PSYC305
Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2018 April
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Week 1: Charismatic Leaders and Communication
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Do you think
communication is more important to leaders now than it was in Hitler’s and
FDR’s time? Explain why you think so or why you disagree. Who is a more current
charismatic leader that you know of, and how are they similar to Hitler or FDR
in their communication style?
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Week 1: Ohio State and Michigan Studies
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Consider the findings
from the Ohio State and Michigan studies: Good leadership requires
effectiveness on two dimensions – initiating structure, commonly called task
orientation, and showing consideration, commonly called employee orientation.
Evaluate a leader you know using those two dimensions of good leadership.
Describe how well that leader manages both those dimensions. What is the
outcome of their strengths or weaknesses in those dimensions?
1. Describe a situation
that would call for a more task oriented leader.
2. In what situations would a more employee oriented leader be more successful?
Which orientation do you
reflect in your style of leadership? Why do you tend to lean toward that style?
PSYC305
Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2018 April
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Week 2: Communication
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It has been said that
communication controls, motivates, provides release, and facilitates
decision-making. What happens in an organization when communication is limited?
How does downward and upward communication affect the functions mentioned
above?
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Week
2: Communication
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It has been said that
communication controls, motivates, provides release, and facilitates
decision-making. What happens in an organization when communication is limited?
How does downward and upward communication affect the functions mentioned
above?
PSYC305
Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2018 April
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Week 3: Your Personality and Values
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Values may be
self-governing, but they do change with time. The link between personality,
values, and work ethic is difficult to decipher. Your basic makeup is with you
in every situation, especially in your organization. Have your values changed
as you have matured, or have they stayed the same? Do you have different values
than your parents or siblings? How do values affect the cohesiveness of the
workplace?
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Week 3: What’s Best for the Workers is Best for the Company?
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A student who worked for
Chipotle stated: “I love the Chipotle standard that what’s best for the people
(employees) is best for the company and vice versa, so I always strive to do my
best.” It sounds simple, but in reality, that is a difficult culture to enact.
Why do you suppose that it isn’t common in most organizations? What is
difficult about the implementation of such a policy? Does everyone have the
same definition of “doing your best”? Will slackers perceive their
best in a different light? Can you count on most managers to model the
appropriate behavior? Who supervises the managers, and how are they held
accountable, not only for product, but for cultural expectations?
PSYC305
Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2018 April
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Week 4: Employee Needs
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Please take a look at
the bulleted needs described on page 286: survival, security, belonging,
respect, and fulfillment. Then, describe how your organization meets those
needs, and explain what they could do differently to better meet the fulfillment
needs.
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Week 4: Happy Employees – common, or scarce?
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To kick off this
discussion, remember what we were discussing this week about happy employees.
Our lecture talked about making employees number one. How prevalent do you find
this to be? Do you think it is common? Why or why not? Is it a lack of
knowledge, ignorance, or arrogance? You would think that this concept was easy
to understand. Do you think today’s managers and leaders forgot to read the
handbook on effective employee management?
PSYC305
Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2018 April
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Week 5: Manage Team Diversity and Avoid Groupthink
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Our text discusses the
conclusion of research: Diverse teams utilize diverse opinions and approaches
and are generally more effective in their accomplishment of tasks. Yet, the
text states “diversity appears to increase group conflict.”
In what ways does diversity make conflict into a positive result? How can the
appreciation and encouragement of people to be themselves and share their
thoughts result in cohesiveness and effectiveness?
What are some specific things you could do or say in any group to decrease the
conflict inherent in diversity and increase the productivity inherent in many
minds and styles working together?
How does dealing with diversity in teams help in avoiding groupthink? Think
about the forces of groupthink and how they can be dealt with when diversity of
opinions, ideas, strategies, is allowed to function in teams.
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Week 5: Organizational Climate: Warm and Open, or Chilly with a Chance
of Rain?
