Nelson is the manager of a marketing department in a medium sized company

The two broad categories of leader behaviors are

a. task-oriented and authority-oriented structures.

b. task-oriented and initiating structures.

c. people-oriented and authority-oriented structures.

d. task-oriented and people-oriented structures.

(d) Easy/Knowledge

60. People-oriented behaviors are also called

a. initiating structure.

b. consideration.

c. laissez-faire.

d. authoritarian.

(b) Easy/Knowledge

61. Task-oriented behaviors are also called

a. authoritarianism.

b. consideration.

c. initiating structure

d. laissez-faire.

(c) Easy/Knowledge

62. People-oriented behaviors include

a. providing employees instructions.

b. treating employees with respect.

c. structuring employee roles.

d. planning for increased employee performance.

(b) Medium/Comprehension

63. Research findings of leader behaviors suggest

a. when leaders are task oriented, employees are more satisfied.

b. task oriented behaviors tend to be more effective in large companies.

c. extremely high levels of leader task-oriented behaviors may lead to burnout in employees.

d. employees who work under people oriented leaders are more productive.

(c) Difficult/Evaluation

64. When leaders make decisions alone without involving employees in the decision making process, they are using

a. laissez-faire decision making.

b. participative decision making

c. authoritarian decision making.

d. democratic decision making.

(c) Easy/Knowledge

65. In democratic decision making

a. leaders leave employees alone to make decisions.

b. the leader provides minimum guidance and involvement in the decision.

c. leaders make the decision alone without necessarily involving employees in the decision making process.

d. employees participate in the making of the decision.

(d) Easy/Knowledge

66. Nelson is the manager of a marketing department in a medium sized company.  Nelson has six employees reporting to him. In deciding the goals for the department for next quarter, Nelson is holding a meeting for employee input and direction. Nelson uses a(n) _________ style of decision making in the marketing department.

a. authoritarian

b. democratic

c. laissez-faire

d. supportive

(b) Medium/Application

67. Research on decision-making styles finds

a. Laissez-faire decision making is positively related to employee satisfaction.

b. Democratic decision making leads to stronger employee productivity.

c. Employees care more about the overall participativeness of the organizational climate than involvement in every single decision.

d. Scientists favor authoritarian decision making over democratic decision making.

(c) Difficult/Synthesis