Lesson 3.2.1
3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making Quiz: AQA Business, Unit 2
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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What primary role distinguishes a leader from a manager?
- Controlling resources
- Delegating tasks
- Inspiring a vision
- Setting budgets
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Which leadership style involves managers making decisions without consulting staff?
- Democratic
- Laissez-faire
- Paternalistic
- Autocratic
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Which leadership style involves making decisions for employee welfare while expecting complete loyalty?
- Laissez-faire
- Autocratic
- Democratic
- Paternalistic
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Laissez-faire leadership is most effective with which type of workforce?
- Highly skilled
- Inexperienced
- Lowly motivated
- Newly recruited
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Moving right along the Tannenbaum and Schmidt continuum increases which aspect?
- Autocratic decision-making
- Managerial authority
- Subordinate freedom
- Centralised control
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Which factor directly influences a manager's choice of leadership style?
- Competitor prices
- Exchange rates
- Team skill level
- Corporate tax rate
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Which leadership style actively consults employees before making final decisions?
- Democratic
- Paternalistic
- Laissez-faire
- Autocratic
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A restaurant manager tells kitchen staff exactly what to do during the rush, with no discussion. Which style is this?
- Autocratic
- Paternalistic
- Laissez-faire
- Democratic
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A software company's senior developers set their own deadlines and work largely unsupervised. Which style is the company using?
- Democratic
- Autocratic
- Paternalistic
- Laissez-faire
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A manager provides free health insurance and training, decides all policy herself and expects staff loyalty in return. Which style does this show?
- Autocratic
- Democratic
- Paternalistic
- Laissez-faire
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An employee-owned cooperative lets its staff vote on the pay policy. Which leadership style is most evident?
- Democratic
- Laissez-faire
- Paternalistic
- Autocratic
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Which leadership style best suits a highly skilled workforce tackling complex tasks?
- Democratic
- Bureaucratic
- Paternalistic
- Autocratic
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Which activity is primarily a management function rather than a leadership function?
- Setting budgets
- Inspiring vision
- Energising staff
- Creating culture
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What is a major risk of a manager refusing to delegate tasks?
- Reduced employee motivation
- Higher trust levels
- Faster decision-making
- Increased employee delegation
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What determines the most effective leadership style for a business?
- Shareholder demand
- Manager's age
- Fixed corporate rule
- The situation
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When is an autocratic leadership style most appropriate to use?
- With skilled creatives
- During long-term planning
- During a crisis
- For team building
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Why might switching to a laissez-faire style reduce productivity in unskilled teams?
- Strict rules
- Excessive supervision
- Lack of direction
- Over-consultation
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How does an autocratic leadership style tend to impact innovation?
- It guarantees innovation
- It maximises innovation
- It reduces innovation
- It doubles innovation
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Adapting leadership style based on the team and situation is known as what?
- Situational leadership
- Autocratic leadership
- Bureaucratic leadership
- Paternalistic leadership
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What is a major disadvantage of a democratic leadership style?
- High staff turnover
- Slow decision making
- Low employee morale
- Lack of consultation
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