QUESTION A symbol is an object, act, quality, or event in business that is meant to convey meaning to others. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE Explanation: A symbol is an object, act, quality, or event that conveys meaning to others. Symbols are meant to convey an organization’s most […]
QUESTION Which of the following would be a leader according to Bentham’s definition of leadership but would NOT be a leader according to Cooke’s definition of leadership? A) an executive who influences other employees to reject their company’s vision of social responsibility B) a manager who excels at executing clearly defined tasks but consistently fails […]
QUESTION How is the manager’s reasoning vulnerable to criticism? A) It fails to account for the possibility that people who lack organizational authority can still be leaders. B) It fails to demonstrate that ACME’s definition of leadership is the most popular definition. C) It uses a variation of a commonly used definition of leadership. D) […]
QUESTION If all of the business consultant’s statements are true, which of the following must also be true? A) Every entry-level manager who received at least a satisfactory rating had the required technical skills. B) All the entry-level managers who lacked the required skills received an unsatisfactory rating. C) The most successful managers had the […]
QUESTION Which of the following, if true, strengthens the manager’s argument? A) Many other corporations have adopted ACME’s definition of leadership. B) ACME’s cross-functional team structure allows individuals to influence other people despite a lack of direct authority. C) Most of the company’s leaders have come from the sales department, and relatively few have come […]
QUESTION Which of the following is most strongly suggested by the statements above? A) The problems that affected the Alpha Supplement project were typical of the problems affecting projects in this organization. B) There were no actions that the project leaders could have taken that would have solved the controlling problems of the Alpha Supplement […]
QUESTION Which of the following, if true, most strongly suggests that the problems attributed to controlling were actually caused by planning failures? A) The team assignments in the project plan placed two employees on the quality control team despite their long history of hostility toward each other. B) The problems attributed to controlling were typical […]
QUESTION A mid-level sales manager has created a tactical plan, setting goals for her division and establishing the program for her team to follow. Three months have gone by. Now she is in the phase of controlling and evaluating the program. She is measuring the performance of her sales staff by comparing the original goals […]
QUESTION Which of the following, if true, most strongly suggests that the failures attributed to leadership were also caused by failures in organizing? A) Most of the conflicts between team members concerned questions of roles and determining who had the authority to make decisions. B) The market research was delayed because the firms hired to […]
QUESTION The CEO and operations director of E-Z Toolshedz disagree about the new performance standards that will determine increases in operators’ pay. The operations director wants to heavily factor in attendance and deemphasize the quality control standards for each operator’s station. The CEO insists that each operator should be held accountable for the quality of […]
