Chapter 1: Understanding Leadership Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. In leadership literature, more than different definitions of leadership have been identified.

1. 5

2. 50

c. 100

d. 1,000

Ans: C

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Leadership Explained Difficulty Level: Easy

AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations

2. A leadership approach is .

1. a general way of thinking about a phenomenon

2. based in empirical research

3. never changing

4. based in empirical research and never changing Ans: A

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Box 1.1: The Evolution of Leadership Difficulty Level: Easy

AACSB Standard: Group and individual behaviors

3. So-called “Great Man” theories belong to which of the following leadership approaches?

1. Behavior

2. Relational

3. Situational

4. Trait Ans: D

Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize the seven concepts that are essential to leadership. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Trait Theories Difficulty Level: Easy

AACSB Standard: Leading in organizational situations