Implementing a Decision Must Be Planned Carefully

question 134

Multiple Choice

Implementing a decision must be planned carefully.Adequate planning most often requires which of the following steps?

• A)Determining how things will look before the decision is made.
• B)Order the steps necessary to achieve a fully operational decision.
• C)Be sure the CEO agrees with the implementation decision.
• D)Allow employees to take on responsibility once the implementation has begun.
• E)Encourage vigilance.

Understand the key principles of contemporary leadership theories, including Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership model, Vroom-Jago leader-participation theory, House's path-goal theory, and Fiedler's contingency theory.

Identify different leadership styles (e.g., delegating, participating, selling, and telling) and when to use them according to the readiness of the followers.

Recognize the factors influencing the choice of leadership style, such as the importance of decision acceptance, information availability, and situational clarity.

Differentiate between decision-making methods (authority decision, consultative decision, group decision) in leadership and their situational appropriateness.

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