Match the following and select the code of correct matching : Code :List - I List - II (a) Motivating through rewards and penalties (i) Charismatic leadership (b) Changing organisation by creating and communicating a vision (ii) Situational leadership (c) Influencing by dint of personality and charm (iii) Transactional leadership (d) Modifying style with respect to readiness of followers (iv) Transformational leadership
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) — option 2.
| Description | Style | What defines it |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Motivating through rewards and penalties | (iii) Transactional | Leadership as an exchange: the leader clarifies what is required and what the follower gets for it. Its components are contingent reward and management by exception, active or passive. It works on self-interest and produces expected performance |
| (b) Changing the organisation by creating and communicating a vision | (iv) Transformational | The leader raises followers above self-interest toward a collective purpose. Bass’s four I’s: idealised influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualised consideration. It produces performance beyond expectations |
| (c) Influencing by dint of personality and charm | (i) Charismatic | Followers attribute heroic or extraordinary qualities to the leader on the strength of his personal magnetism. House’s charismatic theory; the source of authority is the person, which is what makes it fragile |
| (d) Modifying style with respect to the readiness of followers | (ii) Situational | Hersey and Blanchard: telling, selling, participating and delegating, chosen according to the follower’s ability and willingness for that particular task |
How to answer it quickly. Two pairings give themselves away in the words: charm and personality can only be charismatic, and readiness of followers is the defining phrase of situational leadership. Fixing (c)-(i) and (d)-(ii) leaves only option 2.
Transactional against transformational is the pair worth holding, since it is the axis of modern leadership research :
| Transactional | Transformational | |
|---|---|---|
| Basis | Exchange — reward for compliance | Inspiration — commitment to a vision |
| Appeals to | Self-interest | Higher-order needs and values |
| Delivers | Expected performance | Performance beyond expectations |
| Relationship | Not opposites — Bass held that transformational leadership builds on a transactional base rather than replacing it | |
Charisma’s double edge is examinable too: it produces high commitment, but because authority rests on the individual it is difficult to institutionalise, hard to succeed, and open to abuse where the leader’s ends are self-serving.
Hence, the answer is (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii).
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Low nurturing and low regulating leader behaviour is called :
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : It is possible for almost everyone to become a leader if circumstances allow him/her to perform functions dictated by the situation.
Reason (R) : The qualities, characteristics and skill required in a leader are determined to a large extent by the demands of the situation in which he/she is to function as a leader.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I
(Leadership Style)List - II
(Maturity level of Subordinates)A. Telling I. Moderate to high B. Selling II. High C. Participating III. Low D. Delegating IV. Low to moderate Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
The __________ proposes that the effective group performance depends on the proper match between the leader’s style and the degree to which the situation gives the leader control.
In Reddin's 'Tridimensional Grid', which one of the following is a less effective style of leadership?
The __________ proposes that the effective group performance depends on the proper match between the leader's style and the degree to which the situation gives control to the leader.
The __________ leadership theory of __________ describes that effective group performance depends on the proper match between the leader's style of interacting with his subordinates and the degree to which the situation gives control and influence to the leader.
Which of the following is a correct match?
Which one is the correct combination?
List - I consists of Motivation theories and List - II consists of the Motivation theorists. You have to match them and indicate the correct match as per code:
List - I
a. Two-factor theory
b. ERG theory
c. Theory X and Theory Y
d. Need theory
List - II
i. David McClelland
ii. Fredrick Herzberg
iii. Douglas McGregor
iv. Clayton Alderfer
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Which among the following is not a characteristic of transactional leaders?
Match List-I with List-II:
List-I
(Objectives of business firms)
List-II
(Hypothesis)
a) Maximization of firms' growth rate i) Baumol's hypothesis b) Managerial utility function ii) Marris hypothesis c) Satisfying behaviour iii) Williamson hypothesis d) Sales Maximization iv) Cyert-March hypothesis Choose the correct option from those given below:
Miller-Orr model is used in the management of
Promoting team spirit, harmony and unity within the organization is the principle of
'Motivation-force or level of efforts is not equal to satisfaction and performance' is propounded by
