The First Theory to Consider How Leader Characteristics Might Interact

question 88

Multiple Choice

The first theory to consider how leader characteristics might interact with situational variables to determine leader effectiveness was:

• A)House's path-goal theory.
• B)Fiedler's contingency theory.
• C)Bass's transformational leadership theory.
• D)Stogdill's great man/great woman theory.

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Definitions:

Brain

The organ located in the head of an organism that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body.

Auditory Nerve

A nerve in the inner ear that transmits sound information from the cochlea to the brain.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information via electrical and chemical signals.

Temporal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing auditory information and encoding memory.