In the Context of the Root Causes of Management Incompetence

question 20

Multiple Choice

In the context of the root causes of management incompetence and derailment,identify a true statement about dark-side traits?

• A)They are easy to detect in interviews or assessment centers or with bright-side personality inventories.
• B)They have a bigger influence on performance for people in followership versus leadership roles.
• C)They are usually apparent only when leaders are attending to their public image.
• D)They usually emerge during crises or periods of high stress and serve as coping mechanisms.

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Definitions:

Federal Budget Deficit

The shortfall that occurs when the federal government's expenditures exceed its revenues within a fiscal year.

National Debt

The total amount of money that a country's government has borrowed, typically from domestic or international lenders.

Balanced Budget

A balanced budget occurs when a government's total expenditures are equal to its total revenues within a specified period, avoiding deficits and surpluses.

Recession

A temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.