LDR 201 – MIDTERM EXAM ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

LDR 201 – MIDTERM EXAM ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Leadership - Answer -A process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve common goals Assigned Leadership - Answer --Defacto leadership that comes with the job title -Leadership based on occupying a position within an organization -Team leaders, plant managers, departments heads, directors Emergent Leadership - Answer --A leadership role that emerges organically based on how others see you -An individual perceived by others as the most influential member of a group or organization regardless of the individual's title 1. Emerges over time through communication behaviors 2. Affected by personality and gender 3. Social identity Great Man Theory (pre-1900 to 1929) - Answer -1. Leaders are exceptional men with innate qualities that make them destined to lead2. Leaders are born to lead (not made) 3. Leadership is "the ability to impress the will of the leader on those led, and induce obedience, respect, loyalty, and cooperation 4. Leadership = control, domination, and concentration of power Trait Theory (1930s) - Answer -1. Domination out, influence in 2. Certain gifted people are born with the right traits that make others want to follow them. Those people become leaders Group Theory () - Answer -1. Coercion out, persuasion in 2. Leadership is an act or behavior undertaken by a leader while directing group activities a. These behaviors persuade followers to comply without the need for manipulation and threat 3. Shared goals becomes a popular theme with group effectiveness becoming a benchmark for judging leader success Behavioral Theory (1960s) - Answer -1. Leadership is "acts by persons which influence other persons in a shared direction"2. The general consensus is that leadership is a behavior that influences people toward shared goals 3. Focus is on what leaders do (I.e., their leadership style), not the qualities (or traits) they naturally poss