CBSE Class 12 - Business Studies - Directing: Leadership and Its Styles (#class12BusinessStudies)(#leadership)(#eduvictors)

CBSE Class 12 - Business Studies - Directing: Leadership and Its Styles

Q1: Define leadership.

Answer: Leadership is the process of influencing the behaviour of people at work towards achieving a specific goal. The influence is to get willful cooepration of employees not the forceful cooperation.

Q2: List the features of leadership.

Answer:

1. Its an ability of an individual to influence others.

2. It reflects an interpersonal relationship between leader and its followers.

3. It tries to bring a change in behaviour.

4. It is a ongoing process to achieve a common goal.

Q3: What are the three leadership styles?

Answer: 

🔘 Autocratic or Authoritarian leader

🔘 Democratic or Participative leader

🔘 Laissez faire or Free-Rein leader

Q4: Describe about Autocratic or Authoritarian leader.

Answer: 

① Boss centered approach (A is the leader and others are subordinates)

② Only one way communication.

③ Leader gives orders and expects subordinates to obey the orders.

④ Leader is DOGMATIC i.e. does not wish to be contradicted.

⑤ Based on assumption that both reward and punishment can be given.

⑥ Only boss (Supervisor) is responsible for production on time

⑦ Quick decision making.

⑧ Listen to everyone’s ideas but decision will be their own.

Q5: Write a short note about Democratic or Participative leader

Answer: 

① Group Centered Approach

② Leader develops action plans.

③ Leader takes decision in consultation with his subordinates.

④ Encourage subordinates to participate.

⑤ Based on the assumption that People perform best if they have set their own objectives.

⑥ Respect others’ opinion and support subordinates

⑦ Leader exercise more control by using forces within the group

Q6: List salient features of Laissez faire or Free-Rein leader

Answer: 

① Subordinate Centered Approach

② Leader does not believe in the use of power unless essential.

③ Followers/ subordinates are given high degree of independence to make their own objectives.

④ The group members work on their own tasks and solve issues themselves.

⑤ Manager only supports them and provides required information to subordinates.

⑥ Subordinate assumes responsibility for the work to be done.

Q7: Mr. Sharma, Manager (Operations) is always bossing people around. He never consults his team and does not pay head to their problems, which style of leadership is he following?

Answer: Autocratic style.

Q8: The boss asked team for an excursion. He asked them to decide the picnic spot and events tmeselves. What kind of leadership is shown by him?

Answer: Free-rein leadership

Q9: When should Participative/democratic leadership be applied?

Answer: 

It works best in situations where group members are skilled and eager to share their knowledge. It is also important to have plenty of time to allow people to contribute, develop a plan and then vote on the best course of action.

Q10: When should laissez faire/free rein leadership be applied?

Answer: Free rein leadership is effective style when

• Followers are highly skilled, experienced and educated.

• Followers have pride in their work and the drive to do it successfully on their own.

• Outside experts, such as staff specialists or consultants are being used.

• Followers are trustworthy and experienced.

👉See Also:

CH7: Directing (VSQ&A) 
Directing (Q & A) Part-1 
Directing (Q & A) Part-2

Business Studies MCQs (Set-1)
Business Studies MCQs (Set-2) 
Business Studies MCQs (Set-3)
Business Studies MCQs (Set-4)