Case 12.1 ​

question 53

Multiple Choice

Case 12.1
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Harvey is considering implementing team-building management in his company.He wants to start with teams that work on the production line.He wants groups of five to fifteen people,responsible for one clearly defined product,and he wants them to be individually accountable for the work of the team as a whole.Harvey believes that effective teams permit free expression of feelings as well as ideas,have members who listen to each other,and have well-understood tasks and objectives.
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Cynthia is a first-line supervisor in Harvey's company.She values her people and their productivity relatively equally.She seeks to be proactive in her management and works hard at rewarding the contribution of ideas and recognizing accomplishments.Her fellow manager William,in contrast,is far more task-oriented and is more concerned with production than with his people.To William,employees are instruments of production.​
-Refer to Case 12.1.Cynthia's leadership exemplifies which leadership style based on the Ohio State research?​

• A) Low consideration,high structure​
• B) ​Low structure,low consideration
• C) ​High structure,high consideration
• D) ​High consideration,low structure

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Definitions:

Unit Costs

The cost incurred by a company to produce, store, and sell one unit of a particular product or service.

Price Ratio

The relative price of one good or service compared to another, often used in economic analysis.

Cost Function

An equation that calculates the total cost of producing goods or services as a function of the quantity of output produced.

Production Function

A mathematical relation that expresses the relationship between inputs used in production and the output produced.