Which of the Following BEST Represents the Outcome of the Work

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST represents the outcome of the work done to determine what personal traits can be used to predict leader effectiveness?

A) Researchers were unable to identify more than a small number of traits.
B) The studies were quite successful,and we can now hire leaders based on results of tests that detect certain appropriate traits.
C) A very long list of traits and the presence of alternative explanations for results made the studies of little value.
D) The trait studies were much more successful than the studies of leader behaviors that preceded them.
E) Research has proven that the identification of leadership traits is a better method for selecting a leader than either the Fiedler study or the path-goal theory.