MGT 420 Topic 6 - Adaptive Practice
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- Question: What is the process of inspiring others to work hard to accomplish tasks?
- Question: Frank has a weekly meeting to review the team’s projects and their objective. They collaborate on solving problems and coming up with creative solutions. This situation is an example of?
- Question: What is the relationship between personal power and position power?
- Question: Professor Thompson knows his finance students must become expert in statistics, which is difficult to make exciting. He assigns a research project in the field and tells the class that a high grade on the assignment will count double toward their final grade. Thompson is using ____ power to inspire his students.
- Question: What is the difference between social capital and expert power?
- Question: Businesspeople who want to develop the power to influence others to achieve great things need?
- Question: Arkmont Manufacturing has been bought by a larger competitor. A number of employees have lost their jobs and the new work rules are much more stringent. production has dropped by 10% and absenteeism has increased. What can the new leadership do to reverse the trend?
- Question: Kuffiya has been promoted to team leader. A disagreement over scheduling occurs at the monthly team meeting. Kuffiya listens to the argument and finally says, “Give me the schedule. I will make the assignments”. This situation is an example of the exercise of?
- Question: Leaders who empower their employees are effectually?
- Question: The Community Care Organization is being recognized for their contributions to the community. The director accepted the award on behalf of her staff, whose efforts supported the vision of the organization. This situation is an example of?
- Question: In leadership behaviors, what is the difference between production-centered and employee-centered leader?
- Question: Whereas leadership traits describe individual characteristics of a leader, leadership behaviors describe how leaders?
- Question: A leader who acts with warmth and supportiveness towards followers exemplifies a leader high in concern for?
- Question: The new sales order will require overtime for the production department. Salvatore rallies his team to take on the challenge and get the job done. Which kind of leadership style is this?
- Question: Carina leads her weekly brainstorming meeting; she recommends a resourceful solution to the current problem. this situation is an example of Carina’s?
- Question: Anthony has a reputation for rigorous training, high standards, and productivity that can be intimidating to employees who lack self- confidence. His department is successful because of his strength as a leader, but he is not well liked in the company. What is the best advice to help Anthony develop his people skills?
- Question: What is the difference between initiating structure and consideration behaviors?
- Question: Stan has been promoted to director of an ad agency because of his creativity, desire to run great campaigns, and job relevant knowledge. he is younger than the staff whom he is now supervising, and he is not confident about leading them. How should Stan gain the support of these employees?
- Question: Pritman manages a print shop. When at work, he usually keeps his door closed and has delegated most responsibility for problem solving to lead employees. Pritman can be considered an example of a(n)?
- Question: Otto’s advertising team is trying to create 15-second commercials for a man's cosmetic product but cannot figure out a compelling spot. Otto finally finds a creative solution by? what is the difference between a directive leader and a supported leader?
- Question: Matthew and Robert are debating the essential elements of path- goal leadership theory with you as your judge. Which element has each correctly identified and which elements are missing?
- Question: Steven is receptive to suggestions his teammates that increase efficiency. This situation as an example of ____ ?
- Question: A hospital has created an employee manual with specific procedures mandated for compliance with new laws that are effective immediately. each floor is responsible for training staff. the patient care coordinator assembles her team to learn the procedures. what do you predict will happen?
- Question: Position power gives a little control over a situation to the degree that the leader can?
- Question: What is the relationship between delegating, participating, selling, and telling?
- Question: What is the relationship between directive supportive achievement orientated and participative leadership styles?
- Question: What is the difference between achievement orientated leaders and participative leaders?
- Question: What is the similarity between a consultative decision and a group decision, within the Vroom Jago model?
- Question: According to the Hershey-Blanchard situational leadership model, what causes adjustments to leadership styles overtime?
- Question: Steve Jobs’ leadership style influenced his employees to bring his vision for Apple to life. Their performance was a result of?
- Question: Which is the basic building block of success as a leader according to Peter Drucker?
- Question: Leaders who are high in emotional intelligence display?
- Question: A company has two production supervisor--one female and one male. both are effective leaders and have earned the confidence of their team members. When asked, team members say the two have different leadership styles. This scenario supports the?
- Question: Interactive leadership is a pattern of leadership that?
- Question: What is the relationship between motivation, persistence, self- awareness, social-awareness, relationship-management, and self- management?
- Question: Mary and James are both team leaders in the same company. Both approach problems and decisions through calibration and teamwork, show respect for others, and use connections to share power and information. However, Mary is often seen as a “take-care” leader by employees while James is seen as a “take-charge” leader. The most likely reason for this is?
- Question: Olivia is presenting the Monday morning meeting. She is discussing the upcoming project with her team and has asked for their feedback. Olivia is an example of a(n)?
