Test Bank for The Leadership Experience 8th Edition by Richard L. Daft||ISBN 978-0357716304||Al Chapters 1-15||Complete Guide A+

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1. The leadership process is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes and
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outcomes that reflect their shared purposes.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: The leadership process is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who
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intend real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared purposes.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p. 5 n1


QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Explain the full meaning of leadership and see the leadership potential in
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yourself and others. n1 n1 n1


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
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STATE STANDARDS:
n1 United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
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TOPICS: 1-1 Why We Need Leadership n1 n1 n1 n1


KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge n1




2. Leadership is a people activity.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Leadership is a people activity and is district from administration paperwork or n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1


planning activities. n1 n1


POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: p. 5 n1


QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
n1 False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Explain the full meaning of leadership and see the leadership potential in
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yourself and others. n1 n1 n1


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
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STATE STANDARDS:
n1 United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1


TOPICS: 1-1 Why We Need Leadership n1 n1 n1 n1


KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension n1




3. A shared mindset that represents a fundamental way of thinking about, perceiving, and understanding the
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world is called an emergent leader.
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, a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Paradigm is a shared mindset that represents a fundamental way of thinking about,
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perceiving, and understanding the world.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p. 7 n1


QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
n1 False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and
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organizations. n1


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Moderate - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
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STATE STANDARDS:
n1 United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
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TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders n1 n1 n1 n1 n1


KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge n1




4. Leaders today must keep things running on a steady, even keel for the organization to be successful.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: In the past, many leaders assumed that if they could just keep things running on a
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steady, even keel, the organization would be successful.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p. 10 n1


QUESTION TYPE: n1 True / False n1 n1


HAS VARIABLES:
n1 False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and
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organizations. n1


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
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STATE STANDARDS:
n1 United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
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TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders
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KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension n1




5. A leadership principles adopted from the ―Code of the West‖ is taking pride in your work.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: The Cowboy Code or the Code of the West are basic values that provided an informal
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code of conduct for pioneers settling the western American frontier have been
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distilled into ten principles that may still be applicable to leaders.
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POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p. 13 n1


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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and
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organizations. n1


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
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STATE STANDARDS:n1 United States - AK - DISC: Leadership n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1


Principles n1


TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders n1 n1 n1 n1 n1


KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension n1




6. Derailed managers are successful people who excelled in a functional area and were expected to go far,
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but they reached a plateau, were fired, or were forced to retire early.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Derailment refers to a phenomenon in organizations in which a manager with an n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1


impressive track record reaches a certain level but goes off track and can‘t advance
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because of a mismatch between job needs and the manager‘s personal skills and
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qualities. Derailed managers are successful people who excelled in a functional area
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and were expected to go far, but they reached a plateau, were fired, or were forced
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to retire early. n1 n1 n1


POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: p. 25 n1


QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Identify the primary reasons for leadership derailment and the new paradigm
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skills that can help you avoid it. n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1 n1


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology
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STATE STANDARDS:n1 United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
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TOPICS: 1-5 Leadership Can Be Learned n1 n1 n1 n1


KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension n1




7. An example of a Level 5 leader is Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, who transformed the organization‘s leader
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mindset from a ―know-it-all‖ to a ―learn-it-all.‖
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, who joined in 1992 at the age of 25 and was
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relatively unknown, moved to transform Microsoft leaders form a know-it-all‖ to a
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―learn-it-all‖ mindset. n1 n1


POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: p. 14 n1


QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1- 2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and
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organizations. n1


NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology
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