Which of the Following Would Be Most Accurate in Regard

Which of the following would be most accurate in regard to current thinking about the relationships between human traits and leadership effectiveness?

A) Human traits are predetermined at birth and there is little ability to change them as we develop.
B) Trait Theory is a new development in leadership research; although there is limited empirical evidence, the research to date appears promising as an explanation for leader effectiveness.
C) Traits may help us understand how a particular leader might be perceived, but there is little recent research to validate Trait Theory as effective in linking leaders with leadership outcomes.
D) The connection between traits and leader outcomes has only been shown to have a strong correlation in strategies related to Transactional Leadership Theory.