SCENARIO 8-2 You Have Been Given the Opportunity to Share Your Knowledge

question 17

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 8-2
You have been given the opportunity to share your knowledge of the path-goal theory of leadership with a group of managers.You begin by explaining that an important component of path-goal theory is the contribution of contingency factors,which control for the effectiveness of one leadership behaviour versus another.These contingency factors are organized into two groups: subordinate and environmental.

-Referring to SCENARIO 8-2,once you have finished explaining the importance and meaning of the subordinate contingency factors,you begin to explain the implications of environmental contingency factors.Which of the following would constitute an environmental contingency factor?

• A)age
• B)task structure
• C)individual reward
• D)gender
• E)experience

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