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Oct/Nov 2018, Q561 mark · multiple choice
Consider the following case scenario: South African-born serial entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla Motors, Inc. and Space X, Elon Musk, has changed the playing field by making his company's intellectual property available in an open source format. As CEO of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk has the ability to influence the behaviour of his employees. Which component of leadership does this ability refer to?
Oct/Nov 2018, Q571 mark · multiple choice
Referring to the same case scenario about Elon Musk and Tesla Motors: if Tesla Motors' supervisors are rewarded by management for meeting their performance goals, which type of power is management making use of in this instance?
Oct/Nov 2018, Q581 mark · multiple choice
Which of the following best describes the concept of social loafing?
Oct/Nov 2018, Q591 mark · multiple choice
In a global business world that is plagued by corporate scandals, which leadership approach is becoming increasingly crucial?
Oct/Nov 2018, Q601 mark · multiple choice
Chris motivates his employees by appealing to their self-interest: he pays them and promotes them based on their work efforts. Chris is an example of which type of leader?
Oct/Nov 2018, Q611 mark · multiple choice
The executive dean at the College of Economic and Management Sciences decides to appoint a committee made up of staff members from the ICT department as well as junior and senior academics from each department, in order to investigate the efficiency and usability of the myUnisa system as a viable ICT system. Once the project is completed, the group will disband. This is an example of which type of group, and which broader category of group does it fall under?
Oct/Nov 2018, Q621 mark · multiple choice
Edcon's monthly Club magazine has a readership of 5.8 million. The Club magazine is used to communicate with account holders, conveying not only special offers but also important account information. Within the communication model, what role do the account holders play?
May/Jun 2017, Q561 mark · multiple choice
Edcon, a retailer with over 20 000 permanent staff and 25 000 temporary staff, has grown through acquisitions to add top stationery and houseware brands to its clothing, footwear and textiles (CFT) portfolio. The company is organised into three divisions, namely the Departmental Store Division, the Discount Store Division and the CNA division. Managers have been given delegated authority for the day-to-day running of each of the Departmental Store, Discount, CNA and Group Services divisions. What does the term 'authority' mean in this context? Option 1: the right of a manager to give commands to, and demand actions from, employees. Option 2: the manager's ability to influence the behaviour of his/her employees. Option 3: the obligation to achieve the organisational goals by performing required activities. Option 4: the evaluation of how well individuals meet their responsibilities.
May/Jun 2017, Q571 mark · multiple choice
Edcon identifies transformational leadership as one of its five pillars of leadership. Which of the following best defines transformational leadership? Option 1: an exchange of rewards for compliance. Option 2: the leader's effect on followers, namely that they develop trust, admiration, loyalty and respect for their leader. Option 3: motivating followers by appealing to their self-interest. Option 4: the ability of leaders to create and articulate a realistic, credible, attractive vision of the future of the organisation.
May/Jun 2017, Q581 mark · multiple choice
A certain type of team is made up of employees who occupy the same hierarchical level but come from different work areas, and who join together to complete a task. What type of team is being described here? Option 1: Problem-solving. Option 2: Self-managed. Option 3: Cross-functional. Option 4: Work.
May/Jun 2017, Q591 mark · multiple choice
A manager is described as having a particular type of power when he or she can influence employees by offering them something that they value. Which type of power is this? Option 1: coercive. Option 2: reward. Option 3: legitimate. Option 4: referent.
May/Jun 2017, Q601 mark · multiple choice
Chris motivates his employees by appealing to their self-interest: he pays them and rewards them for their work efforts. Based on this, Chris is an example of which type of leader? Option 1: transformational. Option 2: transactional. Option 3: charismatic. Option 4: visionary.
May/Jun 2017, Q611 mark · multiple choice
Trust is one of the most important elements of leadership and shows itself through various dimensions. Phenya is well known in the business world as someone who is able to tell the whole truth about a situation. Which dimension of trust does Phenya display? Option 1: Integrity. Option 2: Openness. Option 3: Consistency. Option 4: Loyalty.
May/Jun 2017, Q621 mark · multiple choice
Danny is the technical manager at a large computer engineering firm. He arranged a meeting with one of the technicians because he believes she could perform better. Danny decided to apply pressure and told her that she could be demoted or even retrenched if her performance did not improve. What type of power is Danny exercising over the technician in this situation? Option 1: legitimate. Option 2: coercive. Option 3: referent. Option 4: expert.
Oct/Nov 2015, Q561 mark · multiple choice
Edcon maintains a clearly defined leadership structure that includes a 360-degree review process, and up to 15% of the performance goals set for its supervisors and managers are based on leadership performance. Edcon describes its five pillars of leadership as transformational, transactional, tactical, technical and operational. If Edcon rewards its supervisors through management action whenever they achieve their performance goals, which type of power is management using?
Oct/Nov 2015, Q571 mark · multiple choice
Continuing with the Edcon case, where the company's five pillars of leadership are transformational, transactional, tactical, technical and operational, which statement correctly explains what transactional leadership means?
Oct/Nov 2015, Q581 mark · multiple choice
A manager's reliability, predictability and good judgement when dealing with situations refers to which dimension of trust?
Oct/Nov 2015, Q591 mark · multiple choice
The executive dean of the College of Economic and Management Sciences decides to appoint a committee made up of staff members from the ICT department as well as junior and senior academics from each department, in order to investigate the efficiency and usability of the myUnisa system as a viable ICT system. Once the project is complete, the group will disband. This is an example of a blank group, which is a type of blank group.
Oct/Nov 2015, Q601 mark · multiple choice
Edcon's monthly Club magazine has a readership of 5.9 million. The Club magazine communicates with account holders and not only shares special offers but also conveys important account information. Within the communication model, the account holder represents the blank.
Oct/Nov 2015, Q611 mark · multiple choice
Which one of the following statements is true regarding command groups?
Oct/Nov 2015, Q621 mark · multiple choice
Jurgen Schreiber, a German national with 20 years of international experience in the retail industry, has recently been appointed as Edcon's CEO. Based solely on his position, which type of power does Jurgen Schreiber hold?
Oct/Nov 2015, Q631 mark · multiple choice
Employee performance in organisations is determined mainly by three factors. Which of the following options correctly lists these three factors?
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