PD Lec 3 Chapter 3

1. Ragu makes sure that his work unit knows what is expected, schedules the work and sets deadlines, and assigns people to different tasks.  Ragu is:

• 1. being autocratic

• 2. initiating structure

• 3. preventing his employees from being independent

• 4. a manager but not a leader

1. The LPC stands for:

• 1. Leader Personality Construct.

• 2. Leader Personal Contingency.

• 3. Least Preferred Coworker.

• 4. Lower Performance Conditions.

1. Nader is the manager of a group of highly cohesive individuals whose primary job is to reconcile the budgets from other divisions.  Based on Fiedler’s classification, Nader faces which kind of situation?

• 1. Typical corporate management l

• 2. High situational control

• 3. High managerial power

• 4. Mid-level contro

1. Which of the following is not one of decision styles used in the Normative Decision Model? ; 

• 1. Autocratic

• 2. Individual

• 3. Consultative

• 4. Group Answer:

1.  According to Path-Goal Theory, the leader must focus on satisfying employees by removing obstacles they face.

• True

• False

1. In the nineteenth century,  the study of leadership relied on:

• 1. rigorous scientific studies

• 2. intuition and description

• 3. observation of the situation 

• 4. the trait approach to understand leaders

1. Misha has been effective because he is able to use different behaviors in different situations to motivate his followers and accomplish the tasks.  Misha is relying on which leadership approach?

• 1. behavior approach

• 2. contingency approach

• 3. change approach

• 4. individual approach

1. When the employees’ commitment is essential, they generally agree with the goals of the organization, and the leader does not have enough information, the most appropriate decision style is:

• 1. autocratic

• 2. consultative

• 3. delegation

• 4. individual

1. According to Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) model, followers who are ___________ will have the leader’s trust and be expected to perform and grow.

• 1. more intelligent

• 2. in the in-group

• 3. from the same culture

• 4. who ingratiate themselves with the leader

1. In the __________ decision style, the leader asks for information and ideas from the group members either individually or as group.

• 1. autocratic

• 2. individual

• 3. consultative

• 4. group