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Which of the following statements is true regarding leadership styles?

  1. The manager dictates all decisions to the employees, so communication is downward and tasks are clearly defined in authoritarian leadership.
  2. Employees in a group are given the authority and responsibility to make individual decisions in democratic leadership.
  3. The leader delegates substantial authority and employees participate in defining and assigning tasks in laissez-faire leadership.
  4. None of the answers are correct.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

When a manager uses an authoritarian leadership style, he or she dictates all decisions to the employees, so communication is downward. Moreover, tasks are clearly defined. This is considered the classical approach to leadership. Employees are not allowed to give input.



A leader who explains decisions and provides opportunity for clarification is described as having which leadership style?

  1. Selling.
  2. Telling.
  3. Participating.
  4. Delegating.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

According to Hersey and Blanchard, a selling style of leadership provides a high degree of task orientation and a high degree of relationship orientation. This type of leader explains decisions and provides opportunities for clarification. Thus, upward and downward, two- way communication is active. This approach is more democratic than authoritarian.



Which of the following constitute initiating structure behavior?

I). Defining duties
II). Planning and organizing work
III). Helping with work-related problems

  1. I and II only.
  2. I and Ill only.
  3. II and Ill only.
    D I, II, and Ill.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Initiating structure behavior is directed towards accomplishing tasks. Structure includes defining duties, establishing procedures, planning and organizing work. Consideration, on the other hand, is the establishment of a personal relationship between the leader and the subordinate. High consideration by the leader includes warmth towards the employee as a person, psychological support for the employee, and helpfulness with work-related problems.



An Internal Audit Department adopts a training posture that provides training to management on fraud awareness, including an overview of the corporate fraud policy and hotline. This training posture best demonstrates that the Internal Audit Department is taking which of the four leadership roles?

  1. Path finding, which focuses on a purpose and how to achieve it.
  2. Aligning, which focuses on how to align systems and processes to achieve a purpose.
  3. Empowering, which focuses on how to cultivate people to have the right authority, responsibility, and commitment to best help achieve a purpose.
  4. Modeling, which focuses on how to demonstrate the values to convince others to follow an example and take responsibility for achieving a purpose.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Empowering is the best answer because fraud awareness training as noted in the question provides individuals with the information and guidance they need to take responsibility and commit to tasks required to achieve a purpose. Fraud awareness training makes sure they know policy and how to report suspected issues.






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