Leadership C2

Kirkpatrick and Locke’s research postulated that ______.

• three traits are the ingredients for leadership

• traits can be both inborn and learned

• leaders are no different from followers

• traits are unimportant to leadership

Who conducted two major surveys of research on the trait approach?

• Stogdill

• Judge et al.

• Jung and Sosik

• Zaccaro

Who found several consistent traits among charismatic leaders?

• Stogdill

• Judge et al.

• Jung and Sosik

• Shankman and Allen

Who conducted studies of social intelligence and its relationship to leadership?

• Stogdill

• Judge et al.

• Jung and Sosik

• Zaccaro

______ is described as those abilities to understand one’s own and others’ feelings, behaviors, and thoughts and to act appropriately.

• Great Man theory

• Social intelligence

• Emotional intelligence

Persistence, dominance, and drive are characteristics of which trait?

• Extraversion

• Sociability

• Determination

• Intelligence

______ is one of the five major leadership traits that focuses on a leader’s inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships.

• Agreeableness

• Extraversion

• Intelligence

• Sociability

Research related to the trait approach has ______.

• been a newer area of research

• been around for over 100 years

• not been a focus of researchers until recently

• consisted of very few known models and studies

In a major review in 1948, Stogdill suggested ______.

• no consistent set of traits differentiates leaders from non-leaders

• leadership traits are independent of situation factors

• extraversion is a definitive leadership trait

• a consistent set of traits differentiates leaders from nonleaders

Which best describes the overall results of Stogdill's second survey when compared with his initial survey?

• There was little to no difference in the findings

• Situational factors became less of a focus

• It was more balanced in its descriptions of the role of traits and leadership

• Personality played a larger role in leadership