Question : 11.              All of the following autocratic leader characteristics except: a.strongly controlling : 1264970

11.              All of the following are autocratic leader characteristics except:

a.strongly controlling work relationships

b.explicit work orders and minimal follower flexibility in application of work rules

c.highly structured work situation and close supervision

d.employee-centered

12.              The most pronounced consequence of laissez-faire leadership tends to be:

a.high job satisfaction

b.the development of leadership at lower levels of the organization

c.an organization that is very flexible and responsive to external changes in the market

d.chaos in the work environment

13.              The important underlying behaviors of the Ohio State leadership studies are:

a.autocratic and democratic

b.task-centered and concern for production

c.consideration and initiating structure

d.P-oriented and M-oriented

14.              Which of the following is NOT a behavior of initiating structure?

a.organizing the work environment

b.establishing lines of communication and authority

c.assigning employees to tasks

d.encouraging mutual respect and interpersonal trust

15.              A major difference between the Michigan approach to leadership and the Ohio State approach was:

a.the Michigan studies used the LBDQ and the Ohio State studies did not

b.the Michigan studies sampled real managers whereas the Ohio State studies were conducted on students

c.the Michigan studies utilized thinking generated in the trait approach and the Ohio State studies did not

d.the Ohio studies see the dimensions as coexisting where the Michigan studies see them as mutually exclusive

16.              According to the Michigan studies on leadership, a work environment characterized by constant influence attempts on the part of the leader through closer supervision or written rules and regulations is likely the result of:

a.autocratic style

b.subordinate-centered style

c.employee-centered style

d.production-oriented style

17.              According to the Michigan studies on leadership, which of the following statements regarding the emotional climate of the work situation is most correct?

a.Anxiety may be the result of either autocratic or democratic leadership styles.

b.Anxiety is associated with autocratic forms of leadership but not democratic styles.

c.The emotional climate of the work situation is not really affected by leadership style.

d.When evaluating the emotional impact of the respective styles, the characteristics of followers have little importance.

18.              Blake and Mouton’s Leadership Grid identifies the country club manager as someone who:

a.exerts minimal effort to get the work done

b.builds a highly productive work team

c.conforms to requirements and applies considerable pressure on employees to perform

d.creates a pleasing, happy work environment and applies minimal supervision

19.              The impoverished manager is one who:

a.exerts just enough effort to avoid being fired.

b.creates a happy, comfortable work environment.

c.emphasizes efficient production.

d.maintains the status quo.

20.              According to the Leadership Grid approach to leadership, the manager who exerts just enough effort to avoid being fired would be consistent with what position on the grid?

a.9,9

b.5,5

c.1,1

d.1,9