Business Procedure Semester Test

Liam, a HR manager at a tech company, believes that companies prefer not to hire employees who have leadership experience because they want to train them. Priya, another HR manager, disagrees. Maya, a business student, thinks that in business, managers don’t need to be leaders. Are Liam's and Maya's statements true or false?

• True

• False

Aria, Lily, and Michael are discussing leadership in their business class. Aria suggests that leadership characteristics are professional qualities rather than specific ways that employees behave. Do you agree with Aria's statement? 

• True

• False

Managers should recognize and help to meet important needs of each employee while also accomplishing ______________.

• Personal goals

• Company goals 

• Competitor’s goals

• All of the above

Benjamin, Rohan, and Noah are attending a leadership workshop. They are asked to list the 10 Common Leadership Traits.

Answer explanation

The 10 common leadership traits include integrity, confidence, communication, empathy, accountability, humility, vision, influence, resilience, and adaptability.

Scarlett and Aria are leaders of two different teams in their school. They both have different leadership styles. Scarlett uses her position as the team leader to influence her team, while Aria uses rewards to motivate her team. Considering this, which TWO types of power are Scarlett and Aria using for effective leadership?

• Position

• Reward

• Expert

• Identity

Ethan, Luna, and Priya are attending a workshop on human relations skills. They learned about Understanding others, Differentiation, Self-understanding. However, they were confused about one topic. Which of the following is NOT one of the three important human relations skills they learned?

• Understanding others

• Differentiation

• Self-understanding

• Developing job satisfaction

Elijah is learning new skills for his job. He is focusing on skills that can be learned and are related to how to do a specific job. Which of the following skills is he likely focusing on? Initiative, Soft skills, Judgement, Hard skills

• Initiative

• Soft skills

• Judgement

• Hard skills

Zoe is a hiring manager at a large corporation. She is looking for a candidate who will get along well with others. Which skill is she highly desiring in her potential employees?

• Initiative

• Soft skills

• Judgement

• Hard skills

Oliver, Grace, and Mason are managers who believe that their employees' jobs meet many of their personal needs. They also believe that employees who enjoy their work will do a better job. What management style are they likely practicing?

• Closed Management

• Soft skills

• Limited management

• Hard skills

Kai, Aiden, and Aria are working in a company where they feel they are not very interested or motivated. They feel they are working only because they have to. What type of management style is their company likely using?

• Closed Management

• Soft skills

• Limited management

• Hard skills