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Nonprofit Management introduces students to the unique aspects of leading and operating nonprofit organizations. The course explores topics such as governance, mission development, strategic planning, fundraising, financial management, volunteer coordination, and ethical considerations. Through case studies and real-world examples, students will analyze how nonprofit organizations address societal needs, cultivate stakeholder relationships, and demonstrate accountability. Emphasis is placed on practical tools and frameworks for effective leadership and management in the nonprofit sector, preparing students for roles in advocacy organizations, charities, foundations, and social enterprises.
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Leadership Research Findings Practice and Skills 7th Edition by Andrew J. DuBrin
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Chapter 1: The Nature and Importance of Leadership
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Q1) Leadership takes into account factors related to the leader, the persons being led, and
A)personality traits of leaders.
B)various forces in the environment.
C)personal characteristics of group members.
D)forces beyond the control of the leader.
Answer: B
Q2) The most engaged followers are classified as diehards.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Rather than leadership being something you do to people, it is considered something you do
A)against them.
B)with them.
C)after them.
D)before them.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Traits, Motives, and Characteristics of Leaders
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Q1) Telling the truth consistently is considered an important trust builder for leaders.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) A recommended way of building passion into a business is for the leader to tell a story about is creation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) "Knowledge of the business" as a leadership characteristic is closely related to the leadership trait of A)tenacity.
B)creativity.
C)cognitive ability.
D)drive and motivation.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
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Q1) A challenge to the validity of charismatic leadership is that leaders might be
A)coached to be charismatic.
B)charismatic on the basis of inborn characteristics.
C)relying too heavily on an autocratic style.
D)perceived as charismatic because of their accomplishments.
Answer: D
Q2) A socialized charismatic leader is concerned primarily with using power for the good of other people.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Management by storytelling is a method used by charismatic and transformational leaders to discipline employees and involves telling them stories about what happened to other employees who stepped out of line.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Leadership Behaviors, Attitudes, and Styles
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Q1) The teamwork approach is built into the participative leadership style.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Participative decision making is one way of giving group members emotional support.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A recommended strategy for getting the most out of workers is to focus on patching their weaknesses rather than capitalizing on their strengths.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Suggestions for making better use of 360-degree feedback do not include which one of the following?
A)Focus on business goals and strategy.
B)Use feedback dimensions that reflect important aspects of leadership.
C)Create action plans based on the feedback.
D)Encourage workers to give and receive feedback anyway they choose.
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Chapter 5: Contingency and Situational Leadership
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Q1) A suggestion to the leader based on path-goal theory is for the leader to
A)give people careful instructions, even when they can perform the task well.
B)encourage group members to provide their own structure.
C)purposely make ambiguous the path between goal attainment and receiving a reward.
D)reduce frustrating barriers to reaching goals.
Q2) If you want to practice the path-goal theory of leadership, you should be prepared to compensate for the deficiencies of subordinates.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Contingency theories of leadership specify the personal characteristics of the leader that will contribute to effectiveness in a wide variety of situations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Baxter, a chief operating officer, practices contingency leadership when he A)warns workers in advance about potential punishments.
B)maintains an optimistic, positive attitude.
C)challenges the use of new technologies.
D)discards old ideas that no longer fit the circumstances.
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Chapter 6: Leadership Ethics and Social Responsibility
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Q1) Whether or not the leader has done the right thing is based on the perception by a consensus of reasonable people.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An important goal of a rational leader is to merge the interests of all parties so that everyone benefits and the organization becomes prosperous.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A major problem noted with extreme unethical behavior in the executive suite is that such behavior has
A)brought companies into bankruptcy.
B)led to investor distrust in the stock market.
C)led to layoffs of thousands of workers.
D)all of these choices.
Q4) Corporate social responsibility deals with a firm's impact on society more than its impact on company employees.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Power, Politics, and Leadership
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Q1) Team leader Wanda is managing the critical problem of selling company assets to raise cash and has therefore gained power in the eyes of management.Wanda is implementing which explanation of a source of power?
A)Strategic contingency theory
B)Power stemming from being close to power
C)Power stemming from ownership
D)Prestige power
Q2) According to the Law of Reciprocity (as it relates to organizational politics),
A)workers who are wronged seek revenge.
B)everybody expects to be paid back.
C)leaders get even with disloyal group members.
D)hard work pays off in the long run.
Q3) According to the Law of Reciprocity (in relation to organizational politics), get even quickly with people who have wronged you in any way.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The organizational culture sets a limit to an executive's power.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Influence Tactics of Leaders
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Q1) Which one of the following influence tactics requires that the leader/manager serve as a model the desired behavior?
A)Exchanging favors and bargaining
B)Rational persuasion
C)Leading by example
D)Getting network members to support your position
Q2) An inspirational appeal is more likely to be effective when the influence agent
A)pushes hard for his or her own agenda.
B)understands the values, motives, and goals of the target.
C)disguises what he or she is attempting to accomplish.
D)mixes the inspirational appeal with a touch of Machiavellianism.
