LSB2605 ASSIGNMENT 2 STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
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Module 1: Strategic Management & Leadership
1. Question: What is the primary purpose of a SWOT analysis?
• A) To analyze a company's stock performance
• B) To evaluate internal Strengths and Weaknesses, and external Opportunities and
Threats
• C) To calculate financial ratios
• D) To design a marketing campaign
, • Rationale: A SWOT analysis is a fundamental strategic planning tool used to identify
and assess the internal (Strengths, Weaknesses) and external (Opportunities, Threats)
factors that can impact an organization's viability.
2. Question: According to Transformational Leadership theory, which component is about
providing a clear and compelling vision?
• A) Individualized Consideration
• B) Intellectual Stimulation
• C) Inspirational Motivation
• D) Idealized Influence
• Rationale: Inspirational Motivation involves leaders inspiring and motivating their
followers through a clear, appealing, and optimistic vision of the future.
3. Question: The 'VRIO' framework is used to assess what?
• A) Market share
• B) Sustainable competitive advantage
• C) Employee satisfaction
• D) Corporate social responsibility
• Rationale: VRIO (Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, Organized to capture value) is a model
designed to analyze a firm's internal resources and capabilities to determine their
potential for providing a sustained competitive advantage.
,4. Question: In Porter's Five Forces, the threat of new entrants is HIGH when...
• A) Capital requirements are low
• B) Customer loyalty is high
• C) Government regulations are strict
• D) Distribution channels are controlled by existing firms
• Rationale: Low barriers to entry, such as minimal capital requirements, make it easier for
new competitors to enter the market, thus increasing the competitive threat.
5. Question: A leader who makes all decisions without consulting their team is using which
leadership style?
• A) Democratic
• B) Laissez-Faire
• C) Autocratic
• D) Transformational
• Rationale: The autocratic leadership style is characterized by individual control over all
decisions with little input from group members.
Module 2: Organizational Behavior & Culture
6. Question: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs places 'Esteem' needs above which other
category?
, • A) Physiological
• B) Safety
• C) Social/Belonging
• D) Self-Actualization
• Rationale: The standard order is: 1. Physiological, 2. Safety, 3. Social/Love/Belonging,
4. Esteem, 5. Self-Actualization.
7. Question: What does 'Psychological Safety' in a team refer to?
• A) A risk-free work environment
• B) A shared belief that one will not be punished for speaking up with ideas or concerns
• C) Guaranteed employment
• D) Excellent mental health benefits
• Rationale: Coined by Amy Edmondson, psychological safety is about an environment of
interpersonal trust and mutual respect where people are comfortable being themselves
and taking interpersonal risks.
8. Question: The 'Hawthorne Effect' suggests that...
• A) Financial incentives are the only true motivator
• B) Employees become more productive when they know they are being studied
• C) Leadership style has no impact on performance
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST
VERSION>
Disclaimer: This is a simulated study guide created for illustrative purposes. The course code
"LSB2605" is hypothetical.
Module 1: Strategic Management & Leadership
1. Question: What is the primary purpose of a SWOT analysis?
• A) To analyze a company's stock performance
• B) To evaluate internal Strengths and Weaknesses, and external Opportunities and
Threats
• C) To calculate financial ratios
• D) To design a marketing campaign
, • Rationale: A SWOT analysis is a fundamental strategic planning tool used to identify
and assess the internal (Strengths, Weaknesses) and external (Opportunities, Threats)
factors that can impact an organization's viability.
2. Question: According to Transformational Leadership theory, which component is about
providing a clear and compelling vision?
• A) Individualized Consideration
• B) Intellectual Stimulation
• C) Inspirational Motivation
• D) Idealized Influence
• Rationale: Inspirational Motivation involves leaders inspiring and motivating their
followers through a clear, appealing, and optimistic vision of the future.
3. Question: The 'VRIO' framework is used to assess what?
• A) Market share
• B) Sustainable competitive advantage
• C) Employee satisfaction
• D) Corporate social responsibility
• Rationale: VRIO (Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, Organized to capture value) is a model
designed to analyze a firm's internal resources and capabilities to determine their
potential for providing a sustained competitive advantage.
,4. Question: In Porter's Five Forces, the threat of new entrants is HIGH when...
• A) Capital requirements are low
• B) Customer loyalty is high
• C) Government regulations are strict
• D) Distribution channels are controlled by existing firms
• Rationale: Low barriers to entry, such as minimal capital requirements, make it easier for
new competitors to enter the market, thus increasing the competitive threat.
5. Question: A leader who makes all decisions without consulting their team is using which
leadership style?
• A) Democratic
• B) Laissez-Faire
• C) Autocratic
• D) Transformational
• Rationale: The autocratic leadership style is characterized by individual control over all
decisions with little input from group members.
Module 2: Organizational Behavior & Culture
6. Question: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs places 'Esteem' needs above which other
category?
, • A) Physiological
• B) Safety
• C) Social/Belonging
• D) Self-Actualization
• Rationale: The standard order is: 1. Physiological, 2. Safety, 3. Social/Love/Belonging,
4. Esteem, 5. Self-Actualization.
7. Question: What does 'Psychological Safety' in a team refer to?
• A) A risk-free work environment
• B) A shared belief that one will not be punished for speaking up with ideas or concerns
• C) Guaranteed employment
• D) Excellent mental health benefits
• Rationale: Coined by Amy Edmondson, psychological safety is about an environment of
interpersonal trust and mutual respect where people are comfortable being themselves
and taking interpersonal risks.
8. Question: The 'Hawthorne Effect' suggests that...
• A) Financial incentives are the only true motivator
• B) Employees become more productive when they know they are being studied
• C) Leadership style has no impact on performance
