SHRM-SCP Competence Questions - Part 2

1. The authoritarian manager is characterized in which leadership theory?

A) Blake-Mouton theory
B) Hersey-Blanchard theory
C) Fiedler's contingency theory
D) Path-goal theory



2. What characterizes an effective HR leader?

A) Technical expertise
B) Personal ambition
C) Collaboration
D) Close supervision



3. What leadership theory?ÿclassifies leaders according to their concerns with people and tasks?

A) Theory X/Theory Y
B) Fiedler's theory
C) Path-goal theory
D) Blake-Mouton theory



4. In the contingency theory of leadership, which factors make a situation more favorable (i.e., more likely to produce positive outcomes)?

A) Positive task conflict, group creativity, 'invisible'?ÿleader
B) Ambitious goals,?ÿclear direction from leader, emergent leader
C) Leader-member relations, clarity in tasks and roles, empowered leader
D) Agile team members, collaborative processes, individual accountability



5. A manager adjusts her leadership style to what is necessary for each employee depending on the employee's level of job development and maturity. Which leadership theory is the manager following?

A) Transformational leadership theory
B) Hersey-Blanchard's situational theory
C) Fiedler's contingency theory
D) Blake-Mouton's managerial theory