Challenger App

No.1 PSC Learning App

1M+ Downloads
What leadership style does a high LPC score represent?

ARelationship-oriented

BTask-oriented

CDirective style

DLaissez-faire style

Answer:

A. Relationship-oriented

Read Explanation:

  • A high LPC score shows that the leader views their least preferred coworker more positively, indicating a leadership style focused on relationships.


Related Questions:

Consider the following statements regarding Division of Labour in Classical Theory:

I. Division of labour is the central tenet of classical theory, advocating the 'economic man' concept where people are motivated only by material rewards.

II. Classical thinkers believed that the efficiency and economy of the organization can be maximized when established with certain fundamental principles.

III. The theory posits that administration is the same everywhere, irrespective of the nature, type, or context of work, leading to universal validity of principles.

Assertion - Reason:

A: Max Weber advocated bureaucracy for efficiency.

R: Bureaucracy ensures clear rules, hierarchy and merit-based promotion.

Consider the following statements on the features and premises of behavioral theory:

  1. It is descriptive and empirical, focusing on actual organizational behavior through interdisciplinary methods from sociology and psychology.

  2. David Easton's premises include regularities for prediction, verification via empirical testing, and value neutrality separating facts from ethics.

  3. Behavioralism emphasizes provincial approaches, limiting explanations to specific organizational contexts unlike classical universalism.

Which of the following statements about Chester Barnard’s contributions to administrative theories are correct?

  1. He viewed organizations as cooperative systems requiring communication and a common purpose.

  2. He proposed the Acceptance Theory of Authority, where authority depends on subordinates’ acceptance.

  3. He emphasized rigid control and close supervision as the primary means to achieve organizational goals.

The contingency approach to management emphasizes that :