476 CH2 – Leadership – Flashcards

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developed a model of emotoinally intelligent leadership*
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shankman and allen
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found a strong reltionship between the big five traits and leadership
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judge et al
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conducted two major surveys of research on the trait approach*
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stogdill
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Found several consistent traits among charismatic leaders:*
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C) Jung and Sosik
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Conducted studies of social intelligence and its relationship to leadership:*
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Zaccaro
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Research related to the trait approach has:*
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B) Been around for over 100 years.
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In a major review in 1948, Stogdill suggested
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A) No consistent set of traits differentiates leaders from nonleaders.
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Which best describes the overall results of Stogdill's second survey when compared with his initial survey?
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C) Was more balanced in its descriptions of the role of traits and leadership.
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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?*
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A) Trait approach
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Emotional intelligence has to do with two different domains and the interplay between them. Those two domains are:*
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C) Affective and cognitive
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Emotional intelligence includes our ability to perceive and
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E) All of the above
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The following traits are associated with charismatic leadership:
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D) Self-monitoring, impression management
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Of the Big Five personality factors, which is the most strongly associated with leadership?*
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D) Extraversion
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Shankman and Allen's (2002) model of emotionally intelligent leadership suggests leaders must take into account these three fundamental facets of leadership:*
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A) Context, self, and others
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The Big Five consist of all the following factors, except:*
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Authenticity
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The trait approach focuses on:
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B) Role of the leader
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A manager arrives an hour early to work every day and is always completing his task early, as well as constantly striving for excellence within the organization. Which two traits best represent the manager?*
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B) Dependable and diligent
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The trait approach is criticized for its failure to take __________ into consideration.*
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D) Situations
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During the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama demonstrated this trait extensively and brought public attention to its value as it relates to leadership.*
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C) Charisma
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Being socially aware, possessing social acumen, practicing self-monitoring, and having the ability to decide on the best response for any given situation, then following through with said decision, are part of Zaccaro's definition of:*
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E) Social intelligence
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Founder and former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, best demonstrated which trait?*
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D) Intelligence
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Within an organization, the trait approach can be applied to*
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D) All levels of the organization
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An organization requires you to fill out a personality assessment instrument as part of your application process for a specific position with the organization. What best explains why they would have you do this?*
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B) To determine if you fit their needs for the particular position.
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The winner of seven Tour de France races and cancer survivor, Lance Armstrong, demonstrates which trait repeatedly through his accomplishments as a cyclist, as well as his personal battle with cancer?*
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D) Determination
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By comparing Stogdill's findings from his 1947 survey with the findings of his updated 1974 survey, which of the following was suggested?
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D) That both personality and situational factors were causals in leadership.
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The trait approach focuses primarily on the leader, not on the followers or the situation.*
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true
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The great person approach stresses that leaders' traits are learned.*
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false
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The great person approach focuses on important political leaders.*
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true
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The trait approach has a century of research to back it up.*
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true
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The trait approach failed to identify a definitive set of specific leadership traits.*
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true
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In his early studies, Stogdill found that leaders in one situation would almost always be leaders in another situation.*
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false
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Stogdill's later studies argued that personality and situational factors were both determinants of leadership.*
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true
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A major strength of the trait approach is that it is quite useful for training.*
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false
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Some studies have suggested that masculinity is a leadership trait.*
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true
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The trait approach determines the most important traits in a highly objective way.*
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false
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The trait approach determines the most important traits in a highly objective way.*
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false
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Of all the traits that are related to leadership, intelligence is probably the strongest (most consistent).*
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true
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In application, the trait approach can help individuals pinpoint their strengths and weaknesses.*
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true
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The trait approach emphasizes that leadership resides within the individual.*
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true
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The Big Five and leadership meta-analysis found that the factor most strongly associated with leadership is conscientiousness.*
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false
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