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Multiple choice business organisation functions and qualities of a manager leadership in decision-making meaning, definition and characteristics of leadership intro & meaning & importance & principles of directing

Which of the following is not example of group decision making?

  1. Decision of board meetings

  2. Decision of staff meetings

  3. Decision of managing director

  4. Decision of commitees
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A decision made by a single individual, such as a managing director, is an individual decision, not a group decision.

Multiple choice business organisation functions and qualities of a manager leadership in decision-making meaning, definition and characteristics of leadership intro & meaning & importance & principles of directing

Identify correct steps in decision making.
I. Identifying the real problem
II. Discovery of alternatives
III. Analysis of available alternatives
IV. Selection of alternatives
V. Communication of decision
Select the correct answer from the options given.

  1. II, IV, I, III, V

  2. III, I, II, IV, V

  3. I, III, II, IV, V

  4. I, II, III, IV, V
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The logical sequence for decision making is to identify the problem, discover alternatives, analyze them, select the best one, and finally communicate the decision to stakeholders.

Multiple choice business organisation functions and qualities of a manager leadership in decision-making meaning, definition and characteristics of leadership intro & meaning & importance & principles of directing

Managerial Grid suggests which of the following as the best leader behavior?

  1. High structure and high consideration

  2. Low structure and low consideration

  3. High concern both for production and people

  4. Low concern both for production and people
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Managerial Grid (Blake and Mouton) identifies the '9,9' style, or team management, as the most effective, characterized by high concern for both people and production.

Multiple choice business organisation functions and qualities of a manager leadership in decision-making meaning, definition and characteristics of leadership intro & meaning & importance & principles of directing

If trait research had been successful, we would _______ whereas if behavioral studies were correct, we would _______.

  1. only hire women: hire either men or women

  2. teach people managerial principles: teach people certain behaviours

  3. change job to suit people: change people to suit jobs

  4. select the right person for the job: train leaders
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Trait theory focuses on selecting individuals who possess inherent leadership qualities, whereas behavioral theory suggests that leadership can be learned through training specific behaviors.

Multiple choice business organisation functions and qualities of a manager leadership in decision-making meaning, definition and characteristics of leadership intro & meaning & importance & principles of directing

The two dimensions of leadership behaviour identified in the University of Michigan studies are __________.

  1. consideration and influence

  2. employee-oriented and production-oriented

  3. initiating structure and consideration

  4. structured coercion and respect initiation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
A series of studies on leadership were done in Michigan University, starting in the 1950s. Under the general direction of Rensis Likert, the focus of the Michigan studies was to determine the principles and methods of leadership that led to productivity and job satisfaction. Two types of leadership behaviours were identified:
1.Employee orientation (stress the human-relations aspect, employees are viewed as human beings with personal needs)
2.Production orientation (stress on the technical and production aspects of the job, employees viewed as the means of getting the work done).
Leaders with an employee orientation showed genuine concern for interpersonal relations. Those with a production orientation focused on the task or technical aspects of the job.
Multiple choice business organisation functions and qualities of a manager leadership in decision-making meaning, definition and characteristics of leadership intro & meaning & importance & principles of directing

___________ is concerned with the persons, or organizational groups making the decision, or with the analysis of the decision making process.

  1. Empirical Approach

  2. Group Behaviour Approach

  3. Interpersonal Behaviour Approach

  4. Decision Theory Approach
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Decision Theory Approach focuses on the decision-making process itself and the individuals or groups involved in making those decisions.

Multiple choice business organisation functions and qualities of a manager leadership in decision-making meaning, definition and characteristics of leadership intro & meaning & importance & principles of directing

Which of the following type of skill involves the ability to visualize the organisation as a whole? 

  1. Conceptual skills

  2. Technical skills

  3. Interpersonal skills

  4. Administrative skills
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Conceptual skills involve the ability to see the 'big picture', understand how different parts of an organization relate to each other, and visualize the organization as a whole.

Multiple choice business organisation functions and qualities of a manager leadership in decision-making meaning, definition and characteristics of leadership intro & meaning & importance & principles of directing

Managers are leaders because they have the ___________ to direct,motive and lead people.

  1. informal authority

  2. formal responsibility

  3. formal authority

  4. informal responsibility
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Formal authority is the power granted to a manager by the organization, which allows them to direct, motivate, and lead employees within their scope of responsibility.

Multiple choice business organisation functions and qualities of a manager leadership in decision-making meaning, definition and characteristics of leadership intro & meaning & importance & principles of directing

The studies conducted at__________ revealed two kinds of style viz., production centered and employee-centered, which are similar to 'initiating structure' and 'consideration' leadership styles as researched by Ohio state university studies .  

  1. University of michigan

  2. Oxford university

  3. London university

  4. Delhi university
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The University of Michigan studies, led by Rensis Likert, identified production-centered and employee-centered styles, which parallel the Ohio State studies on initiating structure and consideration.

Multiple choice business organisation functions and qualities of a manager leadership in decision-making meaning, definition and characteristics of leadership intro & meaning & importance & principles of directing

One of the most widely known approaches to dramatizing leadership style is the managerial grid, developed during the sixties by __________.

  1. Robert Mouton & Jane Blake

  2. Robert Blake & Jane Mouton

  3. Robert Marshall & Jane bold

  4. Lewin, Lippitt and white
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Managerial Grid was developed by Robert Blake and Jane Mouton in the 1960s to categorize leadership styles based on concern for people and concern for production.