Question

Vanessa is the newest and least experienced member of the sales team at Organic Trade, Inc. In her first meeting after joining the company, she laid out a plan to re-engineer the way the team deals with distributors.

Vanessa’s__________ (A. People-oriented, B. task-oriented) leadership behavior is likely to be______(A. ineffective, B. effective), because________(A. automatice feedback, B. low position power, C. inflexibility, D. a highly structured task) , _____________
(A. subsitiutes for, B. has no effect on, C. neutralizes) this leadership behavior.

Answer 1

Vanessa’s task-oriented leadership behavior is likely to be ineffective because low position power neutralizes this leadership behavior.

Step-by-step explanation:

Vanessa is a newcomer to a company, with less time and acting experience than her staff, so her leadership behavior will be offset by her low position power. This occurs when an employee's hierarchical position does not allow certain actions, so Vanessa's actions would be neutralized and ineffective, having no impact on decision making.