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Principles and Practices of Management

Notes 2. One important organisational implication of the hierarchy of needs concerns the ..................
and .................. that have a bearing on how to manage people at work.
3. Leadership is the function of .................. people to strive willingly to attain the
predetermined objectives.
4. A leader must try to win the .................. of his subordinates.
5. In .................. style, the leader tells subordinates what is expected of them.

6. Leadership involves an .................. distribution of authority among leaders and group
members.
7. The .................. leader pays close attention to employees’ work.

8. When groups experience internal difference, a leader can often .................. them.
9. Trait theory seeks to determine .................. of effective leaders.
10. It is the delicate task of a leader to assign .................. to his every command.
11. Persons who are leaders are presumed to display better .................. and engage themselves
in .................. .
12. Two important leadership behaviours are .................. and .................. .

13.14 Review Questions

1. Motivation is a predisposition to act in a specific goal oriented way. Comment

2. Which do you think to be more conducive for the development of your organisation-
Theory X or Theory Y and why?
3. Under the motivation-hygiene theory, what would you categorise salary and interpersonal
relations as - as motivators or demotivators and why?
4. “A good leader is one who understands his subordinates, their needs and their sources of
satisfaction”. Comment.
5. What is the difference between a leader and a manager?
6. Critically examine the different approaches to the study of leadership behaviour. Is there
one best style of leadership?
7. “Leadership is the driving force which gets thing done by others”. Discuss.
8. “A Successful Leader is not necessarily effective”. Comment.
9. What is the Managerial Grid? Contrast its approach to leadership with the approach of the
Ohio State and Michigan groups.
10. According to the Managerial Grid, which is considered the most desirable combination of
leadership behaviour? Why?
11. A leader is one who guides and directs other people. Can there be a contrast to it? Discuss
with elaborative reasons.
12. What do you think as the five main characteristics of a leader and why do you prefer them
over the rest?

13. Which is your favourite leadership style and why?

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