Scenario: Polar Coat Manufacturing Dolce, Alexandria, Brittney, and Nicole, Are

question 102

Multiple Choice

Scenario: Polar Coat Manufacturing Dolce, Alexandria, Brittney, and Nicole, are four managers at Polar Coat Manufacturing.Each in their department uses a different decision-making style and believes that their style is the best.Alexandria always presents the problem to her employees, gathers their opinions/suggestions and then makes the decision herself.Brittney gives her employees the responsibility for making the decision within a set of specified boundary conditions.Nicole makes the decision without asking her employees for their opinions/suggestions.Dolce presents the problem to her employees and seeks consensus with an emphasis that her opinion should only count as important as every other employee's in her department.Dolce is displaying _____ decision-making style.

• A)consultative
• B)autocratic
• C)delegative
• D)facilitative
• E)directive

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Definitions:

Leadership Style

Refers to the behaviors and methods a leader uses to influence the attitudes and actions of others in achieving goals.

Female Leaders

Women who hold positions of authority and responsibility in directing and managing organizations or groups.

Role Congruity Theory

A theory that explains how perceived incongruity between the gender role and a professional role can lead to prejudice against women or men in certain professions.

Prejudice

A preconceived opinion or bias against an individual or group without sufficient information or experience.