Executive Leadership
Final Exam
Course Introduction
Executive Leadership is designed to cultivate advanced leadership skills necessary for top-level management roles within organizations. The course explores key concepts such as visionary thinking, ethical decision-making, organizational change, strategic planning, and effective communication. Students will analyze real-world cases and engage in discussions that highlight the challenges faced by executives in complex and dynamic environments. Emphasis is placed on personal leadership style, influencing organizational culture, and leading diverse, high-performing teams. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to inspire and guide organizations toward sustained success.
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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) Which of the following would be considered a claim?
A)Joan is an outstanding performer
B)Joan completes her assignments on time
C)Joan assists team members with questions
D)Outstanding performance means completing assignments on time and being a team player
E)Joan completes her assignments accurately
Answer: A
Q2) When analyzing an argument, the conclusion of the argument is labeled the ______.
A)Grounds
B)Claim
C)Evidence
D)Warrant
E)Bridge
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Establishing and Maintaining Stability and Continuity
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Q1) When examining a project budget, what is a cost variance?
A)The budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP) during a specific time period
B)The actual cost of work performed (ACWP) during a specific time period
C)The difference between budgeted cost of work performed and actual cost of that work when it is performed (BCWP-ACWP)
D)The average of the budgeted cost of work performed and actual cost of work performed
E)None of these
Answer: C
Q2) What project management tool shows the total project divided into components that can be measured in terms of time and cost?
A)Statement of work
B)Work breakdown structure
C)Program evaluation and review technique
D)Critical Path Method
E)Human resource matrix
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Improving Productivity and Increasing Profitability
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Q1) Where can visionary leaders be found?
A)In large businesses
B)In families
C)In not-for-profit organizations and governmental units
D)In all of these
E)In large businesses and not-for-profit organizations and governmental units, but not in families
Answer: D
Q2) Geo Corp.has departments for each of its territories. They are considering adding a new service area that would be focused on developing business in sub-Saharan Africa.What type of departmentalization does Geo Corp use?
A)Functional
B)Divisional
C)Matrix
D)All of these
E)None of these
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Promoting Change and Encouraging Adaptability
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Q1) Which of the following is <b>NOT</b> a common individual barrier to creative thinking?
A)Being afraid of looking foolish
B)Having a high tolerance for ambiguity
C)Lacking information
D)Stereotyping things according to common types
E)Being resistant to change
Q2) Which component of the SSSAP framework deals with making information visually and psychologically vivid to the listener or reader?
A)Sequence
B)Presentation
C)Access
D)Support
E)Authority
Q3) What does it mean to "spill the beans" in the context of a presentation?
A)Lead with a question
B)Lead with the main point
C)Lead with the support for the main point
D)Use the appropriate sequence
E)Keep the audience in suspense until the end of the presentation
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Chapter 5: Integration and the Road to Mastery
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Q1) In this stage of the five steps to mastery, you gain a better appreciation of the complexity of the task and recognize a much larger set of cues.
A)Expert stage
B)Competent stage
C)Over-achieving stage
D)Novice stage
E)Advanced beginner stage
Q2) All of the following are part of an agenda for self-improvement <b><u>except</u></b>?
A)Keep a journal
B)Avoid thinking about the cost of improvement
C)Identify specific areas in need of improvement.
D)Implement the change strategy.
E)Develop a social support system.
Q3) When leaders are extremely focused on competition, they are likely to become
A)Impractical dreamers
B)Oppressive egotists
C)Permissive pushovers
D)Rigid bureaucrats
E)Master managers
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Chapter 6: Creating and Sustaining Commitment and Cohesion
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Q1) Which barrier to effective interpersonal communication occurs when the receiver is already angry with the person sending the message and thus interprets any new message in a negative way?
A)Status
B)Hostility
C)Hidden agendas
D)Inarticulateness
E)Difference in communication styles
Q2) What competencies are important for creating and sustaining commitment and cohesion?
A)Communicating honestly and effectively, working and managing across functions, setting goals and objectives
B)Understanding self and others, mentoring and developing others, managing and leading teams
C)Living with change, thinking creatively, managing change
D)Managing projects, designing work, managing across functions
E)Understanding self and others, communicating a vision for the organization, developing employees
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