For repetitive or boring tasks, research has found that the supportive leadership style will increase which of these aspects?
  1. Increase both worker satisfaction and worker performance
  2. Increase worker satisfaction but not increase worker performance
  3. Increase worker performance but not increase worker satisfaction
  4. Will not increase either worker performance nor worker satisfaction
Explanation
Answer: B - Research has shown that for mundane or repetitious job tasks, a supportive leadership style can increase worker satisfaction, but does not impact worker performance levels.

Key Takeaway: When situational leadership theories were developed, research was undertaken to study the impact of a supportive leadership style on employees with repetitious or boring job assignments. The research found that the supportive leadership, which included encouragement and interaction, help the worker’s overall job satisfaction level, but did not directly impact the worker’s performance of the job tasks.
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