Exam 8: Participative Management and Leading Teams

Leaders should delegate the tasks that they do not like and do not want to do.

Leaders should delegate both a task and the authority to complete it.

Self-leaders set up substitutes that reduce their dependence on the leader.

The more __________ a culture,the less likely it is that employees will participate in decision making.

Which one of the following is not one of the benefits of delegation?

Kiwi airlines provides an example of successful participation.

Space X and Ford Motor Co.are two companies that have moved toward completely team-based structures.

Leaders should not delegate if they can do the task themselves more quickly.

___________ combined with ___________ often create a challenge in implementing participation and teams in countries such as the U.S.and Australia.

For teams to work in Western cultures,researchers suggest that individuals should ___________ and __________.

This term refers to the process of delegating unpleasant,difficult and unmanageable task to subordinates.

Google achieves its exceptional customer service by:

Team leaders must be able to direct the team forcefully,when the team is confused.

Curt was recently appointed as team leader of an inter-departmental self-managed team.He recently facilitated a team meeting whereby he helped all team members to understand one another's tasks.His effort can be best categorized as________ .

Self-leadership is similar to which of the other theories of leadership?

Cultural values impact expectations for participation.

Google relies on teams to achieve exceptional customer service.

Research indicates that organizations can reap many benefits from employee participation and involvement.Which of the following is not one of the typical programs used in today's organizations?

New roles for leaders in teams include continuing to do actual work.

The concept of participation is a relatively new idea in leadership and management.