1. The statement, "We have accomplished a number of our objectives this month, how do you think that we should finish the rest of our projects?" is an example of which style of leadership?
a. Negligent
b. Highly directive
c. Participatory
d. Centralized
2. Abigail and Mike were part of a team responsible for thinking of a new way to market the company's highest selling product. When they were finished and were more than satisfied with their work, they submitted the new ads to the advertising department. Two weeks later, they found out that the vice president of production disliked it and cancelled the ads. The team was upset and frustrated because
a. they knew the ads were not good when they submitted them.
b. the team had trusted the ad department to keep the ads away from management.
c. upper management undermined their expectations of responsibility and empowerment.
d. the team consisted of good friends.
3. "A path that commits to take the risks of conflict, joint work, collective action, having a common purpose and goals, a common approach, and mutual accountability" describes which stage of team development?
a. Work group
b. Pseudo-team
c. Potential team
d. Team
4. Jeremy was beginning to feel as though he would never finish his project, and that if he didn't it would not matter. His supervisor would rarely, if ever, give him feedback or comment on his work. Jeremy was never encouraged, nor was he given any consequences for not completing the project. His supervisor used which leadership style?
a. Participatory
b. Individual
c. Negligent
d. Authoritarian
5. Because the future will put emphasis on participation, involvement, organizational communication, high performance, and increased productivity, which of the following will be important to organizations?
a. Having more, less skilled employees
b. High performance teams
c. Independent executives
d. Top notch computers