Leadership and Management Exam
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Course Introduction
This course explores the fundamental principles and practices of leadership and management within organizations. Students will examine various leadership theories, management styles, and decision-making processes, as well as the roles and responsibilities of effective leaders and managers. The curriculum emphasizes the development of critical skills in communication, motivation, conflict resolution, team building, strategic planning, and ethical decision-making. Through a combination of theoretical insight and practical case studies, learners will gain the tools necessary to lead teams, manage change, and drive organizational success in diverse environments.
Recommended Textbook MGMT 11th Edition by Chuck Williams
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Chapter 1: Management
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Q1) In the context of managerial roles, which of the following is a difference between the negotiator role and the figurehead role?
A) The negotiator role is one of the forms of the interpersonal role performed by managers, whereas the figurehead role is one of the forms of the decisional role performed by managers.
B) In the negotiator role, managers discuss projects, goals, outcomes, and employee raises, whereas in the figurehead role, managers perform ceremonial duties such as greeting company visitors.
C) Managers act as negotiators when they establish challenging goals, whereas managers act as figureheads when they sit on another company's board.
D) As negotiators, managers scan their environment and actively contact others for information, whereas as figureheads, managers receive unsolicited information from their vast personal contacts.
Answer: B
Q2) In the negotiator role of management, managers perform ceremonial duties.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The History of Management
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Q1) Fresnas Inc. is a company that manufactures bottles. Initially, the employees were divided into two teams to make it easier for the company to manage them. Each team produced 200 bottles per day. When the managers of the company integrated the two teams into one, the number of bottles produced per day was 500. This was due to the better coordination among the employees. This approach is an example of _____.
A) dominance
B) synergy
C) anarchy
D) compromise
Answer: B
Q2) Raonic Inc. and Svet Corp. were combined to form a new organization, thereby eliminating domination of one over the other. This resulted in the newly formed organization securing a better place in the market. Which of the following concepts does this scenario illustrate?
A) Domination
B) Compromise
C) Despotism
D) Integration
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Organizational Environments and Cultures
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Q1) Luis designs clothes for Vongowd, an apparel store. Vongowd sells clothes designed by a number of designers. However, Vongowd is Luis's only option to sell his clothes. In the context of the specific environment, which of the following concepts does this scenario best illustrate?
A) Path dependence
B) Buyer dependence
C) Supplier dependence
D) Internal dependence
Answer: B
Q2) In the context of the external environment of a firm, which of the following statements is true of environmental scanning?
A) Managers scan their firm's environment to reduce uncertainty.
B) It remains unaffected by organizational strategies.
C) CEOs in poorer-performing firms scan their firms' environments more frequently than CEOs in better-performing firms.
D) It is reactive in nature and leads to the detection of environmental problems after they become organizational crises.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Ethics and Social Responsibility
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Q1) In the context of the postconventional level of moral development, which of the following statements is true of individuals in the universal principle stage?
A) They look for external guidance and do whatever the law permits.
B) They worry less about punishment and more about doing things that directly advance their wants.
C) They stick to their principles even if their decision conflicts with the law.
D) They believe that society is better off when the rights of others are not violated.
Q2) Johnson has a quick temper and is known to shout at his coworkers when they try to talk to him. In the context of workplace deviance, this is an example of _____.
A) production deviance
B) property deviance
C) political deviance
D) personal aggression
Q3) Carrying out discretionary responsibilities is mandatory for every organization.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Planning and Decision Making
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Q1) Deborah is a middle manager in a leading fashion magazine. She presents a half-yearly estimate on how she intends to use the budget allotted to her team for the next six months. In this scenario, Deborah has most likely contributed to developing the _____ for her team.
A) strategic plan
B) single-use plan
C) tactical plan
D) operational plan
Q2) Planning encourages persistence even when there may be little chance of short-term success.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is the first step in the process of management by objectives?
A) Collectively selecting goals
B) Discussing possible goals
C) Jointly developing tactical plans
D) Reviewing progress regularly
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Chapter 6: Organizational Strategy
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Q1) Ziff Corp. was a leading electronics firm for about three decades. As new competitors entered the industry, Ziff Corp's market share dropped. The managers at Ziff Corp. refuse to change any of their strategies, as they believe that their existing strategies will help them become one of the market leaders as they did in the past. This scenario is an example of _____.
