SUBJECT ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

1. According to the Attribution Theory of Leadership, there are many ways in which and organization might be negatively impacted by a leader's attributions. How might that organization be positively affected?
A.a false sense of security might develop in the organization through given attributions.
B. Employees could be recognized and accurately placed within the organization based on attributions.
C. The leader might develop an overly positive view of an employee on a day that is not representative of that employee overall.
D. The leader's perspectives and assumptions could be incorrect about employees.
e. The leader could develop a negative opinion of an employee on a bad day.

2. According to Fiedler's Contingency Theory, which three elements determine a leader's situational control?
A. Task structure, union relations, positioning power.
B. Task focus, leader/member relations, positioning power.
C. Task structure, leader/member relations, positioning power.
D. Task focus, management relations, bargaining power.

3. Which is the definition of participative leadership?
A. Sharing information between management and the group and working together toward goal achievement.
B. Exhibiting personal concern for individuals or the group.
C. Giving specific direction, defining expectations, and assigning tasks to groups or individuals.
D. Focusing on the tasks at hand, and letting the ends justify the means.

4. Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the attribution theory of leadership?
A. People will try to understand why people do what they do.
B. People make assumptions as to why other people act in certain ways.
C. assumptions about others' behavior are generally wrong.
D. a person's perspective is the foundation of the attribution theory of leadership.
E. Individuals interpret events or happenings around them, and this relates to their thinking and behavior.

5. In the situational leadership model, which style would be appropriate with followers who have the skills, ability and confidence to perform the work?
A. Delegating
B. Participating
C. Selling
D. Telling