Topic Five, Part 9 - Theories of Leadership

Question 1

What are the 5 parts of Blake and Mouton’s managerial grid?

Answer 1

• Country club leadership
• Authoritarian leadership
• Impoverished leadership
• Team leadership
• Middle-of-the-road leadership

Question 2

What is country club leadership?

Answer 2

Concerned about employee well-being which may be taken advantage of

Question 3

What is Authoritarian leadership?

Answer 3

Task comes first

Question 4

What is Impoverished leadership?

Answer 4

Little concern for task or employees

Question 5

What is Team leadership?

Answer 5

Strong regard for employee and task

Question 6

What is Middle-of-the-road leadership?

Answer 6

Compromises between the employee and task needs. Meaning neither is fully met

Question 7

What is Carlyle and Galtons theory?

Answer 7

Suggests a leader has the characteristics of a good leader, they are not learnt.

Question 8

What are Carlyle and Galtons characteristics of an effective leader?

Answer 8

• Motivational
• Self-confidence
• Intelligent

Question 9

What did Zaccaro do?

Answer 9

Looks at leadership traits in more detail (15 key traits) opposed to the 5

Question 10

What are the 4 styles of leadership for Tannenbaum and Schmidt?

Answer 10

Tell, sell, consult, participate

Question 11

What is a ‘‘tell’’ leadership style?

Answer 11

informs employees of his/ her decision. Employees not part of decision making

Question 12

What is a ‘‘sell’’ leadership style?

Answer 12

A manager makes a decision, but attempts to “sell” the decision to the employees.

Question 13

What is a ‘‘consult’’ leadership style?

Answer 13

Will invite discussion for the managers decision

Question 14

What is a ‘‘participate’’ leadership style?

Answer 14

Employees are asked to make decisions.

Question 15

What are the 3 elements of Adairs action?

Answer 15

• Achieving the task
• Managing the team or group
• Managing individuals

Question 16

What are senior managers?

Answer 16

At the top of an organisation

Question 17

What are middle managers?

Answer 17

Have operational control to implement senior managers strategy in their own way

Question 18

What are junior managers?

Answer 18

Management trainees or in supervisory roles

Question 19

What are line managers?

Answer 19

Can order subordinates in their department and responsible for business product policy

Question 20

What are staff managers?

Answer 20

Provide support to line managers

Question 21

What are production management?

Answer 21

Making, scheduling and maintaining the products

Question 22

What are marketing management?

Answer 22

Marketing research and promotion to ensure the product reaches the customers

Question 23

What are personnel management?

Answer 23

Organises the employees

Question 24

What are financial management?

Answer 24

Housekeeping of business accounts

Question 25

What is a research and department management?

Answer 25

Develop and test new products

Question 26

What is a management information services department?

Answer 26

ICT support

Question 27

What is Adairs action?

Answer 27

‘three circles’ diagram, which illustrates 3 core management responsibilities