Leadership - session 5

1.       The difference between micro and macro level leadership is in the _________ and ___________.

• a.       definition; process

• b.       level; scope

• c.       type; focus

• d.       performance level; definition

In micro leadership, the leader focuses on __________ factors, while macro leaders focus on ___________ issues.

• a.       internal; external

• b.       people; task

• c.       financial; performance

• d.       team; department

1Micro leaders are typically evaluated as effective based on          , whereas upper echelon leaders are typically evaluated based on          .

• a.       employee satisfaction; stock prices

• b.       motivation; absenteeism

• c.       stakeholder satisfaction; employee satisfaction

• d.  productivity; Human measures

1.       How many strategic forces are in the domain of strategic leadership?

• a.       two

• b.       four

• c.       six

• d.       eight

1.       Which one of the following is not one of the strategic forces that impact organizations?

• a.       culture

• b.       environment

• c.       technology

• d.       middle management

1.       Structure is best defined as:

• a.       the way human resources are organized.

• b.       the process by which inputs are transformed into outputs.

• c.       a common set of beliefs.

• d.       the internal factors that affect an organization.

1.          includes all of the outside forces that potentially affect the organization.

• a.       Environment

• b.       Structure

• c.       Technology

• d.       Strategy

1.       Which is not an external environmental factor that moderates the power of leaders?

• a.       environmental uncertainty

• b.       market growth

• c.       industry type

• d.       organizational culture

1.       A sense of crisis sets the stage for______________

• a.       poor performance.

• b.       emergence of charismatic CEOs.

• c.       a decrease in CEO discretion.

• d.       stakeholders to exercise more power.

1.       Tolerance for diversity, extent of centralization, degree of employee participation, are all part of which characteristic of upper echelon leaders?

• a.       internal orientation

• b.       collectivism

• c.       need for control

• d.       risk-aversion