Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 Test Bank for The Leadership Experience 8th Edition Daft Chapter 1-15 Chapter 1 1. The leadership process is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared purposes. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: The leadership process is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared purposes. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: p. 5 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Explain the full meaning of leadership and see the leadership potential in yourself and others. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-1 Why We Need Leadership KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge 2. Leadership is a people activity. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Leadershi p is a people activity and is district from administration paperwork or planning activities. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 5 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Explain the full mean ing of leadership and see the leadership potential in yourself and others. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles TOPICS: 1-1 Why We Need Leadership KEYWO RDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 3. A shared mindset that represents a fundamental way of thinking about, perceiving, and understanding the world is called an emergent leader. NURSEDOCS Copyri ght Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 2 a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Paradigm is a shared mindset that represents a fundamental way of thinking about, perceiving, and understanding the world. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: p. 7 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and organizations. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Moderate - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influenc e TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge 4. Leaders today must keep things running on a steady, even keel for the organization to be successful. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: In the past, many leaders assumed that if they could just keep things running on a steady, even keel, the organization would be successful. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: p. 10 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and organizations. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 5. A leadership principles adopted from the ―Code of the West‖ is taking pride in your work. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: The Cowboy Code or the Code of the West are basic values that provided an informal code of conduct for pioneers settling the western American frontier have been distilled into ten principles that may still be applicable to leaders. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFEREN CES: p. 13 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and organizations. NURSEDOCS Copyri ght Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 3 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 6. Derailed managers are successful people who excelled in a functional area and were expected to go far, but they reached a plateau, were fired, or were forced to retire early. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Derailment refers to a phenomenon in organizations in which a manager with an impressive track record reaches a certain level but goes off track and can‘t advance because of a mismatch between job needs and the manager‘s personal skills and qualities. Derailed managers are successful people who excelled in a functional area and were expected to go far, but they reached a plateau, were fired, or were forced to retire early. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 25 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Identify the primary reasons for leadership derailment and the new paradigm skills that can help you avoid it. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-5 Leadership Can Be Learned KEYWO RDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 7. An example of a Level 5 leader is Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, who transformed the organization‘s leader mindset from a ―know -it-all‖ to a ―learn -it-all.‖ a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, who joined in 1992 at the age of 25 and was relatively unknown, moved to transform Microsoft leaders form a know -it-all‖ to a ―learn -it-all‖ mindset. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 14 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1- 2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and organizations. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United State s - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge NURSEDOCS Copyri ght Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 4 8. The best leaders, at all levels, are those who are genuinely interested in other people and find ways to bring out the best in them. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: The best leaders, at all levels, are those who are genuinely interested in other people and find ways to bring out the best in them. Successful organizations pay attention to developing leaders in the soft skills needed to effectively lead technical people in a changing environment. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: p. 25 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Identify the primary reasons for leadership derailment and the new paradigm skills that can help you avoid it. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles TOPICS: 1-5 Leadership Can Be Learned KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension 9. Leaders focus on establishing detailed plans and schedules for achieving specific results. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: Both leadership and management are conc erned with providing direction for the organization, but there are differences. Management focuses on establishing detailed plans and schedules for achieving specific results, then allocating resources to accomplish the plan. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 15 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Summarize the fundamental differences between leadership and management. NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence TOPICS: 1-3 How Leadership Differs from Management KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge 10. If a person is known to have very strong intentions about the organization‘s future, they have strong will. a. True b. False ANSWER: True RATIONALE: Strong will means having very strong intentions about the organization‘s future. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: p. 14 NURSEDOCS
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