MBA 610 - Final Exam Study Topics with correct answers 2025

MBA 610 - Final Exam Study Topics
with correct answers 2025

Leadershipvvs.vManagementv-vcorrect-answersv-
Leadership:vThevabilityvtovinfluencevavgroupvtowardvthevachievementvofvgoals



Management:vUsevofvauthorityvinherentvinvdesignatedvformalvrankvtovobtainvcompliancevfromvorg
anizationalvmembers



Traitvtheoriesvofvleadershipv-vcorrect-answersv-
"GreatvMan"vtheory:vExplainedvleadershipvbyvexaminingvthevtraitsvandvcharacteristicsvofvindividua
lsvconsideredvtovbevhistoricallyvgreatvleaders



Traits-
basedvleadershipvtheory:vTriesvtovrevealvavsetvofvuniversalvtraitsvandvskillsvthatvarevrelevantvinvallvle
adershipvsituations



leadershipvskillsv-vcorrect-answersv-technical,vinterpersonalv(human),vcognitivev(conceptual)



Behaviorvtheoriesvofvleadershipv-vcorrect-answersv-Task-
orientedvbehavior:vBehaviorsvthatvprioritizevthevaccomplishmentvofvavtaskvinvanvefficientvandvrelia
blevway

,Relations-
orientedvbehavior:vBehaviorsvthatvprioritizevinterpersonalvrelationships,vthevvaluevofvworkersvasvh
umans,vandvavstrongvcommitmentvtovthevunitvandvitsvmission



LeadershipvGridv-vcorrect-answersv-
anvapproachvtovunderstandingvavleader'svorvmanager'svconcernvforvresultsv(production)vandvconce
rnvforvpeople



CountryvClubvManagement,vTeamvManagement

ImpoverishedvManagement,vAuthority-Compliance



Herseyv&vBlanchard'svSituationalvLeadershipv-vcorrect-answersv-
Avmodelvthatvfocusesvonvfollowerv"readiness"

-vFollowersvcanvacceptvorvrejectvthevleader

-vEffectivenessvdependsvonvthevfollowers'vresponsevtovthevleader'svactions

-
v"Readiness"visvthevextentvtovwhichvpeoplevhavevthevabilityvandvwillingnessvtovaccomplishvavspecifi


cvtask



Avpaternalvmodel:v-
vAsvthevchildvmatures,vthevadultvreleasesvmorevandvmorevcontrolvovervthevsituation



-vAsvthevworkersvbecomevmorevready,vthevleadervbecomesvmorevlaissez-faire



Herseyv&vBlanchard'svSituationalvLeadershipv(cont.)v-vcorrect-answersv--
Participatingv(lowvtask,vhighvrelationship)

-Sellingv(highvtask,vhighvrelationship)

-Delegatingv(lowvtask,vlowvrelationship)

-Tellingv(highvtask,vlowvrelationship)

, CharasmaticvLeadershipv-vcorrect-answersv-
Individualsvwhovarousevstrongvfollowershipvthroughvinspirationalvvisionsvorvcompellingvpersonalva
ttributes



Patternsvinvcharismaticvleaders

•Exhibitvextremevself-confidencevaboutvtheirvvalues

•Possessvwillingnessvtovtakevpersonalvrisks

•Havevavstrongvmoralvconvictionvtovexercisevtheirvpowervpositively

•Communicatevvisionvthroughvpowerfulvimagery,vsymbolism,vandvmetaphor



Transactionalvvs.vTransformationalvLeadershipv-vcorrect-answersv-
TransactionalvLeaders:vThevprocessvofvavleadervprovidingvsomethingvthevsubordinatesvwant



TransformationalvLeaders:vThevsetvofvbehaviorsvthatvleadersvusevtovtransform,vorvchange,vtheirvorg
anizationvandvindividualsvforvthevbetter



Stepsvforvusingvinfluencev-vcorrect-answersv-1)vUsevspecificvinfluencevprinciples

2)vChoosevanvinfluencevstylevandvinfluencevtactics

3)vBuildvsourcesvofvinterpersonalvpower

4)vAssessvperformance



Powervtacticsv-vcorrect-answersv-
Waysvinvwhichvindividualsvtranslatevpowervbasesvintovspecificvactions



Intelligencev-vcorrect-answersv-
Avperson'svabilityvtovprofitvfromvexperience,vacquirevknowledge,vthinkvabstractly,vandvadaptvtovcha
ngesvinvthevenvironment