A) distinctive competence
B) strategic dissonance
C) strategic uncertainty
D) competitive inertia
Q2) PeoplePapers, a greeting cards manufacturing company, has retail stores in most parts of the country. It hires its employees from the best universities around the world and uses the best equipment in its manufacturing processes. In this scenario, the organization's processes, its employees, and its equipment are examples of its_____.
A) reserves
B) resources
C) variable costs
D) overheads
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Chapter 7: Innovation and Change
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Q1) When LED televisions started becoming popular in the city of Jazetta, all the electronic stores in the city stopped selling CRT televisions. Following this, LED televisions dominated the market and became the accepted market standard for televisions in the city. In the context of innovation streams, this scenario best illustrates _____.
A) a dominant design
B) the compression approach to innovation
C) the experiential approach to innovation
D) a design iteration
Q2) When Sewsavor developed a food delivery application, a majority of people started using and recommending the application. However, they eventually found that the application uses more RAM than usual, and they switched to more efficient food delivery applications. In the context of innovation streams, which of the following concepts does this scenario best illustrate?
A) Technological singularity
B) The compression approach to innovation
C) The experiential approach to innovation
D) Technological lockout
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Chapter 8: Global Management
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Q1) Leodan, a glass manufacturing firm based in the U.S., has sole control over several glass manufacturing facilities located all over the world. The company assumes the entire risk if any of the facilities undergoes losses, and it enjoys all the profits if the facilities do well. Which of the following methods has Leodan used to conduct business globally in this scenario?
A) The formation of a joint venture
B) The establishment of a strategic alliance
C) The formation of wholly owned affiliates
D) The establishment of a cooperative contract
Q2) Opep Corp. received a new building project that had very short turnover and very high resource cost. The company decided to ask Imog Corp., another builder, to aid them in this project, and the two companies together formed a third company by combining their resources. This third company was formed for the duration of the project and received equal credit after completion. In this scenario, Opep Corp. and Imog Corp. are forming a _____.
A) joint venture
B) global new venture
C) multinational franchise
D) wholly owned affiliate
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Chapter 9: Designing Adaptive Organizations
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Q1) The chain of command is a vertical line of responsibility that clarifies which task has to be performed by whom.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The designers at Fhontrake, a designer tailor shop, are organized into departments such as men's wear, women's wear, children's clothing, or infants' clothing based on the clients for whom they specialize in designing clothes. Given this information, which of the following organizational structures does Fhontrake most likely follow?
A) Customer departmentalization
B) Product departmentalization
C) Functional departmentalization
D) Geographic departmentalization
Q3) Minimal managerial skills are required to make a network of independent organizations work well together in a virtual organization.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Managing Teams
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Q1) Which of the following is a difference between a-type conflict and c-type conflict?
A) Unlike a-type conflict, c-type conflict focuses on problem-related differences of opinion.
B) Unlike c-type conflict, a-type conflict increases the satisfaction of team members.
C) Unlike c-type conflict, a-type conflict is characterized by a willingness to examine, compare, and reconcile differences.
D) Unlike a-type conflict, c-type conflict leads to personal hostility between coworkers and can decrease team cohesiveness.
Q2) To effectively cater to the needs of its customers, Yankin, a retail company, believes that it is important to train its employees on speaking and listening skills. Yankin can enhance its employees' communication skills by providing training on _____.
A) decision-making skills
B) managing skills
C) problem-solving skills
D) interpersonal skills
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Chapter 11: Managing Human Resource Systems
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Q1) The first selection devices that most job applicants encounter when they seek a job are application forms and résumés.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When managers give administrative feedback, they are acting as coaches.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____ is the planned elimination of jobs in a company.
A) Retirement
B) Offshoring
C) Validation
D) Downsizing
Q4) Which of the following statements is true of phased retirement?
A) It increases the hiring and training costs incurred by companies.
B) Employees can no longer avail any of the benefits they would otherwise receive when working full time.
C) It allows companies to retain experienced, valuable workers.
D) Employees are provided legal reasoning and a huge compensation to voluntarily retire before the retirement age.
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Chapter 12: Managing Individuals and a Diverse Workforce
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Q1) Minter is a small software technology firm. To create equal opportunities in the workplace, the management of Minter wants to hire more African Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanics. This scenario illustrates the concept of _____.
A) ethnocentrism
B) collectivism
C) affirmative action
D) social stratification
Q2) Isabella is a salesgirl at a thrift store. Her colleagues find it very difficult to work with her. She is not a very conscientious employee and is not responsible. Her store manager wants to fire her as she is untrustworthy and tends to slack off. As an unconscientious employee, Isabella is likely to:
A) be self-doubting and anxious.
