Leadership

_________ are the approaches to the study of leadership which emphasise the personality of the leader:

• Contingency theories

• Group theories

• Trait theories

• Inspirational theories

The Ohio State Leadership Studies revealed _____________ and initiating structure as two major dimensions of leadership behaviour:

• Control

• Communication

• Collaboration

• Consideration

The Managerial Grid model was developed by

• Hersey and Blanchard

• Fiedler

• Mickinsey

• R.R Blake and j. Mounton

Managerial grid theory is based on

• People oriented

• task oriented

• people and task oriented

• planning and process

The leadership theories can be classified into:

• trait theory

• behavioural

• contingency

• All of the above

Leadership is best defined as ________.

• the ability to merely project one's abilities in the lack of actual accomplishments

• the ability to reduce the dependence of team members on each other

• the ability to induce the team members to focus on individual goals rather than collective goals

• the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals

Trait theories of leadership focus on ________.

• the special relationship that leaders establish with a small group of their followers

• the personal qualities and characteristics that differentiate leaders from non-leaders

• the way the leader makes decisions

• the extent to which followers are willing and able to accomplish a specific task

Contingency theories focus on the ________ that impact leadership success.

• personality variables

• leader's abilities to inspire and transform followers

• situational variables

• Values and Ethics

Leaders who do not listen to others and make all the decisions themselves.

• democratic
• autocratic
• open
• situational

This leadership style can be effective in situations where group members are highly qualified in an area of expertise.

• Autocratic
• Democratic
• Open
   Laissez-Faire
• Situational