Robert Supervised Five Construction Workers on a Renovation Project

Robert supervised five construction workers on a renovation project. He returned from a break to find two of them swinging a third worker out of the 85th floor window area on a pulley and rope. Robert yelled, "Get back to work!" Evaluate Robert's transactional leadership behavior.

A) There are no leadership behaviors in this example.
B) Robert did a good job of supplying contingent rewards when he did not fire the workers for the rope swinging.
C) Robert did a poor job of supplying contingent rewards when he did not let the workers continue with their fun.
D) Robert did a good job of providing management-by-exception when he simply told the workers to get back to work.
E) Robert did a poor job of providing management-by-exception when his reaction failed to convey the inherent danger in the situation.