Which of the following is an 'interpersonal' role of management, in Mintzberg's classification of nine managerial roles?

........................... is the managerial function concerned with establishing a structure of tasks; grouping and assigning them to appropriate units; and establishing lines of information and reporting to support performance.

Which managerial function is referred to in this definition?

What is the key contribution of the human relations approach to management?

Which leadership approach sees the leadership process in a context made up of three interrelated variables: task needs, the individual needs of group members and the needs of the group as a whole?

Which of the following leadership styles gives the most discretion or decision-making power to subordinates?

.................. is the role at the interface between the operational core (non-managerial workers) and management.

Which word or phrase correctly completes this definition?

According to Fielder, which of the following are true of psychologically distant managers?

1. They judge their staff on the basis of performance
2. They are primarily task-oriented
3. They prefer formal consultation methods rather than seeking staff opinions
4. They are closer to their staff

What is delegated by a superior to a subordinate?

Which of the following writers is NOT a member of the school of management thought to which the others belong?

Of Mintzberg's nine managerial roles, which is being exercised by a manager who gathers information from contacts within and outside the organisation?

Which of the following terms is used to describe the 'right' to perform an action in an organisation?

Which of the following theorists suggested that leaders can emerge, rather than be formally designated?

Which of the following is NOT one of Fayol's five functions of management?

Which of the following writers put forward specific differences between the role of the manager and the role of the leader?

Which of the following is NOT a technique of scientific management or Taylorism?

Leaders may be distinguished from managers by the fact that they do not depend on ...................... in the organisation.

Which of the following types of power correctly completes this statement?

According to Drucker, which of the following is a management task?

Monica is a manager in the finance department of P Co and she has several staff working for her. She has become quite friendly with most of her staff and they like her and appreciate that she does everything she can to attend to their needs. Which type of managerial style does Monica have?

According to research, which of the following statements is true of a consultative style of management, compared to other styles?

Is this statement true or false?

• "Adair's leadership model focuses on what leaders do and not what they are"

Is this statement true or false?

• "The Ashridge leadership model proposes a democratic approach to leadership"

John Adair's action-centred leadership model is part of which school of thought?