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Business Studies · 2025 · 4 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 7 · Set 2 · Q28
(a) State any four features of ‘Leadership' as an element of Directing.
(a)
State any four features of ‘Leadership' as an element of
Directing.
OR
(b)
State any four assumptions on which Maslow's Hierarchy of
Needs theory is based.
Marking-scheme solution
Features of Leadership:
(i)
Leadership indicates ability of an individual to influence
others.
(ii)
Leadership tries to bring change in the behaviour of others.
(iii)
Leadership indicates interpersonal relations between leaders
and followers.
(iv)
Leadership is exercised to achieve common goals of the
organisation.
(v)
Leadership is a continuous process.
OR
Maslow’s theory is based on the following assumptions:
(i)
People’s behaviour is based on their needs. Satisfaction of
such needs influences their behaviour.
(ii)
People’s needs are in hierarchical order, starting from basic
needs to other higher level needs.
(iii)
A satisfied need can no longer motivate a person; only next
higher level need can motivate him.
(iv)
A person moves to the next higher level of the hierarchy only
when the lower need is satisfied.
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