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37. According to authoritarian leadership, ______.

a. leaders should encourage communication among group members

b. leaders need to exert influence and control over group members

c. subordinates need direction

d. leaders need to exert influence and control over group members and subordinates

need direction

38. Authoritarian leadership assumes that workers wish to ______ responsibility and

prefer to be ______.

a. accept; left alone

b. avoid; directed

c. shirk; scolded

d. embrace; congratulated

39. A person who sees work as engaging and satisfying would identify with which

philosophy or style?

a. Theory X

b. Theory Y

c. Authoritarian

d. Laissez-faire

40. An organization that maintains formal authority structures while also recognizing

individual achievements is known as a ______ organization.

a. Theory Z

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b. Theory X

c. Theory Y

d. laissez-faire

41. In their research on leadership styles, Lewin, Lippitt, and White studied the impact of

authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-fair styles on what subject group?

a. Business executives

b. 10-year-old boys

c. College students

d. Laborers

42. When a new employee is just learning a new job, what style might be the most

effective in orienting them to the work?

a. Theory Y

b. Democratic

c. Authoritarian

d. Laissez-faire

43. You meet with your manager for a performance review. The manager previously

gave you an objective rubric that they would be using for this review. It is likely that your

manager ascribes to ______ leadership.

a. authoritarian

b. democratic

c. laissez-faire

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d. Theory X

44. Douglas McGregor believed that understanding worker’s motivations was the key to

becoming an effective ______.

a. manager

b. follower

c. CEO

d. board member

45. A manager who views their subordinates as capable of self-direction and thus

provides minimal guidance and support could be a ______ leader.

a. democratic

b. authoritarian

c. Theory Y

d. democratic and Theory Y

46. As a manager you have trained and worked with your team for three years. A new

project is assigned to your group, one that is very similar to previous projects the team

has accomplished with great success. In this situation it might be appropriate to use

______ leadership.

a. Theory X

b. authoritarian

c. laissez-faire

d. Theory X and authoritarian

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47. Victoria Ransom believes that ______ and ______ are important and need to be

universally embraced within a company or they will crumble.

a. values; culture

b. leaders; followers

c. profits; customer service

d. rules; regulations

48. Leadership styles are not distinct entities, which means a leader may exhibit ______

style in a given situation.

a. more than one

b. only one

c. a democratic

d. an authoritarian

49. In developing his ideas about Theory Z organizations, William Ouchi contrasted

individualistic work cultures from American companies with those of more collectivistic

______ companies.

a. Brazilian

b. English

c. Soviet

d. Japanese

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50. Leadership styles can be thought of as a continuum from high leader influence to

low leader influence. High leader influence is associated with Authoritarian styles, while

little or no leader influence is ______ style.

a. Theory X

b. democratic

c. Theory Y

d. laissez-faire

51. As an employee you prefer working with a powerful and controlling supervisor. Your

followership style is known as ______.

a. Theory X followership

b. laissez-faire followership

c. autocratic followership

d. authoritarian followership

52. What style of leadership did coach Herb Brooks use with the 1980 US Olympic

hockey team?

a. Authoritarian

b. Laissez-faire

c. Democratic

d. Theory Y

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True/False

1. Our philosophy of leadership is based on a unique set of beliefs and attitudes about

the nature of people and work.

2. A manager is constantly giving directives to employees and micromanaging them.

This manager engages in Theory Y leadership.

3. Authoritarian leadership can lead to increased efficiency and clarity in people’s work.

4. The worker who says “If I didn’t need to pay my bills, I would never work” is an

example of the Theory Y assumptions.

5. Leaders who exhibit higher amounts of influence are more democratic.

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6. Democratic leadership results in stronger motivation and greater originality.

7. Authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire are all distinct styles that do not overlap.

8. A professor who persuades students to hand in homework assignments by

threatening them with bad grades is an example of Theory X leadership.

9. Democratic leaders give objective praise and criticism.

10. From the perspective of Theory X, leaders play a significant role in getting others to

accomplish their work.

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11. Laissez-faire leaders are almost always ineffective.

Essay

1. Are you a Theory X Leader, or a Theory Y Leader? Support your answer with specific

examples.

2. Analyze authoritarian leadership style for the positive and negative aspects of its

outcomes. When would you utilize this style, when would you not?

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3. Are there times when authoritarian leadership style becomes unethical? Provide

examples to support your arguments.

4. Discuss and analyze Victoria Ransom’s leadership from the Leadership Snapshot.

Which leadership style do you think she most closely practices?

5. Distinguish between a philosophy of leadership and a style of leadership. How do

they inform each other?

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6. Why does the democratic style of leadership promote greater creativity among

employees than the other styles of leadership?

7. Under what circumstances can the laissez-fair style of leadership work? Have you

experience laissez-faire leadership? Were the outcomes positive or negative in your

experience?

8. Briefly discuss two assumptions of Theory Y

9. Briefly discuss two assumptions of Theory X

10. How does Laissez-Faire leadership compare to Theory X and Theory Y?

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11. Distinguish between authoritarian leadership, autocratic leadership, and

authoritarian followership.