Introduction to Business

Section 2: Leadership Styles

Self-Checks

1
The leadership style in which managers work with employees to make decisions is called ______ .
A)autocratic leadership
B)top-down leadership
C)democratic leadership
D)collaborative leadership
2
Hands-off leadership is another name for ______ .
A)democratic leadership
B)free-rein leadership
C)freedom leadership
D)lax leadership
3
A leader who makes all the decision without consulting others is called an ______ leader.
A)autocratic
B)automatic
C)autogenic
D)autonomic
4
Giving managers and employees the power to run things and make decisions is called ______ .
A)authorizing
B)democratic
C)delegating
D)laisser-faire
5
Thirty to forty years ago, ______ leadership was the predominant style used in U.S. businesses.
A)autocratic
B)free-rein
C)democratic
D)team
6
The self-managed team approach started in ______ .
A)Detroit
B)Japan
C)Germany
D)Silicon Valley
7
A self-managed team is likely to work on ______
project(s).
A)a single
B)computer-based
C)complex
D)multiple
8
The performance of individual team members in a self-managed team is usually evaluated by the ______ .
A)evaluation specialist
B)other team members
C)manager
D)team leader
9
If a self-managed team has a team leader, the leader is often selected by ______ .
A)chance
B)previous team leaders
C)department managers
D)team members
10
The leadership style employed by most military organizations is ______ .
A)autocratic
B)free-rein
C)democratic
D)team-focused
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