Leadership Theories and Concepts
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Leadership is best defined as:

  • An influence process in which group members guide one another in pursuit of goals (correct)
  • The tendency to overestimate the influence of leaders on their groups
  • A system where leaders possess specific traits that mark them for greatness
  • A process where one individual exerts control over a group's outcomes

Which theory attributes leadership success to certain characteristics of great leaders?

  • Two-Factor Model of Leadership
  • Leadership Emergence Zeitgeist Theory
  • Great Leader Theory (correct)
  • Trait Approach to Leadership

What does the Two-Factor Model of Leadership identify as the two basic sets of leadership behavior?

  • Task Leadership and Relationship Leadership (correct)
  • Autocratic Leadership and Transformational Leadership
  • Directive Leadership and Participative Leadership
  • Transactional Leadership and Laissez-Faire Leadership

What does the Trait Approach to Leadership assume?

<p>Leaders possess certain personality traits responsible for their rise in leadership ranks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory attributes history's determination primarily to the 'spirit of the times' rather than great leaders' actions?

<p>Leadership Emergence Zeitgeist Theory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of task leadership?

<p>The group's work and its goals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Great Leader Theory, what marks successful leaders for greatness?

<p>Possession of certain characteristics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Leadership Emergence Zeitgeist Theory attribute history's determination to?

<p>The 'spirit of the times' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of relationship leadership?

<p>The interpersonal relations within the group (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Trait Approach to Leadership assume about leaders' rise in the leadership ranks?

<p>Leaders possess certain personality traits and characteristics responsible for their rise in leadership ranks (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the Leadership Emergence Zeitgeist Theory?

<p>History's determination primarily by the 'spirit of the times' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Leadership Substitutes Theory, what does it analyze?

<p>Factors that reduce or eliminate the need for a leader (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Trait Approach to Leadership assume about leaders' rise in the leadership ranks?

<p>Leaders possess certain personality traits and characteristics responsible for their rise in leadership ranks (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of task leadership?

<p>Focusing on the group’s work and its goals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory attributes leadership success to certain characteristics of great leaders?

<p>Great Leader Theory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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