ENTREPRENEURSHIP

ENTREPRENEURIAL OPERATIONS

LEADERSHIP STYLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
You are a senior student assigned to a group of rookie campers on school camp. You will be competing against other cabins in a scavenger hunt held in half an hour. The other cabins have older and more experienced kids, but your group would like to show them up.Which leadership style would be appropriate?
A
Autocratic
B
Democratic
C
Laissez-Faire
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Participative (Democratic) Leadership Those leaders practicing the participative leadership style offer guidance to the group, as for their input in decision making but retain final say. Participative leaders make their group feel like they’re part of a team, which creates commitment within the group.

Detailed explanation-2: -Delegative Leadership (Laissez-Faire) The children in this group also made more demands on the leader, showed little cooperation, and were unable to work independently. Delegative leaders offer little or no guidance to group members and leave the decision-making up to group members.

Detailed explanation-3: -Authoritarian leaders make decisions independently with little or no input from the rest of the group. Researchers found that decision-making was less creative under authoritarian leadership. Lewin also found that it is more difficult to move from an authoritarian style to a democratic style than vice versa.

Detailed explanation-4: -The democratic leadership style is one of the most effective because it encourages everyone to participate in all processes, share their opinions, and know that you will hear them. It also encourages employees to be engaged because they know you will hear their feedback.

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