Management: A Focus on Leaders (McKee)
Chapter 1 Managing and Leading Today: The New Rules
1) The growth in human population is putting a strain on the world's natural resources.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:4
Objective: 01
2) While the world's human population is increasing, the world's economic resources are
also increasing.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:4
Objective: 01
3) Demand for jobs has actually dropped in recent years, due to a downturn in the
economy.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:4
Objective: 01
4) Increased industrialization puts Earth's environmental resources at risk.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:4
Objective: 01
5) Emotional intelligence requires individuals to manage their own emotions as well as
,the emotions of others.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:5
Objective: 01
6) At Google, all employees are seen as potential leaders.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:5
Objective: 01
7) True leaders must hold a position of authority in the hierarchy of an organization.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:5
Objective: 01
8) In today's business world you are either a leader or a manager, but not both.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:7
Objective: 02
,9) Traditionally, a manager is a person who provides vision to employees.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:8
Objective: 02
10) According to John Fry, President of Franklin and Marshall College, the best kind of
leader creates an aura of power around him- or herself.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:7-8
Objective: 02
11) Traditionally, managers are seen as tactical and leaders as strategic.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:8-9
Objective: 02
12) Traditionally, leaders are seen as people who deal with issues on an impersonal level.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:8-9
Objective: 02
13) Henry Mintzberg based his findings about managers by actually studying them as
they functioned on the job.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:9
Objective: 02
, 14) In today's world, many nonmanagerial staff people are expected to perform
traditional managerial tasks.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:9
Objective: 02
15) Jill Guindon-Nasir of the Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center thinks that leaders should
be risk-averse.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:11
Objective: 02
16) It is impossible for a person to be both a leader and a follower.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:11
Objective: 03
Chapter 1 Managing and Leading Today: The New Rules
1) The growth in human population is putting a strain on the world's natural resources.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:4
Objective: 01
2) While the world's human population is increasing, the world's economic resources are
also increasing.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:4
Objective: 01
3) Demand for jobs has actually dropped in recent years, due to a downturn in the
economy.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:4
Objective: 01
4) Increased industrialization puts Earth's environmental resources at risk.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:4
Objective: 01
5) Emotional intelligence requires individuals to manage their own emotions as well as
,the emotions of others.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:5
Objective: 01
6) At Google, all employees are seen as potential leaders.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:5
Objective: 01
7) True leaders must hold a position of authority in the hierarchy of an organization.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:5
Objective: 01
8) In today's business world you are either a leader or a manager, but not both.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:7
Objective: 02
,9) Traditionally, a manager is a person who provides vision to employees.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:8
Objective: 02
10) According to John Fry, President of Franklin and Marshall College, the best kind of
leader creates an aura of power around him- or herself.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:7-8
Objective: 02
11) Traditionally, managers are seen as tactical and leaders as strategic.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:8-9
Objective: 02
12) Traditionally, leaders are seen as people who deal with issues on an impersonal level.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:8-9
Objective: 02
13) Henry Mintzberg based his findings about managers by actually studying them as
they functioned on the job.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:9
Objective: 02
, 14) In today's world, many nonmanagerial staff people are expected to perform
traditional managerial tasks.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:9
Objective: 02
15) Jill Guindon-Nasir of the Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center thinks that leaders should
be risk-averse.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:11
Objective: 02
16) It is impossible for a person to be both a leader and a follower.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref:11
Objective: 03