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As stated in Chapter 5,
organizational climate is the hallmark of integrated purpose, strong focus on
the advancement of the individual, and respect for all members. Discuss any
situations you have encountered in your vocational experiences where this
cohesiveness was evident. How did you feel? How do you think this climate
affected turnover?
If you have not experienced this type of corporation, what kinds of
expectations would you have when you join it? How do you think the employees
feel about their situation?
PSYC305
Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2018 April
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Week 6: Successful Change Management
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Since change in the
workplace is constant, a good leader knows how to implement and lead effective
change. A description on p. 418 and 419 explains how change affects top
management, middle management, and frontline employees. Read this section, and
consider a time when you experienced change in your organization.
Describe how people at those three levels in the organization initiated or
responded to the change. Did top management help his or her middle managers
prepare employees for and implement the change? Did management understand the
“losses” experienced by employees? Were employees resistant to the change? How
did management overcome that resistance?
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Week 6: Stress and Burnout Prevention
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What is burnout? Who
gets burned-out?
Read the stories about Joe in “We Buried Joe Today” and the “A tragic story”
about ambulance attendants on pages 432 and 433. Comment on the stories and
similar ones you may have heard about.
PSYC305
Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2018 April
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Week 7: Beneficial Conflict
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Conflict can be beneficial to organizations, stimulating
cohesiveness and creativity. Of course, it can have the opposite effect.
Provide any examples of your experience with conflict. Read Fight for What’s
Right: Ten Tips to Encourage Meaningful Conflict (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.. Also, after reviewing the chapter, list the
positive results that can come from organizational conflict.
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Week
7: Cultural Sensitivity
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global success. It is very difficult to be aware of and sensitive to issues and
traditions we are ignorant about. How can we decrease our own ignorance? Can we
be proactive about it, or do we just have to wait until someone alerts us that
we are being insensitive?
PSYC305
Week 1 Individual Assignment 1 Latest 2018 April
Individual assignment: McFarlane Case, p. 65 (Manning &
Curtis): “Part One Video Case, Toying with Success: The McFarlane Companies”
After reading the case, answer “Questions for Discussion” 1 and 2,
providing evidence for points you make.
Then, include a well thought-out and reflective 6 to 10-line
personal conclusion.
Submit your assignment AS A MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENT.
PSYC305
Week 2 Team Assignment 1 Latest 2018 April
Please read the page
“Team Assignments Approach and Overview” located in the Files section of the
Course Menu for an overview of approach and requirements for Team Assignments,
and the following detailed instructions for Team Assignment 1 to be started in
Week 1, and completed in Week 2.
As you know, to develop
leadership skills, hands-on in this course, you are being put in virtual teams
of 4. With your team members, you will complete 4 team assignments, one in each
of weeks 2, 3, 5, and 6. You will do this by each team member having the
opportunity to be the Leader in at least one of the Team Assignments (while
others take on other specific roles that week).
Objectives
of Team Assignment 1 (due Week 2)
1.
To become aware of your
leadership qualities, where and how they were developed, areas that need
development, and how you could start developing your leadership qualities; and
2.
In order to work
together virtually, you will share information with your team about how and
when you are available for communication with your team, and your leadership
and course goals as stated in 1) above.
Tasks and deliverables
for the team assignment of Weeks 1 and 2 – to be completed in week 2:
Instructions: Team Assignment 1 requires you to
1.
Get started in Week 1 to
1.
Individually, analyze
your leadership strengths, and areas to develop and improve, based on the
personal Leadership development and Course goals document (LDCG) in the Files
section of the Course Menu,
2.
Indicate your program,
experience with online courses, day and time availability, contact information
(phone, chat, e-mail address), and time zones, etc… using the Communication
Preferences (CP) document in the Files section of the Course Menu.
3.
Communicate and share
the above information in LDCG and CP documents, with your team members, by
posting in Team Discussions.
2.
Continue in Week 2 to
1.
Share the above
information with each other,
2.
