The president of a small Asian country was hailed as a visionary and a genius when the nation's economy burgeoned during his first term in office

However, when the currency and the stock markets crashed during his government's second term, he was censured as arrogant, elitist, and shortsighted. Which of the following theoretical approaches is reflected here?
A) trait theories
B) behavioral theories
C) path-goal theory
D) servant leadership perspective
E) attribution theory

E
Explanation: E) The attribution theory of leadership says leadership is merely an attribution people make about other individuals. Thus, we attribute to leaders intelligence, outgoing personality, strong verbal skills, aggressiveness, understanding, and industriousness. At the organizational level, we tend to see leaders, rightly or wrongly, as responsible for extremely negative or extremely positive performance.