___________ is an individual who is granted authority, usually based on hierarchical position.
a. Change agent
b. F
ormal leader
c.
Consultant
d.
Stakeholder
e.
none of the above
Question 2The flow of information from lower to higher hierarchical levels is called:
a. privileged communication
b. h
ierarchical communication
c.
employee initialized communication
d.
upward communication
e.
none of the above
Question 3With narrowly focused functional managers rather than broadly based leaders, organizations become:
a. skill based rather, than behavior based
b.
more adaptive
c.
nonresponsive
d.
more resistance to change
e.
none of the above
Question 4_____________ are clearly articulated and challenging performance expectations.
a. Management objectives
b. A
daptive goals
c.
Stretch goals
d.
Compensation contracts
e.
none of the above
Question 5The ______________of the chief executive can influence the behaviors of other organizational leaders.
a.
management style
b. age
c.
educational level
d.
years of experience with organization
e.
emotional intelligence level
Question 6Which of the following best describe how leaders enhance the effectiveness of change implementation:
a. providing a common sense of direction and goals that allows decentralized decision making.
b.
placing decisionmaking authority in the hands of employees who
ar
e best able to respond, and respond quickly, to a dynamic environment.
c.
providing a common purpose which enhances the ability of an organization to achieve required levels of coordination and teamwork.
d. formulating strategy to help advance purpose and then change the strategy in response to or anticipation of a dynamic environment.
e.
all of above
Question 7Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of overreliance on an individual leader
a. high levels of dependency can displace individual and group initiatives.
b.
dependency on one leader can slow decision making.
c.
providing the candid feedback required of effective transformation can
be
come risky and therefore not given.
d.
a dominant leader might be unable to build the sense of teamwork and shared responsibility required to sustain a coordinated change effort.
e. a single change leader would be able to handle the pressure alone.
Question 8____________ is considered a barrier to effective leadership development organizational because it prevents individuals from having to live with consequences of their actions and learning from their successes and failures.
a.
Movement within a single function
b. Hiring external leadership
c.
Rapid upward mobility
d.
Succession planning
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