Robin Baker, a Top Manager at Westinghouse, Has Recently Been

question 76

Multiple Choice

Robin Baker, a top manager at Westinghouse, has recently been put in charge of a new multi-million dollar project. She selects several individuals to participate in this effort and assigns each certain tasks to perform. Furthermore, she has set up a group hierarchy and indicated that all decisions must be routed through this chain of command. Robin is exhibiting which leadership style?

• A)Democratic
• B)Autocratic
• C)Laissez-faire
• D)Participative
• E)Despotic

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Definitions:

Fair Value

The capital retrieved from trading an asset or the expenditure for reallocating a liability in a well-arranged market transaction at the point of assessing value.

Carry Value

The original purchase cost of an asset adjusted for depreciation, amortization, or impairment costs on the financial statements.

Joint Operation

A business arrangement where two or more parties share control and management of a project or business.

Joint Venture

A business arrangement where two or more parties agree to pool their resources for the purpose of accomplishing a specific task or business activity.