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A manager in a government agency supervises a section of clerical employees who review license applications for approval or denial. The clerical jobs are well defined procedurally and are covered by government regulations. In this case, what is the best leadership style for the manager?

  1. Directive.
  2. Supportive.
  3. Participative.
  4. Achievement-oriented.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

A supportive style is best when tasks are highly structured and the authority relationships are clear and bureaucratic. This approach depends on people who want to work, grow, and achieve. The supportive style may be best when tasks are unsatisfying.



Which of the following is true regarding Fiedler's studies of contingency theory?

  1. The three dimensions to contingency theory are position power, task structure, and relationship structure.
  2. The two types of leaders that emerged from Fiedler's studies include task-oriented style and leader-member style.
  3. Placement of leaders in the organization is not as important as the leaders' leadership skills.
  4. People become leaders not only because of personality attributes, but also because of various situational factors and the interaction between the leaders and the situation.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

According to Fred E. Fiedler's contingency theory, people become leaders not only because of personality attributes, but also because of various situational factors and the interaction between the leaders and the situation. Thus, the right person at the right time may rise to a position of leadership if his or her personality and the needs of the situation complement each other.



Which of the following is a benefit of implementing the achievement-oriented leader approach rather than the directive leader approach?

  1. Employee development is enhanced.
  2. The structured environment allows employees to better achieve the organization's goals.
  3. Closer supervision is provided for employees who perform better in a structured work atmosphere.
  4. Employees have more opportunities to develop creativity and meet challenges.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

The benefits to the company of the achievement-oriented leader approach include greater employee confidence and commitment, more employee decision making, increased employee creativity, more challenging objectives, and reduced supervision for employees who work best independently.



Using the leadership grid developed by Robert Blake and Jane Mouton where each axis has a scale of 1 to 9, a primary style of 9, 9 would indicate:

  1. Little concern for production or people (impoverished management).
  2. Moderate concern for production and people to maintain status quo (middle-of-the-road management).
  3. Great concern for production and people, trust, teamwork, and commitment (team management).
  4. Primary concern for production, little concern for people (authority-compliance management).

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

A primary style that rates 9, 9 on a scale of 1 to 9 indicates that it is at a maximum on both axes. Thus, there is great concern for production and great concern for people. This leadership style would emphasize output, cost control, and profit in addition to friendship, aiding employees, and addressing employee issues.






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