Leadership Styles

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This leader's lack of trust in his or her employees doesn't inspire them to be creative

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Autocratic

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Sets goals and then leaves staff alone to get the job done.

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Laissez-faire

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Communication goes both ways. Manager is usually unskilled in that industry. What type of management style does this describe? Options: Democratic, Laissez-faire, Autocratic, Participative

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Democratic

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Top-down approach: One-way communication

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Autocratic

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Best style for crisis management

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Autocratic

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Best style for highly specialized industries such as Public Accounting and Law

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Democratic

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Management only involved if staff requests

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Laissez-faire

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A benefit to this style of leadership is quick decision making. Options: Autocratic, Democratic, A boss who drinks too much coffee, Laissez-faire

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Autocratic

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This style creates the best bond between employee and employer

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Democratic

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A con for this type of leadership style is that the productivity may suffer. Options: Laissez-faire, Democratic, Employees need MORE coffee, Autocratic

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Laissez-faire