Question 1

Career experience is a strong influence on a leader's competencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The skills approach suggests that many individuals have the potential for leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Crystallized cognitive ability refers to one's innate intellectual ability or intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Developed a capability model that includes individual attributes,competencies,and leadership outcomes.

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 5

The skills approach takes a _____________ on leadership,like the trait approach.

Accepted Answer

A) Leader-follower centered perspective 
B) Organizational-centered perspective 
C) Situational-centered perspective 
D) Leader-centered perspective 
A) Leader-follower centered perspective 
B) Organizational-centered perspective 
C) Situational-centered perspective 
D) Leader-centered perspective

Question 6

Bill is in charge of hiring a new manager for the first shift on the production line.According To Katz's model,Bill should be looking for a person with

Accepted Answer

A) Problem-solving skills 
B) Cognitive ability 
C) Social judgment skills 
D) Knowledge 
E) Technical skills 
A) Problem-solving skills 
B) Cognitive ability 
C) Social judgment skills 
D) Knowledge 
E) Technical skills

Question 7

Research data on Mumford et al.'s model was tested on military personnel.Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The model can be effectively applied to leadership skills in small organizations 
B) The model can be effectively applied to leadership skills in large organizations 
C) The model cannot be effectively applied to leadership skills in startup businesses 
D) The model can be effectively applied to leadership skills in startup businesses 
A) The model can be effectively applied to leadership skills in small organizations 
B) The model can be effectively applied to leadership skills in large organizations 
C) The model cannot be effectively applied to leadership skills in startup businesses 
D) The model can be effectively applied to leadership skills in startup businesses

Question 8

The environmental influences listed are all internal,with the exception of

Accepted Answer

A) Slow Internet 
B) Limited office space 
C) Highly competent followers 
D) Simplistic task 
E) Flooding of the office 
A) Slow Internet 
B) Limited office space 
C) Highly competent followers 
D) Simplistic task 
E) Flooding of the office

Question 9

The skills approach is not descriptive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Question 11

The problem-solving component of the skills model

Accepted Answer

A) Assesses leader performance 
B) Demonstrates ability to construct organizational solutions 
C) Demonstrates leader personality 
D) Assesses social perceptions and behavioral flexibility 
A) Assesses leader performance 
B) Demonstrates ability to construct organizational solutions 
C) Demonstrates leader personality 
D) Assesses social perceptions and behavioral flexibility

Question 12

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 13

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 14

Human skills are about working with

Accepted Answer

A) Ideas 
B) Concepts 
C) People 
D) Things 
A) Ideas 
B) Concepts 
C) People 
D) Things

Question 15

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 16

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 17

Which of the following presents a competency-based approach to leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) Trait approach 
B) Skills approach 
C) Style approach 
D) Great person approach 
E) Psychodynamic approach 
A) Trait approach 
B) Skills approach 
C) Style approach 
D) Great person approach 
E) Psychodynamic approach

Question 18

The skills approach is appropriate to use in leadership education programs

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

By including such a large number of components,the skills approach and its models are criticized for

Accepted Answer

A) Being too similar to previously detailed approaches to leadership 
B) Stressing the value of developing specific skills 
C) The range of skills extending beyond the boundaries of leadership 
D) Not being consistent with aspects of leadership education programs 
E) Not being readily available to all 
A) Being too similar to previously detailed approaches to leadership 
B) Stressing the value of developing specific skills 
C) The range of skills extending beyond the boundaries of leadership 
D) Not being consistent with aspects of leadership education programs 
E) Not being readily available to all

Career experience is a strong influence on a leader's competencies.

The skills approach suggests that many individuals have the potential for leadership.

Crystallized cognitive ability refers to one's innate intellectual ability or intelligence.

Developed a capability model that includes individual attributes,competencies,and leadership outcomes.

The skills approach takes a _____________ on leadership,like the trait approach.

Bill is in charge of hiring a new manager for the first shift on the production line.According To Katz's model,Bill should be looking for a person with

Research data on Mumford et al.'s model was tested on military personnel.Which of the following is true?

The environmental influences listed are all internal,with the exception of

The skills approach is not descriptive.

Social judgment skill is similar to

The problem-solving component of the skills model

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

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

Human skills are about working with

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

The skills approach framework

Which of the following presents a competency-based approach to leadership?

The skills approach is appropriate to use in leadership education programs

At the upper-management level in an organization

By including such a large number of components,the skills approach and its models are criticized for

Introduction

Trait Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Pathgoal Theory

Leadermember Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters

Exam 3: Skills Approach

Career experience is a strong influence on a leader's competencies.

The skills approach suggests that many individuals have the potential for leadership.

Crystallized cognitive ability refers to one's innate intellectual ability or intelligence.

Developed a capability model that includes individual attributes,competencies,and leadership outcomes.

The skills approach takes a _____________ on leadership,like the trait approach.

Bill is in charge of hiring a new manager for the first shift on the production line.According To Katz's model,Bill should be looking for a person with

Research data on Mumford et al.'s model was tested on military personnel.Which of the following is true?

The environmental influences listed are all internal,with the exception of

The skills approach is not descriptive.

Social judgment skill is similar to

The problem-solving component of the skills model

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

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

Human skills are about working with

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

The skills approach framework

Which of the following presents a competency-based approach to leadership?

The skills approach is appropriate to use in leadership education programs

At the upper-management level in an organization

By including such a large number of components,the skills approach and its models are criticized for

Introduction

Trait Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Pathgoal Theory

Leadermember Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters