Leadership & Communication Exam 1

which of the following kinds of power does Kotter contend comes from position?

Legitimate & Reward

Who developed a capability ("skills") model that includes individual attributes, competencies, and leadership outcomes?

Mumford et. al

individuals emerge in groups where they are most like the group prototype

true

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

true

the trait perspective contends that leadership is generally restricted to those with special, usually inborn talents

true

according to the text, managers:

act to limit choices are reactive solve problems

Which of the following is NOT an example of an INTERNAL environmental influence that can affect leadership outcomes?

an economic recession

according to the text, leaders:

are proactive

Which of the following is an attribute but not a competency in the skills model of leadership?

cognitive ability

In Kotter's functions of Management and Leadership, which of the following were functions of leadership?

establishing direction

Mumford's research studied school teachers rather than business and organizational leaders

false

a strength of the skills approach is that it does not include traits

false

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

general cognitive ability

in the skills model, crystallized knowledge refers to

intellectual ability acquired over time

the texts definition of leadership contends that leadership:

involves a process involves influence occurs in groups

the skills approach takes a _____ on leadership, like the trait approach

leader-centered perspective

which of the following did the kind of power most closely associated with FORMAL organizational authority or a FORMAL title?

legitimate

In Kotter's functions of Management and Leadership, which of the following were functions of management?

organizing and problem solving

Who developed the three-skill model of leadership?

Katz

the trait approach emerged in the

1930s

Which kind of power is most clearly associated with wanting to be like another person

referent

performance outcome is measured by

standard external criteria