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The autocratic style of leadership is characterized by high follower control.

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B) False

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Pauline, a department manager at Good Looking Clothes Inc., uses a style of decision-making that focuses on using the skills, experiences, and ideas of others. The final decision-making power is with Pauline. However, she does not make major decisions without getting inputs from those that will be affected. It can be said that she uses the _____ style of leader decision making.

A) autocratic
B) consultative
C) facilitative
D) participative
E) transactional

F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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According to the leader-member exchange theory, the two general types of leader-member dyads are:

The life cycle theory of leadership suggests that _____ leader behavior comprises high initiating structure and low consideration.

With an autocratic style, the employees are asked to generate or evaluate potential solutions.

Employees of transformational leaders tend to be more committed to their organizations.

Which of the following reduces the importance of the leader with no beneficial impact on performance?

Transformational leadership represents the carrot-and-stick approach to leadership.

Which type of structure reflects the extent to which the leader defines and structures the roles of employees in pursuit of goal attainment?

_____ refers to the notion of who becomes a leader rather than how well people do in a leadership role.

Leadership is the use of power and influence to direct the activities of followers toward goal attainment.

John believes he has quite a unique style of leadership. He waits around for mistakes and errors from his employees and then takes corrective action as necessary. Which of the following is John's style of leadership?

The life cycle theory of leadership advocates that the optimal combination of leader behavior in the R4 stage is _____.

With a delegative style, a leader plays no role in the deliberations unless asked.

What are the various ways in which leader effectiveness can be gauged?

In the time-driven model of leadership, which style is reserved for decisions that are insignificant or where employee commitment is unimportant or for when the leader's expertise is high and the leader is trusted?

Joey, the manager of Tarts Inc., has always been supportive toward the employees and understands their feelings. On most occasions, he overlooks their mistakes and gives them opportunities to develop a friendly atmosphere in the office. He often takes on some of their work in order to reduce their burden. Joey would score high on:

Ben, Tom, Ron, and Harry are managers working at Eva Pure, a bottled water manufacturing company. They each supervise groups of employees who are very different from each other. From a readiness point of view, it can be said that Ben's group is able but unwilling, Tom's unit is both able and willing, Ron's is neither able nor willing, and Harry's is not able but highly willing to take on the responsibilities. Which of the following leadership behaviors should Tom adopt for his group?

Participating leader behavior is characterized by _____ initiating structure and _____ consideration.

During the _____ phase of the leader-member exchange theory, the employee's own expectations for the dyad get mixed in with those of the leader.