Chapter 12 OBHR 2025/2026 Exam
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Leadership - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The act of influencing others toward a goal
Formal leaders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Those who hold a position of authority and
may utilize the power that comes from the position, as well as their
personal power to influence others
Informal leaders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Those without a formal position of
authority within the organization but demonstrate leadership by influencing
those around them through personal forms of power
, Task oriented leader behaviors - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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)
People oriented leader behaviors - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Showing concern for
employee feelings and treating employees with respect (also called
consideration)
Autocratic decision making - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔What occurs when leaders
make the decision alone without necessarily involving employees in the
decision-making process
Democratic decision-making - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔What occurs when leaders
and employees participate in the making of the decision
Aliases-faire decision-making - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔What occurs when leaders
leave employees alone to make the decision. The leader provides minimum
guidance and involvement in the decision
Theory X - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A theory of human nature which assumes that
employees are lazy, do not enjoy working, and will avoid expending energy
on work whenever possible
Questions and Correct Answers | New
Update
Leadership - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The act of influencing others toward a goal
Formal leaders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Those who hold a position of authority and
may utilize the power that comes from the position, as well as their
personal power to influence others
Informal leaders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Those without a formal position of
authority within the organization but demonstrate leadership by influencing
those around them through personal forms of power
, Task oriented leader behaviors - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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)
People oriented leader behaviors - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Showing concern for
employee feelings and treating employees with respect (also called
consideration)
Autocratic decision making - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔What occurs when leaders
make the decision alone without necessarily involving employees in the
decision-making process
Democratic decision-making - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔What occurs when leaders
and employees participate in the making of the decision
Aliases-faire decision-making - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔What occurs when leaders
leave employees alone to make the decision. The leader provides minimum
guidance and involvement in the decision
Theory X - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A theory of human nature which assumes that
employees are lazy, do not enjoy working, and will avoid expending energy
on work whenever possible
