Ashford MGT380 Week 4 Quiz Latest 2020 September

MGT380 Leadership for Organizations

Week 4 Quiz   

Question 1

Most employees like to maintain a good relationship with the individuals from the information technology department, because they are the ones who can provide access to databases needed in order to understand the company’s financials. This gives the information technology department what type of power?

  Expert

  Legitimate

  Reward

  Information

Question 2Dave sees conflict as a game he prefers to win. When he realizes that someone needs the same resources as him, he immediately starts engaging in tactics in order to obtain the resources for himself. Dave’s conflict style can best be described as:

  accommodation.

  competition.

  collaboration.

  avoidance.

Question 3According to Zenger, a leader’s most difficult strategic challenge is:

  obtaining limited resources for the organization.

  finding new ways to create value.

  sustaining a competitive advantage.

  hiring the right people.

Question 4Nick always attends events organized by colleagues, in hopes that they will do the same for him when he needs to make certain an event is well attended. Nick is engaging in what sort of power building?

  Negotiation

  Access

  Building coalitions

  Reciprocity

Question 5When leaders of an organization compete and debate for scarce resources, they are operating within which of the following frames of reference?

  Human resource

  Political

  Structural

  Symbolic

Question 6In order to create a new department, Maggie sought buy-in from individuals who were seen as leaders among their peers, getting them to vocalize support for the department. Maggie engaged in what sort of power building?

  Building a coalition

  Reciprocity

  Education

  Networking

Question 7If given the choice, which of the following strategies should the leader pursue?

  Low effort, low impact

  High effort, low impact

  Low effort, high impact

  High effort, high impact

The answer can be found in Section 9.4, Strategy Implementation, in An Introduction to Leadership

Question 8In order to save money, Anita is looking for redundancies in spending and functions. Anita is engaging in which of the following “sights” of corporate theory?

  Cross-sight

  Insight

  Foresight

  Hindsight

Question 9Carrie has a strong preference for promoting people from within, allowing employees the opportunity to grow and develop their capabilities. Carrie’s perspective is most aligned with which of the following frames of reference?

  Human resource

  Structural

  Symbolic

  Political

Question 10A common slogan associated with Walmart is “Saving people money so they can live better.” This is Walmart’s:

  core values.

  vision.

  functional strategy.

  mission statement.