Question 1

______ are what leaders can accomplish,whereas ______ are who leaders are.

Accepted Answer

A)  Traits, outcomes 
B)  Behaviors, skills 
C)  Skills, traits 
D)  Outcomes, skills 
A)  Traits, outcomes 
B)  Behaviors, skills 
C)  Skills, traits 
D)  Outcomes, skills

Question 2

Environmental influences are factors in situations that lie outside the leader's competencies,characteristics,and experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Question 4

Abby is a gifted communicator in her club and has a talent for verbally articulating what the future can hold for the members.According to Mumford's nine key problem solving skills,which is Abby demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A)  creative thinking 
B)  visioning/sensemaking 
C)  social judgment 
D)  wisdom 
A)  creative thinking 
B)  visioning/sensemaking 
C)  social judgment 
D)  wisdom

Question 5

In Mumford's skills model,social judgment skill is defined as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the accumulation of information and the mental structures to organize the information 
B)  intellectual ability learned or acquired over time 
C)  the capacity to understand people and social systems 
D)  creative ability to solve ill-defined organizational problems 
A)  the accumulation of information and the mental structures to organize the information 
B)  intellectual ability learned or acquired over time 
C)  the capacity to understand people and social systems 
D)  creative ability to solve ill-defined organizational problems

Question 6

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 making leadership 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 making leadership readily available to all

Question 7

Which is not a social judgment skill?

Accepted Answer

A)  perspective taking 
B)  behavioral flexibility 
C)  social performance 
D)  knowledge acquisition 
A)  perspective taking 
B)  behavioral flexibility 
C)  social performance 
D)  knowledge acquisition

Question 8

Social judgment competencies described in Mumford et.al.'s skills model are similar to skills in this framework.

Accepted Answer

A)  trait approach 
B)  management theory 
C)  emotional intelligence 
D)  informational power 
A)  trait approach 
B)  management theory 
C)  emotional intelligence 
D)  informational power

Question 9

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 10

What are the three competencies outlined in the skills model of leadership?

Accepted Answer

Problem-solving skil

Question 11

Name three of the problem-solving skills leaders employ to address problems.

Accepted Answer

Students can name any three of

Question 12

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 13

Skill in persuasion and communicating change describes which social judgment competency?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral flexibility 
B)  social perceptiveness 
C)  social performance 
D)  social intelligence 
A)  behavioral flexibility 
B)  social perceptiveness 
C)  social performance 
D)  social intelligence

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  is considered a strength of this approach 
B)  is considered a weakness of this approach 
C)  adds to the precise nature of the approach 
D)  adds to the approach's prescriptive value 
A)  is considered a strength of this approach 
B)  is considered a weakness of this approach 
C)  adds to the precise nature of the approach 
D)  adds to the approach's prescriptive value

Question 15

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 16

Ashlyn focuses her energy at her car manufacturing company on assessing market fluctuations and shaping the goals of the organization for the future.She communicates well with her staff and enjoys the social aspect of work with the people around her.She leaves the details and daily operations primarily to other capable staff in the organization.Applying Katz's skills model,at what level of management is Ashlyn?

Accepted Answer

A)  top management 
B)  middle management 
C)  supervisory management 
D)  low-level management 
A)  top management 
B)  middle management 
C)  supervisory management 
D)  low-level management

Question 17

The skills approach is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  high in predictive value 
B)  narrow in its focus 
C)  suitable for application across leadership contexts 
D)  not suitable for application across leadership contexts 
A)  high in predictive value 
B)  narrow in its focus 
C)  suitable for application across leadership contexts 
D)  not suitable for application across leadership contexts

Question 18

In the skills model,crystallized cognitive ability refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence quotient 
B)  intellectual ability acquired over time 
C)  motivation 
D)  effectiveness 
A)  intelligence quotient 
B)  intellectual ability acquired over time 
C)  motivation 
D)  effectiveness

Question 19

The individual attributes factor in the skills model suggests ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  that complex problem-solving is not difficult 
B)  that traits are not important to leadership 
C)  that the skills model is not just a competency-based model 
D)  motivation plays little to no role within the model 
A)  that complex problem-solving is not difficult 
B)  that traits are not important to leadership 
C)  that the skills model is not just a competency-based model 
D)  motivation plays little to no role within the model

Question 20

The skills approach is primarily ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive 
B)  prescriptive 
C)  unscripted 
D)  technical 
A)  descriptive 
B)  prescriptive 
C)  unscripted 
D)  technical

are what leaders can accomplish,whereas are who leaders are.

Environmental influences are factors in situations that lie outside the leader's competencies,characteristics,and experiences.

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

Abby is a gifted communicator in her club and has a talent for verbally articulating what the future can hold for the members.According to Mumford's nine key problem solving skills,which is Abby demonstrating?

In Mumford's skills model,social judgment skill is defined as ______.

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

Which is not a social judgment skill?

Social judgment competencies described in Mumford et.al.'s skills model are similar to skills in this framework.

Which is not a strength of the skills approach?

What are the three competencies outlined in the skills model of leadership?

Name three of the problem-solving skills leaders employ to address problems.

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

Skill in persuasion and communicating change describes which social judgment competency?

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

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

The skills approach is ______.

In the skills model,crystallized cognitive ability refers to ______.

The individual attributes factor in the skills model suggests ______.

The skills approach is primarily ______.

Introduction

Trait Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Path-Goal Theory

Leadermember Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Followership

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

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Exam 3: Skills Approach

______ are what leaders can accomplish,whereas ______ are who leaders are.

Environmental influences are factors in situations that lie outside the leader's competencies,characteristics,and experiences.

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

Abby is a gifted communicator in her club and has a talent for verbally articulating what the future can hold for the members.According to Mumford's nine key problem solving skills,which is Abby demonstrating?

In Mumford's skills model,social judgment skill is defined as ______.

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

Which is not a social judgment skill?

Social judgment competencies described in Mumford et.al.'s skills model are similar to skills in this framework.

Which is not a strength of the skills approach?

What are the three competencies outlined in the skills model of leadership?

Name three of the problem-solving skills leaders employ to address problems.

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

Skill in persuasion and communicating change describes which social judgment competency?

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

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

The skills approach is ______.

In the skills model,crystallized cognitive ability refers to ______.

The individual attributes factor in the skills model suggests ______.

The skills approach is primarily ______.

Introduction

Trait Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Path-Goal Theory

Leadermember Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Followership

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters

are what leaders can accomplish,whereas are who leaders are.