BU450 Lesson 3 Exam SCORE 95 PERCENT

      

Question 1

__________ is the Big Five personality dimension that is important in jobs such as management that require social interaction.

Question options:

  

Emotional intelligence

 

Extraversion

 

Openness to experience

 

Agreeableness

 

Question 2

Abilities tend to be:

Question options:

  

stable over an   extended period of time.

 

related to culture.

 

based on values.

 

related to leadership.

 

Question 3

Which one of the following have been found to be relatively universal values?

Question options:

  

Individuality and individual   dignity

 

Personal achievement and   performance

 

Fairness and honesty

 

Desire for recognition and rewards

 

Question 4

Which one of the following influences a person's value system?

Question options:

  

abilities

 

skills

 

leadership

 

culture

 

Question 5

Which of the Big Five personality dimensions is most strongly correlated to job performance?

Question options:

  

concientiousness

 

emotional intelligence

 

openness to experience

 

agreeableness

 

Question 6

Individuals with __________ power can influence others because they are liked and respected.

Question options:

  

legitimate

 

referent

 

informational

 

reward

 

Question 7

The key organizational factor in abuse of power is:

Question options:

  

a decentralized structure.

 

the organizational   culture.

 

the leadership succession plan.

 

the training and development plan.

 

Question 8

__________ is one of the influence tactics that rely on all sources of personal power.

Question options:

  

Pressure

 

Personal appeal

 

Consultation

 

Rational persuasion

 

Question 9

The leader's power increases when employees:

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are motivated.

 

comply with her decisions.

 

do not resist a decision.

 

are committed to her   decisions.

 

Question 10

A __________ view of ethics suggests that what is right or wrong depends on the situation.

Question options:

  

universalist

 

contingency

 

relativist

 

cultural

 

Question 11

Marta has just been appointed to a top level executive position in her company. Which of the following leadership skills is she least likely to need and use?

Question options:

  

technical

 

interpersonal

 

conceptual

 

Question 12

The underlying theme of empowerment is:

Question options:

  

delegating all power to employees.

 

sharing power with   those who need it to perform their job.

 

setting goals that everyone can   achieve easily.

 

centralizing decision making in   the team.

 

Question 13

Research about the effect of power distribution suggests that:

Question options:

  

centralized power allows   organizations to perform well.

 

concentrated power   can be detrimental to performance.

 

leaders often give up their power   willingly.

 

power sharing works well in most   cultures.

 

Question 14

Individual difference characteristics affect a person's behavior most when:

Question options:

  

the situation provides clear   guidelines.

 

the situation is   loosely structured.

 

the person is strong willed.

 

the person is flexible.

 

Question 15

Locus of control is an indicator of:

Question options:

  

how much control a person needs.

 

how much contril a   person feels he/she has.

 

the control level of leaders.

 

control available in the   situation.

 

Question 16

Older generations in Western Europe and the U.S. tend to __________ than younger generation.

Question options:

  

bemoresuspicioius of authoriy

 

have a stronger   sense of cultural superiority

 

be more independent

 

be more tied to their parents and   family members

 

Question 17

A team leader focuses on assuring that his team members have the latest expertise not available elsewhere in the organization. He is using which organizational source of power to assure that his team has power?

Question options:

  

centrality

 

organicity

 

substitutability

 

coalition building

 

Question 18

The concept of __________ suggests that teams gain power based on their ability to remove obstacles for others.

Question options:

  

strategic   contingencies

 

shared power

 

empowerment

 

coalition building

 

Question 19

United States laws forbid business people to bribe others even in cultures where bribery is expected or necessary. This approach to ethics reflects a __________ view of ethics.

Question options:

  

universalist

 

contingency

 

relativist

 

cultural

 

Question 20

Which of the following best describe Type As?

Question options:

  

Type As are strategic thinkers who   are proactive.

 

Type As try to do   more in less time.

 

Type As are willing to cut corners   to achieve their goals.

 

Type As are good at persuading others.