SANS MGT514 FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Disney's culture teaches and reinforces the valuesassociated with
storytelling and delegating responsibilities.of intelligence, empathy, and
sensitivity.of innovation, reliability, and growth.of professionalism,
teamwork, and service..
Answer: of professionalism, teamwork, and service.
◍ personality.
Answer: characteristics that describe an individual's behavior.
◍ Who among the following was recognized as an outstanding leader because
of his mastery of power politics?Mark SpitzCharles KetteringJonahWinston
Churchill.
Answer: Winston Churchill
◍ personality traits.
Answer: characteristics that describe an individual's behavior in a large
number of situations
◍ The concept of visioning as it is used in organizations today is credited to
________.Stephen Covey, 1989Ronald Lippitt, 1949Douglas McGregor,
1959Peter Drucker, 1969
W. Edwards Deming, 1979.
Answer: Ronald Lippitt, 1949
◍ In the context of visioning content principles, tactical planning results in
group- and person-specific assignments and concrete actions..
Answer: True
,◍ Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
Answer: A personality test that taps four characteristics and classifies
Behavior
◍ Which of the following is most likely a characteristic of employees who
score high on the need for affiliation?They prefer competitive rather than
cooperative work situations.They actively support others and try to smooth
out workplace conflicts.They are self-motivated when made to work on
meaningful work assignments.They desire responsibility and like to direct
and control people and events..
Answer: They actively support others and try to smooth out workplace
conflicts.
◍ Big Five Model.
Answer: A personality assessment model that taps five basic dimensions.
extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism.
◍ extraversion.
Answer: A personality describing someone who is sociable and assertive
(confident and forceful )
◍ agreeableness.
Answer: A personality that describes someone who is good natured,
cooperative, and trusting.
◍ conscientiousness.
Answer: A personality that describes someone who is responsible,
dependable, persistent, and organized.
◍ emotional stability.
Answer: A personality that characterizes someone as calm, self-confident,
and insecure.
◍ According to the visioning application principles, the personal style of
individuals should govern organizational culture and behavior..
Answer: False
,◍ All of the following are basic leadership motives EXCEPT
________.powerachievementaffiliationsecurity.
Answer: security
◍ Which of the following is most likely a motivating force for employees who
score high on the need for achievement?Opportunities to control people and
eventsOpportunities to work on challenging jobsOpportunities to interact
with othersOpportunities to make decisions.
Answer: Opportunities to work on challenging jobs
◍ When steering organizations through periods of change, leaders must be
personally involved and committed to making a difference..
Answer: True
◍ openness to experience.
Answer: A personality that characterizes someone in terms of imagination,
sensitivity, and curiosity.
◍ Visioning content principles include all of the following EXCEPT
________.a central purposecore valuesan allocation of budgetstrategic
initiativesbroad goals.
Answer: an allocation of budget
◍ core self-evaluation.
Answer: Bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their capabilities,
competence, and worth as a person.
◍ Machiavellianism.
Answer: The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains
emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.
◍ Successful Pattern II organizations are benevolent autocracies in which
_____.leaders have genuine concern for the welfare of membersleaders
generally develop a vision that is initiated by membersmembers have a high
degree of freedom to execute plans to accomplish organizational goalspower
is delegated to the logical focus of interest and concern for a problem.
Answer: leaders have genuine concern for the welfare of members
, ◍ narcissism.
Answer: The tendency to be arrogant, self-importance, require excessive
admiration, and have a sense of entitlement.
◍ self-monitoring.
Answer: where an individual's has ability to adjust his or her behavior to
external, situational factors.
◍ proactive personality.
Answer: People who identify opportunities, show initiative, take action, and
persevere until meaningful change occurs.
◍ According to the Forum Corporation, which of the following characteristics
is most likely needed in successful leaders at middle to senior levels of
responsibility for steering organizations through periods of change?Creating
a vision that is follower-initiatedDelegating the responsibility for initiating
change to subordinatesConsidering individual incentives and group success
as mutually exclusive entitiesTreating people with respect and dignity.
Answer: Treating people with respect and dignity
◍ values.
Answer: Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of
existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse
mode of conduct or end-state of existence.
◍ Giving others the power and encouragement to make decisions burdens
leaders with additional controlling responsibilities and blocks their critical
time and energy..
Answer: False
◍ An important goal in the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and
Threats) analysis is to identify core competencies in the form of special
strengths an organization has or does exceptionally well..
