Question 1

The five core leadership styles in the Vroom-Jago leadership model are: sell,consider,tell,evaluate,and participate.

Accepted Answer

The Vroom-Yetton-Jago decision-making model of leadership focuses on decision-making styles rather than leadership styles, and it does not specifically categorize leadership styles as sell, consider, tell, evaluate, and participate. Instead, it outlines a situational decision-making process where leaders choose how much to involve their teams based on the nature of the situation.

Question 2

When a leader encourages followers to share ideas and facilitates the work by being encouraging and helpful to subordinates,the leader is using the delegating style,according to the Situational Leadership Model.

Accepted Answer

In the Situational Leadership Model, when a leader encourages followers to share ideas and facilitates work by being encouraging and helpful, they are using the Supporting style, not the Delegating style. The Delegating style involves giving the team a high degree of autonomy in how they complete tasks, with the leader providing less direction and support.

Question 3

One weakness of the Vroom-Yago leadership model is that subordinates in various countries may have a strong desire to participate in decisions affecting their jobs,regardless of the model's recommendation of a style for the leader to use.

Accepted Answer

The Vroom-Yetton-Jago decision-making model of leadership focuses on varying degrees of participative leadership styles, but it does not account for cultural differences that might influence subordinates' desire for participation in decision-making, which can be a significant factor across different countries.

Question 4

According to the Vroom-Jago leadership model,if leaders can diagnose situations correctly,choosing the best leadership style for those situations is still a significant challenge.

Accepted Answer

The Vroom-Jago leadership model suggests that if leaders can accurately diagnose the situation, they can then use the model's decision tree to select the most appropriate leadership style, thus reducing the challenge of choosing the best leadership style.

Question 5

The Vroom-Jago contingency variables are: decision significance,importance of commitment,leader expertise,likelihood of commitment,team support,team expertise,and team competence.

Accepted Answer

The Vroom-Jago contingency model includes the seven contingency variables mentioned in the statement.

Question 6

Team support is the degree to which subordinates will support the leader's decision if it is made.

Accepted Answer

Team support refers to the degree to which team members support each other, not specifically how subordinates support a leader's decision.

Question 7

One strength of the Vroom-Jago leadership model is choosing the best leadership style enables leaders to make high-quality,timely decisions.

Accepted Answer

The Vroom-Jago leadership model helps leaders choose the best leadership style according to the situation and the needs of the team. This decision-making process facilitates high-quality and timely decisions. Therefore, the statement is true.

Question 8

According to the Ethics Competency: The Bank CEO,your objective is to find a creative way to save the bank from failure,without laying anyone off.

Accepted Answer

The primary objective in the Ethics Competency scenario involving a Bank CEO is to navigate ethical dilemmas and make decisions that align with ethical principles, not specifically to find a way to save the bank from failure without laying anyone off.

Question 9

The facilitate style in the Vroom-Jago leadership model represents the highest level of subordinate empowerment.

Accepted Answer

In the Vroom-Jago leadership model, the delegate style represents the highest level of subordinate empowerment, where the leader allows the team to make the decision within a set of specified limits.

Question 10

When a leader turns over responsibility for making and implementing decisions to followers,the leader is using the delegating style,according to the Situational Leadership Model.

Accepted Answer

In the Situational Leadership Model, the delegating style involves a leader giving control over decision-making and problem-solving to the followers, indicating a high level of follower maturity and competence.

Question 11

The five core leadership styles in the Vroom-Jago leadership model are: decide,consult individually,facilitate,consult team,and delegate.

Accepted Answer

The Vroom-Jago leadership model does indeed identify the five core leadership styles as: decide, consult individually, facilitate, consult team, and delegate.

Question 12

According to the Communication Competency: Paul Millman,CEO,Chroma Technology,at Chroma Technology's beginning,no one was officially in charge of strategy or long-term planning.

Accepted Answer

According to the Communication Competency article, at Chroma Technology's beginning, no one was officially in charge of strategy or long-term planning.

Question 13

When a leader encourages followers to share ideas and facilitates the work by being encouraging and helpful to subordinates,the leader is using the participating style,according to the Situational Leadership Model.

Accepted Answer

In the Situational Leadership Model, the participating style is characterized by a high level of supportive behavior from the leader, including encouraging idea sharing and being helpful, while requiring less directive behavior as followers are more capable of taking responsibility for their tasks.

Question 14

The Vroom-Jago leadership model prescribes a leader's choice(s)among five leadership styles based on seven situational factors,recognizing the time requirements and costs associated with each style.

Accepted Answer

The statement accurately describes the Vroom-Jago leadership model.

Question 15

According to the Communication Competency: Paul Millman,CEO,Chroma Technology,Millman used to think a company could be structured as an inverted pyramid,with the leader largely subservient to the employees.

Accepted Answer

In the Communication Competency, Paul Millman, CEO of Chroma Technology, mentioned that he used to think a company could be structured as an inverted pyramid, with the leader largely subservient to the employees.

Question 16

The Vroom-Jago leadership model solution matrix begins on the left where you evaluate the leader expertise.

Accepted Answer

The Vroom-Yetton-Jago Decision Model starts with the evaluation of the decision significance, not the leader's expertise.

Question 17

According to the Ethics Competency: The Bank CEO,your bank is in serious danger of being closed by bank regulators.

Accepted Answer

The Ethics Competency states that the Bank CEO must act in the best interests of the bank and its stakeholders. In this case, the bank is in serious danger of being closed by bank regulators. The CEO must take action to protect the bank and its stakeholders, even if it means making difficult decisions.

Question 18

Victor Vroom developed a Windows-based computer program called Expert System that enables the leader to record judgments on a five-point scale as to the extent to which a factor is present in a particular situation.

Accepted Answer

Victor Vroom did develop a Windows-based computer program called Expert System that enables the leader to record judgments on a five-point scale as to the extent to which a factor is present in a particular situation.

Question 19

The consult and delegate styles are viewed as the more participative styles of leadership in the Vroom-Jago model.

Accepted Answer

This is true, the consult and delegate styles in Vroom-Jago model involve more participation from team members compared to the autocratic and facilitative styles.

Question 20

Victor Vroom and Arthur Jago developed the Vroom-Jago Leadership model to (1)assess variations that may exist in situational factors, (2)present five leadership styles,and (3)emphasize the choice of leadership style in relation to decision-making situations.

Accepted Answer

The Vroom-Jago Leadership model does include these three components, as described.

Quiz 10: Leadership Effectiveness: Foundations