. Ayan, the newly appointed team manager of the sales team, practices autocratic leadership in his team. However, his team members who are quite experienced and equipped in their fields are not satisfied with the style of leadership practiced by Ayan, particularly that he doesn't seek consensus in many of his decisions,which negatively affects team productivity. This scenario depicts the violation of _____.

Group of answer choices

a. a contingency approach to leadership

b. a strict authoritarian approach to leadership

c. a liberal authoritarian approach to leadership

d. a middle of the road approach to leadership

Annette's team has been able to meet the production target of 20,000 units per year. In the next financial year, Annette sets a target of 25,000 units for the team. Accordingly, the team'sindividual targets are set to increase. In the context of the path-goal theory of leadership effectiveness, Annette is following the _____ of leadership.

Group of answer choices

a. directive and controlling style

b. supportive style

c. participative style

d. achievement oriented style

George and Jonathan are the production and marketing managers of a firm. While George is optimistic to work out the issues of his least preferred coworker, Jonathan isadamant that the least preferred coworker in his team has to be replaced. In this case, which of the following statements is true?

Group of answer choices

a. Both George and Jonathan are task motivated leaders.

b. George is relationship motivated , while Jonathan is task motivated.

c. Jonathan is relationship motivated, while George is task motivated.

d. Both George and Jonathan are relationship motivated.

When asked about leadership effectiveness, an executive said, in part, "The length of the leash varies with different people. . . ." The executive's comments support the _____ perspective on leadership.

Group of answer choices

a. contingency

b. relationship-oriented

c. task-oriented

d. universal theory