1. What emerging trends are occurring in leadership, and what role might they play for making today's managers more effective and influential?
2. What can managers garner from the numerous Contingency Theories of Effective Leadership? What are the underlying themes?
3. Is Social Exchange Theory applicable in today's world? Explain.
4. What issues affect female leaders that male leaders take for granted? Does this positively or negatively affect the status of the leader, or the ability to influence others?