Question 1

Skills approach helps us best identify our

Accepted Answer

A)  Place within an organization 
B)  Strengths and weaknesses 
C)  Performance as a leader 
D)  Outcomes of our leadership 
E)  Problem-solving skills 
A)  Place within an organization 
B)  Strengths and weaknesses 
C)  Performance as a leader 
D)  Outcomes of our leadership 
E)  Problem-solving skills

Question 2

Human skills are important at all levels of management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Question 5

All of the following environmental influences are external, except

Accepted Answer

A)  Dial-up Internet 
B)  Traffic 
C)  Computer network crash 
D)  Unplowed parking lot 
E)  Inexperienced followers 
A)  Dial-up Internet 
B)  Traffic 
C)  Computer network crash 
D)  Unplowed parking lot 
E)  Inexperienced followers

Question 6

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 7

Skills approach provides a structure consistent with leadership education programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Technical skills grow in importance as one moves up the managerial hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following attributes begins to decline in later adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality 
B)  Motivation 
C)  Crystallized cognitive ability 
D)  General cognitive ability 
E)  Effectiveness 
A)  Personality 
B)  Motivation 
C)  Crystallized cognitive ability 
D)  General cognitive ability 
E)  Effectiveness

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

You recently received a promotion to a higher-level of management within your organization. This is your third promotion with your department. What best represents this type of promotion and its outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality 
B)  Motivation 
C)  Environmental influences 
D)  Career experiences 
E)  Problem-solving skills 
A)  Personality 
B)  Motivation 
C)  Environmental influences 
D)  Career experiences 
E)  Problem-solving skills

Question 14

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 15

The individual attributes factor in the skills model suggests

Accepted Answer

A)  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. 
E)  Personality influence is minimal. 
A)  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. 
E)  Personality influence is minimal.

Question 16

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

Question 18

Jim is a district manager of Wendy's in west Michigan. When he hires people, the most important thing he looks for is whether people are good problem solvers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jim is using the trait approach. 
B)  Jim is using Katz's skills approach. 
C)  Jim is using the Mumford skills model. 
D)  Jim is using the style approach. 
E)  Jim is using work experience. 
A)  Jim is using the trait approach. 
B)  Jim is using Katz's skills approach. 
C)  Jim is using the Mumford skills model. 
D)  Jim is using the style approach. 
E)  Jim is using work experience.

Question 19

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 20

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

Skills approach helps us best identify our

Human skills are important at all levels of management.

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

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

All of the following environmental influences are external, except

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

Skills approach provides a structure consistent with leadership education programs.

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

Technical skills grow in importance as one moves up the managerial hierarchy.

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

Which of the following attributes begins to decline in later adulthood?

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

You recently received a promotion to a higher-level of management within your organization. This is your third promotion with your department. What best represents this type of promotion and its outcomes?

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

The individual attributes factor in the skills model suggests

Developed the three-skill model of leadership.

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

Jim is a district manager of Wendy's in west Michigan. When he hires people, the most important thing he looks for is whether people are good problem solvers.

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

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

Introduction

Trait Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Pathgoal Theory

Leadermember Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Followership

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters

Exam 3: Skills Approach

Skills approach helps us best identify our

Human skills are important at all levels of management.

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

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

All of the following environmental influences are external, except

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

Skills approach provides a structure consistent with leadership education programs.

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

Technical skills grow in importance as one moves up the managerial hierarchy.

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

Which of the following attributes begins to decline in later adulthood?

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

You recently received a promotion to a higher-level of management within your organization. This is your third promotion with your department. What best represents this type of promotion and its outcomes?

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

The individual attributes factor in the skills model suggests

Developed the three-skill model of leadership.

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

Jim is a district manager of Wendy's in west Michigan. When he hires people, the most important thing he looks for is whether people are good problem solvers.

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

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

Introduction

Trait Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Pathgoal Theory

Leadermember Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Followership

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters