Which of the Following Statements About Leadership Substitutes Is FALSE

question 85

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about leadership substitutes is FALSE?

• A)Leadership substitutes include characteristics of the employee, task or organization that either limit the leader's influence or make it unnecessary.
• B)Leadership substitutes take a contingency-oriented view of leadership.
• C)Some situational conditions substitute for task-oriented or people-oriented leadership styles.
• D)Some leadership substitutes are incorporated into the path-goal leadership theory.
• E)Leadership substitutes neutralize or replace transformational, but not managerial leadership.

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Definitions:

Causal Attributions

The method through which people deduce the reasons behind their own and others' actions.

Distinctiveness

The quality or state of being noticeably different or unique compared to others.

Consensus

A general agreement among a group of people or in the scholarly literature on a particular issue or topic.

Covariation Principle

A concept in social psychology that explains how we attribute behavior to consistent internal or external factors over time.