Stogdill and the Ohio Team Used a Two-Dimensional Model of Leadership

question 3

Multiple Choice

Stogdill and the Ohio team used a two-dimensional model of leadership behaviour whereas Likert and Michigan placed their dimensions at either end of a continuum. This meant that it could demonstrate that:

• A) 'making decisions is one of the most important functions performed by employees'
• B) both employee and colleagues (or no) could be human-oriented or task-oriented but not both
• C) a leader could be either human-oriented or task-oriented but not both.
• D) actions such as planning the workload, of hiring and firing team members, choosing different strategies, and resource allocation could be measured

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Definitions:

Selective Retention

The psychological process by which individuals remember information that is consistent with their beliefs and attitudes while forgetting or ignoring contradictory information.

Routine Problem Solving

The use of simple, habitual decision-making strategies in buying situations that are familiar and not considered to be of high importance.

Behavioral Learning

Behavioral learning theory suggests that learning is the result of conditioning, where behavior is shaped through reinforcement or punishment, leading to a change in behavior patterns.

Response

The reaction to a specific stimulus or a set of conditions, often measured to assess outcomes in studies or customer feedback.