Exam 5: Leadership and Followership

Henrietta,a supervisor at a hair salon,believes that by responding to the needs of her employees,they are able to be the best that they can be.This in turn makes her more effective at her job too.In this scenario,which of the following leadership principles isHenrietta advocating?

Why are supervisors reluctant to delegate responsibility?

Macy goes to her supervisor,Tory,to talk about an idea that could potentially grow sales by a factor of ten.Tory listens patiently to Macy and decides to kick the idea up the management chain.Macy's strategy sees success and Tory promptly credits her.In the case of Macy's idea,Tory's actions exemplify _____

At work,Lisa meets with her subordinates at least twice a week to convey to them what tasks must be done and how,when,and why they are to be completed.Which approach to supervisory leadership does Lisa use?

Participative management style is similar to the Theory X style of management.

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

Which of the following statements regarding the assignment of duties is NOT correct?

According to Robert Greenleaf,a servant-leader leads first and serves second.

According to Kouzes and Posner,which of the following is NOT one of the practices of effective leaders?

Of all the types of followers,Exemplary Followers are often viewed as the stars of the office.

Supervisors who do not have the courage to stand up for employees risk losing the trust of the employees.

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

Christopher meets with his staff at least weekly to help them review their goals and tasks.He encourages his staff to set such job objectives that are challenging yet attainable.Such objectives are referred to as:

The obligation to perform certain tasks and duties as assigned by a supervisor is referred to as:

All employees eagerly anticipate and want their supervisors to delegate some responsibilities to them.

Free-reign supervision is usually the best approach because it allows the subordinates to make the decisions.