Acca paper F1 fia diploma in Accounting and Business Accountant in Business (AB/fab) exam kit

(2 marks) 
238 In the context of Blake and Mouton’s grid a manager in the top left hand corner of the 
grid (1, 9) would fall into which of the following categories? 
A Management 
impoverished 
B ‘Country 
Club’ 
C Task 
management 
D Team 
management
 (2 
marks) 
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P AP E R F 1 ( F A B ) :
AC COU N TAN T IN B US INES S
 
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KA P LA N P UBL I SH IN G 
239 
Christine is planning to introduce a new IT system within her department, but is unsure 
about which system to purchase. She has asked the junior staff within the department to 
give her their opinions. However, Christine retains the final say in which system is to be 
purchased. 
According to the Ashridge Management College, what management style is Christine 
adopting? 
A Joins 
B Tells 
C Consults 
D Sells
 (2 
marks) 
240 
Consider the following two statements: 
(1) According to Bennis, transactional leaders offer rewards to their followers in 
exchange for their compliance. 
(2) 
Contingency theories of management suggest that certain leadership approaches can 
be learnt and used by managers. 
Which of these options is/are correct? 
A (1) 
only 
B (2) 
only 
C Both 
D Neither 
(2 marks)
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF EMPLOYEES 
241 Which of the following is NOT likely to be caused by poor recruitment and selection 
policies? 
A 
Increased motivation of employees 
B Wasted 
management 
time 
C Increased 
advertising 
costs 
D 
Reduced product or service quality