A Charismatic Leader Goes Beyond the Ordinary Use of Public

question 56

Multiple Choice

A charismatic leader goes beyond the ordinary use of public social networking sites. Which of the following messages is an example of a charismatic use of social networking sites?

• A) "This new breakthrough in our drug formulation could serve as a key to destroy all our competitors completely and emerge as the number one brand in the industry."
• B) "Our company has achieved a 25 per cent annual growth in the recently declared estimates of the previous financial year. I would like to thank all the employees for their contribution and hard work."
• C) "Dear Wilson, I would like to inform you that your contract will be terminated from the company effective June 31st, 2015, owing to the proposal by your competitor to supply products at a lower price."
• D) "Heading off to the beautiful island nation of Madagascar! A much needed break from this monotonous work schedule"

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Definitions:

Quality

The degree to which a product, service, or process meets specified standards, satisfies customer expectations, or exhibits excellence.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, through which an individual makes associations between certain behaviors and their consequences.

B.F. Skinner

An American psychologist known for his work on behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning.

Albert Bandura

A Canadian-American psychologist known for his work on social learning theory and the concept of self-efficacy.