B) engage in stealing and be verbally abusive.
C) be talkative, assertive, and very social.
D) deal effectively with tough and stressful situations.
Q3) Affirmative action programs guarantee workplace diversity.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Motivation
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Q1) Edwin has been working as a commissioning editor in a publishing firm for the past two years. To reward him for his excellent performance, the company promotes him to the position of head editor. This scenario best illustrates a(n) _____.
A) monetary reward
B) extrinsic reward
C) natural reward
D) actualization reward
Q2) Melissa, a lawyer by profession, was considered one of the best singers in her previous company. After she switched jobs, she registered for all music-related activities in her new company so that her talent could be recognized in the new company as well. In the context of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, this scenario best illustrates Melissa's
A) belongingness needs
B) physiological needs
C) esteem needs
D) safety needs
Q3) Managers should reduce employees' outcomes to restore equity.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Leadership
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Q1) According to the normative decision theory, which of the following is true of the CI decision-making style?
A) A leader shares a problem with employees as a group, obtains their ideas and suggestions, and then makes a decision, which may or may not reflect their input.
B) A leader uses information available at the time and solves the problem or makes a decision.
C) A leader shares a problem and gets suggestions from relevant employees on an individual basis.
D) A leader shares a problem with employees as a group, and they, together, generate and evaluate alternatives and try to reach an agreement on a solution.
Q2) Unlike supportive leadership, participative leadership is used when _____.
A) the formal authority system is clear
B) workers have an external locus of control
C) tasks are complex
D) workers lack experience
Q3) Directive leadership is very similar to considerate leader behavior.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Managing Communication
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Q1) Dylan regularly buys the Rolling Stone magazine. The store from which he purchases the magazine informs him that it would not sell any Rolling Stone magazines for a couple of months. Dylan assumed that the magazine was halting production for some time, which was not the case. This scenario illustrates the concept of _____.
A) closure
B) kinesics
C) social loafing
D) structural accommodation
Q2) Unlike constructive feedback, destructive feedback is:
A) intended to be helpful and corrective.
B) problem-oriented.
C) focused on specific behaviors.
D) usually delayed.
Q3) In the context of the basic perception process, _____ is the process of incorporating new information into your existing knowledge.
A) attention
B) retention
C) organization
D) interpretation
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Chapter 16: Control
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Q1) _____ is the process of identifying outstanding practices, processes, and standards in other companies and adapting them to your company.
A) Branding
B) Regulating
C) Profiling
D) Benchmarking
Q2) Economic value added (EVA) is the same thing as profits.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Leonel owns a luxury car showroom. He hires staff members who are communicative and pleasant and possess knowledge on the cars they are selling. His employees share the same love for cars as him. This scenario illustrates that Leonel uses _____.
A) concertive control
B) objective control
C) bureaucratic control
D) normative control
Q4) The lowest level of sustainability is waste prevention and reduction.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Managing Information
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Q1) ZitFi, a Wi-Fi router manufacturing company, recently received an order for 15 Wi-Fi routers. The client wanted each router to be able to connect to 10 devices. Although the brief mentioned almost all the specifications of the required router, ZitFi was not able to start the manufacturing process because the client did not provide any specifications regarding the range of each router. It is likely that ZitFi faced this issue because the information provided by the client was _____.
A) inaccurate
B) incomplete
C) irrelevant
D) inestimable
Q2) Powell Motors, an automobile manufacturing company, spent $30 million to purchase new servers to archive all its data safely. In this scenario, the cost incurred by Powell Motors is an example of _____.
A) acquisition cost
B) processing cost
C) storage cost
D) retrieval cost
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Chapter 18: Managing Service and Manufacturing Operations
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Q1) Atrade Foods Inc. is a chain of supermarkets. Eighty percent of its employees' salary is based on earnings, and the remaining 20 percent is based on customer satisfaction ratings and service quality. In this case, Atrade Foods Inc. displays its commitment toward _____.
A) total quality management
B) line-flow production
C) implementing Kanban system
D) dependent demand systems
Q2) In the context of total quality management, _____ is a deviation in the form, condition, or appearance of a product from the quality standard for that product.
A) aberration
B) variation
C) divergence
D) contention
Q3) Initial assembly is the process in which all the work-in-process inventories are assembled to create finished goods inventories.
A)True
B)False
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