Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Strategic leaders must ensure that long-term objectives and strategies have been
determined, communicated, understood and supported by others. Which of the following conditions
is likely to be the most suitable to ensure objectives are supported and will remain valuable to the
firm? a. | Ambitious
objectives which will result in an organization radically different to the one perceived
now. | b. | Feasible and
achievable objectives which account for changing conditions. | c. | Broad objectives
designed to outline a desired future. | d. | Feasible and achievable objectives based on current
analysis. | | |
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Corporate governance is a central issue to strategic leadership and shows to employees
and broader stakeholders of the ethical stance of those managing and leading change in the
firm. Which of the following governance forms is likely to contradict an ethical standpoint on
the execution of leadership power? a. | Board of directors is supplemented by independent non-executive
directors bringing experience and expertise. | b. | Chairman holds
the CEO position to expedite decision-making and streamlining the executive
board. | c. | Executive team is based on a balance of skills and
experience. | d. | Members of the executive team are appointed based on their
perceived value-added. | | |
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Which
of these is a characteristic of ineffective leadership? a. | A leader who is
only a charismatic strategic visionary but not operationally-minded. | b. | Few new
initiatives being implemented. | c. | Reserves the right to change his/her mind even after supporting
a manager’s decision. | d. | Single-minded. | | |
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Which
of the following is not a characteristic of intrapreneurial organizations? a. | Strategy-making
is dominated by the active search for and exploitation of new
opportunities. | b. | Strategic change is characterized by dramatic leaps forward in
the face of uncertainty. | c. | Growth is the chief goal of the
organization. | d. | Continuous emphasis on efficiency so that the organization can
challenge its competitors with lower cost initiatives. | | |
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According to McClelland and Winter (1971), people are motivated by three needs.
Which of the following is one of those needs? a. | Need for
money. | b. | Need to self-actualize. | c. | Need to
achieve. | d. | Need for empowerment. | | |
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Bridge et al. (1998) state that organizations must recruit, spot and use people
that Pinchot (1985) labeled as ‘intrapreneurs’. Which of these statements is an
adequate reflection of an intrapreneur? a. | People with entrepreneurial talent who are motivated to use
their abilities and initiative to do something on their own. | b. | People who are
creative thinkers within the firm. | c. | People with entrepreneurial talent who are motivated to use
their abilities and initiative to do something on their own, but may not want to start their own
business. | d. | People who do not want to take risks but are willing to offer
ideas to managers for improvements, new or incremental. | | |
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Which
of these organizational conditions is not necessary to develop effective
intrapreneurship? a. | Employee
suggestion schemes. | b. | Making internal resources available to
employees. | c. | Managerial support. | d. | Encouragement
and reward systems promoting change. | | |
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Each
entrepreneur is far from identical. Conceptually, it can be said that there are five types:
hard, soft, ambitious, innovative and the designer-inventor. Which of the following is not a
feature of a ‘hard’ entrepreneur. a. | Pragmatic. | b. | Opportunistic. | c. | Natural networkers. | d. | Engage others to
persuade their vision. | | |
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Five
different types of entrepreneur exist: hard, soft, ambitious, innovative, and the
designer-inventor. Which of the following is not a feature of ambitious
entrepreneurs? a. | Galvanize
others. | b. | Independent. | c. | Energetic. | d. | Charismatic presence. | | |
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In
terms of leadership, which of the following best describes Sam Walton of Wal-Mart? a. | Individual and
visionary | b. | Mild but determined | c. | Behind the
scenes but 'keeping an eye out' | d. | Egotistical and determined | | |
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