Question 1

Which of the following describes the Pygmalion effect?

Accepted Answer

A) What managers expect of their employees and the way they treat them largely determines their performance and career progress. 
B) Employees, more often than not, do what they believe they are expected to do. 
C) Managers have the ability to create high performance expectations that their employees fulfill. 
D) All of these describe the Pygmalion effect. 
E) None of these describes the Pygmalion effect. 
A) What managers expect of their employees and the way they treat them largely determines their performance and career progress. 
B) Employees, more often than not, do what they believe they are expected to do. 
C) Managers have the ability to create high performance expectations that their employees fulfill. 
D) All of these describe the Pygmalion effect. 
E) None of these describes the Pygmalion effect.

Question 2

Where can visionary leaders be found?

Accepted Answer

A) In large businesses 
B) In families 
C) In not-for-profit organizations and governmental units 
D) In all of these 
E) In large businesses and not-for-profit organizations and governmental units, but not in families 
A) In large businesses 
B) In families 
C) In not-for-profit organizations and governmental units 
D) In all of these 
E) In large businesses and not-for-profit organizations and governmental units, but not in families

Question 3

One of the paradoxes of emphasizing goal setting to motivate performance is that

Accepted Answer

A) Establishing and monitoring goals and performance takes time away from the actual tasks of the organization. 
B) Goals only work in a relaxed, collaborate environment. 
C) Goals tend to de-motivate employees 
D) Goals do not change, but the business environment does change. 
E) Goals inhibit creativity 
A) Establishing and monitoring goals and performance takes time away from the actual tasks of the organization. 
B) Goals only work in a relaxed, collaborate environment. 
C) Goals tend to de-motivate employees 
D) Goals do not change, but the business environment does change. 
E) Goals inhibit creativity

Question 4

To sustain the passion you need to persevere as a leader in challenging times, it helps if you have addressed which of the following fundamental questions?

Accepted Answer

A) What is my vision for the company? and Who else in the organization agrees with my vision? 
B) What do my employees want? How can I help them obtain what they want? 
C) Who am I? and Who do other people think that I am? 
D) What do my shareholders want? How can I help them obtain what they want? 
E) Where am I going? and Why am I going there? 
A) What is my vision for the company? and Who else in the organization agrees with my vision? 
B) What do my employees want? How can I help them obtain what they want? 
C) Who am I? and Who do other people think that I am? 
D) What do my shareholders want? How can I help them obtain what they want? 
E) Where am I going? and Why am I going there?

Which of the following describes the Pygmalion effect?

Where can visionary leaders be found?

One of the paradoxes of emphasizing goal setting to motivate performance is that

To sustain the passion you need to persevere as a leader in challenging times, it helps if you have addressed which of the following fundamental questions?

The Competing Values Approach to Management

Establishing and Maintaining Stability and Continuity

Promoting Change and Encouraging Adaptability

Integration and the Road to Mastery

Creating and Sustaining Commitment and Cohesion

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Exam 3: Improving Productivity and Increasing Profitability

Which of the following describes the Pygmalion effect?

Where can visionary leaders be found?

One of the paradoxes of emphasizing goal setting to motivate performance is that

To sustain the passion you need to persevere as a leader in challenging times, it helps if you have addressed which of the following fundamental questions?

The Competing Values Approach to Management

Establishing and Maintaining Stability and Continuity

Promoting Change and Encouraging Adaptability

Integration and the Road to Mastery

Creating and Sustaining Commitment and Cohesion

Filters