it will create new opportunities.
c. Philip should ensure that that actual
behavior within the organization reflects
the desired direction.
sources such as customers and government
reports.
Which of the following is an example of
activities that have a low strategic impact
but are relatively easy to execute?
a. Acquisitions and mergers
b. Incremental improvements in
techniques
c. Detection of new businesses
d. Trial of a new management trend
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Media Quiz Questions
Topic
Category
Which of the following is an
example of a leader who
creates an effective strategy?
a. Carl plans to react to
environmental changes, rather
than studying the events that
have already taken place.
b. Ryan wants to build a
model that other companies
can look at and emulate.
c. Ben intends to maintain the
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Which of the following is a
source through which leaders
using situation analysis can
obtain external information?
a. Financial ratios
b. Budgets
c. Customers
d. Annual reports
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Which of the following is an
example of an ideal strategy
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for an organization?
a. Maintaining the status quo
b. Asking employees to go
Pre-Test Questions
Topic
Category
A(n) _____ may be a hard
worker and dedicated to the
job and the organization, but
he or she works blind.
a. dreamer
b. uninvolved leader
c. doer
d. effective leader
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Which of the following
statements is true of strategy?
a. It is through the basic
organizational architecture
that makes things happen.
b. It provides direction for
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Effective leaders:
a. avoid buy-in among
stakeholders who have
conflicting views and
interests.
b. look for patterns in what
they see and hear and seek
new insights.
c. stick to their own and
others’ assumptions and
mental models throughout
their tenure.
d. study environmental
changes, rather than studying
the events that have already
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taken place.
Which of the following should
leaders do to think
strategically and navigate
uncertainty?
a. They should align
employees and other
stakeholders who have
different views in different
directions.
b. They should accept the easy
answer rather than looking for
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Which of the following
statements is true of an
organization’s vision?
a. It is a strategic plan that can
be readily attained.
b. It is a future that is not
credible in nature.
c. It is what the organization
“stands for” in a larger sense.
d. It is an ambitious view that
can realistically be achieved.
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Which of the following
statements is true of an
effective vision?
a. It sets a standard of
excellence in the organization.
b. It is the property of the
leader.
c. It tends to happen naturally.
d. It is always about the
present, but it begins with the
future.
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Which of the following is a
common theme of powerful,
effective visions?
a. They help organizations to
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maintain the status quo.
b. They give an opportunity to
people to go where they have
gone before.
shared appeal.
Identify the correct statement
regarding a vision.
a. A vision is readily
attainable.
b. A vision cannot be the
property of the leader alone.
c. A vision can be achieved
only by people.
d. A vision cannot be credible.
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The senior executives of
Indigo Corp. released the new
vision of the organization on
the company website. All
employees execute their
functions using their
judgment, but they work in the
same direction. This method
of achieving goals in Indigo
Corp. is an example of _____.
a. self-awareness
b. self-management
c. self-reference
d. self-efficacy
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Darcy Inc., an apparel
manufacturer, aims to provide
woolen clothes at low prices
to the economically deprived
people to protect them from
harsh weather conditions. This
implies that the organization is
based on the noble purpose of
_____.
a. excellence
d. altruism
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People in organizations based
on a noble purpose of heroism
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want to:
a. find or create something
new.
b. experience the joy of a
pioneering or entrepreneurial
spirit.
c. feel capable of being
effective and producing
results.
d. help others or make their
communities or the world a
better place.
Identify the correct statement
regarding strategic action.
a. When leaders rely solely on
formal strategic planning,
competitor analysis, or market
research, they create new
opportunities.
b. When leaders link vision
and strategic action, they can
make a real difference for
c. Leaders execute strategic
action by reacting to
environmental changes, rather
than studying the events that
have already taken place.
d. Leaders implement strategic
action by maintaining the
status quo rather than allowing
flexibility.
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Jennifer is the sales manager
of Cooper Inc. She has set up
a process of designating tasks
to each employee for the
execution of various projects.
This process also helped the
organization achieve its goals
and vision. The process
established by Jennifer was
most likely a _____.
a. mission
b. core competence
c. strategy
d. noble purpose
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To develop strategy, leaders:
a. maintain the status quo
rather than creating change.
b. rely solely on formal
strategic planning and market
taken place.
d. examine trends and
discontinuities in the
environment that can be used
to gain an edge.
