Scenario B

question 44

Multiple Choice

Scenario B. At a management retreat, you and a group of your colleagues are reminiscing about how much you enjoyed college life. Everyone remembers their favorite management topics. You are all surprised to realize that each of you has a favorite leadership perspective. However, no one can remember the name of the theory they liked most!
1. Tammy Jean knows that her favorite leadership perspective is the one that assumed that leaders are born, not made. (This is because Tammy Jean does, in fact, believe she is a "born leader!")
2. Li, on the other hand, has found that her most effective style of leadership is to capitalize on the fact that she arouses a sense of excitement in her employees, who genuinely like and admire her and want to follow her lead.
3. William argues that his favorite theory recognized that the best answer concerning which style of leadership to use is "It depends!" He maintains that the theory he liked the most argued for "looking before you lead."

-Li's leadership style can be described as

• A)trait.
• B)behavioral.
• C)situational.
• D)charismatic.
• E)transactional.

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Definitions:

Buspirone (BuSpar)

A medication primarily used to treat anxiety disorders, offering anxiolytic effects without sedation or risk of dependence.

Dependence

A condition in which a person is reliant on a substance or activity, leading to significant distress or impairment.

Ritualistic Hand Washing

Compulsive and repetitive washing of hands, often associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Show of Force

An act of displaying military or other power to deter or intimidate opponents or to demonstrate capabilities.