Question 1

The trait approach determines the most important traits in a highly objective way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In his early studies, Stogdill found that leaders in one situation would almost always be
leaders in another situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following traits are not among the five major leadership traits identified in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Openness 
B)  Integrity 
C)  Sociability 
D)  Agreeableness 
E)  Determination 
A)  Openness 
B)  Integrity 
C)  Sociability 
D)  Agreeableness 
E)  Determination

Question 4

Arif is the leader of a small group of human resources professionals. Two of these staff members, Nina and Bohan, disagree about the leadership traits that Arif displays in their work situation. This disagreement described which of the main criticisms of the trait approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  High subjectivity 
B)  Century of research 
C)  Lack of leadership emergence 
D)  Usefulness in training and development 
A)  High subjectivity 
B)  Century of research 
C)  Lack of leadership emergence 
D)  Usefulness in training and development

Question 5

By comparing Stogdill's findings from his 1948 survey with the findings of his updated 1974 survey, which of the following was suggested?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leadership research has progressed little. 
B)  That risk taking and originality no longer play a role in problem solving. 
C)  That situational factors no longer play a large role within leadership. 
D)  That both personality and situational factors were causals in leadership. 
A)  Leadership research has progressed little. 
B)  That risk taking and originality no longer play a role in problem solving. 
C)  That situational factors no longer play a large role within leadership. 
D)  That both personality and situational factors were causals in leadership.

Question 6

Emotional intelligence includes our ability to perceive and

Accepted Answer

A)  Express emotions 
B)  Use emotions to facilitate thinking 
C)  Reason/understand emotions 
D)  Manage emotions within oneself 
A)  Express emotions 
B)  Use emotions to facilitate thinking 
C)  Reason/understand emotions 
D)  Manage emotions within oneself

Question 7

The following traits are associated with charismatic leadership:

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence, self-confidence 
B)  Physical attractiveness, height 
C)  Desire for power, desire to help others 
D)  Self-monitoring, impression management 
A)  Intelligence, self-confidence 
B)  Physical attractiveness, height 
C)  Desire for power, desire to help others 
D)  Self-monitoring, impression management

Question 8

The five traits that have been found to be the set of traits leaders must have to be considered leaders are

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence, sociability, self-confidence, integrity, determination 
B)  Self-confidence, social judgment, integrity, determination, extraversion 
C)  There is not a set of traits that all leaders must have 
D)  There is a set of leader traits that all leaders must have, just not those listed above 
A)  Intelligence, sociability, self-confidence, integrity, determination 
B)  Self-confidence, social judgment, integrity, determination, extraversion 
C)  There is not a set of traits that all leaders must have 
D)  There is a set of leader traits that all leaders must have, just not those listed above

Question 9

Shankman and Allen's (2002) model of emotionally intelligent leadership suggests leaders must take into account these three fundamental facets of leadership:

Accepted Answer

A)  Context, self, and others 
B)  Referent power, expert power, and legitimate power 
C)  Desire for power, desire to help others, and desire to win 
D)  Determination, integrity, and sociability 
A)  Context, self, and others 
B)  Referent power, expert power, and legitimate power 
C)  Desire for power, desire to help others, and desire to win 
D)  Determination, integrity, and sociability

Question 10

Goleman suggests that emotional intelligence is a set of

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethical and emotional competencies 
B)  Social and perceptual competencies 
C)  Personal and social competencies 
D)  Cognitive and expressive competencies 
A)  Ethical and emotional competencies 
B)  Social and perceptual competencies 
C)  Personal and social competencies 
D)  Cognitive and expressive competencies

Question 11

Openness is one of the five traits in the text that focuses on honesty and trustworthiness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Founder and former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, best demonstrated which trait?

Accepted Answer

A)  Openness 
B)  Integrity 
C)  Sociability 
D)  Intelligence 
E)  Determination 
A)  Openness 
B)  Integrity 
C)  Sociability 
D)  Intelligence 
E)  Determination

Question 13

The underlying premise of emotional intelligence's impact on leadership is

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence is the most essential part of leadership 
B)  Sensitivity to personal emotions is most important to positive leadership 
C)  Understanding one's own and others emotions provides a base for impactful leadership 
D)  Emotional intelligence has minimal impact on effective leadership 
A)  Intelligence is the most essential part of leadership 
B)  Sensitivity to personal emotions is most important to positive leadership 
C)  Understanding one's own and others emotions provides a base for impactful leadership 
D)  Emotional intelligence has minimal impact on effective leadership

Question 14

The trait approach focuses primarily on the leader, not on the followers or the situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Mary has managed the mailroom for 2 years. Management views Mary as a person with special leadership talent, such as intelligence, sociability, and determination. What approach is
Management using in assessing Mary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trait approach 
B)  Attributions approach 
C)  Behavioral approach 
D)  Managerial grid approach 
A)  Trait approach 
B)  Attributions approach 
C)  Behavioral approach 
D)  Managerial grid approach

Question 16

During the 2008 United States presidential election, Barack Obama demonstrated this trait extensively and brought public attention to its value as it relates to leadership.

