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
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
