1. Which of the following actions does not represent a significant form of deleg

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1. Which of the following actions does not represent a significant form of delegation?

a. assign a larger number of routine tasks

b. increase discretion about how the work is done

c. increase authority to expend resources

d. reduce the frequency of required progress reports

2. Which of the following was not a guideline for how to delegate effectively?

a. specify the subordinate's scope of authority and limits of discretion

b. explain the new responsibilities and the expected results

c. arrange for the subordinate to receive relevant information

d. tell the subordinate to report any problems immediately

3. Which two kinds of power have been found to be related most strongly to leader effectiveness in motivating subordinates?

a. expert and legitimate power

b. reward and referent power

c. expert and referent power

d. reward and expert power

4. The status and influence accorded an emergent leader depends primarily on:

a. the leader’s social popularity among the members

b. the leader’s control over rewards desired by group members

c. the leader’s seniority among group members

d. the leader’s demonstrated competence and loyalty

5. Which influence tactic is used most frequently in organizations?

a. consultation

b. exchange

c. rational persuasion

d. pressure

Explanation / Answer

1, Answer is a because delegation means to grant or pass authority to complete activities in a proper manner but we can't assign large number of routine tasks at a time

2. Answer is D because to we can't ask subordinate for immediate report, through delegation we can complete tasks effectively not urgently

3. Answer is d because through these two kinds of power we can motivate employees by providing rewards based on their performance and people are motivated automatically when leader have expertise

4. Answer is d because status and influence of a leader always based on his demonstratde competency and loyalty, when people believe or committed to leader, they will motivated

5, answer is C because

All the given options are different influence tactics but among them rational persuasion most frequently used, it frequency is 54 percentage and it means convince people by telling facts and using logical arguments

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