Institute of Business Management & Research

IPS Academy
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Examination 2017
Internal Examination
BBA -VI SEMESTER

Leadership Skills and Team Management

Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks 20

Note : Note : There are two Sections in this paper, Section A and Section B. Answer any four questions from
Section A ,each question carries equal marks. Section B is compulsory

Section A

Q.1 What is leadership? Explain the role of leader in organizational performance.

Q.2 Enumerate the difference between skills and traits. Why should a successful leader have traits in addition to
skills?

Q.3 Explain different styles of leadership with examples.

Q.4 Explain the role of leader in team based organization.

Q.5 Write a note on guiding principles to change agent

Q.6 Discuss the role of interpersonal competence in team building. Correlate interpersonal competence and
team effectiveness.

Section B

ABC Publishers Co.ltd. in Ankleswar has 10,000 employees. There is a formal union. But, the informal groups
are diverse and dignified. The top management has explored their strengths and weakness and is fully exploiting
the intergroup behavior for enhancing productivity. Mr.Swaminathan is a newly appointed Managing Director
.He has a biased opinion about Biharis and is very favourable to Karnataka employees .He thinks of the former
as lethargic and arrogant. The employees of Bihar objected to his perception and warned him against such
attitudes because intergroup policies would spoil the atmosphere. Mr. Swaminathan did not heed his warning.
He gave more power to Karnataka employees, ignoring the behavior of the Bihar employees. Production
declined in the unit where a large number of employees from Karnataka were employed. He became doubtful
and was forced to think seriously about the intergroup behavior.

Questions

1. Where is the mistake in the organization? Find and reduce it.

2. Discuss the role of the middle manager in intergroup behavior.
3. What is team spirit? How is it developed