Summaries and Cheat Sheets for all
compulsory courses of Master Data Science
& Society (Statistics, Data Mining, Machine
Learning)
Transactional Leadership - answers leader adjusting tasks, rewards, and structures to
help followers meet their needs and working to accomplish organisational objectives
In leadership literature, 'concern for task' is otherwise known as - answers Initiating
structure & task orientation
Leadership challenges in the modern workplace include - answers expectations for
success on the first attempt.
complex, ambiguous, and multidimensional problems to be solved, shorter time frames
for accomplishing things.
necessity for taking a long-term view even while meeting short-term performance
demands.
How to empower others: - answers Encourage others to take initiative and make
decisions.
Create an environment of cooperation, information sharing and shared ownership of
goals.
Get others involved in selecting their work assignments.
Let others put their ideas and solutions into practice.
In Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership model, a manager who emphasises
the sharing of ideas and decision-making uses which leadership style? - answers
Participation management
Referent power - answers is the ability to influence the behaviour of other people
through identification
Acceptance theory of authority - answers identifies four conditions that determine
whether a leader's directives will be followed and true influence achieved.
A group decision occurs - answers when all team members participate in making a
decision and work together to achieve a consensus regarding the preferred course of
action.
Position power - answers Gives the leader power to reward and punish
,Good managers build or enhance their position power by - answers Taking good care of
others who are dependent on them
Becoming known as an influential person in the organisation
Establishing a broad network of interpersonal contacts and getting involved in the
important information flows within them
Peter Drucker - effective leadership should be viewed as - answers Good old fashioned
hard work
Integrity - answers an essential element of transformational leadership and good old-
fashioned leadership
a manager who plans the work to be done, assigns task responsibilities, sets clear work
standards, and monitors performance results is - answers high in concern for task
Empowerment - answers process that managers use to allow others to gain power and
achieve influence within the organisation
Country club management - answers reflects a high concern for people and a low
concern for the task (Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid)
Participation - answers low-task, high-relationship style.
Selling - answers high-task, high-relationship style.
Delegating - answers low-task, low-relationship style.
Expert power - answers ability to influence the behaviour of other people because of
one's special expertise
Vroom-Jago Leadership Model - answers Problem situations are characterised in terms
of decision quality and decision acceptance.
Decision quality is based on the location of information needed for problem-solving.
Each of the three decision methods -- authority, consultative and group -- is appropriate
in different problem situations.
Leadership - answers Arousing enthusiasm and directing efforts towards organisational
goals.
Subs for leadership - answers Clarity of organisational plans and formalisation of rules
Routineness and availability of performance feedback
Ability and experience of subordinates
Independence of subordinates
job security - answers Factors of working in today's economy
- A new workplace
, - Lack of _____ __________
- A networked economy
- A global economy
- Organisations expected to excel on performance criteria
- No guarantees of long term employment
- Takes initiative, continuous learning and discipline to stay employed
Intellectual Capital - answers The collective power or shared knowledge of a workforce
Knowledge worker - answers Someone whose knowledge is an important asset to
employers
Globalisation - answers Worldwide interdependence of resource flows, product markets
and business competition.
speed transactions - answers Technology: computers allow organisations of any size to
______ ____________ and improve decision making
Virtual space - answers In ________ _____ people in remote areas can hold meetings,
access databases, share information, make plans and solve problems without having to
meet face to face
literacy - answers Computer ________ must be mastered and continuously developed
as a foundation for career success
Diversity - answers Differences among workers in gender, race, age, ethnicity, ability,
religion and sexuality.
characteristics - answers HRM is strict in prohibiting use of demographic __________ to
make decisions in hiring/promotion
talent - answers Valuing diversity allows organisations to tap into a rich ______ pool.
multicultural - answers A diverse and _____________ workforce offers potential
performance gains
bias - answers Diversity ____ is a limiting factor in many workplaces
Prejudice - answers The display of negative attitudes towards members of minorities
Discrimination - answers occurs when someone is denied a job, or job assignment for
reasons not job related
Glass ceiling - answers Refers to an invisible barrier limiting the advancement of women
and minority groups
compulsory courses of Master Data Science
& Society (Statistics, Data Mining, Machine
Learning)
Transactional Leadership - answers leader adjusting tasks, rewards, and structures to
help followers meet their needs and working to accomplish organisational objectives
In leadership literature, 'concern for task' is otherwise known as - answers Initiating
structure & task orientation
Leadership challenges in the modern workplace include - answers expectations for
success on the first attempt.
complex, ambiguous, and multidimensional problems to be solved, shorter time frames
for accomplishing things.
necessity for taking a long-term view even while meeting short-term performance
demands.
