John Believes He Has Quite a Unique Style of Leadership

question 29

Multiple Choice

John believes he has quite a unique style of leadership. He waits around for mistakes and errors from his employees and then takes corrective action as necessary. Which of the following is John's style of leadership?

• A) Passive management-by-exception
• B) Transactional leadership
• C) Laissez-faire
• D) Contingent reward
• E) Transformational leadership

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Definitions:

Co-efficient Of Relatedness

A measure of the genetic similarity between two individuals, often used to predict the likelihood of gene sharing.

Hamilton's Rule

A principle in evolutionary biology stating that an individual will act to increase its own genetic success, potentially aiding related individuals at a cost to itself if the genetic benefits exceed the costs.

Intersexual Selection

A mode of natural selection where members of one biological sex choose mates of the other sex to mate with, often based on certain desirable characteristics.

Polyandry

A mating system in which a female mates with several males during a breeding season. Compare with polygyny.