As a team, using the
above information, plan out team roles, such as leader, motivator,
communicator, facilitator, etc…, for all team members, for all 4 team
assignment weeks 2, 3, 5 and 6, as suggested in Team Roles document in the
Files section of the Course Menu.
3.
Collate all team
members’ Leadership Development and Course goals and Communication Preferences
information with Team roles, in ONE Word document. You may create a table in
Word, or an Excel worksheet to represent the information on Leadership and
Course Goals (LDCG) summary and Communication Preferences (CP) summary, and
submit with the Team Roles information, all in ONE Word document.
Team assignment deliverable must be submitted in
three places: at the end of the Team discussions by Team Leader, in the Files
section of the Course Menu by the leader, and in your own Week 2 Team
Assignment area by each team member.
3.
To ensure productivity
by each member of your team, a Team Leader and Member Report (TLMR), available
in the Files section of the Course Menu, will be completed by each member of
the team and posted by each member in the Team discussions between Friday and
Saturday midnight, and in their own Team Assignment area along with their Team
assignment deliverable/ product by Sunday 11:59pm.
If the TLMR is not posted in Team discussions
and own area by Sunday 11:59pm, up to 20% points may be deducted from the full
points of the Team assignment.
If the TLMR is not
posted in Team discussions and own area by Sunday 11:59pm, up to 20% points may
be deducted from the full points of the Team assignment.
PSYC305
Week 3 Team Assignment 2 Latest 2018
April
Objectives
of Team Assignment 2
1) to continue to work
in your team with a new leader and members in other roles, all that were
specified in Week 2 assignment, for Week 3, and
2) to participate fully
in completing a PowerPoint based on research conducted by your team on a top
company to work for, to examine its original and current leadership, values and
profitability, and to create and submit a PowerPoint according to criteria and
suggestions provided.
Tasks
and Deliverables for the Team Assignment 2 of Week 3:
Select one of the top 10
companies from 2013, 2014 or any other year to investigate, researching the
names from the site below, and as mentioned in Week 3 lecture:
http://www.greatplacetowork.com/best-companies/100-best-companies-to-work-for
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Create a PowerPoint presentation with graphics about the
company you selected Ensure that the following information has been researched
and represented in the PowerPoint:
- What is the company known for? What does it do right?
What are its mission and values? Does it work toward social
responsibility? - What is the company’s background—what is the source of
its leadership, conscience and approach to social responsibility? What is
the rationale for employee-friendly endeavors? What is the history behind
its good governance? - Who leads this company toward excellence presently?
What are that person’s values? Are the values stated by the leader(s)? Do
those values drive the company and carry over to its employees? What are
the leadership qualities of the people responsible for its success? - Is the company profitable? Can you be a caring
organization and still be profitable? (You may need to look in Hoover’s
library database for a financial report.)
PowerPoint advice:
Every slide should have clear, readable text no smaller than 28 point font;
remember to limit your use of full sentences. Each slide should also have some
kind of visual to enhance the communication of that content. Using APA
guidelines cite your sources, including in-text citations. The professional
team product includes an introduction, multiple content slides, and a
conclusion, as well as a reference slide. Better products usually have about 15
to 20 slides (four or five from each student). You may need more for more
complex products. More detailed guidelines on presentation techniques is
provided in a document “PowerPoint dos and don’ts” in the Files section of the
Course Menu.
Submit your team assignment deliverable/product to the team
discussion, the Files section of the Course Menu for all to see, and to the
Team Assignment area. The presentation is posted in the team discussions so
that you can all work on it, and the team leader or designee should post a
final copy in the Files section of the Course Menu so other teams can see
it. Each participating team member should post the same final copy in
his or her own Week 3 Team Assignment area so that it can be graded.
Remember to post the TLMR (Team Leader and Member Report) in
Team discussions, and in your own area along with the deliverable/ product
(PowerPoint).
PSYC305
Week 3 Individual Assignment 2 Latest 2018 April
Take the Big 5 Personality Inventory on p. 387 in our book. Write
a 400- to 600-word summary of your personality, as described by the Big 5
Inventory.
Discuss the upsides and the downsides of the pattern of the five
dimensions or traits of your personality.
We know that three of the Big 5—conscientiousness, openness, and
extroversion—are closely associated with leadership effectiveness.
How do your scores reflect your readiness to become a leader?
Include a reflection about how your personality shapes your behavior toward
work, school, and teamwork.
PSYC305
Week 5 Individual Assignment 3 Latest 2018 April
Read the case study “Part Five Video Case—Hot Topic: Employees
with Passion” on p. 281 of your textbook and answer the ‘Questions for Discussion’
1 and 2, providing evidence for points you make.
For full points, ensure substantive responses to the questions.
See rubric below for criteria for full points.
Don’t forget to submit your assignment.
PSYC305
Week 5 Team Assignment 3 Latest 2018 April
Objectives of Team Assignment 3
1.
to continue to work in your team with a new leader and members in
other roles, all that were specified in Week 2 assignment, for Week 5, and
2.
to participate fully in completing a PowerPoint based on research
conducted by your team on the phenomenon of groupthink and at least 3
scenarios/examples in which groupthink has had significant negative
consequence.
Tasks and Deliverables
Read the section on “Avoiding groupthink” in the Manning and
Curtis book, pp. 256–258. With your team, investigate multiple examples of
groupthink and present information about the phenomenon and at least 3
scenarios / examples (other than the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster) in a
PowerPoint presentation. Your presentation must cover examples/ scenarios in
which groupthink has had a significant consequence.
PowerPoint advice: Every slide should have
clear, readable text no smaller than 28 point font; remember to limit your use
of full sentences. Each slide should also have some kind of visual to enhance
the communication of that content. Using APA guidelines cite your sources,
including in-text citations. The professional team product includes an
introduction, multiple content slides, and a conclusion, as well as a reference
slide. Better products usually have about 15 to 20 slides (four or five from
each student). You may need more for more complex products. More detailed
guidelines on presentation techniques is provided in a document “PowerPoint dos
and don’ts” in the Files section of the Course Menu.
Submit your team assignment deliverable/product to the team
discussion, Files section of the Course Menu for all to see, and to the Team
Assignment area. The presentation is posted in the team discussions so that you
can all work on it, and the team leader or designee should post a final copy in
the Files section of the Course Menu so other teams can see it. Each participating team member
should post the same final copy in his or her own Team Assignment area so that it can be graded.
Remember to post the TLMR (Team Leader and Member Report) in Team
discussions, and in your own area along with the deliverable/ product
(PowerPoint).
PSYC305
Week 6 Team Assignment 4 Latest 2018 April
Objectives of Team Assignment 4
1) to continue to work in your team with a new leader and members
in other roles, as specified in week 2 assignment, for week 6, and
2) to participate fully in completing a PowerPoint on an
enlightened organization, as described on p. 87- 91 in Manning and Curtis, by
assessing its organizational climate and highlighting characteristics of
loyalty, consideration for others, motivation, communication, and leadership in
that organization.
Tasks
and Deliverables
Each team: Find an organization that has an enlightened
organizational culture, as described on p. 87- 91 in our Manning-Curtis book.
Research their culture and climate via the Web or other resources, and create a
PowerPoint presentation, based on the Organizational Climate assessment and
highlighting the characteristics of loyalty, consideration for others,
motivation, communication, and leadership in that organization. Some examples
for you to consider include: SAS, Google, Nugget Markets, and World Famous Pike
Place Fish Market. There are many others, so have fun exploring the world of exceptional
organizations and their enlightened culture.
PowerPoint advice. Every slide should have
clear, readable text no smaller than 28 point font; remember to limit your use
of full sentences. Each slide should also have some kind of visual to enhance
the communication of that content. Using APA guidelines cite your sources,
including in-text citations. The professional team product includes an
introduction, multiple content slides, and a conclusion, as well as a reference
slide. Better products usually have about 15 to 20 slides (four or five from
each student). You may need more for more complex products. More detailed
guidelines on presentation techniques is provided in a document “PowerPoint dos
and don’ts” in the Files section of the Course Menu.
Submit your team assignment deliverable/product to the team
discussion, Files section of the Course Menu for all to see, and to the Team
Assignment area. The presentation is posted in the team discussions so that you
can all work on it, and the team leader or designee should post a final copy in
the Files section of the Course Menu so other teams can see it. Each participating team member
should post the same final copy in his or her own Week 6 Team Assignment area
so that it can be graded.
Remember to post the TLMR (Team Leader and Member Report) in Team
discussions, and in your own area along with the deliverable/ product
(PowerPoint).
PSYC305
Week 7 Individual Assignment Interview Report Latest 2018 April
Cross-Cultural Realities at
Work (individual interview report)
In this individual assignment, you are required to interview
someone who is different from you (see criteria below) so that you may learn
from the interviewee and be able to adequately reflect on the questions for
analysis as given below. Please make yourself aware of questions for interview
and for analysis before conducting the interview.
This interview is designed for students who are learning about
diversity.
Preparation
Find someone who meets all three criteria:
- at
least 7 years older or younger than you are; - doing
work that you may not imagine yourself doing; and - culturally
distinctly different from you.
Conducting the Interview
Your goal is to get the person talking. Listen for what is said,
what is implied, and what is not said. Try not to insert your opinions and
experience. Use the sample interview questions as below; please feel free to
add your own.
Start the interview by explaining who you are and why you are interviewing him
or her. Thank the person sincerely for giving you his or her time and
thoughts.Be sensitive throughout the interview regarding whether the person
wants to continue.
Sample Interview Questions
Start with questions that are easy and comfortable to answer.
1.
What kind of work do you do?
2.
How long have you been doing it?
3.
Can you describe a typical workday?
Then move to questions that require more thought and rapport with
the interviewer.
1.
Why did you end up doing this work? What kind of person often does
this sort of work? (And would you consider yourself typical?)
2.
What do you like about this work?
3.
What is difficult about this work?
4.
How do [customers, others in the company, etc.] treat you? What do
they think about the job you do? [Adapt this question to fit your particular
interview—try to get at how the person thinks he or she is treated based on his
or her work.]
5.
How does being a [fill in the blank with a salient cultural
category: man, older person, African-American, 20-something, etc.] play into
the work you do?
6.
Has this work changed the way you think about yourself and about
the world?
7.
What are some cultural values that are important to you? [It can
be family, work, or interpersonal.] Do you think these are similar to or
different from mainstream American culture? Please explain your ideas.
8.
What do you like best about American culture? What do you like
least? [Even if the person is American, he or she will have an opinion about
this question that gives you some insight about how he or she views things from
his or her perspective.]
Thank him or her again.
Analysis of Your Interview
and Writing Your Report
Think about your interview, the person, and his or her work.
Please consider these questions as you write your report for this assignment.
Make sure to present a well thought response based on your interview and these questions.
1.
First, state who the interviewee is and how does he or she meet
the three criteria (all three should be met).
2.
What aspects of this person’s work determine or indicate his or
her status relative to others?
3.
What are some of the connections between this person’s work
experience and gender, race, age, and/or ethnicity, etc.?
4.
What kinds of attitudes, values, and behaviors does this person’s
work culture encourage?
5.
What attitudes and values held by this person are similar to your
own, and which are different?
6.
From this interview, what can give us insight into communicating
across cultures or across work cultures?
PSYC305 Mid
Term Exam Latest 2018 April
1. Question : (TCO 2) Leadership effectiveness depends upon _____
of leaders, _____ of followers, and the _____ of the situation.
