Suppose That an Executive Who Was an Effective Leader in Organization

question 32

Multiple Choice

Suppose that an executive who was an effective leader in organization X took a position with organization Y and was ineffective there. Which of the following, if True, would support Bonnie Haffior's likely explanation for the difference in performance?

• A) The skills required in organization Y required the same kinds of leadership behavior.
• B) The executive lacked the qualities that lead to success in all leadership contexts.
• C) The executive's actions at organization X were significantly different from those the executive took at organization Y.
• D) Many of the people who held the executive's position have been even less effective.
• E) After leaving organization Y, the executive took a position at organization Z, where she was even more effective than she was at organization X.

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