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Transactional leadership has which of the following
characteristics?
- A. Takes the view that rewards and punishment motivate staff
- B. Seeks to pick up the mood of the audience
- C. Employs a clear chain of command
- D. Seeks to involve staff in the decision-making process
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Q2 Single Correct Medium
" Leadership is influencing people to follow in the achievement of a specialized goal", This is stated by __________________.
- A. Koontz and O'Donnell
- B. Gray Desslor
- C. George R. Terry
- D. Lewin, Lippitt & White
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The Minimum Wages Act, $$1965$$ was enacted for safeguarding the interests of _______.
- A. employees
- B. management
- C. consumers
- D. government
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Q4 Single Correct Medium
Choose the correct answers from the following alternatives given
When the offeree offers to qualified acceptance of the offer subject to modifications and variations he is said to have made a:
- A. Standing,
open or Continuing offer
- B. Counter Offer
- C. Cross Offers
- D. Special Offer
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Q5 Single Correct Medium
The phrase 'lavish with his hospitality' signifies
- A. Miserliness in dealing with his friends
- B. Considerateness in spending on guests and strangers
- C. Extravagance in entertaining guests
- D. Indifference in treating his friends and relatives
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Try the additional practice questions below to review your knowledge of this chapter. Once you have completed the quiz, click on 'Submit Answers for Grading' to get your results.
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| Leaders demonstrate _____ when they use language to influence followers' perceptions of the world, the meaning of events, beliefs about causes and consequences, and visions of the future.
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| mentoring
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Is a senior employee who sponsors?
The answer is D.
A mentor takes on a mentee in order to offer guidance and provide knowledge about the profession.
Is an experienced employee who helps develop a less experienced employee called a protégé?
Simply stated, mentoring is a helping relationship in which a more experienced person (the mentor) assumes limited responsibility for assisting a less experienced person (the protégé) in order to enhance the probability that the less experienced person will develop and grow professional and personally.