Question 1

Which of the following supervisory styles is most compatible with Theory Y assumptions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The autocratic management style. 
B)  The participative management style. 
C)  The bureaucratic management style. 
D)  The free-reign management style. 
A)  The autocratic management style. 
B)  The participative management style. 
C)  The bureaucratic management style. 
D)  The free-reign management style.

Question 2

Effective delegation should increase the quantity and improve the quality of work being completed by the responsible employee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Resistance to change in the workplace is very uncommon because employees pride themselves upon being up to date.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All of the following are reasons that employees resist change, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Fear of economic loss. 
B)  Fear of loss of status quo. 
C)  Fear of loss of security. 
D)  Fear of being up to date. 
A)  Fear of economic loss. 
B)  Fear of loss of status quo. 
C)  Fear of loss of security. 
D)  Fear of being up to date.

Question 5

The autocratic style of supervision is associated with a participatory management style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A manager who believes in contingency-style leadership believes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Leadership is only necessary during a crisis. 
B)  That leadership can be learned in terms of behaviors to do and not do. 
C)  Leaders need to serve first and lead second. 
D)  That no one leadership style is best, and that the appropriate style depends upon several factors. 
A)  Leadership is only necessary during a crisis. 
B)  That leadership can be learned in terms of behaviors to do and not do. 
C)  Leaders need to serve first and lead second. 
D)  That no one leadership style is best, and that the appropriate style depends upon several factors.

Question 7

In practice, supervisors usually blend their leadership approaches, based on a number of considerations including all of the following, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  The situation at hand. 
B)  The employee or employees who are involved. 
C)  To satisfice. 
D)  The supervisor's skill and experience. 
A)  The situation at hand. 
B)  The employee or employees who are involved. 
C)  To satisfice. 
D)  The supervisor's skill and experience.

Question 8

There are no jobs that a supervisor cannot delegate to someone else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When practicing the process of delegation, one must assign duties and grant authority as well as create responsibility and accountability for completion of those duties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following supervisory styles is most compatible with Theory Y assumptions?

Effective delegation should increase the quantity and improve the quality of work being completed by the responsible employee.

Resistance to change in the workplace is very uncommon because employees pride themselves upon being up to date.

All of the following are reasons that employees resist change, EXCEPT:

The autocratic style of supervision is associated with a participatory management style.

A manager who believes in contingency-style leadership believes:

In practice, supervisors usually blend their leadership approaches, based on a number of considerations including all of the following, EXCEPT:

There are no jobs that a supervisor cannot delegate to someone else.

When practicing the process of delegation, one must assign duties and grant authority as well as create responsibility and accountability for completion of those duties.

Supervising in Uncertain Times

The Managerial Functions

Communication: the Vital Link in Supervisory Management

Motivational Principles As Applied to Supervision

Solving Problems: Decision Making and the Supervisor

Positive Discipline

Supervisory Planning

Supervisory Organizing at the Departmental Level

The Supervisor and Employee Recruitment, Selection, Orientation and Training

Performance Management: Appraising, Coaching, Promoting, and Compensating

Managing Work Groups: Teamwork, Morale and Counseling

Supervising a Diverse Workforce

Fundamentals of Controlling

Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace

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Exam 11: Supervisory Leadership and the Management of Change

Which of the following supervisory styles is most compatible with Theory Y assumptions?

Effective delegation should increase the quantity and improve the quality of work being completed by the responsible employee.

Resistance to change in the workplace is very uncommon because employees pride themselves upon being up to date.

All of the following are reasons that employees resist change, EXCEPT:

The autocratic style of supervision is associated with a participatory management style.

A manager who believes in contingency-style leadership believes:

In practice, supervisors usually blend their leadership approaches, based on a number of considerations including all of the following, EXCEPT:

There are no jobs that a supervisor cannot delegate to someone else.

When practicing the process of delegation, one must assign duties and grant authority as well as create responsibility and accountability for completion of those duties.

Supervising in Uncertain Times

The Managerial Functions

Communication: the Vital Link in Supervisory Management

Motivational Principles As Applied to Supervision

Solving Problems: Decision Making and the Supervisor

Positive Discipline

Supervisory Planning

Supervisory Organizing at the Departmental Level

The Supervisor and Employee Recruitment, Selection, Orientation and Training

Performance Management: Appraising, Coaching, Promoting, and Compensating

Managing Work Groups: Teamwork, Morale and Counseling

Supervising a Diverse Workforce

Fundamentals of Controlling

Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace

Filters