Leadership & Followership

_________ are the approaches to the study of leadership which emphasize the characteristics of the leader:

• Contingency theories

• Group theories

• Trait theories

• Inspirational theories

This theory involves assessing the nature of the task and the follower's motivation or readiness to learn and using that to determine the particular style the leader should use

• Contingency

• Transactional

• Transformational

• Democratic

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

• Control

• Communication

• Collaboration

• Consideration

The leadership theories can be classified into:

• trait theory

• behavioral theory

• contingency theory

• All of the above

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 leader encourages group members to participate, but retains the final say over the decision-making process.

• Autocratic
• Democratic
• Open/Laissez-Faire
• Situational

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

• behavioral

• situational

• relational

• trait

A simple definition of a leader is someone who

• is ready to take action at a moment’s notice.

• has the ability to guide or direct the actions of others.

• can recognize a bad situation and alert others.

• lives by a moral and ethical code.