MGT 460 Week 3 Quiz ( I need quiz in one hour)

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MGT
460 Week
3 Quiz 

Question1 

With regard to feedback, a leader should…

  Be clear about what
characteristics a subordinate possesses that are dysfunctional

Ask others for feedback

  Provide reports to
each subordinate so that subordinates can compare their performance to others

subordinates know when they do not have the capability to
improve their performance

Question 2. 

What are the two main
types of interviews:

  Unstructured and
projective

Unstructured and stress

Structured and unstructured

 Structured and
situational

Question 3. 

A way to undermine
trust in leadership is to…

Encourage your direct reports to speak the truth

Explain a situation in different ways to different
subordinates so they will understand

Reward direct reports who are contrarians

 Encourage direct
reports to challenge leadership

Question 4. 

An overarching goal
or strategies for a top leader might be to be sure each vice president
understands the meaning of…

  Delighting customers

 Monitoring
subordinates

 Having detailed roles
and responsibilities for each direct report

 Timing announcements
to match stock market expectations and report dates

Question 5. 

What type of question
is focused on understanding how a candidate may behave in a hypothetical situation:

Behaviorally-based

 Job-related

 Job knowledge

 Situational

Question 6. 

What is the best
strategy for making recognition an effective motivator?

 Recognize only the
people who had substantial input to accomplishing a goal

 Waiting until you are
certain that the goal has been achieved

Giving a cash bonus

Recognizing everyone involved in an accomplishment, even
those in the back office who were behind the scenes

Question 7. 

How often should a
leader evaluate a subordinate’s performance?

 Once a year when the
organization requires a formal performance appraisal form be completed and
shared with the subordinate

 Every day if possible

 After major
accomplishments have been completed

 Whenever the
subordinate acts in a way that demonstrates one or more weakness

Question 8. 

How does a goal
statement differ from a strategy or tactic statement?

A goal statement indicates what you want to accomplish

A goal statement indicates what you plan to do

 A goal statement
indicates what you expect from subordinates

 Strategy is the
overall direction of the company whereas a goal statement is what each person
needs to do to affect that

Question 9. 

One-to-one leadership
requires competencies that support…

 Time management

 Setting parameters
and controls over human resource practices

Performance management

Distributing and explaining corporate financial reports to
employees

Question 10. 

Which would not be
considered a developmental assignment?

 Being given a highly
visible task that is important to the organization’s success

 Being given feedback
and asked to use it to improve one’s performance

  Leading a
start-up—for instance, a new support department or line of business

Opening a new office