Reference no: EM132226152

1. For an organization to have highly motivated employees, the path-goal theory of leadership proposes that leaders do all of the following EXCEPT:

ensure employees believe they can attain desired goals and performance levels.

provide the means and remove obstacles so that employees may attain their desired goals and outcomes.

provide rewards and incentives for achieving desired goals and performance levels.

perform the duties required of employees to attain desired goals and performance levels.

2. The Situational Leadership model of Hersey and Blanchard emphasizes contingency factors relating to:

the attitudes of the leader.

the skills of the leader.

characteristics of the organizational climate.

characteristics of followers.

3. The idea underlying substitutes for leadership theory is that:

factors in the work setting or follower characteristics can make leadership unnecessary or redundant.

followers should be put in charge when the leader is absent.

financial incentives should be used to encourage people to work independently.

extra compensation should be given to employees who manage their own work.

4. Transformational leaders do all of the following EXCEPT:

heighten followers' awareness of their needs for personal develop and growth.

urge followers to sacrifice personal benefit for the benefit ofthe organization.

increase followers' awareness of their dependence on the organization.

increase followers' awareness of te need for high performance by them to accomplish goals.

5. Leadership may not be important when:

There are explicit, formalized procedures in place.

The employees are experienced.

The employees are professionals.

All of the above can make leadership less important