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END TERM EXAMINATIONS – DEC 2020

COURSE: Leadership and Ethics
Program: BBA
Time: 3 hrs Max. Marks: 60

Instructions:
➢ There are 4 Sections. Attempting all Sections is compulsory.
➢ Section A is objective.
➢ Attempt Section D towards the end and keep atleast 30 minutes for it.
➢ Merely copying pasting answers from net or the e-books or filling pages isn’t going to fetch you
marks. Write application-based answers and your understanding. Remember, less is more.
➢ Keep a track of time. All the Best!

Section A (Objectives) – 15 mks

Each objective is for 1 mark

1. Ahmedabad to Mumbai Golden Corridor is called the Indian ___________________ Corridor

2 Past research suggests that leadership is _____% genetic and _______% a result of
lessons learned through life experiences.

3 Top management requires ______________ skill the most

a. Technical
b. Human
c. Conceptual

4 It is Illegal in Israel for a hen to lay eggs on Friday and Saturday (True / False)

5 Integrity and honesty are the same value. (True / False)

6 As a society, the term “third world country” refers to countries with high
_______________ rates

7 The _________________approach places natives of the home country of a business

in key positions at home and abroad.

8 ______________ companies have investment in other countries, but do not have

coordinated product offerings in each country.

9 Soviet Union is a ___________

First world country
Second world country
Third world country
10 A ________________is the economy of a country which undergoes rapid economic
growth, usually accompanied by an increase in the standard of living

11 Rachel's colleagues and subordinates have a very high regard for her. They know that no one
can get high-quality work done the way Rachel can. She inspires her team to excel in their
work, even exceeding their own expectations. What her subordinates like best about Rachel
is that they are free to discuss her decisions with her, even question her once in while if they
are not sure about her strategy. Which one of the following best describes Rachel's
leadership style?
A)transactional
B)charismatic
C)authentic
D)transformational

12 ________ leadership is the ability to create and articulate a realistic, credible, and attractive
vision of the future for an organization that improves on the present.
A)Visionary
B)Charismatic
C)Trait
D)Transactional

13 The University of Michigan studies used the two dimensions of ________ and ________ to
study behavioral characteristics of leaders.
A) employee oriented; production oriented
B) consideration; initiating structure
C) task; people
D) decision-making; employee development

Section B - Max. limit 300 words

5 marks each. Answer any 2

Q) Are leaders born or made? Explain giving examples of traditional and contemporary
leadership theories

Q) In the very first class of Ethics, you did a value exercise in which you zeroed down on
your top most value. What was that value? How does that value correlate to Personal as
well as Business Ethics? Elicit with example in personal and business context.

Q) Pick and choose any one unethical practice listed below. Write your understanding
about this topic. Quote incidents where you know this has happened. How can this be
prevented?
Insider trading OR
Money Laundering OR
Corruption

Q) In the Rising Phoenix case study what Leadership style did Ratan Tata exhibit?
Explain with examples
 Section C - Max. limit 500-600 words
10 marks each. Answer any 2

Q) Why is a whistle blower considered a ‘traitor' or a ‘wrecker of family’ by others?

Explain through Satyendra Dubey’s Case. What is the status of the Protection Bill?

Q) What is the Jan Lokpal Bill? Which movement does it represent and who fought for
this movement? What suggestions did Shivraj Patil make to minimize Corruption?

Q) The problem is not with corporations but the people who run them. Explain this with
an example. What can ensure good Governance?

Q) Rick Rescorla saved 2,687 lives on SEPTEMBER 11. What leadership style did he
exhibit? What qualities or traits of that leadership did he display?

Section D - Max. limit 1500 words

15 marks. Answer any 1

Q) Pick up any one Ethical Dilemma. Explain and justify using a theory –

a) Jodie and Mary are conjoint twins. Do we murder Mary to save Jodie?
b) Jack’s mom and dad meet with an accident. Mom dies in the accident. Dad is in hospital and
has just come out of coma. Doctor has adviced not to give him any shock. Jack is strong and
aware about his values. Dad asks, “Jack, where is mom and how is she doing?”
c) Harshit is strong on his values of integrity, justice, and honesty. His organization demands
him to bribe govt. officials to get the contract. He is in a dilemma and has come to you for
advise. What would you suggest Harshit?

Q)

Mr. Piyush Shah has been promoted to the post of a Branch Manager in XYZ Bank. He does not want
to take a very extreme stand in his management style so he decides to compromise. He does not
take a strong stand on driving results to ensure that the pressure is not too high. Alternately, he
does not go out of the way to ensure that he fulfills his team members’ needs.

The result is that his team is delivering a very mediocre performance.

Where do you see him in the Grid? What are your thoughts about his approach?
What suggestions can you recommend to Mr. Piyush?

Q) XYZ organization hired a new CEO Mr. Joel, for their company. The earlier CEO gave
demeaning tasks to his team members and did not engage them in any work-related
decisions. Employees are very demotivated. To correct this, Joel, has decided to work
towards Psychologically empowering his employees and organization at large. What are the
steps you can suggest Joel?