Becoming a Master Manager A Competing Values Approach, 5th Ed BY Quinn, Faerman, Thompson, McGrath, Ninemeier
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Becoming a Master Manager, 5th edition Test Bank Concluding Chapter: Integration and the Road to Mastery Multiple Choice Questions Integration and Behavioral Complexity 1. Which of the following is true about master managers? a. They are equally skilled at all the competencies that we have studied throughout this text b. They are equally skilled at all four action imperatives associated with the competing values framework c. They are never willing to make tradeoffs d. They are able to integrate and blend apparently competing competencies in innovative ways that meet the needs of the situation at hand e. They frequently make tradeoffs to speed up the decision making process Ans: D Response: See page 330 Level: Medium
2. What is meant by behavioral complexity? a. The ability to act out a cognitively complex strategy by playing multiple, even competing, roles in a highly integrated and complementary way b. The ability to act in different ways under different circumstances c. The number of different competencies that and individual is aware of and can apply in different situations d. The number of different ways that an individual is able to “see” a situation and come up with alternative approaches for responding to that situation e. None of the above is the meaning of behavioral complexity Ans: A Response: See page 333 Level: Medium
3. What is behavioral differentiation? a. The number of management competencies a manager can use effectively b. The ability to recognize different management styles that others are using in different situations
Becoming a Master Manager, 5th ed. Test Bank Concluding Chapter: Integration and the Road to Mastery c. The ability to use competencies you have developed differently, depending on the situation d. The number of alternative ways of behaving that you have in a particular situation e. The ability to distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behavior in a particular situation Ans: C Response: See page 333 Level: Medium
4. When an individual uses a single approach to management throughout their careers, what is likely to happen? a. They excel throughout their careers because they are practicing the same skills and therefore continue to improve their performance b. They encounter serious career setbacks because the strengths that were helpful early in their careers eventually become a source of failure c. They are more likely to take risks because they have performed so well in the past d. They are less likely to take risks because they do not want to risk their past successes e. None of the above are likely outcomes when an individual uses a single approach to management throughout their careers Ans: B Response: See page 333 Level: Medium
5. The concept of the “negative zone” in the competing values framework refers to: a. Poor individual-level performance due to lack of behavioral complexity b. Poor individual level performance due to lack of awareness or ability to perform different management skills c. Poor organizational-level performance due to unclear or counteractive values that result in loss of direction d. All of the above e. A and C, but not B Ans: D Response: See page 334 Level: Medium
6. When leaders focus too much on increasing cohesiveness and commitment, they are likely to become…
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