Answer: True
◍ value system.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Disney's culture teaches and reinforces the valuesassociated with
storytelling and delegating responsibilities.of intelligence, empathy, and
sensitivity.of innovation, reliability, and growth.of professionalism,
teamwork, and service..
Answer: of professionalism, teamwork, and service.
◍ personality.
Answer: characteristics that describe an individual's behavior.
◍ Who among the following was recognized as an outstanding leader because
of his mastery of power politics?Mark SpitzCharles KetteringJonahWinston
Churchill.
Answer: Winston Churchill
◍ personality traits.
Answer: characteristics that describe an individual's behavior in a large
number of situations
◍ The concept of visioning as it is used in organizations today is credited to
________.Stephen Covey, 1989Ronald Lippitt, 1949Douglas McGregor,
1959Peter Drucker, 1969
W. Edwards Deming, 1979.
Answer: Ronald Lippitt, 1949
◍ In the context of visioning content principles, tactical planning results in
group- and person-specific assignments and concrete actions..
Answer: True
,◍ Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
Answer: A personality test that taps four characteristics and classifies
Behavior
◍ Which of the following is most likely a characteristic of employees who
score high on the need for affiliation?They prefer competitive rather than
cooperative work situations.They actively support others and try to smooth
out workplace conflicts.They are self-motivated when made to work on
meaningful work assignments.They desire responsibility and like to direct
and control people and events..
Answer: They actively support others and try to smooth out workplace
conflicts.
◍ Big Five Model.
Answer: A personality assessment model that taps five basic dimensions.
extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism.
◍ extraversion.
Answer: A personality describing someone who is sociable and assertive
(confident and forceful )
◍ agreeableness.
Answer: A personality that describes someone who is good natured,
cooperative, and trusting.
◍ conscientiousness.
Answer: A personality that describes someone who is responsible,
dependable, persistent, and organized.
◍ emotional stability.
Answer: A personality that characterizes someone as calm, self-confident,
and insecure.
◍ According to the visioning application principles, the personal style of
individuals should govern organizational culture and behavior..
Answer: False
,◍ All of the following are basic leadership motives EXCEPT
________.powerachievementaffiliationsecurity.
Answer: security
◍ Which of the following is most likely a motivating force for employees who
score high on the need for achievement?Opportunities to control people and
eventsOpportunities to work on challenging jobsOpportunities to interact
with othersOpportunities to make decisions.
Answer: Opportunities to work on challenging jobs
◍ When steering organizations through periods of change, leaders must be
personally involved and committed to making a difference..
Answer: True
◍ openness to experience.
Answer: A personality that characterizes someone in terms of imagination,
sensitivity, and curiosity.
◍ Visioning content principles include all of the following EXCEPT
________.a central purposecore valuesan allocation of budgetstrategic
initiativesbroad goals.
Answer: an allocation of budget
◍ core self-evaluation.
Answer: Bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their capabilities,
competence, and worth as a person.
◍ Machiavellianism.
Answer: The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains
emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.
◍ Successful Pattern II organizations are benevolent autocracies in which
_____.leaders have genuine concern for the welfare of membersleaders
generally develop a vision that is initiated by membersmembers have a high
degree of freedom to execute plans to accomplish organizational goalspower
is delegated to the logical focus of interest and concern for a problem.
Answer: leaders have genuine concern for the welfare of members
, ◍ narcissism.
Answer: The tendency to be arrogant, self-importance, require excessive
admiration, and have a sense of entitlement.
◍ self-monitoring.
Answer: where an individual's has ability to adjust his or her behavior to
external, situational factors.
◍ proactive personality.
Answer: People who identify opportunities, show initiative, take action, and
persevere until meaningful change occurs.
◍ According to the Forum Corporation, which of the following characteristics
is most likely needed in successful leaders at middle to senior levels of
responsibility for steering organizations through periods of change?Creating
a vision that is follower-initiatedDelegating the responsibility for initiating
change to subordinatesConsidering individual incentives and group success
as mutually exclusive entitiesTreating people with respect and dignity.
Answer: Treating people with respect and dignity
◍ values.
Answer: Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of
existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse
mode of conduct or end-state of existence.
◍ Giving others the power and encouragement to make decisions burdens
leaders with additional controlling responsibilities and blocks their critical
time and energy..
Answer: False
◍ An important goal in the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and
Threats) analysis is to identify core competencies in the form of special
strengths an organization has or does exceptionally well..
Answer: True
◍ value system.
