Identification of Leadership Behaviors

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Identification of Leadership Behaviors
Patrick has just been hired in a management/leadership position for Trion's Inc. It should prove a challenging position due to the fact the Board of Directors wants to see the profit margin back to 5% in 18 months or less. Things have not been going well at Trion's Inc. Patrick wonders which leadership style will be more effective in order to accomplish the tasks that need to be done? He does not have much time so maybe he should centralize authority, dictate work methods, and make the decisions, at least for a while. However, that really is not the method Patrick prefers. He would rather involve employees in decision making, delegate authority, and encourage participation in decision- making, but make the final decision himself.
From what he has observed, the last leadership style that was used with the group of employees was to allow employees to do whatever they wanted, giving them complete freedom to make decisions. The only input from the leader was to supply necessary materials and answer questions.
-Which leadership style will work for Patrick in either very favorable or very unfavorable situations?

• A)democratic
• B)transactional
• C)relationship oriented
• D)directive

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Definitions:

Conciliatory Acts

Behaviors intended to overcome the distrust or hostility of another party, aiming at peace and resolution of conflict.

Reciprocity Norm

A social norm that expects individuals to help those who have helped them, fostering mutual aid and cooperation.

GRIT

A personality trait characterized by perseverance and passion for achieving long-term goals.

Attribution Theory

The theory concerning how people explain individual occurrences of causation, including how people infer the causes of their own and others' behaviors.