ARE 112 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
STUDY GUIDE
●● One the ways (term(s) or word(s) Mintzberg described the world of a
manager was (were):
a. linear
b. two of the answers are correct
c. all three answers are correct
d. typology
e. myths
Answer: b. two of the answers are correct -- typology and myths
●● One of the barriers to successful emotional intelligence discussed in
class was:
a. increased amounts and complexity of information
b. lack of strategic thinking
c. unawareness that emotional intelligence can be measured
d. the encoding/decoding approach
Answer: a. increased amounts and complexity of information
,●● In the article "What Leaders Really Do" the tasks of planning and
organizing:
a. is the environment of the leader
b. is the one the author states is shared by the managers and leaders
c. is the environment of the manager
d. these tasks are not from the article "What Leaders Really Do" but
from the article "What Makes a Leader".
Answer: c. is the environment of the manager
●● The idea of EI is from:
a. two of the answers are correct
b. the reading we had in class from Bain
c. the "What Makes a Leader" article
d. the Mitzberg reading
e. the "What Leaders Really Do" article
Answer: c. the "What Makes a Leader" article
●● In a "functional conflict"
a. all four answers are attributes of the functional conflict
,b. the disagreement is primarily about responsibilities
c. compromise is the best solution
d. the result should be to move the process forward
e. the conflict can be broken down in the costs and benefits
Answer: d. the result should be to move the process forward
●● The example of the "innovation model" from class was:
a. the cupholder
b. the high school basketball team
c. the postit product
d. the usb drive
e. the new instant coffee
Answer: c. the postit product
●● The Maxwell video from class discussed the:
a. the pitfalls or errors of leadership
b. path to leadership
c. the process of going from manager to leader
d. the impediments to being a leader
e. the five levels of leadership
, Answer: e. the five levels of leadership
●● In the article "What Leaders Really Do" the author states that
managers:
a. cope with change
b. cope with complexity
c. cope with both change and complexity
d. cope with either complexity or cope with change depending if they
"face the customer or not."
Answer: b. cope with complexity
●● What organizations can do was discussed in class. Which of the
following was not one of the characteristic included in that section of
class?
a. Coordinate producing and distributing goods on a global scale
b. Organize and harness the ingenuity people
c. Respond to commercial and social environments
d. Acquire, marshal, and allocate resources
e. Promote leadership within the organization
Answer: e. Promote leadership within the organization
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
STUDY GUIDE
●● One the ways (term(s) or word(s) Mintzberg described the world of a
manager was (were):
a. linear
b. two of the answers are correct
c. all three answers are correct
d. typology
e. myths
Answer: b. two of the answers are correct -- typology and myths
●● One of the barriers to successful emotional intelligence discussed in
class was:
a. increased amounts and complexity of information
b. lack of strategic thinking
c. unawareness that emotional intelligence can be measured
d. the encoding/decoding approach
Answer: a. increased amounts and complexity of information
,●● In the article "What Leaders Really Do" the tasks of planning and
organizing:
a. is the environment of the leader
b. is the one the author states is shared by the managers and leaders
c. is the environment of the manager
d. these tasks are not from the article "What Leaders Really Do" but
from the article "What Makes a Leader".
Answer: c. is the environment of the manager
●● The idea of EI is from:
a. two of the answers are correct
b. the reading we had in class from Bain
c. the "What Makes a Leader" article
d. the Mitzberg reading
e. the "What Leaders Really Do" article
Answer: c. the "What Makes a Leader" article
●● In a "functional conflict"
a. all four answers are attributes of the functional conflict
,b. the disagreement is primarily about responsibilities
c. compromise is the best solution
d. the result should be to move the process forward
e. the conflict can be broken down in the costs and benefits
Answer: d. the result should be to move the process forward
●● The example of the "innovation model" from class was:
a. the cupholder
b. the high school basketball team
c. the postit product
d. the usb drive
e. the new instant coffee
Answer: c. the postit product
●● The Maxwell video from class discussed the:
a. the pitfalls or errors of leadership
b. path to leadership
c. the process of going from manager to leader
d. the impediments to being a leader
e. the five levels of leadership
, Answer: e. the five levels of leadership
●● In the article "What Leaders Really Do" the author states that
managers:
a. cope with change
b. cope with complexity
c. cope with both change and complexity
d. cope with either complexity or cope with change depending if they
"face the customer or not."
Answer: b. cope with complexity
●● What organizations can do was discussed in class. Which of the
following was not one of the characteristic included in that section of
class?
a. Coordinate producing and distributing goods on a global scale
b. Organize and harness the ingenuity people
c. Respond to commercial and social environments
d. Acquire, marshal, and allocate resources
e. Promote leadership within the organization
Answer: e. Promote leadership within the organization