Q3) One reason for the importance of the leader using influence tactics is that
A)formal authority has almost disappeared.
B)many workers doubt that their leader will be around for long.
C)many workers assume that their leader will be around for a long time.
D)the vast majority of employees worry about job security.
Q4) The stronger the leader, the greater the need for coalition formation to influence others.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Developing Teamwork
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Q1) A study found that when work teams faced disruptive conditions such as an unusually heavy workload, team members tended to be more dissatisfied with their external leader.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The application of Websites to synchronize various aspects of product designs with suppliers helps enhance teamwork with other teams.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A recommended method of selecting team members is to
A)choose people who have worked poorly individually.
B)search for people who aspire to the executive suite.
C)emphasize self-selection when possible.
D)choose people without teamwork experience.
Q4) Groups with high emotional intelligence
A)avoid competition with other groups.
B)have individual members who prefer to work independently.
C)work mostly on creative tasks.
D)have a strong norm of teamwork.
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Chapter 10: Motivation and Coaching Skills
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Q1) Donna wants to be an effective coach as a leader, so with respect to people she coaches, Donna should minimize
A)active listening.
B)asking workers to overcome their own obstacles to performance.
C)giving emotional support.
D)giving gentle advice and guidance.
Q2) The available evidence suggests that when workers are in a good mood, they are less likely to attach high value to the rewards offered by the leader.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An essential part of coaching is to
A)use an autocratic leadership style.
B)build relationships with people.
C)manipulate the person being coached.
D)create challenging obstacles for the person being coached.
Q4) A major role of an executive coach is to determine if managers are being fairly compensated.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership
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Q1) A creative idea is considered to be innovative when the idea
A)receives a patent.
B)is put into action.
C)is novel.
D)earns a profit.
Q2) In relation to creativity, the formula B = f (P x E) implies that
A)heredity is the biggest contributor to creativity.
B)environment is the biggest contributor to creativity.
C)groups are more creative than individuals.
D)the right environment is necessary to trigger creative behavior.
Q3) Financial vice president Josie needs a creative idea.She might try jogging because
A)many financial specialists are likely to be found on the jogging path.
B)physical exercise is known to block out traditional thinking.
C)physical exercise pumps more blood and oxygen into the brain.
D)fatigue is good for creative thinking.
Q4) A recommended strategy for finding a creative idea is to try a large number of ideas.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Communication and Conflict Resolution Skills
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Q1) Business jargon used in appropriate doses is useful in A)making the speaker appear highly original.
B)establishing rapport with group members.
C)inspiring workers to a higher purpose.
D)avoiding stereotyped thinking.
Q2) In terms of leadership and management, listening is A)much less important than talking.
B)a way of weakening the leader or manager's position.
C)a useful luxury.
D)a fundamental skill.
Q3) Listening skills are particularly important when the negotiator wants to A)investigate what the other side wants.
B)begin with a plausible demand or offer.
C)avoid making concessions.
D)focus on his or her position.
Q4) Used sparingly, business jargon is thought to be effective in establishing rapport with group members.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Strategic Leadership and Knowledge Management
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Q1) A vision should point to what activities an organization should take on and what activities it should avoid.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Organizational learning is facilitated when workers use political skills to make connections with others and influence them in relation to useful knowledge.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A carefully considered vision statement
A)helps us know who we are and who we are not.
B)specifies which short-range goals are achievable.
C)deals with the past, present, and future.
D)defines reporting relationships throughout the organization.
Q4) As a business owner, you are using the Hedgehog concept when you diversify into several unrelated businesses.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: International and Culturally Diverse Aspects of Leadership
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Q1) Workers from a society that emphasizes in-group collectivism are likely to ask, "What's in it for me?" before accepting a leader's attempts at motivation.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A problem in hiring for person-organization fit is that
A)the corporate culture might be weakened.
B)candidates whose values fit the organization might be excluded.
C)cultural diversity within the organization might become limited.
D)group characteristics may receive too little attention.
Q3) Generational differences, such as those between the young and old, represent another cultural difference the manager must take into account in leading the group.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Of the following, the least likely to be a source of cultural misunderstanding is A)language differences.
B)work habits.
C)women's roles.
D)entertaining in restaurants.
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Chapter 15: Leadership Development and Succession
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Q1) Barry gets promoted to the CEO position partly because he is perceived to be an inside-outside leader, meaning that he
A)has experience at the company but also has an outside perspective.
B)worked for the company a while, left, and then returned.
C)had access to company secrets but never revealed them.
D)has worked in both manufacturing and sales.
Q2) The evidence suggests that conceptual knowledge makes only a minor contribution to leadership development.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Learning who you need to be would most likely be incorporated into a personal growth type of leadership development program.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A major reason that leadership talent can be developed is that it involves A)behaviors that can be translated into doable tasks.
B)traits that can be quickly modified for leadership effectiveness.
C)behaviors that can be translated into effective traits.
D)genetic factors that can be readily modified.
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