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1. In the context of behavioral dimensions of leadership identified in the Ohio State Studies, ________ is the extent to which a person's job relationships are characterized by mutual trust, respect for employees' ideas, and regard for their feelings.
production orientation
consideration
position power
task orientation
initiating structure
2. Leadership research has sought to identify all but which of the following attributes of leaders?
intellectual attributes
physical attributes
personality
communication abilities
social attributes
3. Zenith Technologies has a very flat organizational system with few managers. Instead, it has a rigid system of clear, formalized goals, clear procedures, and cohesive work groups. In this case, the various components of the organizational system are acting as ________ to formal leadership by replacing the support and ability offered by leaders.
attributes
substitutes
traits
detriments
supplements
4. A leader designated as high on initiating structure would be likely to clearly define the roles of his or her subordinates.
True
False
5. Early research efforts at isolating leadership traits resulted in a number of dead ends. A breakthrough, of sorts, came when researchers began ________.
focusing on Eysenck's three factor model
considering the Revised NEO Personality Inventory
using Cattell's 16 personality factors
organizing traits around the Big Five personality framework
using the Keirsey Temperament Sorter