leadership change management

1. QUESTION BANK
LCM - PGDM
UNIT I
SHORT QUESTIONS
1. Discuss various characteristics of leaders.
2. Discuss leadership as a partnership
3. What is leadership? Mention the motives of leaders.
4. Discuss various traits of leaders.
5. Give the nature of leadership.
Long questions
1. Differentiate leadership from management.
2. Discuss the impact of leadership on organisational performance.
3. Discuss the role of leadership in change Management.
4. Discuss in-detail the cognitive factors of leadership by citing examples.
UNIT II
SHORT QUESTIONS
1. Give the principles of ethical leadership.
2. Differentiate Women leadership from Men leadership.
3. Explain path goal theory.
4. Explain entrepreneurial leadership style.
5. What is disruptive leadership?
6. Discuss emotional leadership.
LONG QUESTIONS
1. “Disruptive leaders also see opportunities in problems and challenges” Elaborate the
statement by citing relevant examples.
2. “Leaders have more to deal within a more uncertain world, make decisions faster, and
manage large amounts of information and interconnected variables.” Discuss the role of
leadership in VUCA Climate.
3. “Managerial Grid helps managers analyze their own leadership styles” Discuss how the
grid is used and give the effective leadership style in an organisation.
4. “The leader–member exchange theory is a relationship-based approach to leadership”
Elaborate the theory. Give your opinion about its application in contemporary
organisations.

2. 5. There is a difference between women and men's leadership style. Do you agree with this
statement? Justify your answer.
UNIT III
SHORT QUESTIONS
1. What is organisational change? Mention some of the types of organisation change.
2. Why do employees resist Change?
3. What is effective change management?
4. Give the importance of organisational change.
5. Give the steps of Kotter’s change model
Long questions
1. Why do individuals' resistance change in any organisation? What are the various ways to
overcome resistance to change?
2. Explain Leavitt Model.
3. Discuss Kotter’s eight step change model. Compare with Kurt Lewin’s change model. What are
the pros and cons of the model?
4. Why is there resistance to change in any organisation? How do you overcome resistance to
change?
5. Discuss using the Warfield 6-3-5 model how the problems in organizations can be resolved.
6. Discuss Virginia Satir change model. Using the model discuss how individuals go through
change and how they can cope with such change to improve their relationship with each other.
According to you, do you think the model is suitable for all individuals? Comment.
CASE STUDY QUESTIONS
1. How was Chanda able to break the glass ceiling and rise to the helm of affairs at ICICI bank?
2. What are the ideologies that Chanda Kochhar followed in her career?
3. What went wrong in Chanda’s decision making?
4. What was her leadership style? elaborate citing examples
5. Differentiate Women leadership from Men leadership.
6. What are the qualities of Chanda’s leadership which made her successful?