Leadership Theories

Question 1

Who created theory X and Y

Answer 1

Douglas McGragor

Question 2

Theory X view staff as:

Answer 2

Lazy, dislike work and responsibility
Lacking the will and ability to be unsupervised
Lacking initiative
Largely motivated by money

Question 3

Theory Y views employees as:

Answer 3

Enjoy their work if conditions are right
Willing to accept responsibility and challenges
Creative and willing to contribute
Able to exercise self discipline
Not motivated by money solely

Question 4

What theory did Blake and Mouton put forward?

Answer 4

The leadership grid

Question 5

What are the four parts to the leadership grid?

Answer 5

Impoverished
Country club
Authoritarian
Team leader

Question 6

What does the leadership grid show the balance of

Answer 6

People’s needs and task needs

Question 7

Describe impoverished

Answer 7

Don’t prioritise either people or task needs

Question 8

Describe country club

Answer 8

Prioritises people’s needs over task needs

Question 9

Describe authoritarian

Answer 9

Prioritises task needs over people’s needs

Question 10

Describe middle of the road

Answer 10

Compromise to meet both task and people needs, but neither is done effectively

Question 11

Describe team leader

Answer 11

Mets both people and task needs effectively

Question 12

What are the 4 leadership styles

Answer 12

Autocratic, paternalistic, democratic and laissez-faire

Question 13

Wha are the characteristics of a leader?

Answer 13

Have a vision
Inspirational
You want to follow them
Encourages new ways of thinking and change

Question 14

Who came up with the trait theory?

Answer 14

Carlyle and Galton

Question 15

What are the five traits

Answer 15

Motivational
Integrity
Self-confidence
Creativity
Intelligence

Question 16

What does trait theory suggest

Answer 16

That leadership is an ability you are born with and it cannot be taught

Question 17

What is Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s theory?

Answer 17

The contingency approach

Question 18

What are the 4 parts to the contingency approach?

Answer 18

Tell, sell, consult and participate

Question 19

Tell means:

Answer 19

The manager tells the employ their decision and the employee is expected to obey

Question 20

Sell means:

Answer 20

A decision is made that must be sold to an employee. This means there’s some consideration of the employees input

Question 21

Consult means:

Answer 21

Ideas are presented to employees and discussion occurs, but the manager has the final say

Question 22

Participate means:

Answer 22

The employees are asked to make the decisions within defined limits or boundaries

Question 23

What is Adair’s theory?

Answer 23

The three circle theory

Question 24

What are the three circles in the three circle theory?

Answer 24

Task, individual and team