Introduction to Leadership

The ______ approach to leadership is focused on identifying the innate qualities and characteristics possessed by great social, political, and military leaders.

• behavioral
• situational
• rational
• trait

From a relationship perspective, leadership is centered on the ______ between leaders and followers rather than on the unique ______ of the leader.

• Synergy;approach
• communication;qualities
• harmony;technique
• alliance;perspective

Which perspective defines leadership as an interactive event that occurs between the leader and the followers?

• influence
• ability
• skill
• trait

______ theory focuses on the match between the leader’s style and specific situational variables.

• path-goal
• great man
• contingency
• relationship

Task and process are the main components when leadership is considered a(n) ______.

• skill

• behavior

• trait

• concept

When viewed as a ______, leadership can be studied and learned.

• skill
• quality
• power
• all of these

In order to lessen the possibility that leaders might act toward followers in ways that are forced and unethical, it is important to:

• empower followers
• define rules
• create boundaries
• stress mutuality

Both leadership and management involve ______, but leadership is about seeking constructive ______, and management is about establishing ______.

• change;procedure;practice
• skill;order;formality
• influence;change;order
• people;vision;relationships

What study identified positive and negative leadership characteristics that are universally accepted worldwide?

• great
• iglow
• globe
• world

Leaders affect and are affected by followers when leadership is conceptualized as a _______

• conversation
• relationship
• task
• contract