Question 1

GLOBE researchers identified 8 specific attributes and behaviors that are viewed universally across cultures as being impediments to leader effectiveness. Which of the following attributes was/were included in that list?

Accepted Answer

A) Cautious 
B) Domineering 
C) Asocial 
D) All of these were included in the list.

Question 2

Researchers advocating the situational viewpoint believed leaders were made, not born.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Jeff works as a self-employed consultant. He decides when, where and how he works based on market demand and personal preference. Jeff's job has a high degree of

Accepted Answer

A) task autonomy. 
B) task interdependence. 
C) task structure. 
D) task feedback.

Question 4

Write a short note on the 'feedback' as a task component in the job characteristics model with examples.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

The information age organization operates with integrated business processes that cut across traditional business functions. This concerns which operating assumption underlying the information age?

Accepted Answer

A) links to customers and suppliers. 
B) cross functions. 
C) global scales. 
D) knowledge workers.

Question 6

Briefly explain the fundamental premises of Hunt and Osborn's multiple-influence model.

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Question 7

According to the GLOBE study, societies higher on future orientation tend to:

Accepted Answer

A) Have flexible and adaptive organizations and managers. 
B) Assign greater weight to love in marriage decisions. 
C) Have lower rates of economic success. 
D) Have lower heart attack rates.

Question 8

Define task interdependence and describe the leadership style for jobs with high interdependence.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 12: Skills for Developing Others