TEST BANK for
Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and
Practice Sixth Edition Latest Version
2025/2026 [A+] All Chapters Covered
by Peter G. Northouse (Author)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Understanding leadership
2. Recognizing your traits
3. Engaging people's strengths
4. Understanding philosophy and styles
5. Attending to tasks and relationships
6. Developing leadership skills
7. Creating a vision
8. Establishing a constructive climate
9. Listening to out-group members
10. Handling conflict
11. Addressing ethics in leadership
12. Overcoming obstacles
,Chapter 1: Understanding Leadership
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. In Leadership Literature, More Than Different Definitions Of Leadership
Have Been Identified.
a. 5
b. 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 .
a. A General Way Of Thinking About A Phenomenon
b. Based In Empirical Research
c. Never Changing
d. 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?
a. Behavior
b. Relational
c. Situational
d. 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
, 4. Which Of The Following Theorist’s Work Is Included In The Behavioral Approach?
a. Blake And Moulton
b. Hersey
And Blanchard
C. Northouse
D. Reddin
ANS;A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize The Seven Concepts That Are Essential To
Leadership. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Behavior Theories
Difficulty Level: Hard
Aacsb Standard: Leading In Organizational Situations
5. A Business Manager Needs Their Subordinates To Problem Solve In An
Uncertain And Changing Environment. That Manager Might Consider Which
Emerging Leadership Approach?
a. Spiritual Leadership
b. Servant Leadership
c. Authentic Leadership
d. Adaptive
Leadership ANS;D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize The Seven Concepts That Are Essential To
Leadership. Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Emerging Leadership Approaches
Difficulty Level: Medium
Aacsb Standard: Group And Individual Behaviors
6. A Trait Can Be Defined As .
a. The Capacity To Lead
b. A Distinguishing Quality Of An Individual
c. A Competency Developed To Accomplish A Task Effectively
d. What Leaders Do When They Are In A Leadership
Role ANS;B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize The Seven Concepts That Are Essential To
Leadership. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: “Leadership Is A
Trait” Difficulty Level: Easy
Aacsb Standard: Group And Individual Behaviors
7. Zwhen Zleadership Zis Zviewed Zas Znon-Linear Zand Zhighly Zcollaborative, Zthe Z
Between Zleader Zand Zfollower(S) Zbecomes Zparamount.
a. Hierarchy Z
b. Dynamic Z
c. Skill Z
d. Relationship
ZANS;Zd Z
Learning Zobjective: Z1.1: Zsummarize Zthe Zseven Zconcepts Zthat Zare Zessential Zto
Zleadership. Z
Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and
Practice Sixth Edition Latest Version
2025/2026 [A+] All Chapters Covered
by Peter G. Northouse (Author)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Understanding leadership
2. Recognizing your traits
3. Engaging people's strengths
4. Understanding philosophy and styles
5. Attending to tasks and relationships
6. Developing leadership skills
7. Creating a vision
8. Establishing a constructive climate
9. Listening to out-group members
10. Handling conflict
11. Addressing ethics in leadership
12. Overcoming obstacles
,Chapter 1: Understanding Leadership
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. In Leadership Literature, More Than Different Definitions Of Leadership
Have Been Identified.
a. 5
b. 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 .
a. A General Way Of Thinking About A Phenomenon
b. Based In Empirical Research
c. Never Changing
d. 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?
a. Behavior
b. Relational
c. Situational
d. 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
, 4. Which Of The Following Theorist’s Work Is Included In The Behavioral Approach?
a. Blake And Moulton
b. Hersey
And Blanchard
C. Northouse
D. Reddin
ANS;A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize The Seven Concepts That Are Essential To
Leadership. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Behavior Theories
Difficulty Level: Hard
Aacsb Standard: Leading In Organizational Situations
5. A Business Manager Needs Their Subordinates To Problem Solve In An
Uncertain And Changing Environment. That Manager Might Consider Which
Emerging Leadership Approach?
a. Spiritual Leadership
b. Servant Leadership
c. Authentic Leadership
d. Adaptive
Leadership ANS;D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize The Seven Concepts That Are Essential To
Leadership. Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Emerging Leadership Approaches
Difficulty Level: Medium
Aacsb Standard: Group And Individual Behaviors
6. A Trait Can Be Defined As .
a. The Capacity To Lead
b. A Distinguishing Quality Of An Individual
c. A Competency Developed To Accomplish A Task Effectively
d. What Leaders Do When They Are In A Leadership
Role ANS;B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Summarize The Seven Concepts That Are Essential To
Leadership. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: “Leadership Is A
Trait” Difficulty Level: Easy
Aacsb Standard: Group And Individual Behaviors
7. Zwhen Zleadership Zis Zviewed Zas Znon-Linear Zand Zhighly Zcollaborative, Zthe Z
Between Zleader Zand Zfollower(S) Zbecomes Zparamount.
a. Hierarchy Z
b. Dynamic Z
c. Skill Z
d. Relationship
ZANS;Zd Z
Learning Zobjective: Z1.1: Zsummarize Zthe Zseven Zconcepts Zthat Zare Zessential Zto
Zleadership. Z
