Which of These Statements About Leadership Is FALSE

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements about leadership is FALSE?

• A)Anyone may be a leader at an appropriate time and place.
• B)Leaders use power and persuasion to get others to achieve organizational objectives.
• C)Scholars began studying leadership after World War II.
• D)Effective leaders provide an environment for followers to achieve team or organizational objectives.
• E)Organizational behavior scholars have studied leadership from several different perspectives.

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