MAN4120 QUIZ 3

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according to the situational theory of leadership, a________ can be effective when followers have the necessary education, skills, and experience but might be insecure and their abilities and needs some encouragement from the leader

participating leadership style

according to the path goal theory of leadership, which of the following leadership styles involves Consulting with subordinates about decisions?

participative leadership

which of the following statements is true of Fiddler's contingency theory of leadership?

relationship oriented leaders are more effective in situations of moderate favorability

which of the following is stated by the contingency approach to leadership?

a leadership style that works in one situation might not work in another situation

according to the path goal theory of leadership, which of the following leadership styles stresses high quality performance improvement over current performance?

achievement oriented leadership

according to the vroom Jago contingency model of leadership, which of the following activities refers to delegation in decision-making?

aleader permits a group to make a decision without prescribed limits

according to the situational theory of leadership, a leader with a________ provides little direction or support because complete responsibility for decisions and their implementation is turned over to followers

delegating leadership style

according to the path goal theory of leadership,________ involves planning, making schedules, setting performance goals and behavior standards, and stressing adherence to rules and regulations

directive leadership

the fundamental Assumption of substitutes for leadership researchers is that

effective leadership is the ability to recognize and provide the support not already provided by task, group, and organization

link software development team has run into a problem. The tools that they are using our old and missing some functions that would speed up the development process. Link can think of only one solution buying new tools. Because the new development tools are so expensive, link called a meeting and ask everyone to suggest solutions that the company can afford. Link will do what the group decides is the best solution. According to the Vroom Jago contingency model of leadership, which leadership style is link using?

facilitate

in the context of using substitutes for leadership, which of the following factors tends to substitute for leader task orientation?

formalized rules

according to the least preferred co-worker scale of Fiddler's model of leadership styles, if the leader describes the least preferred co-worker using positive Concepts, the leader

is relationship-oriented

in the context of Fiddler's contingency model of leadership, which of the following does leader-member relations refer to?

it refers to the group atmosphere and members attitudes toward and acceptance of the leader

which of the following statements is true of the vroom Jago contingency model of leadership

it tells the leader precisely the correct amount of participation by subordinate to use in making a particular decision

according to the situational theory of leadership, a leader with a_________ provides both tasks instruction and personal support, explains decisions, and gives followers a chance to ask questions and gain clarity about word task

selling leadership style

according to the situational theory of leadership, a leader with a_________ provides detailed objectives and explicit instructions about how task should be accomplished

telling Style

which of the following statements is a criticism of Fiddler's contingency Theory?

the empirical support for the model is weak because it is based on correlational results that fail to achieve statistical significance in the majority of cases

according to fiedler's contingency theory of leadership, which of the following statements is true of task-oriented leaders?

they are more effective when a situation is highly unfavorable because a great deal of structure and task direction is needed

which of the following things should leaders know in order to use Fiddler's contingency theory of leadership?

they should diagnose the situation and determine whether leader member relations, task structure, and position power are favorable or unfavorable


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