Florence Nightingale is attributed with being intelligent (she developed statistical methods to evaluate health care), dependable (she often worked long hours to care for the injured), and ambitious (she fought against society's perception of nursing)
). Those who depict her as a leader on the basis of these qualities are practicing which leadership theory?
a. Trait
b. Chaos
c. Bureaucracy
d. Organizational
ANS: A
Correct: Leadership trait theory describes intrinsic traits of leaders and is based on the assumption that leaders were born with particular leadership characteristics. Other traits found to be associated with this leadership theory include intelligence, alertness, dependability, energy, drive, enthusiasm, ambition, decisiveness, self-confidence, cooperativeness, and technical mastery.
Incorrect:
b. Chaos is an organizational theory that attempts to account for complexity and randomness in organizations.
c. Bureaucracy is part of the organizational theory that provides an understanding of authority within organizations.
d. Organizational theory provides the framework for an understanding of leadership and management, and for an understanding of complex organizations.
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