Question 1 of 20 5.0 Points Participation may be undesirable inall of the following situations EXCEP

Question 1 of 20 5.0 Points Participation may be undesirable inall of the following situations EXCEPT when: A. follower commitmentis not necessary. B. the tasks are complex and quality isimportant. C. time is of the essence. D. interaction between leaderand followers is restricted.
Question 2 of 20 5.0 Points Genencor International started itsemployee participation program: A. when they built a newheadquarters. B. after the leadership team took a trip to Japan. C.after they hired a new CEO. D. as a routine part of doingbusiness.
Question 3 of 20 5.0 Points Li Wei is under pressure to make aquick decision on a project with which she has considerableexpertise and experience. Her team is inexperienced and generallysupportive, and she needs the members’ strong commitment toimplement her decision. In this situation, Li Wei should: A. makedecisions by herself. B. allow for employee participation. C. seekmore information. D. delegate the decision to the group.
 Question 4 of 20 5.0 Points The more __________ a culture,the less likely it is that employees will participate in decisionmaking. A. coolectivist B. ascriptive C. power oriented D.flexible
Question 5 of 20 5.0 Points Which cultural values will least likelysupport employee participation and empowerment? A. high powerdistance B. collectivist C. humane orientation D. high time(future) orientation
Question 6 of 20 5.0 Points The leadership traits identified by IBMto revive the company include which of the following? A. being avisionary B. developing people and enabling growth C. being able totake charge D. having both task and people skills
Question 7 of 20 5.0 Points In spite of cultural and otherdifferences, one of the keys to successful implementation of teamsis: A. follower’s involvement. B. organizational policies. C. slowimplementation. D. leader’s belief in participation.
Question 8 of 20 5.0 Points Which of the following is one of thegoals of delegation? A. help th eleader with excessive workload B.share power with employees C. empower employees D. increase theleader’s power
Question 9 of 20 5.0 Points Leaders should generally not delegatewhich type of tasks or decisions? A. Strategic decisions B.Personnel decisions C. Manufacturing tasks D. Quality control
Question 10 of 20 5.0 Points Which underlying factor may be acontributing factor to leader’s inability to delegate? A.follower’s personality B. leader’s personality C. organizationalpolicies D. organizational culture
Question 11 of 20 5.0 Points __________ are more likely to find itdifficult to delegate task to their followers. A. Experiencedmanagers B. Relationship-oriented leaders C. Leaders who havetrouble developing positive LMX D. Type A leaders
Question 12 of 20 5.0 Points In teams, members often share: A. aculture. B. norms. C. history. D. personal experiences.
Question 13 of 20 5.0 Points Self-managed teams use leadershipbased on: A. cooperation. B. consideration. C. sharedresponsibility D. facilitation.
Question 14 of 20 5.0 Points __________ is one of the key factorsin effective teams. A. Building trust B. A good leader C. Clearrules D. A goal handed down from upper management
Question 15 of 20 5.0 Points Robert wants to increase the trustamong his team members. What should he do? A. an exchangeprocesCreate friendly competition among the members. B. Set upformal communication mechanisms. C. Reward cooperation. D. Assign aformal leader.
Question 16 of 20 5.0 Points __________ is intended to teach teammembers to monitor, assess and correct their behavior in the team.A. Self-guided correction B. Cross training C. Coordinationtraining D. Assertiveness training
Question 17 of 20 5.0 Points Self-leadership is similar to which ofthe other theories of leadership? A. Fiedler’s Contingency Model B.The LMX model C. The substitutes for leadership D. Situationalleadership
Question 18 of 20 5.0 Points The use of teams in the U.S. wastriggered by: A. globalization. B. the growth of the Chineseeconomy. C. failure of the U.S. management methods. D. thesuccessful use of teams in Japan.
Question 19 of 20 5.0 Points Instead of team-based management,Australian researchers have proposed the concept of __________ toinvolve individuals in teams in Western cultures. A. collaborativeindividualism B. self-leadership C. participation D.transformational leadership
Question 20 of 20 5.0 Points Self-leaders __________ instead of__________. A. keep information; sharing information. B. make sureeveryone is on board; letting employees develop their own goals. C.provide a vision; letting the team set goals. D. encourage
creativity; conformity