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A comprehensive leadership assessment covering key theories, practices, and managerial challenges.

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BAM550 Comprehensive Leadership Assessment: Theories, Practices, and Managerial Challenges - Page 1 preview imageComprehensive Leadership Assessment: Theories, Practices, and Managerial ChallengesBAM550 all 100 questionLeadershipMultiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)1. Which of the following statements isincorrect?The idea of "one-man leadership" is a contradiction in termsLeadership is a social influence process shared among all members of a groupFollowers are part of the leadership processLeadership is restricted to the influence exerted by someone in a particular role2. Among the following, ideal followers are more likely to be perceived asIndependentForward-lookingInspiringInnovative3. Which of the following statements about "common sense" is false?Effective leadership must be something more than just common senseWhat seems obvious after you know the results and what you would have predicted beforehandare not the same thingOne of the challenges of understanding leadership is to know when common sense applies andwhen it does notThe term "common sense" implies practical knowledge about life that most people have not yetacquired4. Which of the following statements is false?One needs nothing more than common sense to be a good leaderLeaders need to recognize that others' views are usefulLeaders need to recognize when times change and a new direction is called forOne of the challenges of understanding leadership is to know when common sense applies andwhen it does not5.Being a leader is either in one's genes or not. Which of the following statement is true?Innate factors more than formative experiences influence leadershipLeadership is either innate or acquired, not bothTypically most individuals can be categorized based on their innate qualities as leaders and non-leadersEach person can make the most of leadership opportunities he or she faces6. Identify a myth associated with leadership development.Good leadership is knowing when common sense applies and when it does notGood leaders are born with the traits and abilities, which make themsuccessfulleaders
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BAM550 Comprehensive Leadership Assessment: Theories, Practices, and Managerial Challenges - Page 3 preview imageYou can only learn leadership by observing itLearning to be a better leader depends on the richness of one's experience and the ability anddesire to learn7.Which of the following is not a common myth about leadership development?Good leadership is all common senseLeaders are born, not madeLeadership can only be taughtYou can only learn leadership from experience8. The change in organizational practices can be attributed toAppointing women to leadership positions, which is a departure from past practicesThe fact that womens' attitudes have become similar to those of menWomens' self-reports of traits such as assertivenessLegislation prohibiting gender-based discrimination at work9.A trend toward less stereotypically masculine characterizations of leadership is representativeof the fact thatLeadership roles have changedWomen themselves have changedOrganizational practices have changedCulture has changed10.Encouraging innovation, growth and development and redefined tasks and responsibilitiesbest describes aLeaderManagerManager in a later stage of developmentLeader-manager integrated role11. LeadersTend to accept the definitions of situations presented to themEncourage growth and development in theirfollowers in ways broader than mere job trainingEmphasize routinization and control of followers' behaviorMotivate followers more with extrinsic, even contractual consequences, both positive andnegative12. LeadersWork hard for cooperationGive clear directionGive overlapping and ambiguous assignmentsFocus on control and results13.Leaders, as compared to managers, tend to assess their followers' performanceLess in terms of personal criteriaMore in terms of specific criteriaLess in terms of holistic criteria
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BAM550 Comprehensive Leadership Assessment: Theories, Practices, and Managerial Challenges - Page 4 preview imageMore in terms of idiosyncratic criteria14.Leaders redefine the parameters of tasks and responsibilities, both for individual followersand for the entire group by all the following ways exceptTaking a short-term perspectiveActively change the situations they are inThrough accentuating critical valuesBy marshaling energy to cope with some new threat15.Which of the following statements concerning the manager's role in manager-follower-situation interactions is true?Managers tend to reject the definitions of situations presented to themManagers tend to assign broader rather than narrower tasks for followers to performManagers assess their followers' performance in terms of fairly general job descriptionsManagers make sure followers conform to policies or procedures16.The most commonly cited developmental challenge mentioned by managers, which whileadding to personal pressure, also contributed to professional growth areTravel requirementsThe responsibility of meeting deadlinesTasks with the possibility of success and failurePutting in longer hours at work17.Successful executives mention all of the following as negative feelings while describing howthey feel while working through potent developmental experiences except feeling:UncertainOverwhelmedFearfulChallenged18.In the process of "learning to learn from experience", people operating in the stabilizingperiod mustOvercomethe caution generated by ongoing successOvercome the tension of challenging what they do not know how to doAttempt at learning a new set of responses and strategiesLet go of short-term expectations in favor of more long-term learning19. The content of leadership programs at the university-levelGives subordinates feedback about their progressProvides a survey of the major leadership findingsFocuses on strategic planningFocuses on how to train subordinates20.__ consist of descriptions of various leadership situations and are used as a vehicle forleadership discussions.SimulationsRole playing
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BAM550 Comprehensive Leadership Assessment: Theories, Practices, and Managerial Challenges - Page 5 preview imageCase studiesGames2l. What is the advantage of role playing as a leadership concept?Individualized feedback to students through leadership behavior ratingsDepict the challenges commonly faced in the work environmentUsed as a vehicle for leadership discussionsGreater transferabiIity to the workplace22.Improving interpersonal, oral-communication and written-communication skills are a part ofleadership training programs forMid-level managersFirst-level supervisorsColleges or universitiesMaintenance personnel23.This technique wherein participants are given a limited amount of time prioritize and respondto a number of notes, is particularly useful in assessing and improving a manager's planning andtime management skills.SimulationsRole playingIn-basket exercisesCase studies24.In leaderless group discussions, facilitators and observers rate participants, which are used toprovide managers with feedback about theirSupervisory skillsInterpersonal skillsPlanning skillsTime management skills25.These represent the most sophisticated and expensive method for assessing leadershippotential.Internet measuresStructured interviewsPaper-and-pencil measuresAssessment centers26. What is the purpose of modern-day assessment centers?To select officers for the militaryTo assess, identify and develop leadership potentialTo select civil servants for the governmentTo select special agents and spies27.What is the first step in improving the bench strength of the leaders within an organization?Topromote the right peopleTo cultivate employee loyalty
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BAM550 Comprehensive Leadership Assessment: Theories, Practices, and Managerial Challenges - Page 6 preview imageTo be up-to-date with the latest developments in technologyTo evaluate and reward its leaders28. How can one differentiate between successful and unsuccessful leaders?By the attributes of their followersBy the attributes they possessBy the productivity of their followersBy the behaviors they exhibit29.What is a disadvantage of judging the effectiveness of a leader based on the subordinates'ratings?Results are due to factors beyond leaders' controlThere may be no links between ratings and unit performanceRaters' unwillingness to provide tough feedbackRaters are unaware of true performance30.What is the advantage of judging the effectiveness of a leader based on superiors' ratings?Multiple ratersSubject of leaders' behaviorsFrequently usedActual results3l. Oftentimes these individuals are given lower performance appraisal ratings because superiorsdo not want them to get promoted.CheerleadersResults only managersI n name on Iy managersCompetent managers32.This phenomenon is becoming more prevalent as organizations move toward virtual teams orincrease the number of people anyone superior may supervise.Superiors may be largely unaware or unfamiliar with a target leader's performanceSuperiors do not take the time to provide accurate performance appraisal ratingsSuperiors have difficulty dealing with conflictSuperiors would rather give average ratings than deal with the emotions associated withunflattering ratings33.An in-depth examination of a leader's behavior in a particular set of circumstances is a(n)Case studyCorrelational studyExperimentNomothetic study34.A politician's advisor explains how demographic changes in the politician's district make itimportant for the politician to spend relatively more time in the district seeing constituents thanshe has needed to in the recent past. This is an example ofIngratiation
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