Primary factors of study in contemporary leadership

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1) Which is not one of the three primary factors of study in contemporary leadership?

A) Traits of the leader

B) Situation leader faces

C) Maximizing leader efficiency

D) Social interactions between leaders and followers

2) Which of the following describes a responsibility of managers?

A) Helping others understand the "why" for their actions

B) Creating order and efficiency

C) Producing change

D) Inspiring others

3) Leaders ________ and managers ________.

A) Create the vision; accomplish goals in plans

B) Inspire people; force people

C) Use intrinsic motivation to lead; use extrinsic motivation to manage

D) Are intrinsically motivated; are extrinsically motivated

4) Which of the following is true of the research on trait theory?

A) If you are not born with leadership traits, you can develop them

B) No one is born with leadership traits but everyone can develop them

C) Traits consist of task behaviors and interpersonal behaviors but you can only develop interpersonal traits

D) Possessing certain traits does not translate into leadership effectiveness

5) Which leadership approach requires leaders to shift their behaviors to address different situations as they arise in order to be successful?

A) Transformational

B) Transactional

C) Situational

D) Personalized

6) The leadership grid results in five styles of leadership based on the levels of which leader concerns?

A) Motivation and ethics

B) Task and people

C) Charisma and ethics

D) Vision and motivation

7) In what way is charisma unique?

A) It is considered a trait and a behavior

B) It evokes strong social feelings in followers

C) It requires risk to achieve goals

D) It conveys their vision to their followers

8) How do transformational leaders impact their followers?

A) They can bring awareness and conscientiousness to ethical issues

B) The followers receive personal gain in factors appealing to them

C) They use extrinsic motivation to encourage followers to work toward their vision

D) None of the above

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