Which of the Following Statements Compares Transactional and Transformational Leadership

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements compares transactional and transformational leadership best?

• A)Transformational leadership remains too elusive for most leaders.Transactional leadership has emerged as the only reliable model for the contemporary leader.
• B)Research findings are too contradictory at this point to make any assessment of the relative effectiveness of transactional or transformational leadership.
• C)Transactional leadership is needed first to put a good foundation in place,while transformational leadership is needed to satisfy the higher-level needs of employees.
• D)Results in differing situations seem to suggest that the older situational leadership model may replace both transactional and transformational leadership.
• E)Transformational leader behaviors work better than transactional leader behaviors by rousing employees to higher levels of performance and expectation.

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