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31. Which of the following statements is true of
mission?
a.
It
is an ambitious desire for the
future.
b.
It
tends to grow and change in the face of environmental
shifts.
c.
It
defines the
company's
core values and reason for
being.
d.
It
cannot work together with a company's
vision.
32. Identify the correct statement regarding a
mission.
a.
It
is an ambitious desire for the
future.
b.
It
serves as the glue that holds the organization together in times of
change.
c.
It
cannot work together with the vision of a
company.
d.
It
tends to grow and change in the face of changing technologies and environmental
shifts.
33. An effective mission
statement:
a. does not describe products or
services.
b. is an ambitious desire for the
future.
c. does not persist in the face of changing technologies and economic
conditions.
d. captures people's idealistic motivations for why the organization exists.
34. In companies with excellence as a guiding purpose, .
a. managers and employees are treated as valuable
resources.
b. excellence is defined by the customers itself rather than by
work.
c. strength and aggressiveness determine the purpose of the
organization.
d. discovery for its own sake can serve as a noble
purpose.
35. The purpose of inspires people to see the adventure in their work and experience the joy of a pioneering
or
entrepreneurial spirit.
a. altruism
b. heroism
c.
excellence
d.
discovery
36. Samuel heads a company that manufactures cell phones. He lays emphasis on innovation and creation of
new
products and features rather than imitation of competitors' products. This instance shows that Samuel uses
the
approach to frame the purpose of his
organization.
a.
excellence
b.
discovery
c. altruism
d. heroism
37. Victoria heads an
electronics corporation.
She expects each
employee
to perform to his or her best and
be
successful
in whatever he or she does. She aims to
achieve production
with zero quality control. This
example
indicates
that Victoria uses the
approach
to frame a noble
purpose
for her
organization.
a.
discovery
b.
excellence
c.
altruism
d.
heroism
38. The basis of action for the purpose of altruism is
to:
a. win ahnost every
competition.
b. increase
personal happiness.
c. be the best
always.
d. fmd or create
something new.
39. Companies with heroism as the basis of noble purpose
often:
a. reflect ahnost an obsession with
winning.
b. emphasize serving
others.
c. experience the joy of an entrepreneurial
spirit.
d. inspire others to fmd or create something
new.
40. means the
company's
purpose is based on being strong, aggressive, and
effective.
a.
Altruism
b. Heroism
c.
Excellence
d.
Discovery
41. can be defmed as the general plan of action that describes resource allocation and other activities for
dealing
with the environment and helping the organization attain its goals and achieve the
vision.
a. A noble
purpose
b. Mission
c.
Strategy
d. A core
value
42. Which of the following statements is true of
strategy?
a. Strategy cannot be shifted by
leaders.
b. Strategy defines the
company's
core values and reason for being, and it provides a basis for creating
the
VlSlOll.
c. Strategy involves making decisions every day based on what the organization wants to do and
be.
d. Strategy is developed by leaders by reacting to environmental
changes.
43. A change that both produces a high strategic impact and is easy to execute would
be:
a. a particular choice that has a slow strategic impact in the initial
stage.
b. an actual behavior within the organization that reflects the desired
direction.
c. an execution of a strategy which is the easiest part of strategic
management.
d. a leader's first choice for putting strategy into
action.
44. Which of the following is an example of activities that have a low strategic impact but which are relatively easy
to
execute?
a. Mergers and acquisitions of
business
b. Difficult changes with little or no potential for
payoff
c. Major changes with potential for
payoff
d. Incremental improvements in
products
45. A leader should explain what a new strategic direction means to each person
because:
a. employees should often be reminded about company
strengths.
b. followers are often thinking about the big
picture.
c. people are often fearful of
change.
d. leaders cannot anticipate people's fears and
questions.
46.
A
leade
r
who
is
a
action.
may effectively inspire others with a vision, yet he or she is weak on executing
strategic
47. A is an attractive, ideal futnre that is credible yet not readily
attainable.
48. means that each element in a system will serve the goals of the whole system when the elements
are
imprinted with an understandin of the
whole.
49. A is an
organization's
core broad purpose and reason for
existence.
50. occurs when organizational parts interact to produce a joint effect that is greater than the sum of the
parts
acting
alone.
51. The mission is made up of two critical parts: the core values and the .
52. can be defined as the combination of benefits received and costs paid by the
customer
53. integrates knowledge of the environment, vision, and mission with the company's core competence in such a
way as to attain synergy and create value for
customers.
54. An organization's is something that the organization does extremely well in comparison to
competitors.
55. means that leaders use specific mechanisms, techniques, or tools for directing organizational resources
to
accomplish strategic
goals.
56. Briefly describe strategic
leadership.
57. Briefly describe how vision works in a number of important
ways.
58. Briefly explain the principle of
self-reference.
59. Briefly explain the features of an organization's
mission.
60. List the techniques that can help leaders effectively implement
strategy.
61. Explain the four possibilities ofleadership in providing direction.
62. List the necessary skills that can be developed by leaders for thinking strategically and navigating
uncertainty.
63. Describe the four themes that are common to powerful, effective
visions.
