Question $18$::

Competency, contingency, implicit, and transformational represent four of the main:

A: sources of organizational power.

B: perspectives of leadership.

C: forms of employee involvement.

$D$ : process theories of motivation.

$E$ : levels of media richness in communication.

Question $19.$:

The behavioural perspective of leadership identified which two clusters of leadership behaviours?

A: Directive and supportive

B: Transformational and transactional.

C: Supportive and achievement$-$oriented.

D: Transformational and implicit.

E: Task$-$oriented and competency$-$based.

Question $20.$:

Which of the following statements about path$-$goal theory is TRUE?

A: Path$-$goal theory considers seven different leadership competencies.

$B$ : Path$-$goal theory is based on the idea that leadership is a stable personality trait, so it is easier to change the situation to match the person's leadership style.

C: Path$-$goal theory considers the subordinate's ability and experience when determining the best leadership style for the situation.

D: Path$-$goal theory assumes that managers can apply only one leadership style in a given situation.

E: The main objective of path$-$goal theory is to encourage leaders to develop highly people$-$oriented and task$-$oriented behaviours whenever they interact with subordinates.

Question $21.$:

Suppose Axel was the new supervisor of a unit of employees who work in non$-$routine jobs. These employees are highly experienced and confident in their work. According to path$-$goal theory, which leadership style would be most appropriate for Axel to use in this situation?

Choose one answer.

A: Directive.

B: Participative.

C: Supportive.

D: Abusive.

E: None of these would be appropriate in this situation.