According to your text, what was the failure of the behavioral approach to studying leadership?
A) It did not move the field beyond the traditional trait theory approach.
B) It was too complicated for practical use.
C) The results of related studies were inconsistent.
D) It tended to specify a set of leader behaviors that would lead to effectiveness in all situations.
E) It only identified important leader behaviors.

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The failure of the behavioral approach to studying leadership was that it tended to specify a set of leader behaviors that would lead to effectiveness in all situations, which ignored the situational factors that could influence leadership effectiveness.

According to Your Text, What Was the Failure of the Behavioral