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Vision ✔✔clear, distinctive, and specific view of what a company would like to achieve in the
future, broad description of the value an organization offers instead of a li
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WGU D073 Questions and Answers
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Vision ✔✔clear, distinctive, and specific view of what a company would like to achieve in the
future, broad description of the value an organization offers instead of a list of specific targets
mission statement ✔✔describes what the organization needs to do now to achieve the vision
innate attributes ✔✔natural abilities
Vision Statement ✔✔A company owner writes a detailed and clear picture of what the company
will look like five years from now.
What is he/she defining to the employees?
reward power ✔✔The power people have because others believe they can bestow rewards or
outcomes, such as money or recognition, that others desire
Coercive power ✔✔The power people have because others believe they can inflict pain or
withhold or take away something they value
referent power ✔✔The power people have because others want to associate with or be accepted
by them
expert or resource power ✔✔The power people have because others believe they have and are
willing to share expert knowledge or access to resources, such as information, time, or materials
legitimate power ✔✔The power people have because others believe they possess the "right" to
influence them and that they ought to obey
drive ✔✔high level of effort, including a strong desire for achievement as well as high levels of
ambition, energy, tenacity, and initiative
Leadership Motivation ✔✔intense desire to lead others
cognitive ability ✔✔conceptually skilled, capable of exercising sound judgment, having strong
analytical skills, and possessing the capacity to think strategically and multidimensionally
Individualized consideration ✔✔The degree to which the leader attends to each follower's
concerns and needs and acts as a mentor or coach.
Intellectual stimulation ✔✔The degree to which the leader challenges assumptions, takes risks,
and solicits followers' ideas.
Inspirational motivation ✔✔The degree to which the leader articulates a vision that is appealing
and inspiring to followers
Idealized influence ✔✔The degree to which the leader provides a role model for high ethical
behavior, instills pride, and gains respect and trust
coercive power ✔✔An employee is told by a manager that a project must be completed by the
end of the work week. The manager stresses that if the project is not finished, the employee will
have to work on it at home over the weekend, with no additional pay.
Which source of power is this manager displaying?
legitimate power ✔✔A manager asks an employee to take on extra work and the individual asks
why that is necessary. In response, the manager simply points at the position title on the
nameplate sitting on his desk and says, "That's why."
Which source of power is this manager displaying?
unethical ✔✔An individual over-reported the company's income to increase the stock value. This
led to the loss of trust among shareholders and an investigation by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC).
How should this leader's action be characterized?
four fundamental management functions ✔✔planning, organizing, leading, and controlling
organizing ✔✔involves using resources in the most effective way, assigning tasks, delegating
responsibilities, and determining who is reportable to whom in the organization
controlling ✔✔process of monitoring progress and correcting for any veering off path
Long-range planning ✔✔Manage
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