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Verve Corp., a mobile phone
manufacturer, lays emphasis
on a zero defect production
process. This helps the firm
eliminate costs on fixing flaws
and hence, it incurs lower
costs of production in
comparison to its competitors.
This implies that the zero
defect production process of
the organization is its _____.
a. value
b. synergy
c. core competence
d. noble purpose
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Post-Test Questions
Topic
Category
Which of the following should
leaders do to think
strategically and navigate
uncertainty?
a. They have to avoid
challenging their assumptions
and mental models as it can
cause a sense of
disorientation.
b. They have to accept the
easy answer rather than
looking for patterns in what
they see and hear.
c. They have to get buy-in
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among employees and other
stakeholders who may have
different views and interests.
d. They have to avoid missing
signs of change that could hurt
the organization.
Which of the following
statements is true of a
vision?
a. It is concerned with a
future that is substantially
associated with the status
quo.
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Nonprofit organizations
sometimes need vision even
more than do businesses,
since:
a. they can distribute surplus
revenues as profit or
dividends.
b. they function without
generating surplus revenues.
c. their vision is concerned
with a future that is
substantially associated with
the status quo.
d. they operate without the
regular feedback provided by
profit and loss.
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The leaders of Wright Corp.
are working on creating a
vision for their organization.
Which of the following
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b. Vision should be the
property of the leaders alone.
c. Vision should connect the
past with the present.
d. Vision should define the
past performance of the
organization.
The managers of Silicon Inc.
are working on creating an
effective vision. Which of the
following is true of the actions
of the managers?
a. The managers will ideally
create a comprehensive report
on the organization’s
endeavors in the preceding
year.
b. The managers will typically
allow their subordinates to
initiate the process of targeting
a vision for a desired future.
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Which of the following
describes the ideal nature of a
vision?
a. Leaders reacting to
environmental changes, rather
than studying the events that
have already taken place
b. Leaders meeting current
obligations while also aiming
toward dreams for the future
c. Leaders creating new
opportunities by relying solely
on formal strategic planning,
competitor analysis, or market
research
d. Leaders sharing the vision
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on a narrow basis using a
single channel to show that
they are moving in a unilateral
direction
A powerful vision frees people
from the mundane by:
a. providing them with a
challenge that requires them to
give their best.
b. giving them an opportunity
to go where they have gone
before.
c. allowing them to maintain
the status quo in the
organization.
d. permitting them to be based
with the current reality.
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Clarks Corp. is a large-scale
consumer goods company.
The senior executives of the
company want to create a
vision for its latest brand.
Which of the following points
should be kept in mind by the
leaders of the company?
a. A vision should persist in
the face of changing
technologies, economic
conditions, or other
environmental shifts.
b. A vision should typically
not have an emotional appeal.
c. A vision should reflect high
ideals.
d. A vision should ideally not
include specific objectives as
it defines the organization’s
core broad purpose.
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Identify the correct statement
regarding a vision.
c. A vision typically begins
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with the leader.
d. A final vision statement is
created without drafts.
Which of the following
statements is true of a
mission?
a. A mission cannot work
together with the company’s
vision.
b. A mission does not describe
products or services of an
organization.
economic conditions.
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Ryan Inc. rewards and
recognizes employees who use
innovative techniques to
execute tasks. It inspires the
workforce to create new
products and services which
are different from
competitors’ products and
services. This implies that the
organization is based on the
noble purpose of _____.
a. excellence
b. discovery
c. heroism
d. altruism
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Curzon International is a
hospitality chain that has a
wide range of hotels and
motels. The company provides
luxurious and outstanding
service to its customers. The
amenities given by the
company are highly expensive
and hence, it holds a very
small share in the hospitality
industry. The managers are
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not ready to forgo their
dedication to providing great
service to increase their
market share. This shows that
the company is based on the
noble purpose of _____.
a. heroism
b. discovery
c. excellence
d. altruism
Which of the following
questions is asked by leaders
to formulate a strategy?
a. “Where are we headed?”
