12-15 M.T Practice
_______ can be as counterproductive as absenteeism - ✔✔Presenteeism
Barry Levenson works for the corporate office of Bastion Global. The firm offers financial lending and
consulting services in 14 different countries. Barry does not believe the international firm has done a good job
of developing a diverse workforce. He wants to improve the firm's diversity to better reflect trends in society at
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large.
What is the biggest global diversity challenge that organizations like Bastion Global face? - ✔✔The
progression of women into executive positions is slow.
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Barry Levenson works for the corporate office of Bastion Global. The firm offers financial lending and
consulting services in 14 different countries. Barry does not believe the international firm has done a good job
of developing a diverse workforce. In its U.S. offices, 92 percent of Bastion Global's workforce is white, and 68
percent is male. He wants to increase the firm's diversity to better reflect trends in the domestic society at
large.
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Which of the following initiatives would best help Barry achieve his objectives? - ✔✔Establish mentor
relationships to build confidence among underrepresented minority groups.
Barry Levenson works for the corporate office of Bastion Global. The firm offers financial lending and
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consulting services in 14 different countries. Barry does not believe the international firm has done a good job
of developing a diverse workforce. In its U.S. offices, 92 percent of Bastion Global's workforce is white. He
wants to increase the firm's racial diversity to better reflect trends in the domestic society at large. Barry plans
to do this by targeting his recruitment efforts in the non-white population with the largest numbers in the U.S
workforce.
This means that Barry will be recruiting in _____ communities. - ✔✔Hispanic
Bianca has been the manager of her purchasing department for nearly a year. This week she plans to sit down
with two of her most reliable employees. She wants feedback from them about how the department is running
and hopes they will be comfortable enough to let her know if she is doing anything that is limiting her
effectiveness as a manager.
Blanca is trying to enhance her self-_____ by soliciting feedback from others. - ✔✔Awareness
Blanca has been the manager of her purchasing department for nearly a year. This week she plans to sit down
with two of her most reliable employees. She wants feedback from them about how the department is running
and hopes they will be comfortable enough to let her know if she is doing anything that is limiting her
effectiveness as a manager.
Another way that she can learn about her own strengths and weaknesses is through self- - ✔✔Assessment
, Caleb manages the contract division of the largest property management company in New England. His
division is full of high performers in terms of problem solving and judgment. Caleb is an employee-centered
leader.
This means that Caleb leads with a strong focus on _____. - ✔✔Goal achievement
Caleb manages the contract division of the largest property management company in New England. His
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division is full of high performers in terms of problem solving and judgment. Caleb leads by example. His
knowledge and decisiveness set the tone for his team.
Caleb's leadership style is characterized by his _____ traits. - ✔✔Intelligence
Caleb manages the contract division of the largest property management company in New England. His
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division is full of high performers in terms of processing volume and speed. As a leader, Caleb is task-oriented
and directs subordinate work activities toward the attainment of goals.
As a leader Caleb has a(n) ____ behavioral orientation - ✔✔Initiating structure; task
Caleb manages the contract division of the largest property management company in New England. His
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division is full of high performers in terms of processing volume and speed. As a leader, Caleb is task-oriented
and directs subordinate work activities toward the attainment of goals. He pursues an operational environment
that minimizes human elements that interfere with efficiency.
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Using Hersey and Blanchard's situational model of leadership, Caleb's leadership involves _____. - ✔✔Low
supportive behavior and high guidance behavior
Caleb manages the contract division of the largest property management company in New England. His
division is full of high performers in terms of processing volume and speed. As a leader, Caleb is task-oriented
and directs subordinate work activities toward the attainment of goals. He pursues an operational environment
that minimizes human elements that interfere with efficiency.
Using the prescriptive curve of the situational model of leadership, Caleb's leadership style indicates that his
followers have a low level of _______ - ✔✔Readiness
Caleb manages the contract division of the largest property management company in New England. His
division is full of high performers in terms of processing volume and speed. As a leader, Caleb is task-oriented
and directs subordinate work activities toward the attainment of goals. He pursues an operational environment
that minimizes human elements that interfere with efficiency.
Using the prescriptive curve of the situational model of leadership, what is Caleb's leadership style? -
✔✔Telling
Caleb manages the contract division of the largest property management company in New England. His
division is full of high performers in terms of processing volume and speed. As a leader, Caleb is task-oriented
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