When Assessing the Appropriateness of a Decision Option,managers Should

question 42

Multiple Choice

When assessing the appropriateness of a decision option,managers should

• A) consider its impact on the organization as a whole.
• B) only think narrowly about the one department most affected by the decision.
• C) ask their friends which option they would choose.
• D) choose the option that partially addresses the problem.
• E) go with his or her intuition regarding which option is best.

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Definitions:

Destructive Leaders

Leaders who have a deleterious effect on their followers, organizations, or both, usually through toxic, unethical, or incompetent practices.

Destructive Leadership

A leadership approach characterized by the systematic and repeated behavior by a leader that violates the legitimate interest of the organization by undermining and/or sabotaging the organization’s goals, tasks, resources, and effectiveness and/or the motivation, well-being or job satisfaction of his/her subordinates.

Unstable

Lacking stability; prone to sudden change or unpredictability in terms of physical, emotional, or situational conditions.

Ethical Leadership

Involves guiding a group or organization with values, integrity, and actions that are morally right.