BUSI 240 Quiz 7, Liberty University
• Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Leaders have a superior ability to analyze a variety of complex
alternatives and opportunities due to their
Selected Answer: practical intelligence.
Response Feedback: Leaders have above-average cognitive ability to
process enormous amounts of information. Leaders aren't necessarily
geniuses; rather, they have a superior ability to analyze a variety of
complex alternatives and opportunities. Furthermore, leaders have
practical intelligence. This means that they can think through the
relevance and application of ideas in real-world settings. Practical
intelligence is particularly evident where problems are poorly defined,
information is missing, and more than one solution may be plausible.
• Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Fiedler's contingency model of leadership has made an important
and lasting contribution to the study of leadership because it
Selected Answer: suggests that organizations need to engineer
the situation to fit the leader's preferred style.
, Response Feedback: Fiedler's contingency model argues that if
leadership style is influenced by a leader's personality, organizations
should engineer the situation to fit the leader's dominant style, rather
than expecting leaders to change their styles to fit situations.
• Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Effective transformational leaders generate meaning and
motivation in followers by relying on
Selected Answer: metaphors.
Response Feedback: Effective transformational leaders generate
meaning and motivation in followers by relying on symbols, metaphors,
stories, and other vehicles that transcend plain language. These tools
borrow images from other experiences, thereby creating richer meaning
of the not-yet-experienced vision. Borrowing from existing experiences
also generates desired emotions, which motivates people to pursue the
vision. For instance, when McDonald's faced the daunting challenge of
opening the company's first restaurants in Russia (back when it was the
USSR), CEO George Cohen frequently reminded his team members that
they were establishing "hamburger diplomacy."
• Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Scenario B
• Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Leaders have a superior ability to analyze a variety of complex
alternatives and opportunities due to their
Selected Answer: practical intelligence.
Response Feedback: Leaders have above-average cognitive ability to
process enormous amounts of information. Leaders aren't necessarily
geniuses; rather, they have a superior ability to analyze a variety of
complex alternatives and opportunities. Furthermore, leaders have
practical intelligence. This means that they can think through the
relevance and application of ideas in real-world settings. Practical
intelligence is particularly evident where problems are poorly defined,
information is missing, and more than one solution may be plausible.
• Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Fiedler's contingency model of leadership has made an important
and lasting contribution to the study of leadership because it
Selected Answer: suggests that organizations need to engineer
the situation to fit the leader's preferred style.
, Response Feedback: Fiedler's contingency model argues that if
leadership style is influenced by a leader's personality, organizations
should engineer the situation to fit the leader's dominant style, rather
than expecting leaders to change their styles to fit situations.
• Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Effective transformational leaders generate meaning and
motivation in followers by relying on
Selected Answer: metaphors.
Response Feedback: Effective transformational leaders generate
meaning and motivation in followers by relying on symbols, metaphors,
stories, and other vehicles that transcend plain language. These tools
borrow images from other experiences, thereby creating richer meaning
of the not-yet-experienced vision. Borrowing from existing experiences
also generates desired emotions, which motivates people to pursue the
vision. For instance, when McDonald's faced the daunting challenge of
opening the company's first restaurants in Russia (back when it was the
USSR), CEO George Cohen frequently reminded his team members that
they were establishing "hamburger diplomacy."
• Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Scenario B
