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Worksheets2.3 Management and Leadership
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Which statement about leadership is false?
The role of leaders is always clearly established or defined
Leaders inspire others to achieve organizational goals
Not every leader is a manager
Leadership does not necessarily occur within the formal hierarchical structure
Which of the following is a drawback of situational leadership?
Unskilled or low-skilled workers cannot be motivated by this leadership style
Autocratic leadership is less motivational than paternalistic or laissez-faire leadership
Employees can become demotivated due to the unpredictable nature of situational leadership
Emergency situations cannot be accommodated by this leadership style
Which leadership style involves minimal direct input into the work of employees, thus allowing subordinates to make their own decisions?
Laissez-faire
Democratic
Paternalistic
Autocratic
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
Which leadership style is most likely to encourage slack or laziness in the workplace?
Paternalistic
Laissez-faire
Autocratic
Democratic
According to Henri Fayol, which of the following is not a key FUNCTION of management?
Commanding
Budgeting
Planning
Organizing
Which leadership style does not work well when staff are relatively unskilled and need careful supervision for them to remain on task?
Situational
Paternalistic
Autocratic
Democratic
Which leadership style suggests that managers and leaders should change and adapt their style to different circumstances?
Paternalistic
Democratic
Situational
Autocratic
Which leadership style involves managers treating their workers as family members by managing and acting in what is perceived to be their best interest?
Autocratic
Democratic
Paternalistic
Laissez-faire
Who has formal decision-making authority in an organization and has responsibility for problem-solving in order to achieve specific organizational goals?
Employees
Subordinates
Managers
Leaders
In which situation is an effective manager most likely to use a laissez-faire management style?
Employees need greater training
Employees are being made redundant
(fired/laid off)
Workers are threatening industrial action
Workers are skilled and motivated
Which management or leadership style takes account of the views, opinions and ideas of other people in the organization?
Situational
Laissez-faire
Democratic
Autocratic
Which management style is seen in centralised organizations with autonomous decision-making?
Laissez-faire
Situational
Autocratic
Democratic
Which of the following refers specifically to leadership rather than management?
Authority comes with position rather than action
Making tactical and operational decisions
Instructing and coordinating subordinates
Motivating and inspiring others
Managers who do not listen to the views of their workers but simply pass down orders are described as using which management style?
Laissez-faire
Paternalistic
Democratic
Autocratic
What is the term used to describe the organizational process of strategic planning, setting of objectives and overseeing the resources of a business?
Human resource management
Formal organization
Management
Leadership