- Question: Liam is even handed in his team of his employees, and strives to find a way to rectify any unfairness that comes up in scheduling or work assignments. he is so consistent that his employees trust that he will do the right thing by them. Liam is an example of a(n)?
- Question: Stephona is president of a foundation that funds research on birth defects. she travels the country making speeches about her own experiences raising a physically challenged child. her appearances inspire large donations and increase volunteerism. Stephona exhibits?
- Question: Which of the following is most like an informal leader and why?
- Question: Dale is a mid-level employee among many in his department. He recently had an epiphany about how his company can double productivity. His idea has become popular among his fellow employees, and he has noticed that now he has quite a bit of influence. Dale has become an informal leader. why would he be classified that way?
- Question: Which of the following is a characteristic of shared leadership?
- Question: Susan is taking a leadership class. on the first day of class, she notices that some of her classmates-and the teacher- are wearing business suits. in time, Susan notices that these classmates pay attention in class, take good notes, and do well on test. Therefore, Susan begins to emulate these characteristics. what is the best explanation for Susan’s actions?
- Question: Which of the following is an outcome of Kate’s implicit leadership theory which, states that leaders should be intelligent?
- Question: A wide variety of organizations (such as Google) and industries (such as healthcare) have implemented _____ as a means of structuring leadership roles so that no single individual is vested with the power to unilaterally lead.
- Question: Ms. Helper is a middle school teacher. She has been asked to identify potential leaders from her class. As she watches the students, she notices that Carrie frequently listens to other students and offers advice or help. because of this, Carrie can easily get students to do things that other students can't. What would you offer as an explanation for Ms. Helpers choice of Carrie as a potential leader?
- Question: Forceful, bold, powerful, and prepared are all examples of attributes within?
- Question: What is TRUE of leadership?
- Question: Which of the following is most like a formal leader and why?
- Question: Many of the newer nurses in an outpatient surgery center consistently scored lower on patient satisfaction surveys. the head nurse is not sure why and wants to improve the overall scores. using a transformational leadership approach what would you suggest she do at this time?
- Question: Brian homeschools his son. When grading his physics exam, he notices his son got most of the questions wrong and received a failing grade. As a result, he tells his son to re-do several lessons and homework assignments and then try the test again. This is an example of the transactional leadership trait of?
- Question: Which of the following both suggest a desirable future?
- Question: William is well liked among many of his peers and decides to run for student body president. As part of his platform, he pleads for better campus safety. In addition to his natural appeal, oh this situation is an example of?
- Question: Which best describes the relationship that exists between communication and emotions in charismatic leaders?
- Question: Which of the following is an example of passive leadership?
- Question: A high school football coach makes a deal with his team that they can have the day off of practice if they win games by more than a field goal. Which type of leadership is this?
- Question: A task-oriented leader would be ____ likely to be sensitive to employees’ feelings and motivated to try to make the job more pleasant for them than a relations-oriented leader would be
- Question: Benjamin offers incentives and additional motivations to his team if they are named top selling team of the quarter. If they are awarded this title, Benjamin receives a team leader bonus. Benjamin is an example of a?
- Question: Personal magnetism is MOST characteristic of _____ .
- Question: Kelly has an opening on her team. Individual staff members on her team attend various interdepartmental meetings. They appreciate the opportunity to represent the department to the rest of the division. Kelly would be best off hiring someone with _____ orientation.
- Question: What is the difference between the way followers view their behavior and the way their managers might see it?
- Question: Rhona believes in following the rules, and she does not understand her coworkers who question their boss’ decisions. if he wants them to prioritize one project over another, then that is what needs to be done, no questions asked. What is this an example of?
- Question: What is the difference between how those with proactive follower identity and those with passive follower identity view their roles?
- Question: Kim runs a tight ship. she doesn't appreciate it when her subordinates act like they think they know more than she does. when someone challenges her, she calls them out in front of the entire team. the team members that feel most comfortable on Kim's team have ____ orientation.
- Question: One type of followers finds bureaucratic environments frustrating because such climates suppresses their ability to take initiative and speak up, while another kind of followers are more comfortable in bureaucratic climates because they prefer to follow rather than be empowered. This statement describes the difference between which kinds of followers?
- Question: The hiring manager of a marketing firm is determining where two new employees will be placed in the company. Rudy is a former self-employed photojournalist. Mark previously worked at a government agency. They will be placed either with Yoni, who is known for micromanaging, or Janice, who gives her employees free reign. What arrangement of supervisors would be most suitable?
- Question: Morris needs a new assistant. His last assistant was willful, never did what she asked, and always questioned his assignments. Morris has decided he needs someone who is more willing to follow directions. What type of assistant does Morris need?
- Question: How do proactive followers and passive followers react differently to working in bureaucratic climates?
- Question: Rose is an important member of her team. She works closely with her manager when necessary and is not afraid to offer constructive suggestions to ensure that projects are completed efficiently. What is an example of?
