Which of the following types of leaders attempts to create employee satisfaction through bartering or negotiating for desired behaviors or level of performance?

A) Pacesetting leaders
B) Coercive leaders
C) Transactional leaders
D) Transformational leaders
E) Affiliative leaders

Transactional Leaders

Leaders who focus on the role of supervision, organization, and group performance; they are concerned with status quo and day-to-day progress toward goals, often employing a reward-punishment system.

Employee Satisfaction

The level of contentment employees feel regarding their job and workplace conditions, which can impact productivity and loyalty.

Bartering

A system of exchange in which participants in a transaction directly trade goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money.