25 Questions
Which approach defines leadership as an act or behavior, focusing on the actions leaders take to bring about change in a group?
The skills approach
Which approach views leadership as a transformational process that moves followers to accomplish more than what is expected?
The group process 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 personality perspective approach
Which approach defines leadership in terms of the power-relationship that exists between leaders and followers?
The power-relationship approach
Which approach views leadership from the skills perspective, emphasizing the capabilities of leaders?
The skills approach
Leadership is best defined as:
A process of influencing a group to achieve a common goal
Leadership is not restricted to:
The one formally designated as a leader in the group
Leadership involves:
Influencing a group of individuals with a common purpose
Leadership occurs in:
Groups
Which of the following is essential for leadership to exist?
Influence
What does leadership include?
Attention to common goals
What does attention to common goals give leadership?
An ethical overtone
Who initiates the relationship in leadership?
Leaders
What is commonly expressed about natural leaders?
They are born leaders
What do leaders and followers need from each other?
Both leaders and followers need each other
Who often initiates the relationship in leadership?
Leaders
What do statements like 'He is born to be a leader' suggest?
Leaders have special innate qualities
What perspective suggests that certain individuals have special innate characteristics that make them leaders?
Trait perspective
What is the role of followers in the leadership process?
Followers need leaders
What do leaders carry the burden for in the relationship between leaders and followers?
Maintaining the relationship
Which of the following is NOT considered a personal quality used to identify leaders?
Fluency
The trait viewpoint of leadership suggests that it resides in select people and restricts leadership to those who have special, usually inborn, talents.
True
The process viewpoint of leadership suggests that leadership is a phenomenon that resides in the context of the interactions between leaders and followers.
True
Leadership as a trait is different from leadership as a process.
True
Leadership can be observed in leader behaviors and can be learned.
True
Test your knowledge on different classification systems in leadership and gain a deeper understanding of how leadership is perceived. Explore various perspectives, from group processes to personality traits, in this informative quiz.
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