- Question: Jack and Amy are coworkers but also friends, so when Jack asks Amy to stay late one day to help him come up with ideas for a new project, Amy readily agrees. This is an example of?
- Question: Angie enjoys her job at Temporary Staffing because she does more than match workers with employers. She Gives career advice and finds community resources. She can work independently and try new technologies. She recently was promoted because of her idea to add online assessment tools. This situation is an example of which of the following?
- Question: Darcy asked Neil whether it would be a problem to expedite her contractor’s payment. Darcy knew she had a large project coming up that needed detailed attention, and the contractor would be more inclined to be thorough with the lovely memory of recent timely payment. How should Neil respond to encourage a healthy work environment and political climate?
- Question: Connor, Tara, Mike, and Jeff work at a Hedge Fund and invest in different markets around the world. Their credentials are below. Who is most likely in charge?
- Question: Power is the ability of a person or group to?
- Question: Quentin thinks people who work hard and get no personal benefit from it are suckers. At his office, he makes decisions about how to talk and act based on what will benefit him in the long run. He avoids stepping on coworkers’ toes as long as he thinks they can help him somewhere down the line. What can be said of Quentin?
- Question: Gary works for a company that provides cloud computing solutions to clients. Customers have been complaining about the speed of downloads. Gary and his team are asked with improving the speeds. Gary is certain that he knows how to improve the speed. The rest of his team says that his method could increase the speed but could also compromise other functionality in the process, and they said they can't help. The more they refuse to help the more adamant Gary is that he has the solution. This case is consistent with _____ .
- Question: Bert is a junior level accountant and Alice is a senior level accountant at the same engineering firm. Bert works after hours and weekends while Alice works regular business hours. When quarterly raises and reviews come in June, Burt plans to bring these hours up to his boss in hopes of moving into Alice's position and pushing her out. Burt views power as ?
- Question: Gene strives to be financially secure, highly competent, and increasingly enjoyable. In this way, gene is managing ___ by managing _____ .
- Question: A zero-sum game occurs when ____ .
- Question: Indira is visiting India for the first time as part of a cultural exchange program at school. She finds out that her host family is vegetarian and that she is expected to eat the same way while she is there. Indira is excited about this because she has been a vegetarian for the last year. What is Indira exhibiting?
- Question: What is the difference between resistance and conformity?
- Question: Which of the following exemplifies compliance?
- Question: Which of the following is a similarity between expert power and information power?
- Question: ____ involves doing something to avoid negative consequences, whereas ____ involves doing something because you agree with it.
- Question: What is a similarity between identification and internalization?
- Question: What is a relationship between power and others’ responses to your influence attempts?
- Question: Which of the following is the best synthesis of personal power and connection power?
- Question: Karen’s manager Rachel wishes to stay better informed about her team's activities. Rachel announces that team members are to e- mail her at the end of each day with a list of their projects and the time they spent on each. Karen, concerned about the impact on their daily workloads, suggest to Rachel that they e-mail her once a week instead. Karen is showing _____ .
- Question: Sharae has had her eye on the Cabrini account for weeks, although her co-worker Tom has been diligently courting the Cabrini company for some time. Sharae has been working back channels to score the account for herself. She knows that if she can acquire Cabrini, she will be next in line for promotion. Sharae _____ .
- Question: Silas is beginning to notice that some of the entry-level members of his team are having a hard time integrating into the company.
- Question: Silas asks his manager, Nancy whether it would be OK to allow new entry-level employees to sit in on the next three weekly meetings with senior staff to help them get a sense of company priorities and how the company operates.
- How should Nancy respond to encourage a healthy work environment and political climate?
- Question: Isabel is a detective at a Police Department. She and a few other detectives have been working on an investigation along with their Sergeant, Carl. When Carol decides that the detective should change the primary focus of their investigation, Isabel complies, despite the complaints of the other detectives. She agrees with the change and feels it is her duty to accept Carl's decision. Isabel's response can be described as _____ .
- Question: Tara believes in being personable. She finds that offering a smile is often a better method of gaining a client than offering the standard 10% discount to first time customers. Tara is utilizing _____ .
- Question: Which of the following is an example of a workaround?
- Which of the following is a lesson learned as a result of the Bathsheba syndrome?
informal systems can be defined as:
- Question: Do organizational politics always benefit an organization?
- Julia's team is the highest performing team in the company. Julio follows the procedure manual for the most part, but when the procedures fall short, he just does his own thing-as long as he gets the job done. His fellow team member Rami goes strictly by the book where procedures are concerned; he is happy to be on a high performing team but thinks Julio crosses the line. Why might Rami feel this way?
- Question: In which situation are employees using a formal system?
- Question: A characteristic of informal systems is that