Idealized influence

What will be an ideal response?

behaving in ways that earn the admiration, trust, and respect of followers, causing followers to want to identify with and emulate the leader.

Idealized influence is represented by statements like: "The leader instills pride in me for being associated with him/her."

Idealized influence is synonymous with charisma—a Greek word that means "divinely inspired gift"—which reflects a sense among followers that the leader possesses extraordinary qualities.

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The first two dimensions of credibility discussed by all writers are

a. goodwill and trustworthiness. b. dynamism and sagacity. c. competence and trustworthiness. d. probity and objectivity.

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The purpose of engaging in intercultural praxis is

a. to sustain cultural dominance. b. to maintain and protect our existing worldview. c. to criticize and evaluate cultures different from our own. d. to develop our socially responsible action in regard to our intercultural interactions in the context of globalization.

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