Deck 13: Leadership and Change

Question 1

Celebration and rewards should come only after the change process is completed in order to keep people motivated.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

One method that government is using to move beyond bureaucratic struggles and stagnation is performance based contracting.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The approach to leadership that emphasizes genetic predisposition and personal qualities is:

A)Behavioral theory
B)Situational theory
C)Trait theory
D)All of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Based on evidence-based practices,future leaders will likely need to focus less on networking,coalitions,and stakeholders.

Question 5

Leadership that is interactive and adapted to individual and structural context is:

A)Transactional
B)Behavioral
C)Situational
D)Transformational

Question 6

Change that occurs infrequently and creates a misalignment between the organization and environment is:

A)Continuous change
B)Unfreezing
C)Episodic change
D)Resisted change

Question 7

Transformational approaches to leadership are based on:

A)Inspirational motivation,collective participation
B)Group production,costs,motivation
C)Adaptation of leadership to structure,power,relations
D)Personality,aptitudes and motives

Question 8

Which one of the following is not and example of a primary embedding mechanism:

A)Management of critical incidents and crisis
B)Criteria for allocating scarce resources
C)Design of buildings and physical space
D)Observed criteria for recruiting,promotions,and discipline

Question 9

When working from a political frame,the two major players are described as:

A)Bureaucrats and providers
B)Authorities and partisans
C)Stakeholders and constituents
D)Democrats and Republicans

Question 10

Shared assumptions,adaptations,perceptions and learning are all aspects of:

A)Performance contracting
B)Trait theory
C)Organizational culture
D)Unfreezing

Question 11

Policy and procedural manuals,organizational charts,mission statements are examples of primary embedded mechanisms.

Question 12

Interest in follower characteristics,leadership behavior,internal and external determinants are elements of situational theory.

Question 13

Identifying supporters and opponents,creating a sense of urgency,and presenting disconfirming data are part of:

A)Positive reinforcement
B)Unfreezing
C)Refreezing
D)Secondary articulation