Author Question: Sally was recently hired as president and CEO of AlphaSports, Inc, a regional chain of sporting ... (Read 19 times)

segrsyd · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Sally was recently hired as president and CEO of AlphaSports, Inc, a regional chain of sporting goods stores. She has been hired to internalize the organization as well as expand market share.

Many members of the organization are highly skeptical because the organization has never attempted anything like this in the past. Sally is experiencing which obstacle to effective leadership?
a. the organization is rigid and unforgiving
b. the organization is falling back on old ideas
c. the organization is facing considerable uncertainty
d. there is a lack of understanding in applying academic research findings

Question 2

Nelson has been a successful manager for over 30 years. He has considerable expertise and makes most of the decisions by himself. He supervises over 200 people who are spread-out across 20 states.

Using employee participation may be a challenge for Nelson because of:
a. time and complexity of the task.
b. the leader's style and the geographic dispersion.
c. follower commitment and readiness.
d. environmental factors and culture.