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The concept of 'Leadership continuoum'  is developed by ________.

  1. Tannenbaum and Schmidt

  2. Rensis Likert

  3. George Terry

  4. Taylor


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The concept of 'leadership continuum' is developed by the Tannenbaum and Schmidt in 1958. Leadership continuum represents a range of action related to the degree of authority  used by the leader and the area of freedom available to non managers.

Leadership is a function of ________.

  1. stimulation

  2. manager

  3. management

  4. organisation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Leadership is the function of stimulation because it influence the behaviour of people by making them strive voluntarily towards achievement of organisational goals. Leadership indicates the ability of an individual to maintain good interpersonal relations with followers and motivate them towards achievement of organisational goals. 

The work-standards approach is ______.

  1. democratic

  2. autocratic

  3. universal

  4. sociolistic in nature


Correct Option: B

Leadership is most often associated with the ability to __________.

  1. communicate well with large groups of people.

  2. arrange activities that have to be performed in a systematic way

  3. determine the most effective course of action

  4. inspire other toward high levels of achievement


Correct Option: D

The search for personality, social, physical, or intellectual attributes that would describe leaders and differentiate them from nonleaders goes back to the ______.

  1. 1930s.

  2. 1950s.

  3. 1970s.

  4. 1990s.


Correct Option: A

With which management functions, 'mentoring' is primarily associated?

  1. Planning

  2. Organising

  3. Leadership

  4. Control


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The ability of a company's management to make sound decisions and inspire others to perform well is leadership. leadership is primarily mentoring or providing direction.

According to the Ohio state studies, the extent to which a leader share mutual trust and respect for his/her employees is referred to as ________.

  1. consideration

  2. employ- oriented behavior

  3. concern for production

  4. task-oriented behavior


Correct Option: A

What is the best term to describe the process of attempting to influence other people to attain the organisation's objectives?

  1. Planning

  2. Organising

  3. Leading

  4. Controlling


Correct Option: C

Decision-making skills are required at __________.

  1. top level management

  2. middle level of management

  3. all level of management

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C

A manager should know how to identify a problem and possess the ability to find a best solution for solving any specific problem. This can be termed as ___________.

  1. technical skill

  2. leadership skill

  3. problem solving skill

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C