Working to Write a Job Description for a Town Manager

question 35

Multiple Choice

Working to write a job description for a town manager serving a population of 22,000, Angela is the only member of the group with any work experience. Because she worked as a clerk in the mayor's office for five years and no other member felt qualified to make any decisions, Angela "takes charge" of the group. She helps the group stop floundering by using what style of leadership?

• A) Democratic
• B) Autocratic
• C) Laissez-faire
• D) Pertinent

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Definitions:

Transcendent Value

A type of value that surpasses ordinary physical and material concerns, often associated with moral, spiritual, or aesthetic dimensions of life.

Worldly Beauty

The aesthetic appeal or attractiveness found in the physical world, often as perceived by human beings.

Plato

An ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, who founded the Academy in Athens and wrote philosophical dialogues.

Schiller

Friedrich Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright who became known for his dramatic works and his aesthetic philosophy that influenced European Romanticism.