Multiple Choice
The ability of leaders to provide a roadmap for success and guide their teams is called:
A) Management
B) Leadership
C) Supervision
D) Delegation
B) Leadership
Transformational leaders focus on maintaining existing structures rather than encouraging change.
False- they inspire and drive change
Who co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs?
Steve Wozniak
This team structure has clear roles but lacks flexibility.
Functional team
A leadership style focused on maintaining structure, rewards, and penalties is known as:
A) Transformational Leadership
B) Laissez-Faire Leadership
C) Transactional Leadership
D) Situational Leadership
C) Transactional Leadership
A strong innovation team should have only one decision-maker to ensure efficiency.
False- diverse perspectives lead to better decisions
Teams operate on only one level.
This type of team allows employees to work under multiple leaders.
Matrix Team
A leadership theory that suggests a leader’s background and personal characteristics shape team performance is called:
A) Situational Leadership Theory
B) Upper Echelons Theory
C) Behavioral Leadership Theory
D) Trait Leadership Theory
B) Upper Echelons Theory
Failure is an essential part of innovation and helps the team to improve
True- failures provide learning opportunities
What was Airbnb’s original business idea before it pivoted?
Renting out air mattresses in apartments.
Spotify uses this highly flexible, self-organized team structure.
Agile team
Which of the following is not a common team structure in innovative companies?
A) Functional Teams
B) Cross-Functional Teams
C) Matrix Teams
D) Traditional Hierarchical Teams with No Collaboration
D) Traditional Hierarchical Teams with No Collaboration
Groupthink is beneficial for innovation because it creates harmony within a team.
False- it limits creativity and critical thinking
The best team structure is always hierarchical because it ensures clear leadership.
False
A decentralized decision-making system where authority is spread out.
Flat/ Holacracy team