Question

The Dean's laissez faire attitude hit its zenith when he had missed five department chair meetings in a row despite the pressing needs of the MBA Curriculum Revision Team. No one was sure what to do so they did nothing, and the MBA program remained as it had always been as the revision team slunk back to their offices. If only there had been:

A) better leadership, the project might have succeeded.
B) less turnover among project members, the project might have succeeded.
C) a clear goal, the project might have succeeded.
D) more motivation among team members, the project might have succeeded.

Answer 1

Correct answer is (A) better leadership, the project might have succeeded.

Step-by-step explanation:

When leadership believes only in their own thoughts without considering other people's opinion or when leaders opposes or failed to follow laid down sets of rules and regulation or standard procedures of doing things, it is said to be laissez faire attitude (unwillingness to get involved in or influence or be influenced by other people's activities).

Haven missed five department chair meetings in a row, revisiting MBA Curriculum will come to success because the team will see the Dean's action as not inline with the college regulation and the project will not be executed.

Answer 2

Answer: A) better leadership, the project might have succeeded.

Explanation: the dean should have been the one to empower and motivate the rest of the board with his presence, but he was unavoidably absent and this made the rest nonchalant.