16.2 leadership styles

Question 1

Autocratic Leadership

Answer 1

• Managers tell employees what they want done and how to accomplish the task
• No employee input
• May lower employee morale and productivity

Question 2

Autocratic Leadership: USED WHEN

Answer 2

• Decisions must be made quickly
• Management have researched the issue

Question 3

Democratic Leadership

Answer 3

• One or more employees are consulted about what to do and how to do it
• However, final decision making authority still rest with decision

Question 4

Democratic Leadership: USED WHEN

Answer 4

• Employees have different effective ideas
• Seeking to motivate staff and encourage ownership over their work

Question 5

Delegative Leadership

Answer 5

• Allows employees to make decisions
• However, not all are their responsibility

Question 6

• Delegative Leadership: USED WHEN

Answer 6

• Employees have relevant knowledge and skills to make decision
• Managers trust employees
• Seeking to motivate staff and encourage ownership over their work

Question 7

Directive

Answer 7

• Emphasis on immediate compliance from employees

Question 8

Visionary

Answer 8

• Emphasis on long-term vision and leadershp

Question 9

Affiliative

Answer 9

• Emphasis on creation of harmony

Question 10

Democratic

Answer 10

• Emphasis on group consensus and generating new ideas

Question 11

Pacesetting

Answer 11

• Emphasis on accomplishment of tasks to high standards

Question 12

Coaching

Answer 12

• Emphasis on professional growth of employees

Question 13

Job Design

Answer 13

• Develop and specify the work of employees
• Determine the type of tasks

Question 14

Specific

Answer 14

• Low autonomy
• Division of labour

Question 15

General

Answer 15

• Low autonomy
• Focus on improving quality of work
• Undoing negative effects of division of labour