Studies of twins found leadership was more influenced by ____ factors. * Required

2-Factor TheorySince the mid-1940s, researchers have identified 2 factors that are important in leadership: consideration and initiating structure. Consideration is relevant to people-oriented concerns. Initiating structure is relevant to the organisation and completion of work. The consideration and initiating structure model has been studied in and has been found to generalize across different countries and in different organisational contexts. Prior to the identification of the 2-factor theory, trait theories tended to dominate leadership research. With the trait approach, researchers tried to identify underlying, cross-situationally stable characteristics that defined one person as a leader relative to another person.  True False1. Of the factors identified in the 2-factor leadership theory, the first factor could be concerned with such issues as interpersonal relations. 2. Trait theory augments the 2-factor theory. 3. A trait is defined as a characteristic that manifests regardless of situational influences. 4. Situational influences are important in the 2-factor theory.

Which of the following theories explains the interesting relationships between leader intelligence and experience levels, and group performance in stressful versus nonstressful conditions?Multiple Choicethe hierarchical trait theorythe strategic contingencies theorythe cognitive resources theory

Consider this claim:First-born children make stronger leaders than their siblings do.Which piece of evidence better supports this claim?Evidence A: Three leading economists compiled data on a large number of Swedish men. Their study revealed that first-born boys show leadership and assume responsibility more often than their younger brothers do.Evidence B: A woman posted on a social media site, "Congrats to my big sis—class president, then founder of her own company, and now the chair of the finance department at a leading university! I always said you were a born leader!"Submit

The strength of the relationship between personality traits and leadership effectiveness is often inversely related to the relative strength of the situation.Group startsTrue or False

What does the Behavioral Theory of leadership primarily focus on?Inborn traits and characteristicsThe leader's personalityThe actions and behaviors of leadersThe situation in which leadership occurs