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When the personnel manager attempts to achieve and maintain good industrial relations in the organization. Such role of personnel manager can be classified as ______________.

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  1. Advisory Role

  2. Linking Pin Role

  3. Leadership Role

  4. Welfare Role

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

When the personnel manager attempts to achieve and maintain good industrial relations in the organization. Such a role of personnel manager can be classified as Linking PIn role. Linking pin model presents an organization as a number of overlapping working units in which a member of a unit is the lead of another unit.  

Minor changes are usually introduced by the_____________.

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  1. Executive in charge of the activities

  2. Top management

  3. Neither (A) nor (B)

  4. None of above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Executive leadership is the ability of those who manage or direct employees in an organization to influence and guide these individuals. Those leading executive leadership processes typically oversee such business activities as fulfilling organizational goals, strategic planning development and overall decision making.

According to ______, "leadership is the activity of influencing people to strive willingly for group objectives".

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  1. Koontz and O'Donnell

  2. Gray Desslor

  3. George R. Terry

  4. Lewin, Lippit & White

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 George R. Terry, defines management as a process consisting of planning, organizing, actuating and controlling, performed to determine and accomplish the objectives by the use of people and resources.

Lewin, Lippit and White conducted leadership studies in _____ based on three different styles autocratic, democratic, and laissez faire.

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  1. 1939

  2. 1929

  3. 1949

  4. 1989

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Iowa Studies of leadership were carried out in the 1939's by Lewin, Lippitt, and White, under the direction of Lewin.

Later on schoolchildren were assigned to one of three groups with an authoritarian, democratic or laissez-fair leader.

Which of the following statement  statements about leader ship is false?

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  1. Leadership does not necessarily take place within a hierarchical structure of an organization

  2. Not every leader is a manager

  3. When people operate as leaders their role is always clearly established and defined

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Leadership skills are an essential component in positioning executives to make thoughtful decisions about their organization's mission and goals, and properly allocate resources to achieve those directives. Valuable leadership skills include the ability to delegate, inspire and communicate effectively.

Infromal leadership is __________.

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  1. Spontaneous

  2. Part of informal organization

  3. Neither (A) nor (B)

  4. Both (A) and (B)

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Informal leadership is the ability of a person to influence the behavior of others by means other than formal authority conferred by the organization through its rules and procedures. Informal leadership is basically any type of leadership that is not based upon formal authority.

" Leadership is influencing people to follow in the achievement of a specialized goal", This is stated by __________________.

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  1. Koontz and O'Donnell

  2. Gray Desslor

  3. George R. Terry

  4. Lewin, Lippitt & White

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Harold Koontz and Cyril O'Donnell. Principles of management; An analysis of managerial functions. 1968; 1972. Management is defined here as the accomplishment of desired objectives by establishing an environment favorable to performance by people operating in organized groups.

Which of the following  statement is incorrect in relation to leadership?

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  1. Leadership is dynamic and ever-evolving process;

  2. One who leads should not be a part of the group.

  3. Leadership involves directing, guiding and influencing the behavior of indviduals and groups

  4. It contemplates interpersonal influence and close man to man relationship

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Leadership is both a research area and a practical skill encompassing the ability of an individual or organization to "lead" or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations.

The Blake and Mouton Leadership (or Managerial) Grid uses two key dimensions in relation to management style;concern for _____ and concern for_____.

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  1. People, targets

  2. Production, co-operation

  3. People, production

  4. Production, teamwork

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The managerial grid model (1964) is a style leadership model developed by Robert R. Blake and Jane Mouton. ... The resulting leadership styles are as follows: The indifferent (previously called impoverished) style: evade and elude. In this style, managers have low concern for both people and production.

As per Blake and Jane Mouton (9, 9) grid style of leadership also known as________.

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  1. Team management

  2. Country club management

  3. Autocratic-task oriented

  4. Impoverished management

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Team management is the ability of an individual or an organization to administer and coordinate a group of individuals to perform a task. Team management involves teamwork, communication, objective setting and performance appraisals.