Using the Analogy of Boulders Vs

question 156

Multiple Choice

Using the analogy of boulders vs. sand for filling a hole, the textbook points out that

• A) small businesses are employing a record number of employees because they have to work twice as hard at producing the same amount of output as a large competitor.
• B) small businesses can serve niche markets that larger firms do not serve well.
• C) the sand represents the small businesses that start and fail each year, while the boulders represent the large companies whose resources permit them to stay the course.
• D) large companies serve market niches so much better than small companies.

Recognize the importance of leadership motivation and the drive in achieving organizational success.

Understand the relevance of servant and transformational leadership theories in organizational contexts.

Understand the basic principles of path-goal theory and its leadership styles.

Distinguish between people-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles.

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