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

P AP E R F 1 ( F A B ) :
AC COU N TAN T IN B US INES S
 
184 
KA P LA N P UBL I SH IN G 
SECTION B
 – ALL SIX questions are compulsory and MUST be attempted 
1
 
Here are four short references to leadership theories:
 
A 
Managers can be categorised according to their level of concern for both production 
and people 
 
B 
Managers may be either psychologically distant or psychologically close
 
C 
Leaders need to consider task, individual and group needs in order to be successful
 
D 
Managers need to focus on how to deal with possible resistance from their team
 
Required: 
(a) Identify the description above which is associated with each of the following 
theorists, by selecting A, B, C, D or None for each. 
(i) Adair 
(ii) Fiedler 
(iii) Heifetz 
(iv) Blake 
and 
Mouton
(2 marks)
(b) 
Below are listed some possible approaches to dealing with resistance. 
A Participation 
and 
involvement
 
B Stimulation 
and 
control
 
C 
Resolution and completion
 
D Manipulation 
and 
co-optation
 
E Suppression 
and 
denial
 
Required: 
Write down which two of the above are approaches identified by Kotter by 
selecting TWO of the letters from (A, B, C, D or E). 
(2 marks) 
(Total: 4 marks) 
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