Leadership Theories and Organizational Management Practices

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Leadership Theories and Organizational Management PracticesWhich of the flowing is does NOT describe a well written policy? Complete, Objective, Subjective, or CoherentSubjectiveBring in outside assessors, evaluating the team, performing riskanalysis and implementing an early warning system are all steps that a _____ manager would need to take. Operations, Project,Human resources, or InventoryProjectStrategic plans that are made at mid-level of an organization are Operation plans, Tactical plans, Contingency plans, or Scenario PlansTactical plansIn a highly centralized organization... Power is distributed throughout middle and lower managerial levels, Lower level management has the ability to make decisions, Decisions involving the utilization of all resources are made at theupper managerial levels, or Both A and BDecisions involving the utilization of all resources are made at the upper managerial levelsConcentration, vertical integration, conglomerate diversification, and concentric diversification are all types of... Benchmarking, Contingency planning, Operational planning, or Strategy formulationStrategy formulationInternal controls... Can be classified as preventative or detective, Arelargely out of an organization's control, are used toidentify an error or irregularity, or Both A and CBoth A and CWhich of the following is NOT one of the five lessons managers should apply to better understand and control risk? Create a culture that insists on facing uncertainty, Think in probabilities, Build scenarios, or Use the power of marketsCreate a culture that insists on facing uncertaintyWhich of the following is involved in inventory management? Forecasting and replenishment activities, Transformation of a company's inputs into outputs, Planning and guiding a project from beginning to end, or Ensure the ordering ofthe correct amount and kind of materialsForecasting and replenishment activitiesThe process by which an organization compares its performance against not only its competitors but also other high performingorganizations is referred to as... Vertical Integration, Benchmarking, Operational Planning, or ContingencyplanningBenchmarkingA central organization that works together withassorted independent companies as if they were a single operation is a... Team Structure, Boundaryless organization, NetworkStructure, and Matrix structure

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Network structureWhich of the following is NOT a step in the basic planning process? Establishing overarching goal, Development of strategic goals, Implementation and monitoring of the plan, or incorporating only known variables into the planIncorporating only known variables into the planThe first three stages of the formal planning process areSituational analysis, generation of alternative goals and plans, evaluation of goals and plansWhen an organization organizes employees by comparable duties, the organization is said to have a... Divisional Structure, Matrix Structure, Functional Structure, or None of the AboveFunctional structureEffective planning will help an organization... Save time, Decrease market share, Reduce employee efficiency, or increases uncertainty?Save timeThe third step in the MBO process is... Objectively viewing the goals previously set, Organizational leaders setting goals, Subordinate and supervisor meeting to develop goals, or none of the aboveObjectively viewing the goals previously setThe _____ is the reason that an organization exists... Strategic vision, Vision Statement, Mission Statement, or Corporate charterMission statementsWhich of the following is the major disadvantage of a Functional structure? The willingness to entrust one's fate to teammates, The complications of many contracts and relationships, Having two different bosses providing contradictoryinformation, or None of the AboveNone of the aboveWhich of the following is true of Scenario planning? Managers develop alternative goals and actions, Implementation determines the practical direction, objectives, goals, and plans of the organization, it is particularly useful for anorganization attempting to mitigate risks in certain ventures, or Both A and BIt is particularly useful for an organization attempting to mitigate risks in certain venturesTraditional organizational structures include... Matrix, functional, team; Network, team, divisional; Divisional, boudaryless, network; Matrix, divisional, functionalMatrix, divisional, functionalThe second step of the Spendolini Benchmarking Model is... Take action, Identify sources used to collect information, Determining what to benchmark, or none of the aboveNone of the above

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