Unit 2.3 leadership and management

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What leadership style relates best to Consensus Feedback-leaders that value the input of their staff before making decisions?

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Democratic Leaders

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Which leadership style does not work well when staff are relatively unskilled and need careful supervision for them to remain on task? Options: Autocratic, Paternalistic, Democratic, Situational

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Democratic

Front

Managers and leaders who consult their employees and make decisions based on their advice are described as using which management style?

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Democratic

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Which leadership style involves minimal direct input into the work of employees, thus allowing subordinates to make their own decisions?

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Laissez-faire

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Who has formal decision-making authority in an organization and has responsibility for problem-solving in order to achieve specific organizational goals?

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Managers

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Paternalistic managers and leaders act in a way they believe to be in the best interest of their customers. TRUE or FALSE?

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FALSE

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The minimal involvement from laissez-faire managers and leaders can mean that some employees behave in a more relaxed and work-shy way.

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TRUE

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Which of the following is a drawback of situational leadership? Unskilled or low-skilled workers cannot be motivated by this leadership style, Employees can become demotivated due to the unpredictable nature of situational leadership, Autocratic leadership is less motivational than paternalistic or laissez-faire leadership, Emergency situations cannot be accommodated by this leadership style

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Employees can become demotivated due to the unpredictable nature of situational leadership

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Peter Drucker’s framework for setting organizational objectives in a particular, quantifiable, reachable, suitable, and bounded on time frames are

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SMART concepts

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Which of the following is least likely to influence the choice of leadership style? Ethical considerations, The types of financial rewards for subordinates, The organizational culture, The number, skills, and experiences of subordinates

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The types of financial rewards for subordinates