Carlos Was Just Promoted,so He Moved from a Regional Office

question 2

Multiple Choice

Carlos was just promoted,so he moved from a regional office to Corporate Headquarters.He is excited by his new job duties and has lots of new ideas to help move the organization forward.At his first staff meeting,he discovers that the last person to hold his job did not utilize the knowledge and skills of the staff.Rather,their former supervisor gave them only simple and mundane tasks to complete,while keeping the difficult and complex tasks for themselves.Carlos wants to change the situation,but before he can assign more complex tasks,he first needs to utilize which of the following leadership styles?

• A)supportive
• B)achievement-oriented
• C)directive
• D)participative
• E) none of these

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Definitions:

Hierarchical

An organizational structure where individuals or entities are ranked according to levels of authority or status, from the highest to the lowest.

Motivation Theories

A set of theories aiming to explain what drives individuals to initiate, direct, and persist in behaviors or actions to achieve certain objectives.

Autonomy Support

Encouraging self-initiation and offering choices to individuals, fostering their feeling of freedom and volition.

True Potential

The maximum level of efficiency, achievement, or success that an individual or entity is capable of reaching under optimal conditions.