MGMT 3600 EXAM 2 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Major Decision-Making Styles - ANS Autocratic decision-making - What occurs when leaders
make the decision alone without necessarily involving employees in the decision-making
process.
Democratic decision making - What occurs when leaders and employees participate in the
making of the decision.
Laissez-faire decision-making - What occurs when leaders leave employees alone to make the
decision. The leader provides minimum guidance and involvement in the decision.
How are the theories of leadership alike/different? - ANS Fiedler's Contingency Theory - a
leader's style is measured by a scale called the Least Preferred Coworker scale (LPC).
Situational Leadership - argues that leaders must use different leadership styles depending on
their followers' development level.
Path-Goal Theory of Leadership - suggests that employees are motivated when they believe—
or expect—that (a) their effort will lead to high performance, (b) their high performance will be
rewarded, and (c) the rewards they will receive are valuable to them.
Can leadership be learned? - ANS Yes
Trait theory of leadership - ANS Big Five" model, which rates an individual according to
Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism
Behavioral Theories of Leadership (e.g., OSU) - ANS Task-oriented leader behaviors -
Structuring the roles of subordinates, providing them with instructions, and behaving in ways
that will increase the performance of the group (also called initiating structure).
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, People-oriented leader behaviors - Showing concern for employee feelings and treating
employees with respect (also called consideration).
Consideration, initiating structure - ANS also called Task-oriented leader behaviors -
Structuring the roles of subordinates, providing them with instructions, and behaving in ways
that will increase the performance of the group (also called initiating structure).
Contingency (situational) Theories of Leadership - ANS Fiedler's Contingency Theory - a
leader's style is measured by a scale called the Least Preferred Coworker scale (LPC).
Situational Leadership - argues that leaders must use different leadership styles depending on
their followers' development level.
Fielder's Contingency Theory - ANS Fiedler's Contingency Theory - a leader's style is
measured by a scale called the Least Preferred Coworker scale (LPC).
Least Preferred Coworker Scale (LPC) - ANS People who are filling out this survey are asked
to think of a person who is their least preferred coworker. Then, they rate this person in terms
of how friendly, nice, and cooperative this person is. Imagine someone you did not enjoy
working with. Can you describe this person in positive terms? If you can say that the person you
hated working with was still a nice person, you would have a high LPC score. This means that
you have a people-oriented personality, and you can separate your liking of a person from your
ability to work with that person. On the other hand, if you think that the person you hated
working with was also someone you did not like on a personal level, you would have a low LPC
score.
Low LPC leaders
High LPC leaders - ANS The theory predicts that in "favorable" and "unfavorable" situations,
a low LPC leader—one who has feelings of dislike for coworkers who are difficult to work
with—would be successful. When situational favorableness is medium, a high LPC leader—one
who is able to personally like coworkers who are difficult to work with—is more likely to
succeed.
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AND ANSWERS
Major Decision-Making Styles - ANS Autocratic decision-making - What occurs when leaders
make the decision alone without necessarily involving employees in the decision-making
process.
Democratic decision making - What occurs when leaders and employees participate in the
making of the decision.
Laissez-faire decision-making - What occurs when leaders leave employees alone to make the
decision. The leader provides minimum guidance and involvement in the decision.
How are the theories of leadership alike/different? - ANS Fiedler's Contingency Theory - a
leader's style is measured by a scale called the Least Preferred Coworker scale (LPC).
Situational Leadership - argues that leaders must use different leadership styles depending on
their followers' development level.
Path-Goal Theory of Leadership - suggests that employees are motivated when they believe—
or expect—that (a) their effort will lead to high performance, (b) their high performance will be
rewarded, and (c) the rewards they will receive are valuable to them.
Can leadership be learned? - ANS Yes
Trait theory of leadership - ANS Big Five" model, which rates an individual according to
Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism
Behavioral Theories of Leadership (e.g., OSU) - ANS Task-oriented leader behaviors -
Structuring the roles of subordinates, providing them with instructions, and behaving in ways
that will increase the performance of the group (also called initiating structure).
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, People-oriented leader behaviors - Showing concern for employee feelings and treating
employees with respect (also called consideration).
Consideration, initiating structure - ANS also called Task-oriented leader behaviors -
Structuring the roles of subordinates, providing them with instructions, and behaving in ways
that will increase the performance of the group (also called initiating structure).
Contingency (situational) Theories of Leadership - ANS Fiedler's Contingency Theory - a
leader's style is measured by a scale called the Least Preferred Coworker scale (LPC).
Situational Leadership - argues that leaders must use different leadership styles depending on
their followers' development level.
Fielder's Contingency Theory - ANS Fiedler's Contingency Theory - a leader's style is
measured by a scale called the Least Preferred Coworker scale (LPC).
Least Preferred Coworker Scale (LPC) - ANS People who are filling out this survey are asked
to think of a person who is their least preferred coworker. Then, they rate this person in terms
of how friendly, nice, and cooperative this person is. Imagine someone you did not enjoy
working with. Can you describe this person in positive terms? If you can say that the person you
hated working with was still a nice person, you would have a high LPC score. This means that
you have a people-oriented personality, and you can separate your liking of a person from your
ability to work with that person. On the other hand, if you think that the person you hated
working with was also someone you did not like on a personal level, you would have a low LPC
score.
Low LPC leaders
High LPC leaders - ANS The theory predicts that in "favorable" and "unfavorable" situations,
a low LPC leader—one who has feelings of dislike for coworkers who are difficult to work
with—would be successful. When situational favorableness is medium, a high LPC leader—one
who is able to personally like coworkers who are difficult to work with—is more likely to
succeed.
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