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PAGE 34 Copyright ? 2019 Pearson Education, Inc. Organizational Behavior, 18e (Robbins) Chapter 12 Leadership 1) Leadership is best defined as ________. A) the ability to merely project ones abilities in the lack of actual accomplishments B) the ability to reduce the dependence of team members on each other C) the ability to induce the team members to focus on individual goals rather than collective goals D) the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals E) the ability to use factors like training and experience to reduce dependence on formal leadership Answer: D Explanation: Leadership can be defined as the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals. Leaders can emerge from within a group as well as by formal appointment. LO: 12.1: Summarize the conclusions of trait theories of leadership. Difficulty: Easy Quest. Category: Concept 2) Which of the following statements regarding leadership is true? A) All managers are leaders. B) Formal rights ensure good leadership. C) Formal appointment is essential in creating leaders. D) All leaders are hierarchically superior to followers. E) Nonsanctioned leadership is as important as formal influence. Answer: E Explanation: The source of a leaders influence may be formal, such as that provided by managerial rank in an organization. But not all leaders are managers, nor, for that matter, are all managers leaders. Just because an organization provides its managers with certain formal rights is no assurance they will lead effectively. Nonsanctioned leadership–the ability to influence that arises outside the formal structure of the organization–is often as important as or more important than formal influence. LO: 12.1: Summarize the conclusions of trait theories of leadership. Difficulty: Easy Quest. Category: Concept 3) Which of the following is a desirable feature of leadership? A) one-directional influence from the leader to the follower