Unit 2.3: Leadership and Management DP-WASS

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

• Democratic Leaders

• Autocratic Leaders

• Liberal Leaders

• Paternalistic Leaders

Which leadership style does not work well when staff are relatively unskilled and need careful supervision for them to remain on task?

• Autocratic

• Paternalistic

• Democratic

• Situational

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

• Autocratic

• Paternalistic

• Democratic

• Situational

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

• Laissez-faire

• Paternalistic

• Democratic

• Situational

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

• Employees

• Managers

• Subordinates

• Leaders

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

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

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

• CUEGIS concepts

• BOOSTER concepts

• SMART concepts

• RISKER concepts

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