BU450 Lesson 6 Exam SCORE 95 PERCENT

      

Question 1

The more __________ a culture, the less likely it is that employees will participate in decision making.

Question options:

  

coolectivist

 

ascriptive

 

power oriented

 

flexible

 

Question 2

Li Wei is under pressure to make a quick decision on a project with which she has considerable expertise and experience. Her team is inexperienced and generally supportive, and she needs the members' strong commitment to implement her decision. In this situation, Li Wei should:

Question options:

  

make decisions by herself.

 

allow for employee   participation.

 

seek more information.

 

delegate the decision to the   group.

 

Question 3

Self-leaders __________ instead of __________.

Question options:

  

keep information; sharing   information.

 

make sure everyone is on board;   letting employees develop their own goals.

 

provide a vision;   letting the team set goals.

 

encourage creativity; conformity.

 

Question 4

Leaders should generally not delegate which type of tasks or decisions?

Question options:

  

Strategic decisions

 

Personnel decisions

 

Manufacturing tasks

 

Quality control

 

Question 5

Which underlying factor may be a contributing factor to leader's inability to delegate?

Question options:

  

follower's personality

 

leader's personality

 

organizational policies

 

organizational culture

 

Question 6

In spite of cultural and other differences, one of the keys to successful implementation of teams is:

Question options:

  

follower's involvement.

 

organizational policies.

 

slow implementation.

 

leader's belief in   participation.

 

Question 7

__________ is one of the key factors in effective teams.

Question options:

  

Building trust

 

A good leader

 

Clear rules

 

A goal handed down from upper   management

 

Question 8

The leadership traits identified by IBM to revive the company include which of the following?

Question options:

  

being a visionary

 

developing people   and enabling growth

 

being able to take charge

 

having both task and people skills

 

Question 9

In teams, members often share:

Question options:

  

a culture.

 

norms.

 

history.

 

personal experiences.

 

Question 10

Participation may be undesirable in all of the following situations EXCEPT when:

Question options:

  

follower commitment is not   necessary.

 

the tasks are   complex and quality is important.

 

time is of the essence.

 

interaction between leader and   followers is restricted.

 

Question 11

Which cultural values will least likely support employee participation and empowerment?

Question options:

  

high power distance

 

collectivist

 

humane orientation

 

high time (future) orientation

 

Question 12

Robert wants to increase the trust among his team members. What should he do?

Question options:

  

an exchange procesCreate friendly   competition among the members.

 

Set up formal communication   mechanisms.

 

Reward cooperation.

 

Assign a formal leader.

 

Question 13

Instead of team-based management, Australian researchers have proposed the concept of __________ to involve individuals in teams in Western cultures.

Question options:

  

collaborative   individualism

 

self-leadership

 

participation

 

transformational leadership

 

Question 14

__________ are more likely to find it difficult to delegate task to their followers.

Question options:

  

Experienced managers

 

Relationship-oriented leaders

 

Leaders who have trouble   developing positive LMX

 

Type A leaders

 

Question 15

Self-leadership is similar to which of the other theories of leadership?

Question options:

  

Fiedler's Contingency Model

 

The LMX model

 

The substitutes for   leadership

 

Situational leadership

 

Question 16

Which of the following is one of the goals of delegation?

Question options:

  

help theeleader with   excessive workload

 

share power with employees

 

empower employees

 

increase the leader's power

 

Question 17

__________ is intended to teach team members to monitor, assess and correct their behavior in the team.

Question options:

  

Self-guided   correction

 

Cross training

 

Coordination training

 

Assertiveness training

 

Question 18

Genencor International started its employee participation program:

Question options:

  

when they built a   new headquarters.

 

after the leadership team took a   trip to Japan.

 

after they hired a new CEO.

 

as a routine part of doing   business.

 

Question 19

Self-managed teams use leadership based on:

Question options:

  

cooperation.

 

consideration.

 

shared responsibility

 

facilitation.

 

Question 20

The use of teams in the U.S. was triggered by:

Question options:

  

globalization.

 

the growth of the Chinese economy.

 

failure of the U.S. management   methods.

 

the successful use of   teams in Japan.