Many forward-looking companies have discovered that their own organization does not generate enough useful new-product ideas. This has caused them to find new product ideas by developing strategic relationships with outside individuals and organizations, a practice known as ________.
A. piggy-back thinking
B. open innovation
C. stakeholder cooperation
D. innovation alliances
E. open collaboration
Answer: B
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A projective technique in which respondents are presented with a list of words, one at a time, is called ________
A) word association B) sentence completion C) story completion D) role playing E) piecewise thought-listing
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Ethical leadership can be defined as “the demonstration of normatively appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationship, and the promotion of such conduct to followers through two-way communication, reinforcement, and decision making.” 2. Transactional leadership is based on inspirational motivation, idealized influence, individualized considerations and intellectual stimulation. 3. The principles of ethical power are purpose, perspective, patience, and persistence. 4. Transformational leaders create a long-term vision for the firm. 5. An inconsistent leader has strong ethical traits and behavior and can translate those traits to others.
According to the Case: Abusive Leadership and Retaliation, how did the employee who was unjustly fired retaliate?
a. she burned her bosses car b. she shot and killed 3 managers and wounded 2 other employees c. she won a multimillion dollar lawsuit d. she started her own business and successfully “poached” several of her former employer’s cash cow clients
The Coca-Cola Company uses the same formula and basic bottle shape for Coke worldwide, but the labels on the bottles and their sizes vary depending upon the market. This illustrates ______.
a. thinking globally but acting locally b. manufacturing locally but designing globally c. thinking locally but acting globally d. manufacturing globally but designing locally