Exam 12: Strategic Leadership

Other determinants of ________ include effective knowledge management; flexibility of work processes; innovations in products, services, or processes; and the availability of discretionary resources.

The shift in focus of leadership literatures reflects an increased interest in understanding how executives can transform their companies to cope with all of the following EXCEPT ________.

In a crisis situation, leaders are expected to take more ________, innovative actions

Process reliability ________.

One important responsibility for top executives is monitoring the external environment to identify threats and opportunities.

Which of the following is NOT a potential advantage of executive teams?

In periods of relative stability and prosperity, major innovative changes in an organization are ________ to occur.

External monitoring is also called ________.

________ is needed to detect threats and opportunities for the organization, and ________ guides the organization's response to threats and opportunities.

Research finds that major changes in companies are usually initiated by ________.

Efficiency is an especially important performance determinant when the competitive strategy of the organization is to offer unique, leading-edge products or services.

The ________ of an organization consists of shared assumptions, beliefs, and values for the members.

Does competitive strategy affect performance determinants? If so, how?

How does the leadership of executive teams affect their effectiveness?

Which is an example of a method used to enhance employee skills?

Managerial discretion is greater if the organization ________.

________ means avoiding unnecessary delays, errors, quality defects, or accidents.

In general, it is much more difficult for leaders to change culture in a mature organization than to create it in a new organization.

Which of the following theories MOST strongly emphasizes the importance of emergent processes for the adaptation of organizations to their environment?

When the organization is a monopoly, discretion in key areas such as pricing, technology, and product changes cannot be limited by government regulation.