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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 behaviour

  3. Concern for production

  4. Task-oriented behaviour


Correct Option: A

It is UNCOMMON to appoint a person as a managing director _________________.

  1. If he is of unsound mind

  2. He has been convicted by count

  3. He is not an insolvent

  4. Both a & b


Correct Option: D

Participative leadership has which of the following characteristics?

  1. Builds a strong and distinctive image for the organisation

  2. Seeks to pick up the mood of the audience

  3. Employs a clear chain of command

  4. Seeks to involve staff in the decision-making process.


Correct Option: C

Research in the styles of leadership preferred by different generations was completed by Arsenault. What was the style of leadership that Generation X was found to prefer?

  1. Participative

  2. Authoritarian

  3. Directive

  4. Egalitarian


Correct Option: D

What is post-heroic leadership theory?

  1. A theory which states that there is too much emphasis on leaders and more attention should be placed on followers

  2. A theory looking beyond current leadership styles to new, more creative ways of leading

  3. A theory which tries to create new organisations which do not need leaders

  4. A theory which tries to find the ideal form of leadership


Correct Option: A

The Ohio State leadership theory _____.

  1. combines a focus on the task and the employee

  2. inspires workers to aim higher and achieve more

  3. focuses on the task and getting things done

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A

An effective vision is always  ________.

  1. iInnovative and awe-inspiring

  2. complex and multifaceted

  3. realistic and compelling

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

A transactional leader is one who _________.

  1. inspires people and has strong interactions with them

  2. does deals with people in order to get them to do things the leader wants

  3. is the ideal form of leadership

  4. works for long-term goals of the organisation


Correct Option: B