1.4.5. Leadership

Question 1

What are the 4 basic functions of management?

Answer 1

Planning, organising, leading and coordinating all the resources of a business.

Question 2

What is ‘general admission of a business’?

Answer 2

The business as usual or the day to day operations.

Question 3

What is leadership?

Answer 3

How a business is guided, so how a person motivates their employees and positively influences them in order to bring success to the business. The innovative and charismatic characteristics encourage and inspire.

Question 4

Good managers are not…

Answer 4

…necessarily good leaders.

Question 5

What is autocratic leadership?

Answer 5

When workers are set a task and told how and when to complete it, without participation or consultation.

Question 6

Advantage and disadvantages if autocratic leadership?

Answer 6

Adv:
- fast decision making and efficient

Disadv:
- can decrease motivation and cause resentment within the workplace if employees feel undervalued.

Question 7

What type of businesses use autocratic leadership?

Answer 7

Large factories with low skilled workers.

Question 8

What is democratic leadership?

Answer 8

Empowering employees by involving them in decision making. The leader remains in overall control, but workers decide how best to complete the task within a deadline.

Question 9

Advantage and disadvantage of democratic leadership?

Answer 9

Adv: improves motivation
Disadv: slow

Question 10

What type of businesses use democratic leadership?

Answer 10

Start ups and medium sized businesses since work forces are small.

Question 11

What is paternalistic leadership?

Answer 11

It allows for consultation with employees, but the decision as to how to carry tasks out is made by the business leader.

Question 12

What is a disadvantage of paternalistic leadership?

Answer 12

The leader can become so involved that they end up controlling everything and hindering development or creative freedom of employees.

Question 13

What type of business uses paternalistic leadership?

Answer 13

Small/medium sized.

Question 14

What is laissez-faire leadership?

Answer 14

Empowering employees to carry out a task with minimum interference from the manager. Leaders are available for advice and guidance when sought.

Question 15

What type of businesses use laissez-faire leadership?

Answer 15

Large organisations that have many levels of management.

Question 16

What is a disadvantage of laissez-faire?

Answer 16

The workforce may lack confidence and the employers may also lack confidence in the workforce and find it difficult to administer this type of leadership properly.