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CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Economics and Management · Leadership and Motivation - Concepts and Theories

A plant head at Kaveri Engineering sets a clear target, adjusts her behaviour as workers' skills and situations change, and accepts that no single style suits every circumstance. Which nature of leadership does her approach best reflect?

Her approach reflects the situational nature of leadership: effectiveness depends on the interplay of leader, followers and circumstances, so no single style works everywhere. Leadership is also continuous and not a one-off act, nor is it only an inborn trait or an HR function.

  1. ALeadership is situational, so effectiveness depends on the leader, the followers and the circumstancesCorrect
  2. BLeadership is a fixed trait inherited at birth and unaffected by context
  3. CLeadership is a one-time act that ends once a target is set
  4. DLeadership is purely a staffing activity done by the HR department

Explanation

Adapting behaviour to followers' skills and changing conditions reflects the situational nature of leadership, where the leader, followers and situation interact. Option B ignores context and the possibility of developing skills. Option C is wrong because leadership is a continuous process. Option D wrongly confines it to HR staffing.

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