Question 1

At the upper-management level in an organization

Accepted Answer

A)  Technical skills are not important 
B)  Human skills are not important 
C)  Technical skills are more important than conceptual skills 
D)  Technical skills are less important than human skills 
A)  Technical skills are not important 
B)  Human skills are not important 
C)  Technical skills are more important than conceptual skills 
D)  Technical skills are less important than human skills

Question 2

Environmental influences are considered those things that are outside the control of the leader's capabilities. Describe why you think the authors of this research included this in a skills model of leadership.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary considerably but shoul

Question 3

Performance outcome is measured by

Accepted Answer

A)  Standard external criteria 
B)  Original solutions to problems 
C)  Solutions that go beyond given information. 
D)  Follower reaction to leader behavior. 
E)  Leaders own perspective. 
A)  Standard external criteria 
B)  Original solutions to problems 
C)  Solutions that go beyond given information. 
D)  Follower reaction to leader behavior. 
E)  Leaders own perspective.

Question 4

The breadth of the skills approach, which includes motivation, critical thinking, and personality

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A)  Is a strength of this approach 
B)  Is a weakness of this approach 
C)  Adds to the precise nature of the approach 
D)  Adds to the approaches' prescriptive value 
A)  Is a strength of this approach 
B)  Is a weakness of this approach 
C)  Adds to the precise nature of the approach 
D)  Adds to the approaches' prescriptive value

Question 5

Pat Smith is personnel director for a large bank. Her major goal is to find a person who can adapt his or her leadership to different types of people and situations. Pat is basing her selections
On

Accepted Answer

A)  The great person approach 
B)  The trait approach 
C)  The skills approach 
D)  Leader emergence theory 
E)  Crystallized cognitive ability 
A)  The great person approach 
B)  The trait approach 
C)  The skills approach 
D)  Leader emergence theory 
E)  Crystallized cognitive ability

Question 6

Within an organization, the employees in the information technology department are crucial for the success of the organization due to their

Accepted Answer

A)  Judgment skills 
B)  Problem-solving skills 
C)  Conceptual skills 
D)  Technical skills 
E)  Human skills 
A)  Judgment skills 
B)  Problem-solving skills 
C)  Conceptual skills 
D)  Technical skills 
E)  Human skills

Question 7

The ideas and mental abilities that people learn through experiences can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  Crystal cognitive ability 
B)  Motivation 
C)  Career experiences 
D)  General cognitive ability 
E)  Performance 
A)  Crystal cognitive ability 
B)  Motivation 
C)  Career experiences 
D)  General cognitive ability 
E)  Performance

Question 8

Which is not a strength of the skills approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is intuitively appealing 
B)  Skills can be learned 
C)  It has high predictive value 
D)  It is an expansive view of leadership 
A)  It is intuitively appealing 
B)  Skills can be learned 
C)  It has high predictive value 
D)  It is an expansive view of leadership

Question 9

Katz states that human skills are most important for middle- and top-management levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The skills approach framework

Accepted Answer

A)  Can be applied at all levels of leadership 
B)  Has been applied to many formal training programs 
C)  Has been widely used in formal training programs 
D)  Can be applied to followership training programs 
A)  Can be applied at all levels of leadership 
B)  Has been applied to many formal training programs 
C)  Has been widely used in formal training programs 
D)  Can be applied to followership training programs

Question 11

In the skills model, which of these is a general cognitive ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge 
B)  Information processing 
C)  Motivation 
D)  Intellectual ability acquired over time 
E)  Problem-solving skills 
A)  Knowledge 
B)  Information processing 
C)  Motivation 
D)  Intellectual ability acquired over time 
E)  Problem-solving skills

Question 12

The research Katz completed for his article describing the skills of an effective administrator

Accepted Answer

A)  Was quantitative research 
B)  Was qualitative research 
C)  Was a meta-analysis of skills research 
D)  Was research focused on attributes of leaders 
A)  Was quantitative research 
B)  Was qualitative research 
C)  Was a meta-analysis of skills research 
D)  Was research focused on attributes of leaders

Question 13

Mumford et al.'s model is characterized as a capability model because

Accepted Answer

A)  It identifies leader traits that followers perceived as valuable 
B)  It identifies behaviors leaders use that are value-added in the workplace 
C)  It examines the relationship between knowledge and skills and leader performance 
D)  It implies leadership is reserved for a gifted few who are knowledgeable about the work 
A)  It identifies leader traits that followers perceived as valuable 
B)  It identifies behaviors leaders use that are value-added in the workplace 
C)  It examines the relationship between knowledge and skills and leader performance 
D)  It implies leadership is reserved for a gifted few who are knowledgeable about the work

Question 14

The structure of the skills approach is

Accepted Answer

A)  Consistent with followership education programs 
B)  Consistent with leadership education programs 
C)  Is not compatible with leadership education programs 
D)  Is precise enough to assure good leadership outcomes 
A)  Consistent with followership education programs 
B)  Consistent with leadership education programs 
C)  Is not compatible with leadership education programs 
D)  Is precise enough to assure good leadership outcomes

