Lesson 1.5.6
1.5.6 Moving from entrepreneur to leader Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Business, Unit 1
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which management practice do entrepreneurs often struggle to adopt when transitioning into a leader?
- Risk taking
- Delegation of authority
- Strategic planning
- Setting vision
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What is a major difficulty for an entrepreneur transitioning into a leadership role?
- Delegating control
- Market research
- Product design
- Raising capital
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Which management style shift is required when an entrepreneur adapts to an expanding workforce?
- Autocratic to democratic
- Formal to informal
- Informal to formal
- Centralised to democratic
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A founder retains approval on all small purchases in a large firm. What does this demonstrate?
- Strategic leadership
- Failure to delegate
- Effective control
- Over-delegation
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Which key quality is most essential for an entrepreneur moving into a business leadership role?
- Handling routine admin
- Micro-managing tasks
- Controlling all costs
- Communicating a vision
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What risk arises if a founder fails to delegate authority in a growing firm?
- Decision-making bottlenecks
- Faster decision-making
- Lower fixed costs
- Higher staff retention
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What must a founder establish to effectively manage an expanding, larger business workforce?
- Informal networks
- Verbal agreements
- Personal favours
- Formal systems
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A founder hires a manager but retains control of all key decisions. What is incomplete?
- Chain of command
- Market segmentation
- Span of control
- Delegation of authority
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Which action best helps an entrepreneur successfully transition into an effective organisational leader?
- Empowering team managers
- Centralising all decisions
- Reducing employee count
- Micromanaging staff
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What difficulty does emotional attachment to an original product create for a growing firm?
- Improved innovation
- High staff turnover
- Resistance to change
- Excessive delegation
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What is the main impact when a founder refuses to share business information with managers?
- Higher profit margins
- Lower overhead costs
- Increased staff motivation
- Poor manager decisions
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What mindset shift is hardest when moving from an entrepreneurial to a leadership role?
- Cutting overhead expenses
- Reducing product line
- Increasing sales targets
- Developing other people
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What attitude often causes founders to reject expert advice from newly hired external managers?
- Loss of control
- Focus on compliance
- Desire to scale
- Need for capital
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What main benefit does appointing a board of directors provide to a growing business?
- Lower tax rates
- Independent expertise
- Guaranteed profit
- Unlimited liability
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Which key skill demonstrates that a founder is successfully transitioning into a leader?
- Micro-management
- Delegation of tasks
- Centralised control
- Unlimited working hours
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What key trade-off occurs when an entrepreneur delegates control to a new management team?
- Higher interest rates
- Loss of liquidity
- Loss of control
- Increased tax liability
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What emotional barrier often prevents an entrepreneur from relinquishing control to a leader?
- High market share
- Desire for control
- Legal obligation
- Excessive liquidity
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What is the primary role of a business leader compared to an entrepreneur?
- Strategic direction
- Operational tasks
- Routine maintenance
- Daily administration
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What is a primary reason for building a formal management team during business growth?
- Reduced tax liability
- Unlimited liability
- Increased capacity
- Lower fixed costs
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Which management practice helps an entrepreneur reduce direct involvement in daily operations?
- Centralising decisions
- Removing managers
- Setting targets
- Micro-managing staff
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