Describe and provide examples of at least three nontraditional leadership roles that are emerging as vitally important.

What will be an ideal response?


The term servant-leader was coined by Robert Greenleaf, a retired AT&T executive. The term is paradoxical in the sense that "leader" and "servant" are usually opposites; the servant-leader's relationship with employees is more like that of serving customers. Servant leaders strive to be self-aware, genuine, open with others, and ethical, and care about their followers' personal well-being and their surrounding communities. Lateral leadership does not involve a hierarchical, superior–subordinate relationship but instead invites colleagues at the same level to solve problems together. You alone cannot provide a solution to every problem, but you can create processes through which people work collaboratively. Similarly, intergroup leaders lead collaborative performance between different groups or organizations. Examples are interdepartmental cooperation, joint ventures, public/private partnerships, and collaborations that cross national, cultural, and religious boundaries. Shared leadership occurs when leadership rotates to the person with the key knowledge, skills, and abilities for the issue facing the team at a particular time. Shared leadership is most important when tasks are interdependent, are complex, and require creativity. High-performing teams engaged in such work exhibit more shared leadership than poorly performing teams.

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Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

A. When we use the AFN equation, we assume that the ratios of assets and liabilities to sales (A0*/S0 and L0*/S0) vary from year to year in a stable, predictable manner. B. When fixed assets are added in large, discrete units as a company grows, the assumption of constant ratios is more appropriate than if assets are relatively small and can be added in small increments as sales grow. C. Firms whose fixed assets are "lumpy" frequently have excess capacity, and this should be accounted for in the financial forecasting process. D. For a firm that uses lumpy assets, it is impossible to have small increases in sales without expanding fixed assets. E. Regression techniques cannot be used in situations where excess capacity or economies of scale exist.

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With respect to classical conditioning, ________ occurs when an unconditioned stimulus and a conditioned stimulus occur in close proximity in time and space.

A. negative reinforcement B. repetition C. dissociative behavior D. response orientation E. contiguity

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Under the Statute of Frauds, the writing must: be signed by the defendant; and must state with reasonable certainty the name of each party, the subject matter of the agreement, and all of the essential terms and promises.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following statements is a type of constraint that is often required in blending problems?

a. Integer constraint b. Binary constraint c. Quality constraint d. None of these options

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