LEADERSHIP

Trait theories of leadership focus on how leaders interact with their followers.

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A major goal of behavioral leadership studies is to find ways to train people to be leaders.

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The Ohio State studies suggested that leaders who were high in structure and low in consideration were most successful.

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The University of Michigan studies suggested that the most successful leaders were production oriented.

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A leader who ranks 9,9 in the Managerial Grid would have more concern for people than production.

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Path-goal theory states that a directive leadership style works best when tasks are ambiguous.

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Path-goal theory states that a supportive leadership style works best when tasks are highly unstructured.

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The behavioral theories of leadership were developed in response to the failings of the trait theory to adequately explain and predict leadership.

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The big problem with the Managerial Grid is that it includes too many contingencies.

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Having leadership traits alone is not useful for identifying who is likely to be a leader.

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