Timing; pulse; memory
Age; number; notification
Height; weight; length
Qualities; characteristics; nature
Gender; race; training
Question 2. Question : (TCO 2) Vince Lombardi had a _____
personality; his followers’ goal was to be equal to their understanding of his
____.
Schizophrenic; needs
Mercurial; orders
Stoic; desires
Charismatic; values and goals
Difficult; deficiencies
Question 3. Question : (TCO 2) Problems with ____, ____, and _____
are fertile fields for emotional instability that can reduce leadership
effectiveness.
Methods, procedures, and processes
Plant, equipment, and supplies
Products, environment, and government
Alcohol, money, and relationships
Education, liquidation, and infiltration
Question 4. Question : (TCO 2) ____, ____, and _____ are traits
found in charismatic leaders.
Education, opportunity, and attention to detail
Training, sensitivity, and patience
Experience, collaboration, and emotional stability
Optimism, extroversion, and a sense of adventure
None of the above
Question 5. Question : (TCO 2) In ____, Stuart Levine and Michael
Crom write about building trust in the workplace. His prescription includes
____, ____, and ____.
“Habits of the Heart”; respect society’s rules, trust in
time, and end bitterness
“The Road Less Traveled”; never travel alone, always
take a friend, and be dependable
“A Great Place to Work”; do what you love, lend a
helping hand, and be considerate
“The Leader in You”; deal openly with everyone, keep
promises, and care about people
None of the above
Question 6. Question : (TCO 2) The concept of _____ is relevant to
leadership development because leadership effectiveness is in direct proportion
to _____ and ____, which come from within the person.
Multiple intelligence; commitment and passion
Hand grip; size and strength
Interpersonal attraction; identification and need
Political alliance; confidence and pride
None of the above
Question 7. Question : (TCO 2) _____ advocated a _____ style of
leadership and _____ advocated a _____ style of leadership.
Jefferson; directive; Eisenhower; non-directive
Machiavelli; directive; Lao-Tzu; non-directive
Eisenhower; directive; Patton; non-directive
Lao-Tzu; directive; Elizabeth I; non-directive
Patton; directive; Jefferson; non-directive
Question 8. Question : (TCO 2) _____ describes how difficult the
leader’s job can be: “Since no important decision ever pleases everyone in
an organization, the leader must also absorb the displeasure, and sometimes the
severe hostility, of those who would have taken a different course.”
Peter Drucker
Margaret Wheatley
Chris Argyris
Douglas McGregor
Ken Blanchard
Question 9. Question : (TCO 2) In the passage, “He Made Me
Feel Important,” Vince Lombardi influenced his players because of his:
Physical size
Charismatic personality
Native intelligence
Personal insecurity
Job knowledge
Question 10. Question : (TCO 2) Situational factors that influence
the leadership process include:
Size of the organization
Social and psychological climate
Employment patterns
Type, place, purpose of work performed
All of the above
Question 11. Question : (TCO 5) The philosophy behind the quality
movement is:
People respond positively to measurements and controls.
People closest to the work usually have the experience and
knowledge to come up with the best solutions to work-related problems.
People want economic security.
People need sufficient pay and benefits to sustain morale.
All of the above
1. Question : (TCO 2) Edwin Ghisselli’s six traits for effective
leadership include all but which of the following:
Need for achievement
Intelligence
Decisiveness
Self-confidence
Social status
Question 2. Question : (TCO 2) All of the following are factors
that influence the nature of the situation or the context of leadership except:
Type of work performed
Size of organization
Social climate
Employee wages
Question 3. Question : (TCO 3) _____ was a famous leader who
learned tremendous leadership skills from his wife, including the idea that
most people will do what they choose to do, and no amount of coaxing or force
can overcome an idea or principle that is personally believed.
George Washington
Martin Luther King
Gandhi
Winston Churchill
Vince Lombardi
Question 4. Question : (TCO 3) Employee participation has been
shown to have a _____ impact on business success.
Positive
Negative
Neutral
None of the above
Question 5. Question : (TCO 5) _____ created the 14 Step
