Leaders adjust their behaviors based on ______.

A) follower characteristics and work-setting characteristics
B) follower characteristics and follower productivity
C) follower characteristics and leader characteristics
D) follower characteristics and team prototype

Leaders need to adjust their behaviors based on follower characteristics (such as their skills, motivation, and personalities) and work-setting characteristics (such as the task complexity, technology, and physical environment) to better match their leadership style with the needs of their followers and organizational goals. Adjusting for follower productivity, leader characteristics, or team prototypes may also be important, but they are secondary to follower and work-setting characteristics.