Business and Management

Business and Management
Paper instructions:
Question 1

The degree to which a person has a broad range of interests and is imaginative, creative, and willing to consider new ideas is called __________.
Answer
emotional stability
extroversion
agreeableness
openness to experience
.
4 points
Question 2

A key component of leadership is:
Answer
being emotionally connected to others.
understanding how emotions affect working relationships.
both being emotionally connected to others and understanding how emotions affect working relationships.
regarding assumptions as truth.
.
4 points
Question 3

When the perceiver develops an overall impression of a person or situation based on one characteristic, __________ occurs.
Answer
projection
perceptual defense
the halo effect
external attribution
.
4 points
Question 4

The leader’s mind can be developed beyond the non-leader’s in critical areas including:
Answer
open mindedness and systems thinking.
independent thinking and personal mastery.
in open mindedness and systems thinking and independent thinking and personal mastery.
competency in skills.
.
4 points
Question 5

What is a factor from the attribution theory that refers to whether other people tend to respond to similar situations in the same way?
Answer
Distinctiveness.
Consistency
Consensus
Cognition
.
4 points
Question 6

Research indicates that leaders in the real world are about equally divided:
Answer
between internals and externals.
between Quadrant A and Quadrant D thinkers.
between extraverts and introverts.
between Theory X and Theory Y behavior.
.
4 points
Question 7

An important element of systems thinking is to discern circles of causality because:
Answer
managers can guide the system when they understand it conceptually.
problems are solved by breaking down into discrete pieces.
each piece adds to the success of the whole.
relationships between the parts of the system are unimportant.
.
4 points
Question 8

Weakened trust and communication, afraid to speak up, and destroying the opportunity for feedback are examples of problems in an organization caused by:
Answer
lack of communication.
weak personality.
leading with fear.
vulnerable working relationship.
.
4 points
Question 9

Personal vision, facing reality, and holding creative tension are the components of:
Answer
perceptual distortion.
stereotyping.
emotional intelligence.
personal mastery.
.
4 points
Question 10

It is important to see organizational systems as a whole because:
Answer
leaders focus on the small picture.
of their simplicity.
leaders can facilitate improvement.
leaders can view the organization through a telephoto lens.
.
4 points
Question 11

Do you believe understanding your preferences according to the whole brain model can help you be a better leader? Discuss and explain your answer.
Question 12

What are the implications of emotional intelligence for leaders? Explain your answer by using personal examples.
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