How to empower others: - answers Encourage others to take initiative and make
decisions.
Create an environment of cooperation, information sharing and shared ownership of
goals.
Get others involved in selecting their work assignments.
Let others put their ideas and solutions into practice.
In Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership model, a manager who emphasises
the sharing of ideas and decision-making uses which leadership style? - answers
Participation management
Referent power - answers is the ability to influence the behaviour of other people
through identification
Acceptance theory of authority - answers identifies four conditions that determine
whether a leader's directives will be followed and true influence achieved.
A group decision occurs - answers when all team members participate in making a
decision and work together to achieve a consensus regarding the preferred course of
action.
Position power - answers Gives the leader power to reward and punish
,Good managers build or enhance their position power by - answers Taking good care of
others who are dependent on them
Becoming known as an influential person in the organisation
Establishing a broad network of interpersonal contacts and getting involved in the
important information flows within them
Peter Drucker - effective leadership should be viewed as - answers Good old fashioned
hard work
Integrity - answers an essential element of transformational leadership and good old-
fashioned leadership
a manager who plans the work to be done, assigns task responsibilities, sets clear work
standards, and monitors performance results is - answers high in concern for task
Empowerment - answers process that managers use to allow others to gain power and
achieve influence within the organisation
Country club management - answers reflects a high concern for people and a low
concern for the task (Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid)
Participation - answers low-task, high-relationship style.
Selling - answers high-task, high-relationship style.
Delegating - answers low-task, low-relationship style.
Expert power - answers ability to influence the behaviour of other people because of
one's special expertise
Vroom-Jago Leadership Model - answers Problem situations are characterised in terms
of decision quality and decision acceptance.
Decision quality is based on the location of information needed for problem-solving.
Each of the three decision methods -- authority, consultative and group -- is appropriate
in different problem situations.
Leadership - answers Arousing enthusiasm and directing efforts towards organisational
goals.
Subs for leadership - answers Clarity of organisational plans and formalisation of rules
Routineness and availability of performance feedback
Ability and experience of subordinates
Independence of subordinates
job security - answers Factors of working in today's economy
- A new workplace
, - Lack of _____ __________
- A networked economy
- A global economy
- Organisations expected to excel on performance criteria
- No guarantees of long term employment
- Takes initiative, continuous learning and discipline to stay employed
Intellectual Capital - answers The collective power or shared knowledge of a workforce
Knowledge worker - answers Someone whose knowledge is an important asset to
employers
Globalisation - answers Worldwide interdependence of resource flows, product markets
and business competition.
speed transactions - answers Technology: computers allow organisations of any size to
______ ____________ and improve decision making
Virtual space - answers In ________ _____ people in remote areas can hold meetings,
access databases, share information, make plans and solve problems without having to
meet face to face
literacy - answers Computer ________ must be mastered and continuously developed
as a foundation for career success
Diversity - answers Differences among workers in gender, race, age, ethnicity, ability,
religion and sexuality.
characteristics - answers HRM is strict in prohibiting use of demographic __________ to
make decisions in hiring/promotion
talent - answers Valuing diversity allows organisations to tap into a rich ______ pool.
multicultural - answers A diverse and _____________ workforce offers potential
performance gains
bias - answers Diversity ____ is a limiting factor in many workplaces
Prejudice - answers The display of negative attitudes towards members of minorities
Discrimination - answers occurs when someone is denied a job, or job assignment for
reasons not job related
Glass ceiling - answers Refers to an invisible barrier limiting the advancement of women
and minority groups
