Quiz 5 - Chapters 7 & 12 - Closes 9.00am Monday 22 July 2024, SINGAPORE TIME - Attempt Review - MyMurdoch Learning

Started on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 8:33 PM
State Finished
Completed on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 8:38 PM
Time taken 5 mins 32 secs
Marks 16.00/20.00
Grade 2.40 out of 3.00 (80%)
Question 1
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Leadership is the ability to influence, motivate and enable others to contribute to organisational effectiveness.
Select one:
True 
False
The correct answer is 'True'.
Question 2
Correct
Charismatic leadership refers to:

a. Personal traits that provide referent power over others 
b. The same features as transactional leadership
c. The same features as transformational leadership
d. The people-oriented behaviours in the behavioural perspective of leadership
The correct answer is: Personal traits that provide referent power over others
Question 3
Correct
A decision maker's need to justify his or her decision tends to cause:

a. More ethical decisions
b. Escalation of commitment 
c. Creative decisions
d. The decision maker to look for more alternatives
The correct answer is: Escalation of commitment

Question 4
Correct
Path–goal theory highlights two main leadership styles.

Select one:
True
False 
The correct answer is 'False'.
Question 5
Incorrect
Decisions tend to have a higher failure rate when leaders are:

a. Decisive
b. Contemplative
c. Intuitive 
d. Effective
The correct answer is: Decisive
Question 6
Correct
Moods and specific emotions influence the process of evaluating alternatives.

Select one:
True 
False

Question 7
Correct
Working in virtual settings:

a. Is easier on leaders and their subordinates
b. Increases team trust
c. Reduces the importance of leaders
d. Exerts additional challenges on leaders 
The correct answer is: Exerts additional challenges on leaders
Question 8
Correct
The first step in the rational choice decision-making process is to identify the problem or recognise an opportunity.
Select one:
True 
False
Question 9
Correct
Which of the following is NOT a way in which emotions affect the evaluation of alternatives?
a. Emotions serve as information when we evaluate alternatives
b. Emotions are all intuitive 
c. Emotions change the decision evaluation process
d. Emotions form early preferences
The correct answer is: Emotions are all intuitive

Question 10
Correct
Which leadership style emphasises behaviours that encourage employees to reach their peak performance?
a. Directive
b. Supportive
c. Achievement-oriented 
d. Participative
The correct answer is: Achievement-oriented
Question 11
Incorrect
One problem with the competency (trait) perspective of leadership is that:

a. Research doesn't find any evidence that effective leaders have specific competencies 
b. Competencies reflect the leader's performance rather than potential
c. Most leadership competencies are too specific, leaving no opportunity to interpret their meaning broadly
d. It implies a universal rather than contingency approach to leadership
The correct answer is: It implies a universal rather than contingency approach to leadership
Question 12
Incorrect
Which of the following is NOT an element of transformational leadership?

a. Develop and communicate a strategic vision
b. Improve employee performance and wellbeing
c. Model the vision
d. Encourage experimentation 
The correct answer is: Improve employee performance and wellbeing

Question 13
Correct
Outdated mental models can lead us to reject or dismiss opportunities.

Select one:
True 
False
Question 14
Incorrect
Intuition includes any emotional signals we experience regarding a situation.

Select one:
True 
False
The correct answer is 'False'.
Question 15
Correct
Which of the following would be a leadership substitute?

a. Skilled employees and employees with strong self-leadership competencies
b. Performance-based reward systems
c. Supportive colleagues
d. All of the options listed here are correct 
The correct answer is: All of the options listed here are correct
Question 16
Correct
In what stage of the decision-making process do emotions influence human decision making?
a. Identifying problems
b. Identifying alternatives
c. Choosing alternatives
d. All of the options listed here are correct 
The correct answer is: All of the options listed here are correct
Question 17
Correct
Shared leadership flourishes in organisations where formal leaders are willing to:
a. Delegate power
b. Encourage employees to operate in a learning orientation culture
c. Have one formally assigned position or role
d. Delegate power and encourage employees to operate in a learning orientation culture 
The correct answer is: Delegate power and encourage employees to operate in a learning orientation culture
Question 18
Correct
According to research on the path goal perspective of leadership, a combination of directive and supportive leadership is best for
employees who are, or perceive themselves to be,:
a. Inexperienced and unskilled 
b. Inexperienced
c. Skilled
d. Experienced and skilled
The correct answer is: Inexperienced and unskilled

Question 19
Correct
Which one of the following activities help employees think more creatively?
a. Encouraging employees to revisit old projects that have been set aside 
b. Getting employees from the same department to work together on new projects
c. Ensuring the company has a very low turnover
d. Organising a formal lunch for employees once a month
The correct answer is: Encouraging employees to revisit old projects that have been set aside
Question 20
Correct
Reframing a problem in a unique way and generating different approaches to the issue is called _____________
a. Creativity
b. Convergent thinking
c. Illumination
d. Divergent thinking 
The correct answer is: Divergent thinking
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The correct answer is 'True'.

Charismatic leadership refers to:

A decision maker's need to justify his or her decision tends to cause:

The correct answer is: Escalation of commitment

Path–goal theory highlights two main leadership styles.

The correct answer is 'False'.

Decisions tend to have a higher failure rate when leaders are:

The correct answer is: Decisive

Moods and specific emotions influence the process of evaluating alternatives.

The correct answer is 'True'.

Working in virtual settings:

The correct answer is: Exerts additional challenges on leaders

The correct answer is 'True'.

The correct answer is: Emotions are all intuitive

The correct answer is: Achievement-oriented

One problem with the competency (trait) perspective of leadership is that:

Which of the following is NOT an element of transformational leadership?

The correct answer is: Improve employee performance and wellbeing

Outdated mental models can lead us to reject or dismiss opportunities.

The correct answer is 'True'.

Intuition includes any emotional signals we experience regarding a situation.

The correct answer is 'False'.

Which of the following would be a leadership substitute?

The correct answer is: Inexperienced and unskilled

The correct answer is: Divergent thinking

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