Sandy Shaw Is the Leader of a Production Group at Tech-Deck

Multiple Choice

Sandy Shaw is the leader of a production group at Tech-Deck, Inc. As the leader, Sandy often finds that her employees approach her with concerns regarding both professional development and personal issues. Sandy is uncomfortable providing advice in these areas, however, and wishes to maintain a purely professional relationship with her subordinates, concentrating primarily on issues relating to completion of work assignments and goal setting. Sandy is exhibiting leader behavior characterized by the Ohio State studies as ________.

A) dominance
B) initiating structure
C) consideration
D) employee oriented