Exam 14: Leadership

According to the normative decision theory, which of the following is true of the CI decision-making style?

Will is the owner of a start-up. While hiring employees, he does not pay much attention to their previous performance records. However, he is very particular about employee attitude toward the organization. He mostly recruits outgoing people who he believes would effectively interact with customers. In the context of the Blake/Mouton leadership grid, which of the following leadership styles is Will using in this scenario?

Mark is a senior manager at a leather manufacturing company. He sets unrealistic goals for the factory workers, and he often makes them work overtime without additional pay. He is mostly concerned about the timely production of the company's goods and is least bothered about the difficulties the workers face on the job. In the context of the Blake/Mouton leadership grid, which of the following leadership styles is Mark using in this scenario?

Fiona is a manager at Tune In Solutions. As a leader, she has complete authority to recruit and lay off employees. She also has the authority to reward or punish employees depending on their performance. This scenario illustrates that Fiona has a high _____.

According to path-goal theory, which of the following is true?

Which of the following is true of managers?

Fiedler uses a questionnaire called the _____ scale to measure leadership style.

In the context of the components of transformational leadership, _____ means that transformational leaders encourage followers to be creative and innovative, to question assumptions, and to look at problems and situations in new ways even if their ideas are different from those of leaders.

Samantha is the headmistress of Harwell High School. She expects high standards of discipline from her staff. She often makes them work over the weekends and on their days off. To foster academic excellence, she discontinues all creative methods of teaching and replaces them with traditional methods. In the context of the Blake/Mouton leadership grid, which of the following leadership styles is Samantha using in this scenario?

Which of the following is a characteristic of charismatic leaders?

Sophia, a facilities manager at Stern Corp., imposes rigid rules on her subordinates to get work done. She advocates strict obedience to authority. However, she does not pay much attention to her subordinates' concerns. In the context of the Blake/Mouton leadership grid, which of the following leadership styles is Sophia using in this scenario?

According to the normative decision theory, leaders who share problems with their subordinates and then have them make decisions use a _____ style.

In the context of the components of transformational leadership, _____ means that transformational leaders encourage followers by providing meaning and challenge to their work.

In the context of Fiedler's contingency theory, the term _____ refers to the degree to which a particular condition either permits or denies a leader the chance to influence the behavior of group members.

In the context of Fiedler's contingency theory, Fiedler assumes that the favorableness of a situation for a leader depends on the degree to which the situation permits the leader to influence the behavior of group members.

According to the normative decision theory, in which of the following situations should a group decision style be used?

Michael runs a grocery store. He is patient with his staff members, and he treats them with respect. He trains them to cater to the needs of the customers. As long as average sales are made every month, he is not much concerned about profits. In the context of the Blake/Mouton leadership grid, which of the following leadership styles is Michael using in this scenario?

Which of the following is true of supportive leadership?

Dress-Up is an online retailer of accessories and casual wear. The website faced a server problem for a couple of hours and stopped functioning. The manager of the backend technical team gathered his subordinates and discussed the problem with them. All team members shared their inputs. Thereafter, he implemented the solution that had the support of the entire team. In the context of the normative decision theory, which of the following decision styles has the manager adopted in this scenario?

According to Fiedler's contingency theory, situational favorableness indicates that leaders will be able to influence people under all situations regardless of whether they are favorable or unfavorable.