Leadership And Team Building Question Paper
Leadership And Team Building
Course:Bachelor Of Commerce
Institution: Kca University question papers
Exam Year:2010
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2010/2011
THIRD YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
COMMERCE
CAM 317 - H: LEADERSHIP AND TEAM BUILDING
DATE: DECEMBER 2010 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE
(a) Explain the major variables that determine the style of leadership as espoused by Fiedler’s
Contigency theory. (10 marks)
(b) Explain four possible obstacles to delegation. (8 marks)
(c) Assume that you are the Branch Manager of WTR company, highlight four possible tasks you can
delegate and four tasks you cannot delegate to your junior officers. (8marks)
(d) Discuss two ways in which management and leadership differ. (4 marks)
QUESTION TWO
(a) Discuss the influence of leadership on employee performance as postulated in Production Centred
and Employee Centred Behaviour theory. (10 marks)
(b) Assume that one of the employees in a department you supervise displays negative attitude towards
the organization, explain five steps you would take to correct this negative attitude. (10 marks)
QUESTION THREE
(a) Discuss five possible causes of staff disunity in an organization. (10 marks)
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(b) Assume you work in an organization that displays staff disunity, what actions would you advise the
Chief Executive Officer to take so as to build team spirit? (10 marks)
QUESTION FOUR
(a) Explain three types of teams in an organization (6 marks)
(b) Assume you are carrying out an appraisal of the performance of a given team in your organization,
explain five major issues (factors) you will concentrate on in your appraisal. (10 marks)
(c) Suppose you are planning a staff meeting, explain four factors you will consider. Inorder to have an
effective meeting (4 marks)
QUESTION FIVE
(a) Assume one of the employees is to leave your organization for a job with another company, explain
five factors you will consider before passing this message to the remaining staff members.
(10marks)
(b) Assume that you have got employment with another company. You are to report to the new office
in three months time. What steps will you take to prepare your deputy who is taking over your
current position. (10 marks)
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