leadership final

Which of the following is one of the goals of delegation?

• a)  help the leader with excessive workload

• b)share power with employees

• c)empower employees

• d)increase the leader’s power

John has found that delegating tasks allows him to  manage his own workload and stress. What other  potential benefit does delegation offer John?

• a)enrich the job of his followers

• b)create a more cohesive team

• c)save his followers’ time

• d)increase leader’s power

Which one of the following is not one of the benefits of  delegation?

• a)  develop followers

• b)  increase follower involvement in the task

• c)  increase follower motivation

• d)  increase leader’s power

Delegation affects employees in all of the following ways  except-------

• a. increasing their satisfaction

• b. increasing their motivation

• c. increasing organizational commitment

• d. increasing their desire to leave the organization

This term refers to the process of delegating unpleasant, difficult  and unmanageable task to subordinates.

• a)  Relegation إبعاد تقليل درجة

• b)Pre-development

• c)Socialization

• d)Dumping ( Throwing away )

Leaders should generally not delegate which type of tasks  or decisions?

• a) Strategic decisions  

• b) Personnel decisions  

• c) Manufacturing tasks  

• d) Quality control

Which one of the following is not one of the typical excuses  managers use for not delegating?

• a.  My followers are not ready

• b.  I can do the job quicker myself

• c.  The organization does not allow it

• d.  My followers do not have enough skills

Which one of the following distinguishes teams from groups?

• a.  Team members are accountable to a manager.

• b.  Team members share leadership.

• c.  Team members have frequent conflict.

• d.  Team members accomplish their goals.

Teams have all the following characteristics, except:

• a.  members share a common goal.

• b.  members trust one another.

• c.  members are accountable to a manager.

• d.  the team achieves synergy.

As compared to groups where leadership is  leadership is  ---------in teams

leadership is ----------.

• a.  temporary; permanent

• b.  assigned; shared

• c.  required; unnecessary

• d.  primary; secondary