You Have Just Been Given Supervisory Responsibility for a Department

question 48

Multiple Choice

You have just been given supervisory responsibility for a department of highly educated scientists,many of who have been working successfully at their jobs for twenty years or more. They're working on a type of project that they're comfortable with and have excelled at their work several times in the past. According to the Situational Leadership Model,what management style should you use with these employees?

• A) participating
• B) delegating
• C) telling
• D) persuading

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Definitions:

Broca's Area

A region in the frontal lobe of the dominant hemisphere of the brain associated with language processing, speech production, and comprehension.

Muscle Movements

The action of muscles contracting and relaxing, which results in movement of body parts or the entire body.

Speech

Speech is the verbal expression of thoughts, feelings, or information, made possible through the coordinated use of the vocal tract, including the tongue, throat, and lips.

Brain Plasticity

The capacity of the nervous system to change its structure and function in response to experience or injury.