Exam 4: Decision Making and Empowerment by Leaders

What role can emotion play in decision making?

Which of the following is MOST likely to be used within a large organization as a formal procedure to increase empowerment?

If a subordinate lacks the necessary skills and knowledge, delegating responsibility for a more significant task ________.

The research on psychological empowerment emphasizes the leader's perspective.

Which of the following is NOT a potential benefit of empowering leadership and empowerment programs?

Substantial delegation is MOST likely to occur when ________.

Which was NOT found in the descriptive research on decision processes in organizations?

Which of the following is NOT likely to cause a prolonged, highly political decision process?

Given the many potential benefits from delegation, why might leaders fail to delegate as much as they should?

How do formal decision procedures play a role in empowerment programs?

More empowerment will be felt when the ________.

With ________, the manager gives an individual or group the authority and responsibility for making a decision; the manager usually specifies limits within which the final choice must fall, and prior approval may or may not be required before the decision can be implemented.

Most studies on the normative decision model provide support for it.

Decision quality is less important when the manager's position has high exposure.

Decision acceptance is likely to be greater for ________.

Which of the following characteristics of the job or organization is MOST likely to be a facilitating condition for the effectiveness of empowerment?

Delegation will decrease job satisfaction if the subordinate ________.

The influence of members is greater when ________.

In most cases, delegation is appropriate ONLY with which of the following?

Results from research on the effects of participative leadership show conclusively that participative leadership consistently results in higher satisfaction, effort, and performance.