Coleman knows what needs to be done and how best to do it. He believes that workplace hierarchies exist for a reason, and he rarely seeks advice or input from his staff. Coleman's leadership style can best be described as
- transformational.
- transactional.
- laissez-faire.
- contingent.
- autocratic.
With an autocratic style, the leader makes the decision alone without asking for the opinions or suggestions of the employees in the work unit.
Autocratic Style: A leadership style where the leader makes the decision alone without asking for opinions or suggestions of the employees in the work unit.
Ariel, Fouad, Nicola, and Daryush are four managers at Lost Soles Shoes. Each uses a different decision-making style and believes that their style is the best. Ariel always presents the problem to her employees and gathers their opinions and suggestions, but makes the decision herself. Fouad gives his employees the responsibility for making the decision within a set of specified boundary conditions. Nicola makes the decision without asking her employees for their opinions or suggestions. Daryush presents the problem to his employees and seeks consensus, emphasizing that her opinion is only as important as every other employee's in her department. Which of the following decision making styles is Nicola displaying?
- consultative
- autocratic
- delegative
- facilitative
- negotiative
With an autocratic style, the leader makes the decision alone without asking for the opinions or suggestions of the employees in the work unit.
Autocratic Style: A leadership style where the leader makes the decision alone without asking for opinions or suggestions of the employees in the work unit.
In the time-driven model of leadership, which style is reserved for decisions that are significant and where the leader's expertise is high?
- consultative
- autocratic
- delegative
- facilitative
- supportive
According to the time-driven model of leadership, autocratic styles are reserved for decisions that are insignificant or for which employee commitment is unimportant. The only exception is when the leader's expertise is high and the leader is trusted. An autocratic style in these situations should result in an accurate decision that makes the most efficient use of employees' time.
Autocratic Style: A leadership style where the leader makes the decision alone without asking for opinions or suggestions of the employees in the work unit.
The autocratic style of leadership is characterized by high follower control.
The autocratic style of leadership is characterized by high leader control and low follower control.
Claire has built her company by giving special attention to details. She is highly meticulous and demanding and often imposes her decisions on subordinates. Claire makes use of the ________ style of decision making.
- autocratic
- consultative
- transformational
- participative
- delegative
With an autocratic style, the leader makes the decision alone without asking for the opinions or suggestions of the employees in the work unit. Claire is using such a style in this case.
Which of the following behaviors, according to the studies at Ohio State, is a consideration behavior?
- setting goals
- integration
- production
- organization
- incentives
Consideration behaviors include membership, communication, integration, and representation.
Ingratiation: The use of favors, compliments, or friendly behavior to make the target feel better about the influencer.
Bianca has just hired five new people for her startup, Inspirex, which has been in business for a few years and recently received a large sum of money from an angel investor. Xavier and Rashad are two of the new team members. They go out for a drink at the end of their second week and discuss the atmosphere at Inspirex. Rashad really appreciates the fact that Bianca planned a fun meet-and-greet party the first week and went out of her way to integrate them into the team. Xavier agrees and adds that he appreciated Bianca's responsiveness to questions and her "open-door" policy. What else did Rashad and Xavier most likely take note of regarding Bianca's behavior?
- She emphasized the roles of each member of the team, making sure they understood their duties and responsibilities.
- In a meeting the first week, she solicited Rashad's and Xavier's opinions, instead of just making them sit and listen.
- She checked in frequently the first week to make sure Rashad and Xavier were making progress toward daily goals.
- She went over the company rules and had Rashad and Xavier take a short quiz to demonstrate their understanding.
- She introduced Rashad and Xavier to their team leaders, who then explained to them their respective projects.
Rashad and Xavier's conversation at the bar is centered around Bianca's consideration behaviors. Other consideration behaviors include encouraging a pleasant atmosphere, reducing conflict, promoting individual adjustment to the group, seeking information from employees, and showing an awareness of matters that affect them. With this in mind, Bianca most likely solicited Rashad's and Xavier's opinions during the meeting. The other behaviors demonstrate initiating structure.
Team: Two or more people who work interdependently over some time period to accomplish common goals related to some task-oriented purpose.
Alisha is the manager of Fresh Marketplace, an organic café, juice bar, and supermarket. The company has recently been faced with competition from Oriole Organic Supermarket. Alisha meets with her team to get their thoughts on how Fresh Marketplace can become more competitive. They have a limited budget, so she needs to figure out where to best spend the money they have. After the meeting, she weighs their ideas before making a decision. Alisha's leadership style is
- autocratic.
- facilitative.
- democratic.
- team-based.
- consultative.
With a consultative style, the leader presents the problem to individual employees or a group of employees, asking for their opinions and suggestions before ultimately making the decision him- or herself.
Consultation: An influence tactic whereby the target is allowed to participate in deciding how to carry out or implement a request.
According to research on the time-driven model of leadership, which leadership style seems to be overused by managers?
- autocratic
- consultative
- delegative
- facilitative
- negotiative
Studies suggest that managers tend to choose the style recommended by the model only around 40 percent of the time and exhibit less variation in styles than the model suggests they should. In particular, managers seem to overuse the consultative style and underutilize autocratic and facilitative styles.
Consultation: An influence tactic whereby the target is allowed to participate in deciding how to carry out or implement a request.
Solange, a department manager at LeClerc Sportswear, uses a style of decision-making that focuses on using the skills, experiences, and ideas of others. The final decision-making power is with Solange. 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.
- autocratic
- consultative
- facilitative
- participative
- transactional
With a consultative style, the leader presents the problem to individual employees or a group of employees, asking for their opinions and suggestions before ultimately making the decision him- or herself.
Consultation: An influence tactic whereby the target is allowed to participate in deciding how to carry out or implement a request.
With a(n) ________ decision-making style, employees have a say in the decision-making process, but the ultimate authority still rests with the leader.
- delegative
- directive
- consultative
- facilitative
- autocratic
With a consultative style, employees do "have a say" in the decision-making process, but the ultimate authority still rests with the leader.
Ariel, Fouad, Nicola, and Daryush are four managers at Lost Soles Shoes. Each uses a different decision-making style and believes that their style is the best. Ariel always presents the problem to her employees and gathers their opinions and suggestions, but makes the decision herself. Fouad gives his employees the responsibility for making the decision within a set of specified boundary conditions. Nicola makes the decision without asking her employees for their opinions or suggestions. Daryush presents the problem to his employees and seeks consensus, emphasizing that her opinion is only as important as every other employee's in her department. Ariel is displaying the ________ style of decision making.
- consultative
- autocratic
- delegative
- facilitative
- directive
With a consultative style, the leader presents the problem to individual employees or a group of employees, asking for their opinions and suggestions before ultimately making the decision him- or herself.