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Georgia Southern Management 3130
Final Ch: 11,13,14,16 | Authentic
Exam Questions And Correct Answers
2026
Merit pay plan - correct-answer -A compensation plan that bases pay on
individual, group, or organization performance
Employee stock option - correct-answer -A financial instrument that entitles the
bearer to buy shares of an organization stock at a certain price during a certain
period of time
Leader - correct-answer -An individual who is able to exert influence over others
Personal leadership style - correct-answer -Specific ways in which a major chooses
to influence others
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Servant leader - correct-answer -Maintaining a strong desire to serve them work
for the benefit of others
Leadership across culture - correct-answer -European managers tend to be more
PEOPLE- ORIENTED than American/ Japan managers.
- Japan managers are GROUP-ORIENTED
Source of managerial power - correct-answer -Legitimate power, Reward power,
and Coercive power
Legitimate power - correct-answer -The authority that a manager has by virtue of
their position in the organization hierarchy
Reward power - correct-answer -The ability of a manager to give or withhold
tangible or intangible rewards
Coercive Power - correct-answer -Ability of a manager to punish others
-Overuse can result in dangerous working conditions
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Expert power - correct-answer -Power that is based on specific knowledge skills
and expertise that the leader possessive
- tends to be used in guiding or coaching manner
Referent Power - correct-answer -Power that comes from subordinates and
coworkers respect admiration and loyalty
- is this my managers who are likable and a home subordinates wish to use as a
role model
Power - correct-answer -The Key to leadership
Empowerment - correct-answer -The process of giving employees all the levels in
the organization the authority to make decisions, be responsible for their
outcomes, improve quality and cut costs
Trade model - correct-answer -Focus on identifying personal characteristics that
cause effective leadership
Behavior model - correct-answer -Identifies the two basic types of behaviors that
many leaders engage in to influence their subordinates
Georgia Southern Management 3130
Final Ch: 11,13,14,16 | Authentic
Exam Questions And Correct Answers
2026
Merit pay plan - correct-answer -A compensation plan that bases pay on
individual, group, or organization performance
Employee stock option - correct-answer -A financial instrument that entitles the
bearer to buy shares of an organization stock at a certain price during a certain
period of time
Leader - correct-answer -An individual who is able to exert influence over others
Personal leadership style - correct-answer -Specific ways in which a major chooses
to influence others
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Servant leader - correct-answer -Maintaining a strong desire to serve them work
for the benefit of others
Leadership across culture - correct-answer -European managers tend to be more
PEOPLE- ORIENTED than American/ Japan managers.
- Japan managers are GROUP-ORIENTED
Source of managerial power - correct-answer -Legitimate power, Reward power,
and Coercive power
Legitimate power - correct-answer -The authority that a manager has by virtue of
their position in the organization hierarchy
Reward power - correct-answer -The ability of a manager to give or withhold
tangible or intangible rewards
Coercive Power - correct-answer -Ability of a manager to punish others
-Overuse can result in dangerous working conditions
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Expert power - correct-answer -Power that is based on specific knowledge skills
and expertise that the leader possessive
- tends to be used in guiding or coaching manner
Referent Power - correct-answer -Power that comes from subordinates and
coworkers respect admiration and loyalty
- is this my managers who are likable and a home subordinates wish to use as a
role model
Power - correct-answer -The Key to leadership
Empowerment - correct-answer -The process of giving employees all the levels in
the organization the authority to make decisions, be responsible for their
outcomes, improve quality and cut costs
Trade model - correct-answer -Focus on identifying personal characteristics that
cause effective leadership
Behavior model - correct-answer -Identifies the two basic types of behaviors that
many leaders engage in to influence their subordinates