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Which of the following steps
is used by leaders to develop
effective strategy?
a. Leaders actively listen to
people both inside and outside
the organization.
b. Leaders maintain the status
quo rather than creating
change.
c. Leaders rely solely on
formal strategic planning and
market research to create new
opportunities.
d. Leaders react to
environmental changes, rather
than studying the events that
have already taken place.
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Archer Inc., an event
management company, has
entered into a partnership with
Blossom Inc., a sound and
light company. Blossom Inc.
installs specialist audio visual
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Inc. is working toward gaining
_____.
a. value
b. synergy
c. core competence
d. noble purpose
Self-Assessment Questions
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Category
Which of the following
instances indicates that Bill
has a positive level of goal-
setting behavior?
a. Bill works better without
specific deadlines.
b. Bill tends to be more
haphazard about
documentation when keeping
records.
c. Bill easily gives up
immediate pleasures while
working on long-term goals.
d. Bill works best when he is
free to respond to unplanned
situations.
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Identify the example which
implies that Cathy sets goals.
a. Cathy tends to be more
haphazard about
documentation when keeping
records.
b. Cathy is clear about the
measures that indicate when
she has achieved an aim.
c. Cathy works best when she
is free to respond to unplanned
d. Cathy works better without
specific deadlines.
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Which of the following
examples indicates that Ralph
has a positive level of goal-
setting behavior?
a. Ralph sets aside time each
day or week to plan his work.
b. Ralph works best when he
is free to respond to unplanned
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situations.
c. Ralph works better without
specific deadlines.
d. Ralph tends to be more
haphazard about
documentation when keeping
records.
Which of the following
examples indicates that Maria
has a personal vision?
a. Maria can describe a
compelling image of her
future.
b. Maria feels that her life
seems more habitual than
exciting.
c. Maria will not know when
she has achieved her purpose.
d. Maria does not talk to
people about her personal
vision.
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Identify the correct example
which indicates that Kevin has
a personal vision.
a. Kevin feels that he has a
common life purpose to fulfill.
b. Kevin does not talk to
people about his personal
vision.
c. Kevin feels that his personal
existence is very meaningful.
d. Kevin will not know when
he has achieved his purpose.
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Which of the following
examples indicates that Janis
has created a personal vision
for herself?
a. Janis has a common life
purpose to fulfill.
b. Janis does not talk to people
about her personal vision.
c. Janis will not know when
she has achieved her purpose.
d. Janis has discovered a
satisfying “calling” in life.
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Creating a vision has to do
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with whether one:
a. provides rewards for
activities.
b. allocates the work.
c. engages others in the future.
d. communicates the goal.
Which of the following
examples indicates that
Melvin implements a vision?
a. Melvin shows others how
their interests can be realized
by working toward a common
vision.
b. Melvin has a clear
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Implementing a vision is
about:
a. the extent to which one is
excited about the future.
b. whether one engages others
in the future.
c. whether one seeks future
challenges for the group.
d. the extent to which one
allocates the work.
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Which of the following
examples indicates that
Frederick creates a vision?
a. Frederick gives special
recognition when others’ work
is consistent with the vision.
b. Frederick looks ahead and
forecasts what he expects in
the future.
c. Frederick works to get
others committed to the
desired future.
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their interests can be realized
by working toward a common
vision.
Which of the following
instances indicates that Cheryl
uses a Strategic Innovator
style?
a. Cheryl is most effective
when she emphasizes making
practical improvements.
thoroughness when
implementing new ideas.
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Which of the following
examples indicates that Nick
uses a Strategic Adaptor style?
a. Nick runs a project with the
general idea of a project and
lets others figure out how to
do the tasks.
b. Nick is most effective when
he emphasizes making
practical improvements.
c. Nick considers autonomy
very important for him to
work at his best.
d. Nick makes sure there is
openness to a wide range of
assumptions and ideas.
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Leaders with an adaptor style:
a. push toward a new
paradigm and find a new way
to do things.
b. like to explore uncharted
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Leaders with an innovator
style:
a. seek dramatic
breakthroughs.
b. work within the situation as
it is given.
c. improve a situation by
making it more efficient and
reliable.
d. succeed by building on
what they know is true and
proven.
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Which of the following
instances indicates that Bruce
applies an adaptor style?
haphazard about
documentation while keeping
records.
b. Bruce thinks like a
grasshopper, hopping from
hypotheses about the
underlying cause of a
problem.
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