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Leadership Theories and Organizational Management Practices

Examines leadership theories and their practical applications in organizational management.

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    Leadership Theories and Organizational Management Practices Which of the flowing is does NOT describe a well written policy? Complete, Objective, Subjective, or Coherent Subjective Bring in outside assessors, evaluating the team, performing risk analysis and implementing an early warning system are all steps that a _____ manager would need to take. Operations, Project, Human resources, or Inventory Project Strategic plans that are made at mid - level of an organization are Operation plans, Tactical plans, Contingency plans, or Scenario Plans Tactical plans In a highly centralized organization... Power is distributed throughout middle and lower managerial levels, Lower level manag ement has the ability to make decisions, Decisions involving the utilization of all resources are made at the upper managerial levels, or Both A and B Decisions involving the utilization of all resources are made at the upper managerial levels Concentration, vertical integration, conglomerate diversification, and concentric diversification are all types of... Benchma rking, Contingency planning, Operational planning, or Strategy formulation Strategy formulation Internal controls... Can be classified as preventative or detective, Arelargely out of an organization's control, are used to identify an error or irregularity, or Both A and C Both A and C Which of the following is NOT one of the five lessons managers should apply to better understand and control risk? Create a c ulture that insists on facing uncertainty, Think in probabilities, Build scenarios, or Use the power of markets Create a culture that insists on facing uncertainty Which of the following is involved in inventory management? Forecasting and replenishment activities, Transformation of a com pany's inputs into outputs, Planning and guiding a project from beginning to end, or Ensure the ordering of the correct amount and kind of materials Forecasting and replenishment activities The process by which an organization compares its performance against not only its competitors but also other high performing organizations is referred to as... Vertical Integration, Benchmarking, Operational Planning, or Contingency planning Benchmarking A central organization that works together with assorted independent companies as if they were a single operation is a... Team Structure, Boundaryless organization, Network Structure, and Matrix structure

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    Network structure Which of the following is NOT a step in the basic planning process? Establishing overarching goal, Development of strategic g oals, Implementation and monitoring of the plan, or incorporating only known variables into the plan Incorporating only known variables into the plan The first three stages of the formal planning process are Situational analysis, generation of alternative goals and plans, evaluation of goals and plans When an organization organizes employees by comparable duties, the organization is said to have a... Divisional Structure, Ma trix Structure, Functional Structure, or None of the Above Functional structure Effective planning will help an organization... Save time, Decrease market share, Reduce employee efficiency, or increases un certainty? Save time The third step in the MBO process is... Objectively viewing the goals previously set, Organizational leaders setting goals, S ubordinate and supervisor meeting to develop goals, or none of the above Objectively viewing the goals previously set The _____ is the reason that an organization exists... Strategic vision, Vision Statement, Mission Statement, or Corporate ch arter Mission statements Which of the following is the major disadvantage of a Functional structure? The willingness to entrust one's fate to teammate s, The complications of many contracts and relationships, Having two different bosses providing contradictory information, or None of the Above None of the above Which of the following is true of Scenario planning? Managers develop alternative goals and actions, Implementation determine s the practical direction, objectives, goals, and plans of the organization, it is particularly useful for an organization attempting to mitigate risks in certain ventures, or Both A and B It is particularly useful for an organization attempting to mitigate risks in certain ventures Traditional organizational structures include... Matrix, functional, team; Network, team, divisional; Divisional, boudaryless , network; Matrix, divisional, functional Matrix, divisional, functional The second step of the Spendolini Benchmarking Model is... Take action, Identify sources used to collect information, Determi ning what to benchmark, or none of the above None of the above

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