Managment And Leadership Flashcards

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Give three roles of managers

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Communication
Coordination
Decision-making
Motivating
Planning

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Give three constraints of managers

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Current economic state
Own personal skill
Decision-making ability
Level of unionisation

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In Lewins style of leadership , what are the three types of leadership ?

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Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez faire

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Give two features of autocrat leadership ( lewins)

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Doesn’t believe in employee autonomy
Employee sold motivator is only money

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Give two features of democrat leadership( lewins )

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Employee participation in decision-making
Employee autonomy

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Give two features of laissez faire leadership

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They are remote from employees
Employees, set their own tasks and objectives

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Give two features of a paternalistic leadership

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They persuade employees to accept views

They consult employees

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What is McGregor’s theory X and Y a view of ?

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How managers view employees

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What five factors determine X or Y employees

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Responsibility
Attitude
Motivation
Direction
Creativity

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What are the five sections in Blake and Moutons leadership grid ?

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Country club
Impoverished
Team leader
Authoritarian
Middle of the road

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What three factors did Carlisle and Galton believe were traits of effective leaders

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They were motivational
Self-confident
Creative
Intelligent

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What does Carlisle and Kelton’s theory focus on?

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The trait exhibited by successful leaders

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What are the four styles in tannebaum and Schmitts leadership ?

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Tell
Sell
Consult
Participate

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What does Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s theory look at?

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The trade-off between control, exerted and effect of interaction between leader and employees

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Give the three Adairs action centred leadership elements

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Task
Team
Individual

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16
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What does adair suggest about the three elements?

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All elements should be balanced to reduce the risk of failure

17
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Give two features of leadership theories

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Personality traits make better leaders
Situation characteristics determine people taking charge

18
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What do trait theories assume

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It’s assumes that people inherit certain qualities that make them good for leadership

19
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What do contingency theories believe?

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Situation determines the leadership style

20
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What do behavioural theories believe?

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Leaders are made Not born

21
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What do functional theories believe?

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Leaders job is to create group cohesion and effectiveness

22
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What do situational theories believe?

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Leaders choose most logical decision based upon situational variables

23
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What do participative theories believe?

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Encouragement of employee participation increases the sense of relevancy

24
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What team management theories believe?

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A system of rewards and punishments

25
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What relationship theories believe?

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Leaders should motivate people by helping employees recognise importance of tasks