BU450 Leadership Skills Exam 3 Answers VERIFIED 100/100 PASSED EXAM ( LATEST 2021)

BU450 Leadership Skills Exam 3 Answers VERIFIED 100/100 PASSED EXAM ( LATEST 2021) Submission View Your quiz has been submitted successfully. Question 1 5 / 5 points 100 / 100 - 100 % 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 2 5 / 5 points Which of the Big Five personality dimensions is most strongly correlated to job performance? Question options: concientiousness emotional intelligence openness to experience agreeableness Question 3 5 / 5 points 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 4 5 / 5 points 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 5 5 / 5 points 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 6 5 / 5 points 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 7 5 / 5 points __________ 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 8 5 / 5 points 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 9 5 / 5 points 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 10 5 / 5 points Abilities tend to be: Question options: stable over an extended period of time. related to culture. based on values. related to leadership. Question 11 5 / 5 points 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 12 5 / 5 points 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. Question 13 5 / 5 points 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 14 5 / 5 points Individuals with __________ power can influence others because they are liked and respected. Question options: legitimate referent informational reward Question 15 5 / 5 points __________ is one of the influence tactics that rely on all sources of personal power. Question options: Pressure Personal appeal Consultation Rational persuasion Question 16 5 / 5 points A __________ view of ethics suggests that what is right or wrong depends on the situation. Question options: universalist contingency relativist cultural Question 17 5 / 5 points The leader's power increases when employees: Question options: are motivated. comply with her decisions. do not resist a decision. are committed to her decisions. Question 18 5 / 5 points 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 19 5 / 5 points Older generations in Western Europe and the U.S. tend to __________ than younger generation. Question options: bemore suspicioius of authoriy have a stronger sense of cultural superiority be more independent be more tied to their parents and family members Question 20 5 / 5 points Which one of the following influences a person's value system? Question options: abilities skills leadership culture