Why May Some Leadership Theories Be Less Applicable in Today's

question 22

Multiple Choice

Why may some leadership theories be less applicable in today's diverse workforce?

• A) Most past leadership research involved only white males.
• B) Past leadership theories have been shown to lead to discrimination.
• C) Leaders today work in a less educated workforce.
• D) Current civil rights laws require the development of modern theories and practices.
• E) Researchers have moved away from studying leaders and are now studying followers.

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Definitions:

Aggressive

Pertaining to behavior or attitudes that demonstrate hostility or the intent to confront others.

Synchronicity

An acausal connecting principle in which things go together but are not causally linked.

Jungian

Pertaining to the theories and concepts developed by Carl Jung, particularly in relation to the collective unconscious and archetypes.

Archetype

A universally recognized symbol or character that recurs across cultures and literature, representing common patterns of human life.