All India Management Association (AIMA) 2007 M.B.A Marketing Management Introduction to Management – II - Question Paper

management scholars Robert Tannenbaum and Warren H. Schmidt devised a continuum of leader
behaviors. Which of the subsequent are approaches at the 2 ends of this continuum?
(a) Employee centered and job centered
(b) Initiating structure and consideration
(c) Position power and task structure
(d) Task and relationship
(e) Boss-centered and subordinate-centered.


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48. Fred E. Fiedler given a starting point for situational leadership research. He identified critical
dimensions of the leadership situation that would help in deciding the most effective style of leadership.
Which of these dimensions refers to the degree of influence a leader has over power variables such as
hiring, firing, discipline, promotions, and salary increases?
(a) Leader-member relations
(b) Position power
(c) Task structure
(d) Concern for people
(e) Initiating structure.


49. According to the University of Michigan studies, a leader who focuses on building effective work groups
in order to attain higher group productivity and higher job satisfaction is
(a) Employee-centered
(b) Initiating structure centered
(c) Considerate centered
(d) Production-centered
(e) Boss centered.


50. Which of the subsequent aspect(s) can be attributed to a transformational leader?
I. Charismatic leadership.
II. Inspirational leadership.
III. Intellectual stimulation.
IV. Divine grace.
(a) Only (IV) above
(b) Both (I) and (IV) above
(c) Both (II) and (III) above
(d) (I), (II) and (III) above
(e) All (I), (II), (III) and (IV) above.


51. An problem involving leadership is the argument that managers and leaders are not necessarily 1 and the
same. As per the argument, a major difference ranging from management and leadership is that leadership
includes
(a) Bringing together resources to achieve organizational goals
(b) Designing organizational structures

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