What Theory Suggests That People Are More Likely to View

question 296

Multiple Choice

What theory suggests that people are more likely to view somebody as a leader and to evaluate them as a more effective leader when they possess prototypical characteristics of leadership?

• A)role congruity theory
• B)leadership categorization theory
• C)implicit leadership theory
• D)leader-member exchange theory
• E)contingency theory

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