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Question 1

What is the difference between the content and process theories of motivation?

Select one:

a. The main difference is that content theories address what people think while process address how they think

b. Content theories address the organizational culture and process theory, how the organization’s human resources can be manipulated to achieve the organization’s goals

c. Content theory attempts to explain specific things, which motivate people in different situations. Process theory attempts to identify relationships among variables which make up motivation

d. There is no difference both explain individual needs and focus on behaviour

Question 2

According to French & Raven bases of power include(s):

Select one:

a. Reward power

b. Expert power

c. Coercive power

d. All of the above

Question 3

Early research on leadership traits ________.

Select one:

a. Focused on characteristics that might differentiate leaders from non-leaders

b. Sought to prove that charisma was an essential trait of leadership

c. Focused on behavioral traits rather than physical traits of a leader

d. Found consistent and unique traits that would apply to all effective leaders

Question 4

All of the following are assumptions of the transactional theory of leadership EXCEPT:

Select one:

a. Social systems work best with a clear chain of command

b. When people have agreed to do a job they cede all authority to their manager

c. Successful leaders tend to have somewhat higher intelligence than their subordinate

d. The main purpose of a subordinate is to do what their manager tells them to do

Question 5

In the Ohio State studies, ________ refers to how strict a leader's standards are.

Select one:

a. initiating structure

b. independent dimension

c. comprehensive structure

d. Consideration

Question 6

Characteristics/dimension(s) of Senge’s learning organization are;

Select one:

a. personal mastery, system thinking, principles

b. mental models, superior mastery, and shared vision

c. shared vision, personal mastery, mental models

d. principles, system mastery, shared vision

Question 7

McGregor's Theory X is the root cause of

Select one:

a. Mismanagement

b. Motivation

c. Leadership

d. Micromanagement

Question 8

A Theory Y type manager

Select one:

a. Acts in a way that communicates trust and a belief in staff member's good intentions

b. Avoids staff involvement

c. Shows that Employee creativity is minimal

d. Demonstrates that Staff concesnsus and agreement are not necessary in work practices

Question 9

A strength of a learning organization is

Select one:

a. To engage in international exchange employees

b. Maintaining levels of innovation and remaining competitive

c. To be a learning institute for employee

d. 2 hours of work and 6 hours of learning

Question 10

Are Power and Authority associated with Leadership?

Select one:

a. True

b. False

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