Matt, Ray, and Andy Were Three Qualified Engineers Working in a Team

question 82

Multiple Choice

Matt, Ray, and Andy were three qualified engineers working in a team at a firm. Though Matt had the most experience, he did not always lead the group. Some projects required specialized knowledge that the other two members had, so the leadership role was passed around the group as appropriate. This style of leadership is known as:

• A) lateral leadership.
• B) authentic leadership.
• C) shared leadership.
• D) bridge leadership.
• E) servant-leadership.

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Definitions:

Milgram's Obedience Study

An experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study the extent to which individuals would follow orders from an authority figure, even when those orders could harm another person.

Serious Harm

A significant or profound negative impact on an individual's physical, emotional, or psychological well-being.

Authority

A right or power assigned to an individual or organization to make decisions and enforce rules.

Confirmation Bias

Confirmation bias describes the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses, while giving disproportionately less consideration to alternative possibilities.