LEADERSHIP RESEARCH FINDINGS
PRACTICE AND SKILLS TENTH EDITION
ANDREW DUBRIN FINAL PAPER 2026
TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ B.
Answer: Which of the following roles focuses on bringing about order
and consistency by drawing up formal plans?
A) leadership
B) management
C) task structure
D) initiating structure
E) production orientation
⩥ E.
Answer: John Kotter's view argues that management focuses on coping
with complexity, whereas leadership focuses on coping with ________.
A) conflict
B) success
C) defeat
D) morale
,E) change
⩥ E.
Answer: Which of the following statements regarding leadership is true?
A) All leaders are managers.
B) Formal rights enable managers to lead effectively.
C) All managers are leaders.
D) All leaders are hierarchically superior to followers.
E) Non-sanctioned leadership is often as important as or more important
than formal influence.
⩥ D.
Answer: Which of the following statements best characterizes the
function of leadership within an organization?
A) Leadership is more important than management.
B) Vision is a common thread throughout the research on leadership.
C) Management is more important than leadership.
D) Leaders establish direction by developing a vision of the future; then
they align people by communicating this vision and inspiring them to
overcome hurdles.
E) Leaderships and management are interchangeable terms.
⩥ A.
,Answer: Evidence today suggests that traits can predict leadership. This
is primarily due to the research surrounding
A) the Big Five.
B) American Presidents.
C) behavioral theories.
D) emotional intelligence.
E) all of the above
⩥ E.
Answer: Which theory states that people are born with certain
characteristics that predispose them to being leaders?
A) Fiedler's perspective
B) characteristic theory
C) LPC
D) contingency theory
E) trait theory
⩥ B.
Answer: Which two common traits of leaders are part of the Big Five
personality trait of extraversion?
A) conscientiousness and agreeableness
B) ambition and energy
C) energy and openness to experience
, D) ambition and conscientiousness
E) energy and emotional stability
⩥ B.
Answer: Your company's HR director is a believer in trait theories of
leadership. He believes that he can differentiate leaders from non-leaders
by focusing on personal qualities and characteristics. He asks for your
expertise in helping him to apply trait theory to leadership selection
within your company. You explain that research efforts at isolating
leadership traits have
A) identified six leadership traits that definitely predict leadership.
B) been supportive of the Big Five leadership traits predicting
leadership.
C) shown that conscientiousness does not help much in predicting
leadership.
D) identified emotional stability as the most strongly related trait to
leader emergence.
E) been more focused on developing contingency theories and replacing
trait theories.
⩥ D.
Answer: Your company's HR director is a believer in trait theories of
leadership. He believes that he can differentiate leaders from non-leaders
by focusing on personal qualities and characteristics. He asks for your
expertise in helping him to apply trait theory to leadership selection
PRACTICE AND SKILLS TENTH EDITION
ANDREW DUBRIN FINAL PAPER 2026
TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ B.
Answer: Which of the following roles focuses on bringing about order
and consistency by drawing up formal plans?
A) leadership
B) management
C) task structure
D) initiating structure
E) production orientation
⩥ E.
Answer: John Kotter's view argues that management focuses on coping
with complexity, whereas leadership focuses on coping with ________.
A) conflict
B) success
C) defeat
D) morale
,E) change
⩥ E.
Answer: Which of the following statements regarding leadership is true?
A) All leaders are managers.
B) Formal rights enable managers to lead effectively.
C) All managers are leaders.
D) All leaders are hierarchically superior to followers.
E) Non-sanctioned leadership is often as important as or more important
than formal influence.
⩥ D.
Answer: Which of the following statements best characterizes the
function of leadership within an organization?
A) Leadership is more important than management.
B) Vision is a common thread throughout the research on leadership.
C) Management is more important than leadership.
D) Leaders establish direction by developing a vision of the future; then
they align people by communicating this vision and inspiring them to
overcome hurdles.
E) Leaderships and management are interchangeable terms.
⩥ A.
,Answer: Evidence today suggests that traits can predict leadership. This
is primarily due to the research surrounding
A) the Big Five.
B) American Presidents.
C) behavioral theories.
D) emotional intelligence.
E) all of the above
⩥ E.
Answer: Which theory states that people are born with certain
characteristics that predispose them to being leaders?
A) Fiedler's perspective
B) characteristic theory
C) LPC
D) contingency theory
E) trait theory
⩥ B.
Answer: Which two common traits of leaders are part of the Big Five
personality trait of extraversion?
A) conscientiousness and agreeableness
B) ambition and energy
C) energy and openness to experience
, D) ambition and conscientiousness
E) energy and emotional stability
⩥ B.
Answer: Your company's HR director is a believer in trait theories of
leadership. He believes that he can differentiate leaders from non-leaders
by focusing on personal qualities and characteristics. He asks for your
expertise in helping him to apply trait theory to leadership selection
within your company. You explain that research efforts at isolating
leadership traits have
A) identified six leadership traits that definitely predict leadership.
B) been supportive of the Big Five leadership traits predicting
leadership.
C) shown that conscientiousness does not help much in predicting
leadership.
D) identified emotional stability as the most strongly related trait to
leader emergence.
E) been more focused on developing contingency theories and replacing
trait theories.
⩥ D.
Answer: Your company's HR director is a believer in trait theories of
leadership. He believes that he can differentiate leaders from non-leaders
by focusing on personal qualities and characteristics. He asks for your
expertise in helping him to apply trait theory to leadership selection
