Robert Supervised Five Construction Workers on a Renovation Project

question 19

Multiple Choice

Robert supervised five construction workers on a renovation project. He returned from a break to find two of them swinging a third worker out of the 85th floor window area on a pulley and rope. Robert yelled, "Get back to work!" Evaluate Robert's transactional leadership behavior.

• A)There are no leadership behaviors in this example.
• B)Robert did a good job of supplying contingent rewards when he did not fire the workers for the rope swinging.
• C)Robert did a poor job of supplying contingent rewards when he did not let the workers continue with their fun.
• D)Robert did a good job of providing management-by-exception when he simply told the workers to get back to work.
• E)Robert did a poor job of providing management-by-exception when his reaction failed to convey the inherent danger in the situation.

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