MULTIPLE CHOICES
1. Which of these tasks is NOT one the traditional competencies of managers?
a. Staffing
b. Planning
c. Brainstorming
d. Controlling
2. According to Drucker (1974), the emergence of management "signaled a major transformation of society into a pluralistic society of institutions." What body part did he liken to management in its relationship to an institution?
a. Skeleton
b. Organ
c. Muscle
d. Brain
3. Which one of these tasks is NOT included in Yukl's (1995) eleven managerial practices?
a. Consulting and Delegating
b. Recognizing and Rewarding
c. Networking
d. Contracting and Generating
4. What is a learning organization?
a. Organizations that adapt and grow to cater to new markets
b. Organizations that encourage employers to build on new ideas.
c. Organizations that maintain status quo.
d. Both a and b
5. Which of these metaphors explains the concept of what a green thumb leader does for his or her employees?
a. The farmer reaps his crops and sells them for a profit.
b. The gardener must nurture the growth of his plants by tending the soil and providing food for energy.
c. The grocer picks out the best of his produce to display in the front of the store
d. The horticulturist prunes his orchid carefully so that the most promising buds will flourish.
6. Which four principles are learning leader mentorships based on?
a. Competency, faith, independence and autonomy
b. Direction, instruction, monitoring, and evaluation
c. Shared purpose, co-inquiry, respect and trust
d. Controlling, planning, organizing and leading
7. What is a learning leader?
a. Directive leaders that assign projects
b. Active leaders of change that participate in co-inquiry.
c. Confident leaders that delegate responsibilities
d. Passive leaders that give all control to their employees
8. Which of these items is NOT one of Kouzes and Posner's five competencies of effective managerial leaders?
a. Challenging the process
b. Telling other how to act
c. Encouraging the heart
d. Inspiring a shared vision
9. Ursula Burns is the first female African American CEO of which Fortune 500 company?
a. GM
b. Intel
c. Xerox
d. Sony
10. Fill in the blank: According to Kotter, U.S. organizations in today's society are ______________ and ________________.
a. overworked ... underpaid
b. undermanaged ... overled
c. overprivatized ... underaccountable
d. overmanaged ... underled