Tolerance for ambiguity

1 In addition to basic managerial functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling, leaders are ascribed:
Procedural and external roles
Procedural and internal roles
Strategic and internal roles
Strategic and external roles
2 Leaders in high power distance cultures would be most characterized by:
Expecting feedback from employees
Relying on formal structures to accomplish tasks
Seeking notoriety for the organization
Focusing on team efforts
3 The trait approach to leadership suggests that:
Leaders have special innate qualities
Leadership traits are clearly visible
Traits are based on social class
Traits cannot be measured
4 The interactionist view of individual differences suggests:
The environment determines who we are
Genes are the most important factor in making people who they are
Heredity and the environment both influence individual differences
Culture is one of the key factor in determining how people behavior
5 All managers have access to which source of individual power?
Legitimate
Authority
Coercive
Expert
6 Followers will only follow a charismatic leader if:
They believe change is needed
They are motivated
They have clear rewards waiting for them
They are confident
7 As organizations grow and mature, the leader’s influence is often replaced with:
They influence of teams
The power of middle management
The presence of a strong culture
Individual decision making
8 Which of the following cultural values can affect employee participation in decision making?
Collectivism
Tolerance for ambiguity
Ascription
Time orientation
9 ____________is change that is the result of specific and conscious actions by leaders or followers to change the organization
Unplanned
Convergent
Evolutionary
Revolutionary
10 ______________focuses on education and teaching participants the skills to effectively conduct the day-to-day activities of the individual’s role in the organization.
Executive development
Leader development
Leadership development
Supervisory and managerial development