A Leader Who Involves Employees in Decision Making, Delegates Authority

question 91

Multiple Choice

A leader who involves employees in decision making, delegates authority, and allows the employees to have direct input into the final decision, with the leader serving as only one input from the group is using the ________ style of leadership.

• A)autocratic
• B)democratic- consultative
• C)democratic- participative
• D)laissez- faire

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Definitions:

Organizational Politics

Organizational politics is the management of influence to obtain ends not sanctioned by the organization or to obtain sanctioned ends through nonsanctioned means and the art of creative compromise among competing interests.

Self-serving

Behaviors or attitudes focused on one's own advantage, often at the expense of others or ethical principles.

Social Capital

A capacity to get things done due to relationships with other people.

Intellectual Assets

Intellectual assets are valuable intangible resources of an organization, such as patents, trademarks, and employee expertise.