LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PACKAGE
●● complex
Answer: This book treats leadership as a _________ process having
multiple dimensions.
●● inform
Answer: Our emphasis is on how theory can __________ the practice of
leadership.
●● democracy; love; peace
Answer: Leadership is much like the words ___________, ______, and
_________: it is different for everyone
●● century
Answer: Scholars and practitioners have attempted to define leadership
for more than a __________ without universal consensus.
●●
Answer: The Evolution of Leadership Definitions:
,Rost (1991) analyzed materials written from 1900-1990, finding more
than 200 different definitions for leadership.
●● control; domination
Answer: 1900-1929:
Definitions of leadership appearing in the first 3 decades of the 20th
century emphasized __________ and centralization of power with a
common theme of ____________________.
EX: at a conference on leadership in 1927, leadership was defined as
"the ability to impress the will of the leader on those led and induce
obedience, respect, loyalty, and cooperation."
●● Traits; influence
personality traits; group
Answer: 1930s:
_________ became the focus of defining leadership, with an emerging
view of leadership as ______________ rather than domination.
,Leadership was also identified as the interaction of an individual's
specific _______________________ with those of a _________; it was
noted that while the attitudes and activities of the many may be changed
by the one, the many may also influence a leader.
●● group
persuasion
Answer: 1940s:
The _________ approach came into the forefront with leadership being
defined as the behavior of an individual while involved in directing
group activities. At the same time, leadership by
____________________ was distinguished from "drivership" or
leadership by coercion.
●● 3
-Continuance of group theory
, -leadership as a relationship that develops shared goals
-effectiveness
Answer: 1950s:
______ themes dominated leadership definitions during this decade:
-______________________, which framed leadership as what leaders
do in groups
-_______________________________________, which defined
leadership based on behavior of the leader
-__________________, in which leadership was defined by the ability
to influence overall group effectiveness.
●● behavior; Seeman
Answer: 1960s:
Although a tumultuous time for world affairs, the 1960s saw harmony
amongst leadership scholars. The prevailing definition of leadership as
____________ that influences people toward shared goals was
underscored by ______________ (1960) who described leadership as
"acts by persons which influence other persons in a shared direction."
●● Burns's
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PACKAGE
●● complex
Answer: This book treats leadership as a _________ process having
multiple dimensions.
●● inform
Answer: Our emphasis is on how theory can __________ the practice of
leadership.
●● democracy; love; peace
Answer: Leadership is much like the words ___________, ______, and
_________: it is different for everyone
●● century
Answer: Scholars and practitioners have attempted to define leadership
for more than a __________ without universal consensus.
●●
Answer: The Evolution of Leadership Definitions:
,Rost (1991) analyzed materials written from 1900-1990, finding more
than 200 different definitions for leadership.
●● control; domination
Answer: 1900-1929:
Definitions of leadership appearing in the first 3 decades of the 20th
century emphasized __________ and centralization of power with a
common theme of ____________________.
EX: at a conference on leadership in 1927, leadership was defined as
"the ability to impress the will of the leader on those led and induce
obedience, respect, loyalty, and cooperation."
●● Traits; influence
personality traits; group
Answer: 1930s:
_________ became the focus of defining leadership, with an emerging
view of leadership as ______________ rather than domination.
,Leadership was also identified as the interaction of an individual's
specific _______________________ with those of a _________; it was
noted that while the attitudes and activities of the many may be changed
by the one, the many may also influence a leader.
●● group
persuasion
Answer: 1940s:
The _________ approach came into the forefront with leadership being
defined as the behavior of an individual while involved in directing
group activities. At the same time, leadership by
____________________ was distinguished from "drivership" or
leadership by coercion.
●● 3
-Continuance of group theory
, -leadership as a relationship that develops shared goals
-effectiveness
Answer: 1950s:
______ themes dominated leadership definitions during this decade:
-______________________, which framed leadership as what leaders
do in groups
-_______________________________________, which defined
leadership based on behavior of the leader
-__________________, in which leadership was defined by the ability
to influence overall group effectiveness.
●● behavior; Seeman
Answer: 1960s:
Although a tumultuous time for world affairs, the 1960s saw harmony
amongst leadership scholars. The prevailing definition of leadership as
____________ that influences people toward shared goals was
underscored by ______________ (1960) who described leadership as
"acts by persons which influence other persons in a shared direction."
●● Burns's
