alleryStart learning →Participative leaders are defined by which practice?
ATurning over all authority and control to the group
BSharing decision-making and encouraging discussion
CMaking decisions alone and issuing detailed orders
DSetting a task and staying out unless asked to help
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Sharing decision-making and encouraging discussion
1. Participative leaders share decision-making with group members and encourage discussion of issues and alternatives.
2. Their style is described as democratic, consensual, and consultative.
3. Turning over all authority and staying out unless asked describes free-rein leadership instead.
4. Deciding alone and issuing detailed orders describes autocratic leadership.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "Management and Leadership in Today's Organizations", section 6.4 Leading, Guiding, and Motivating Others_
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