Discovering the Diversity of Leadership

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Which approach defines leadership as an act or behavior, focusing on the actions leaders take to bring about change in a group?

  • The group process approach
  • The personality perspective approach
  • The power-relationship approach
  • The skills approach (correct)

Which approach views leadership as a transformational process that moves followers to accomplish more than what is expected?

  • The group process approach (correct)
  • The power-relationship approach
  • The skills approach
  • The personality perspective approach

Which approach defines leadership as the combination of special traits or characteristics that individuals possess and enable them to influence others to accomplish tasks?

  • The skills approach
  • The personality perspective approach (correct)
  • The power-relationship approach
  • The group process approach

Which approach defines leadership in terms of the power-relationship that exists between leaders and followers?

<p>The power-relationship approach (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which approach views leadership from the skills perspective, emphasizing the capabilities of leaders?

<p>The skills approach (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Leadership is best defined as:

<p>A process of influencing a group to achieve a common goal (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Leadership is not restricted to:

<p>The one formally designated as a leader in the group (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Leadership involves:

<p>Influencing a group of individuals with a common purpose (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Leadership occurs in:

<p>Groups (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is essential for leadership to exist?

<p>Influence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does leadership include?

<p>Attention to common goals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does attention to common goals give leadership?

<p>An ethical overtone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who initiates the relationship in leadership?

<p>Leaders (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is commonly expressed about natural leaders?

<p>They are born leaders (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do leaders and followers need from each other?

<p>Both leaders and followers need each other (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who often initiates the relationship in leadership?

<p>Leaders (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do statements like 'He is born to be a leader' suggest?

<p>Leaders have special innate qualities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What perspective suggests that certain individuals have special innate characteristics that make them leaders?

<p>Trait perspective (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of followers in the leadership process?

<p>Followers need leaders (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do leaders carry the burden for in the relationship between leaders and followers?

<p>Maintaining the relationship (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT considered a personal quality used to identify leaders?

<p>Fluency (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The trait viewpoint of leadership suggests that it resides in select people and restricts leadership to those who have special, usually inborn, talents.

<p>True (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The process viewpoint of leadership suggests that leadership is a phenomenon that resides in the context of the interactions between leaders and followers.

<p>True (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Leadership as a trait is different from leadership as a process.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Leadership can be observed in leader behaviors and can be learned.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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