Worksheets2. Managers, Leadership & Decision Making
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
Select all the options which show the role of a manager...
Analysing
Reviewing
Leading
Planning
Making a Coffee
Use the stakeholder map to choose the stakeholder group that is the least likely to influence management decision making.
A
B
C
D
Opportunity cost is defined as:
the next best alternative
the initial cost of an investment
the money spent on the choice made
the average cost of a new idea.
The leadership style of a particular manager is shown by point X in the grid. Blake Mouton would classify this leadership style as:
Authoritarian
Country Club
Impoverished
Team Leader
A country club leadership style is one where a leader has
A low concern for people and a low concern for production
A high concern for people and a high concern for production
A low concern for people and a high concern for production
A high concern for people and a low concern for production
A business is using a decision tree to decide whether to invest £5 million on a new piece of machinery. It estimates that there is a probability of 0.6 that the new machine will increase sales by £4 million and a 0.4 probability that sales will increase by £8 million. What is the expected value?
£5.6 million
£5 million
£0.6 million
£1.4 million
According to the Tannenbaum & Schmidt continuum of leadership what type of manager behaviour would give the lowest area of freedom for subordinates?
Tells
Sells
Consults
Delegates
What type of leadership style would be most appropriate for when a rapid decision is needed?
Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez Faire
None of the above
A short-term decision which is taken regularly and involves few resources is known as what type of decision?
Tactical decision
Strategic decision
Programmed decision
Non-programmed decision
What would be the most appropriate action to take to engage with a group of low interest/low power stakeholders?
'Pull' Communications
Consultation
Participation
Partnership
