AMU Leadership Competencies Questions

There are four competencies of leadership. What are they and what do they mean?

Question 2 (10 points)

Are leaders and managers expected to have a balance of both leadership and manager capabilities to do a good job, or do leaders just need leadership ability and managers just need managerial abilities? Explain your answer.

Question 3 (10 points)

How do you describe a turnaround strategy? When is it necessary and what does it entail?
Give an example.

Question 4 (10 points)

There are four international strategies associated with expansion outside the U.S. Export strategy (or sometimes also called international strategy), multi-domestic strategy, transnational strategy, and global strategy. Once an organization decides on a strategy, there are four key key modes of entry used to enter the international market. What are they and how to they differ?

Question 5 (10 points)

Explain innovation diffusion. What does it mean and what are some of the aspects of the supply and demand factors that determine diffusion pace? Give an example of innovation diffusion.

Question 6 (10 points)

What are the four competencies of leadership (and what do they mean) according to Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus (1985)?

Question 7 (10 points)

What is the difference between deliberate strategy and emergent strategy? Give examples.

Question 8 (10 points)

When a firm enters the international markets, explain the two opposing forces they face.

Question 9 (10 points)

What is a strategic alliance? Give an example.

Question 10 (10 points)

The two opposing pressures in the international markets result in four different strategies. What are they and how are they different?