1. Taylor takes her employees' opinions into consideration via reasoning and discussion when making departmental decisions. Which of the following answers best describe Taylor's experience with her role models, also known as parental authority?
A. Flexible
B. Authoritarian
C. Dismissive
D. Permissive
2. Gretchen does not take her employees' opinions into consideration when making departmental decisions. Rather, Gretchen makes it clear to her employees that she makes decisions and employees could be consistently written up if performance and goals are not met. Which of the following answers best describe Gretchen's experience with her role models, also known as parental authority?
A. Flexible
B. Dismissive
C. Permissive
D. Authoritarian
3. Which of the following behaviors or traits were most likely influenced by the flexible parental authority?
A. A manager listens to her employees, yet does nothing with their input when making organizational decisions.
B. A manager believes his employees should always conform to the organizational culture while supporting company policies.
C. A manager takes his employees feelings and opinions into consideration when making organizational decisions.
D. A manager believes her employees can make up their own minds as to how they want to set and reach performance goals.