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NPTEL Leadership and Team Effectiveness Week 2 Assignment Solution
What is the main premise of Fiedler’s Contingency Model?
- A) Leaders should adjust their behaviors according to follower maturity
- B) Leaders should select the right kind of leader for a certain situation or change the situation to fit the leader's style
- C) Leadership effectiveness is solely based on the leader’s traits
- D) Leaders should always adopt a participative leadership style
In Fiedler’s Contingency Model, what is the key determinant of leadership effectiveness?
- A) The leader’s intelligence
- B) The leader’s LPC (Least Preferred Co-worker) score and situational favorability
- C) The leader’s ability to make decisions independently
- D) The leader’s ability to delegate tasks
Which of the following is true about leaders with high LPC scores according to Fiedler’s model?
- A) They are primarily task-oriented
- B) They focus more on relationships and interpersonal ties with subordinates
- C) They are more likely to adopt a telling leadership style
- D) They are usually ineffective in all situations
What are the three situational elements that determine the favorability of a leadership situation in Fiedler’s model?
- A) Position power, leader-member relations, and task structure
- B) Leader’s LPC score, team maturity, and task complexity
- C) Motivation, task completion time, and follower’s skills
- D) Leader’s personality, employee satisfaction, and work environment
According to Path-Goal Theory, what is the leader’s role in motivating followers?
- A) To allow followers to solve problems on their own without guidance
- B) To provide or ensure the availability of valued rewards and help followers find the best way of reaching their goals
- C) To control and supervise all aspects of the followers' tasks
- D) To focus only on task completion without providing emotional support
Which leadership style in Path-Goal Theory focuses on providing clear directions, setting goals, and adhering to rules?
- A) Directive leadership
- B) Supportive leadership
- C) Participative leadership
- D) Achievement-oriented leadership
In Path-Goal Theory, which leadership style is used when a leader encourages followers to participate in decision-making and shares work problems?
- A) Directive leadership
- B) Supportive leadership
- C) Achievement-oriented leadership
- D) Participative leadership
What is a key factor that influences leadership effectiveness according to the Situational Leadership Model?
- A) Task complexity
- B) The leader’s popularity in the organisation
- C) The follower’s readiness to perform tasks
- D) The leader’s ability to delegate
State True or False: According to the Situational Leadership Model, a key factor that influences leadership effectiveness is the follower's readiness to perform tasks.
- A) True
- B) False
The key difference between high and low LPC leaders in Fiedler’s model is that __________.
- A) High LPC leaders are more focused on tasks, while low LPC leaders focus on relationships
- B) Low LPC leaders are more likely to be relationship-oriented, while high LPC leaders focus on tasks
- C) High LPC leaders are more relationship-oriented, while low LPC leaders focus on tasks
- D) Both high and low LPC leaders have similar behaviors in all situations
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