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Chapter 10: Trait and Behavioral Theories of Leadership
True/False
- Leadership can be defined as a complex process by which an individual sets direction and influences others to accomplish a mission, task, or objective, and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent.
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Overview, Chapter 9>
- A leader is a person who directs the work of employees and is responsible for results.
<Complexity: Moderate>
<Subject: Overview, Chapter 9>
- Management and leadership are both necessary for an organization to achieve its goals.
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Overview, Chapter 9>
- Different types of groups prefer specific styles of leadership. Members’ preference would be based on the leadership style they perceived as right or natural due to their personal socialization process.
<Complexity: Moderate>
<Subject: Lewin’s Behavioral Study, Chapter 9>
- Under the Great Man Theory, many believed that individuals are born with leadership traits.
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Trait Theory, Chapter 9>
- A study of successful business leaders found that they shared the following traits: drive, honesty and integrity, leadership motivation, self-confidence, cognitive ability, knowledge of the business, creativity and flexibility.
<Complexity: Moderate>
<Subject: Trait Theory, Chapter 9>
- A weakness noted in the Ohio State studies was that situational factors were absent from the research.
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Ohio State Leadership Studies, Chapter 9>
- The University of Michigan studies attempted to determine the most effective style of leadership: an employee-centered focus or a production-centered focus.
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: University of Michigan Studies, Chapter 9>
Multiple Choice
9. The earliest trait studies were based on which theory which assumed that leaders were born and these born leaders possessed specific characteristics or traits that set them apart?
[1] The Biological Theory
[2] The Great Man Theory
[3] The Conception Theory
[4] The Inheritance Theory
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Trait Theory, Chapter 9>
10. Which type of manager balances the concern for task and the concern for people in an effort to boost morale and satisfaction?
[1] Impoverished
[2] Ideal
[3] Middle-of-the-road
[4] Country club
[5] Task
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: University of Michigan Studies, Chapter 9>
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