CM 4222 Kimberley Williams Module 2

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Task-oriented people tend to find meaning in job completion so they often use tools such as ______.

Calendars, Daily Planners, To-Do Lists

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Another label for relationship leadership or relationship style leadership is ______.

Consideration behavior, Employee orientation, Concern for people

Theory Y most closely resembles which of the following leadership styles?

Democratic

Theory X believes that ______.

People need to be directed and controlled

One way to think about task leadership is that it initiates structure.

True

Relationship-oriented people find meaning in being with others.

True

The style of leadership used by a leader is dependent on the situation or task to be completed.

True

Women have found that a blend of task and relationship-oriented leadership helps them accomplish goals.

True

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. A Laissez-Faire leadership style may be most effective for which of the following situations?

Workers who are self-starters. , Workers who excel at individual tasks.

Another label for task style leadership is production orientation.

True

Authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-Faire leadership styles might sometimes overlap.

True

Task leadership would be especially effective when ______.

There is a new cohort of faculty at a university.

A style of leadership that emphasizes leader control of subordinates, limited communication between group members and subjective praise/criticism is considered to be which of the following?

Authoritarian Leadership Style

A neighbor comes over with coffee to chat with another homeowner in the neighborhood who is mowing the lawn. The first neighbor is task-oriented.

False

Task-oriented behavior style is people focused.

False

The humanitarian work done by former president Jimmy Carter in his retirement is an example of a Theory X assumption.

False

A leader in a short-term role or with limited power to enact changes might use which of the following leadership styles?

Laissez-Faire

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following statements are TRUE?

Leaders may exhibit a preferred leadership style. , Leadership styles can vary depending on the situation or task.

A laissez-faire leader might do which of the following?

Maintain a low leadership profile

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Relationship-oriented leadership is focused primarily on ______.

The well-being of followers, followers relating to others, the workplace environment.