits of aligning compensation and reward systems with the types of behaviors desired by the organization is that this alignment
A)Reduces the costs associated with noncompliance
B)Increases the likelihood that that employees will be compliant
C)Reduces the costs associated with compliance
D)Increases the likelihood that instances of noncompliance will be reported by employees
E)Reduces the opportunities for noncompliance
Answer: B
Q2) U.S.federal sentencing guidelines for organizations do <b><u>NOT</u></b> apply to criminal conduct by
A)Small corporations (under 50 employees)
B)Trusts
C)Chief executive officers
D)Pension funds
E)U.S.federal sentencing guidelines for organizations apply to all of these
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Improving Productivity and Increasing Profitability
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Q1) According to research on visionary leaders, they
A)Positively influence employees and inspire them to engage in extra work
B)Define the direction for the organization by using powerful imagery
C)Provide a sense of mission or purpose that supports the status quo
D)All of these
E)Positively influence employees and inspire them to engage in extra work and define the direction for the organization by using powerful imagery, but do not provide a sense of mission or purpose that supports the status quo
Answer: D
Q2) To sustain the passion you need to persevere as a leader in challenging times, it helps if you have addressed which of the following fundamental questions?
A)What is my vision for the company? and Who else in the organization agrees with my vision?
B)What do my employees want? How can I help them obtain what they want?
C)Who am I? and Who do other people think that I am?
D)What do my shareholders want? How can I help them obtain what they want?
E)Where am I going? and Why am I going there?
Answer: E
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Chapter 4: Promoting Change and Encouraging
Adaptability
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Q1) Using analogies can be useful for stimulating creative thinking because
A)Analogies help us think about things in different ways.
B)Analogies are unlikely to cause us to go off on a tangent
C)Analogies encourage us to think about problems in an historical context
D)All of these are reasons analogies can be useful for stimulating creative thinking
E)None of these, analogies are not useful for stimulating creative thinking
Q2) The open systems model is consistent with which theoretical perspective?
A)Bureaucratic theory
B)Administrative theory
C)Scientific management theory
D)Human relations theory
E)Contingency theory
Q3) Which source of power is a kind of influence also known as social capital?
A)Expertise
B)Wealth
C)Opportunity
D)Relationship
E)Position
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Chapter 5: Integration and the Road to Mastery
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Q1) The theoretical roots of the concept of "lift" as described in your text go back to positive psychology and positive organizational studies, two approaches that have only recently emerged in these academic disciplines.What distinguishes these newer approaches from older approaches in psychology and organizational studies?
A)These newer approaches are focused on studying problematic behavior and negative outcomes and finding their causes
B)These newer approaches are normative, rather than descriptive
C)These newer approaches are focused on studying positive outcomes and behaviors and finding their causes
D)These newer approaches are descriptive, rather than normative
E)These newer approaches rely more on anecdotes than on empirical studies
Q2) Having malleable traits and a willingness to learn reflects which of the four key psychological states required for lift to occur?
A)Being other focused
B)Being guided by popular norms
C)Being internally directed
D)Being externally open
E)Being purpose centered
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Chapter 6: Creating and Sustaining Commitment and Cohesion
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true about advocacy groups?
A)They are a method for stimulating conflict.
B)They are similar to the collaborative method of conflict resolution.
C)Their purpose is to create higher quality decisions.
D)All of these are true about advocacy groups.
E)They are similar to the collaborative method of conflict resolution and their purpose is to create higher quality decisions but they are not a method for stimulating conflict.
Q2) What aspects of communication does the richness of a medium describe?
A)The number of words a medium can convey in a specific statement
B)How well the medium can handle multiple pieces of information simultaneously
C)The total length of an overall conversation conveyed by the medium
D)The degree to which the medium allows noise in the conversation
E)None of these
Q3) Which conflict management approach is identified as solution-oriented?
A)Compromising
B)Collaborating
C)Competing
D)Both compromising and collaborating but not competing
E)Both compromising and competing but not collaborating
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