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Q11. What was a major problem with the trait approach to leadership? a. The resu

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Question

Q11. What was a major problem with the trait approach to leadership? a. The results were too innovative and thus were not taken seriously at the time. b. The results were too inconsistent and thus not very practical. c. The results were not very inspiring and thus ignored. d. The results were found to be too pessimistic and thus were dismissed as useless. e. The results were too worshipful of certain leaders and thus were dismissed as irrelevant. Q12. In exercising strategic leadership, what is a leader most likely to do? a. focus on company efficiency b. focus on hiring the right people c. align the company with its environment d. avoid environmental impact on the firm e. engage the firm with community organizations Q13. Which of the following do organizations need in order to be effective? a. more leadership than management b. more management than leadership c. both leadership and management d. either leadership or management e. neither leadership nor management Q14. The norms of the engineering group at Acme Incorporated are so strong that there is nothing the new company leader can do to change things. What does this illustrate? a. leadership charisma b. leadership neutralizers c. leadership substitutes d. leadership mandates e. leadership amplifiers Q15. Bill Lopez spends most of his time performing normal, routine tasks. Which of the following types of leadership is he primarily involved with? a. charismatic leadership b. transformational leadership c. behavioral leadership d. situational leadership e. transactional leadership Q16. Strategic leadership is a leader's ability to understand the complexities of both the organization and its environment. a. True b. False

Explanation / Answer

11 - b. The results were too inconsistent and thus not very practical.

12 - c. align the company with its environment

13 - c. both leadership and management

14 - b. leadership neutralizers

15 - e. transactional leadership

16 - a. TRUE