MGMT 4533 Week 2 Quiz

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

Leader-centered perspective

Which of the components on Blake & Mouton's Leadership Grid has low concern for interpersonal relationships and high concern for task accomplishment?

Authority compliance

Which of the following is not a task-focused leader behavior?

Consideration

A leader who is indifferent and apathetic is displaying

Impoverished behaviors

Which of these statements about the skills approach is false?

It clearly predicts how variations in social judgment and problem-solving skills affect performance

Leadership skills research attempts to

identify competencies that can be acquired by leaders

At the upper-management level in an organization

technical skills are less important than human skills

I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I love to chat with them regularly, work with them on schedules that fit their needs, and work to develop camaraderie amongst all. I do assign tasks and hold them accountable for the work, but that is my secondary concern. My behavior would plot on the Blake & Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?

3, 8

Which research group labeled task behaviors "initiating structure"?

Ohio State studies

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

Technical skills