Accepted Answer

A)  Readiness 
B)  Vigor 
C)  Charisma 
D)  Drive 
E)  Capacity 
A)  Readiness 
B)  Vigor 
C)  Charisma 
D)  Drive 
E)  Capacity

Question 17

A high level of neuroticism is positively correlated with leadership in Judge's research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Developed a model of emotionally intelligent leadership:

Accepted Answer

A)  Stogdill 
B)  Judge et al. 
C)  Jung and Sosik 
D)  Zaccaro 
E)  Shankman and Allen 
A)  Stogdill 
B)  Judge et al. 
C)  Jung and Sosik 
D)  Zaccaro 
E)  Shankman and Allen

Question 19

More research has been conducted on this approach than any other.

Accepted Answer

A)  Trait 
B)  Skills 
C)  French and Raven's 
D)  Path-goal 
A)  Trait 
B)  Skills 
C)  French and Raven's 
D)  Path-goal

Question 20

Defend or refute: Personality assessment instruments are accurate ways of identifying
potential leaders within organizations.

Accepted Answer

If one holds the view that personal attr

The trait approach determines the most important traits in a highly objective way.

In his early studies, Stogdill found that leaders in one situation would almost always be leaders in another situation.

Which of the following traits are not among the five major leadership traits identified in the text?

Arif is the leader of a small group of human resources professionals. Two of these staff members, Nina and Bohan, disagree about the leadership traits that Arif displays in their work situation. This disagreement described which of the main criticisms of the trait approach?

By comparing Stogdill's findings from his 1948 survey with the findings of his updated 1974 survey, which of the following was suggested?

Emotional intelligence includes our ability to perceive and

The following traits are associated with charismatic leadership:

The five traits that have been found to be the set of traits leaders must have to be considered leaders are

Shankman and Allen's (2002) model of emotionally intelligent leadership suggests leaders must take into account these three fundamental facets of leadership:

Goleman suggests that emotional intelligence is a set of

Openness is one of the five traits in the text that focuses on honesty and trustworthiness.

Founder and former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, best demonstrated which trait?

The underlying premise of emotional intelligence's impact on leadership is

The trait approach focuses primarily on the leader, not on the followers or the situation.

Mary has managed the mailroom for 2 years. Management views Mary as a person with special leadership talent, such as intelligence, sociability, and determination. What approach is Management using in assessing Mary?

During the 2008 United States presidential election, Barack Obama demonstrated this trait extensively and brought public attention to its value as it relates to leadership.

A high level of neuroticism is positively correlated with leadership in Judge's research.

Developed a model of emotionally intelligent leadership:

More research has been conducted on this approach than any other.

Defend or refute: Personality assessment instruments are accurate ways of identifying potential leaders within organizations.

Introduction

Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Path Goal Theory

Leader Member Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

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Exam 2: Trait Approach

The trait approach determines the most important traits in a highly objective way.

In his early studies, Stogdill found that leaders in one situation would almost always be leaders in another situation.

Which of the following traits are not among the five major leadership traits identified in the text?

Arif is the leader of a small group of human resources professionals. Two of these staff members, Nina and Bohan, disagree about the leadership traits that Arif displays in their work situation. This disagreement described which of the main criticisms of the trait approach?

By comparing Stogdill's findings from his 1948 survey with the findings of his updated 1974 survey, which of the following was suggested?

Emotional intelligence includes our ability to perceive and

The following traits are associated with charismatic leadership:

The five traits that have been found to be the set of traits leaders must have to be considered leaders are

Shankman and Allen's (2002) model of emotionally intelligent leadership suggests leaders must take into account these three fundamental facets of leadership:

Goleman suggests that emotional intelligence is a set of

Openness is one of the five traits in the text that focuses on honesty and trustworthiness.

Founder and former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, best demonstrated which trait?

The underlying premise of emotional intelligence's impact on leadership is

The trait approach focuses primarily on the leader, not on the followers or the situation.

Mary has managed the mailroom for 2 years. Management views Mary as a person with special leadership talent, such as intelligence, sociability, and determination. What approach is Management using in assessing Mary?

During the 2008 United States presidential election, Barack Obama demonstrated this trait extensively and brought public attention to its value as it relates to leadership.

A high level of neuroticism is positively correlated with leadership in Judge's research.

Developed a model of emotionally intelligent leadership:

More research has been conducted on this approach than any other.

Defend or refute: Personality assessment instruments are accurate ways of identifying potential leaders within organizations.

Introduction

Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Path Goal Theory

Leader Member Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters