Leadership for Organizations
Question 1. Which leadership stage of intercultural and diversity awareness is predominated by an "us" versus "them" attitude, and where culturally different people are seen as a "problem" to be avoided.
Question 2. Which of the following is NOT one of the primary reasons that diversity can be cost-saving for organizations?
Question 3. A sender initiates a message by _________ an idea or thought into a physical product, and the receiver must then _________ the symbols in order to understand the meaning.
Question 4. __________ is/are the belief that a person's group or culture is inherently superior to other groups and cultures.
Question 5. Figure 3x depicts an organization's traditional and contemporary diversity models. In what way is the contemporary model different from the traditional model?
Question 6. All of the following are among the most cited advantages of diversity EXCEPT that __________.
Question 7. This is the last loop in the communication process, in which the receiver and/or sender inquire to see if the intended and received meaning of the message was the same.
Question 8. The Competing Values Framework (CVF) supports which of the following statements about organizational culture?
Question 9. Leaders are expected to inspire, build trust, unite, and mobilize followers by offering a "big picture" systems perspective. In this role they must act as ________________.
Question 10. One of the most important competencies of leaders involves conveying information and meaning between a sender and receiver. This is the process of ________________.