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Pea0909berry

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Teams that are composed of people who score high on ________ are more creative and innovative.
 
  A) emotional stability
  B) agreeableness
  C) openness to experience
  D) extraversion
  E) conscientiousness

Question 2

According to the University of Michigan studies, production-oriented leadership is defined as the extent to which a leader tends to emphasize the technical or task aspects of the job.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Answer to Question 1

C
Explanation: C) Team members scoring high on openness to experience communicate better with one another and throw out more ideas, which makes teams composed of open people more creative and innovative.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE
Explanation: Leadership studies at the University of Michigan's Survey Research Center identified two behavioral characteristics of leaders that appeared related to performance effectiveness. Employee-oriented leaders emphasized interpersonal relationships by taking a personal interest in the needs of their employees and accepting individual differences among them. Production-oriented leaders emphasized the technical or task aspects of the jobtheir concern was in accomplishing their group's tasks.


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