Lesson 6.11.1

6.11.1 Leadership Quiz: OCR Business, Unit 6

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. In Blake and Mouton's Managerial Grid, which leadership style shows high concern for both people and production?

    • Impoverished
    • Produce or Perish
    • Team Management
    • Country Club

  2. According to McGregor, which theory assumes that employees inherently dislike work and require constant supervision?

    • Theory X
    • Expectancy Theory
    • Theory Y
    • Theory Z

  3. What three overlapping responsibilities form the core of John Adair's Functional Leadership model?

    • Inputs, processes, outputs
    • Mission, vision, values
    • Task, team, individual
    • People, profit, planet

  4. A manager steps back completely and allows employees to make all workplace decisions. Which style is this?

    • Democratic
    • Paternalistic
    • Autocratic
    • Laissez-faire

  5. Which motivation theorist developed the Hierarchy of Needs, ranging from physiological to self-actualisation?

    • Victor Vroom
    • Abraham Maslow
    • Frederick Herzberg
    • David McClelland

  6. In Herzberg's two-factor theory, which factor prevents employee dissatisfaction but does not actively motivate?

    • Hygiene factor
    • Motivator factor
    • Valence factor
    • Expectancy factor

  7. In Tannenbaum and Schmidt's continuum, what increases as manager authority over decision-making decreases?

    • Chain of command
    • Area of freedom
    • Level of delegation
    • Span of control

  8. A director issues strict commands without consulting staff and expects immediate obedience. What leadership style is used?

    • Democratic
    • Laissez-faire
    • Autocratic
    • Paternalistic

  9. Which motivation theory states that effort depends on Expectancy, Instrumentality, and Valence?

    • Locke's theory
    • Peters' theory
    • Vroom's theory
    • Herzberg's theory

  10. A business leader acts in a fatherly manner, making decisions intended to benefit employees without consultation.

    • Democratic
    • Laissez-faire
    • Autocratic
    • Paternalistic

  11. Which function of management involves setting strategic goals and outlining actions to achieve them?

    • Organising
    • Controlling
    • Directing
    • Planning

  12. Which theorist proposed that setting specific and challenging goals leads to higher employee motivation?

    • Edwin Locke
    • Peter Drucker
    • Tom Peters
    • David McClelland

  13. Which management theorist introduced Management by Objectives (MBO) to align corporate and individual goals?

    • John Adair
    • Peter Drucker
    • Victor Vroom
    • Tom Peters

  14. On the Blake Mouton Managerial Grid, which coordinates represent the 'Country Club' management style?

    • 1,9
    • 9,9
    • 1,1
    • 9,1

  15. Which non-monetary motivational method involves giving employees more complex, challenging tasks with greater responsibility?

    • Job enrichment
    • Job enlargement
    • Piece rate
    • Job rotation

  16. A manager encourages staff participation in decision-making while retaining final authority. What leadership style is this?

    • Democratic
    • Paternalistic
    • Laissez-faire
    • Autocratic

  17. In Victor Vroom's expectancy theory, what does the concept of 'instrumentality' measure?

    • Outcome yields satisfaction
    • Goal yields effort
    • Performance yields outcome
    • Effort yields performance

  18. According to David McClelland, which motive drives individuals who desire to control and influence others?

    • Need for safety
    • Need for affiliation
    • Need for power
    • Need for achievement

  19. What is a major operational cost for a firm suffering from poor employee relations?

    • Low worker absenteeism
    • High staff turnover
    • High labour productivity
    • Increased brand loyalty

  20. Which leadership theory suggests that effective leaders possess inherited personal qualities present from birth?

    • Behavioural theory
    • Functional theory
    • Trait theory
    • Contingency theory

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