Exam 1: Management, Supervision and Leadership

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Leaders are all of the following except __________.

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A lack of self-confidence can lead to failure and other dire consequences, a situation sometimes referred to as the ______________.

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__________________ is most frequently mentioned in connection with the past. Many early leaders inherited their positions. They were members of the aristocracy, and through the centuries positions of leadership were passed down to family members.

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Peter Smith and W. Edwards Deming had a great influence on approaches to management in policing.

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Common management/leadership errors include micromanaging and defending decisions.

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A leader in the purest sense influences others by example.

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involves managers and subordinates setting goals and objectives together
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Wallenda effect
total quality management
management by objectives (MBO)
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involves managers and subordinates setting goals and objectives together
Wallenda effect
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Indecisiveness may result from preoccupation.

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_____________________ is over supervising, providing oversight with excessive control and attention to details better left to the operational personnel.

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The watchword of TQM is __________.

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Consultative, democratic, or participative leadership has been evolving since the 1980s.

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Deming's theory that managers should create constancy of purpose for improvement of product and service
Responses:
management by objectives (MBO)
total quality management
seagull management
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Verified
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Deming's theory that managers should create constancy of purpose for improvement of product and service
management by objectives (MBO)
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When managers use manipulation to coerce employees to do something, they are using __________.

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Authority is the power to enforce laws, exact obedience, and command and should be demanded by all officers.

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If a supervisor specifies that initially workers need support and direction, and as they become more task-ready, they need less direction and more support, to the point where even support can be reduced, the supervisor is said to be using what style of leadership?

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when the manager hears something's wrong, flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everybody and flies away
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seagull management
management by objectives (MBO)
supervision
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when the manager hears something's wrong, flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everybody and flies away
seagull management
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To manage means to control and direct, to administer, to take charge of.

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______________ leadership implies nonintervention and is almost a contradiction in terms.

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This management model divides jobs into highly specialized tasks where employees can become experts in their task.

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According to your text, which is the newest form of leadership?

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