HMEF5023 Topic 3 : Contingency and Situational Leadership Quiz

According to Fiedler's contingency theory, what does the effectiveness of a leader depend on?

• How well the leader rewards employees

• How well the leader communicates

• How well the leader delegates tasks

• How well the leader's style fits the context

In the Path-Goal theory of leadership effectiveness, what is the role of the leader?

• To ignore the goals set by the followers

• To micromanage every task of the followers

• To set goals and develop a path for followers to achieve them

• To avoid interacting with the followers

What are the 3 situations that define the condition of a managerial task in Fiedler's contingency theory?

• Leader's communication style, task complexity, and employee motivation

• Leader's authority, task completion rate, and team size

• Leader's experience, task difficulty, and company profits

• Leader-member relations, task structure, and position power

What is the main difference between contingency and situational leadership theories?

• Contingency theory focuses on leader capability, while situational theory focuses on follower behavior

• Contingency theory focuses on employee satisfaction, while situational theory focuses on task completion

• Contingency theory focuses on task completion, while situational theory focuses on employee satisfaction

• Contingency theory focuses on follower behavior, while situational theory focuses on leader capability

In the Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model, what does the 'S2 Selling' style entail?

• Delegating responsibility for carrying out responses to followers

• Giving a great deal of direction to subordinates

• Encouraging people to 'buy into' the task

• Sharing decision-making between leaders and followers

What is the main focus of the Path-Goal theory of leadership effectiveness?

• How leaders ignore the needs of followers

• How leaders assert their authority over followers

• How leaders motivate followers to accomplish goals

• How leaders avoid setting goals for followers

According to the Contingency theory, what is the main role of the leader in a favourable relationship?

• To reward and punish employees without any problems

• To ignore the needs of the employees

• To avoid rewarding or punishing employees

• To have limited authority over the task

What are the 4 behaviours recommended in the Path-Goal theory to meet the subordinate's needs?

• Directive, Supportive, Authoritative, Achievement-oriented

• Supportive, Participative, Authoritative, Achievement-oriented

• Directive, Supportive, Participative, Achievement-oriented

• Directive, Supportive, Participative, Delegating

In the Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model, what does the 'S3 Participating' style entail?

• Giving a great deal of direction to subordinates

• Sharing decision-making between leaders and followers

• Encouraging people to 'buy into' the task

• Delegating responsibility for carrying out responses to followers

What is the main assumption of the Path-Goal theory regarding leaders?

• Leaders should change their style as situations require

• Leaders should not adapt to different situations

• Leaders should be inflexible in their style

• Leaders should avoid setting goals for followers