Question 15

Which of the following is a competency in Mumford's Skills Model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leadership outcomes 
B)  Crystallized cognitive ability 
C)  Career experiences 
D)  Personality 
E)  Knowledge 
A)  Leadership outcomes 
B)  Crystallized cognitive ability 
C)  Career experiences 
D)  Personality 
E)  Knowledge

Question 16

Katz describes human skill as

Accepted Answer

A)  Being aware of one's own perspective on issues 
B)  Being competent with the process or product within a company 
C)  Being aware of the perspective of others on issues 
D)  Being able to shape the ideas of an organization 
A)  Being aware of one's own perspective on issues 
B)  Being competent with the process or product within a company 
C)  Being aware of the perspective of others on issues 
D)  Being able to shape the ideas of an organization

Question 17

What best explains the comparison of the skills approach to sports such as golf and tennis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific techniques are required to succeed. 
B)  Input from both sides takes place constantly. 
C)  Tools are essential in improving your skills. 
D)  People can improve their skills through practice and instruction. 
E)  Skills go back and forth between leaders and followers. 
A)  Specific techniques are required to succeed. 
B)  Input from both sides takes place constantly. 
C)  Tools are essential in improving your skills. 
D)  People can improve their skills through practice and instruction. 
E)  Skills go back and forth between leaders and followers.

Question 18

Developed the Three Skill Model of leadership.

Accepted Answer

A)  Katz 
B)  Stogdill 
C)  Goleman 
D)  Mumford et al. 
E)  Zaccaro 
A)  Katz 
B)  Stogdill 
C)  Goleman 
D)  Mumford et al. 
E)  Zaccaro

Question 19

Leadership skills are defined in the Chapter as

Accepted Answer

A)  Using individual attributes to communicate well with others 
B)  Developing behaviors for effective leadership outcomes 
C)  Technical ability to interact in the work environment 
D)  Knowledge and competencies to accomplish goals 
A)  Using individual attributes to communicate well with others 
B)  Developing behaviors for effective leadership outcomes 
C)  Technical ability to interact in the work environment 
D)  Knowledge and competencies to accomplish goals

Question 20

Social judgment skill is similar to

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociability in trait approach 
B)  Katz's human skill 
C)  Katz's technical skill 
D)  Knowledge in Mumford's model 
E)  Referent power 
A)  Sociability in trait approach 
B)  Katz's human skill 
C)  Katz's technical skill 
D)  Knowledge in Mumford's model 
E)  Referent power

At the upper-management level in an organization

Environmental influences are considered those things that are outside the control of the leader's capabilities. Describe why you think the authors of this research included this in a skills model of leadership.

Performance outcome is measured by

The breadth of the skills approach, which includes motivation, critical thinking, and personality

Pat Smith is personnel director for a large bank. Her major goal is to find a person who can adapt his or her leadership to different types of people and situations. Pat is basing her selections On

Within an organization, the employees in the information technology department are crucial for the success of the organization due to their

The ideas and mental abilities that people learn through experiences can best be described as

Which is not a strength of the skills approach?

Katz states that human skills are most important for middle- and top-management levels.

The skills approach framework

In the skills model, which of these is a general cognitive ability?

The research Katz completed for his article describing the skills of an effective administrator

Mumford et al.'s model is characterized as a capability model because

The structure of the skills approach is

Which of the following is a competency in Mumford's Skills Model?

Katz describes human skill as

What best explains the comparison of the skills approach to sports such as golf and tennis?

Developed the Three Skill Model of leadership.

Leadership skills are defined in the Chapter as

Social judgment skill is similar to

Introduction

Trait Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Path Goal Theory

Leader Member Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

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Exam 3: Skills Approach

At the upper-management level in an organization

Environmental influences are considered those things that are outside the control of the leader's capabilities. Describe why you think the authors of this research included this in a skills model of leadership.

Performance outcome is measured by

The breadth of the skills approach, which includes motivation, critical thinking, and personality

Pat Smith is personnel director for a large bank. Her major goal is to find a person who can adapt his or her leadership to different types of people and situations. Pat is basing her selections On

Within an organization, the employees in the information technology department are crucial for the success of the organization due to their

The ideas and mental abilities that people learn through experiences can best be described as

Which is not a strength of the skills approach?

Katz states that human skills are most important for middle- and top-management levels.

The skills approach framework

In the skills model, which of these is a general cognitive ability?

The research Katz completed for his article describing the skills of an effective administrator

Mumford et al.'s model is characterized as a capability model because

The structure of the skills approach is

Which of the following is a competency in Mumford's Skills Model?

Katz describes human skill as

What best explains the comparison of the skills approach to sports such as golf and tennis?

Developed the Three Skill Model of leadership.

Leadership skills are defined in the Chapter as

Social judgment skill is similar to

Introduction

Trait Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Path Goal Theory

Leader Member Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters