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ETS - MBA EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERSSome approaches to leadership believe that management and leadership are different.
Using this approach leadership would include all except which of the following
activities? - Answers- Controlling execution of employee deliverables
Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to
achieve a common goal (Schedlitzki & Edwards, 2014). The leadership theory that looks
at
effective leaders having certain qualities in common, such as, intelligence,
dependability,
responsibility, energy, and sociability is: - Answers- Trait Leadership Theory
Laisse-faire leadership ignores problems and does not taking any real stand on the
organizations vision. Transactional leadership looks to offers a material or psychological
benefit for follower compliance with a leadership initiative. Transformational leadership -
Answers- moves people of the pyramid of Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Motivation is a tool leaders use to generate energy, set a direction, and sustain a focus
on
obtaining a goal. Of the many motivational theories available to leaders, one
understands
that employee inputs to their work (time, effort, commitment, etc.) must be balanced with
obtained outputs of their work (pay, benefits, security, etc.) in order to avoid
demotivation. Which of the following motivational theories is about creating this
balanced environment where employees are not demotivated by an imbalance of inputs
and outputs at work? - Answers- Equity Theory
An organizational structure where the entire organization is focused on achieving
functional goals but could be slower to respond to environmental changes is which of
the
following organizational structures? - Answers- Functional Structure
Centralization is the degree to which decision making takes place at the _________
levels
of the organization. - Answers- Upper
Organizations should design their structures to fit the environment. What is the
management approach in which the design of an organization's structure is tailored to
the
sources of uncertainty facing that organization? - Answers- Contingency Approach
Which of the following is a criterion that influences manufacturing plant or warehouse
facility
location decisions? - Answers- Proximity to customers
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