Leadership Ch 3&4

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

True

In the Leadership Grid, a person who uses but does not integrate the 1, 9 and 9, 1 styles of leadership could be called a "benevolent dictator."

True

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

True

The style approach has been validated by a wide range of studies.

True

The style approach has failed to identify a universally effective leadership style.

True

The style approach suggests that leadership cannot be explained by any list of personality traits.

True

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

general cognitive ability

Select all of the Individual Attributes.

general cognitive ability motivation personality

Jim is a manager of a Wendy's. He is very concerned with efficiency and with making employees happy. Which of the following is true of Jim?

Jim is a high-high style leader.

Which of these is not a competency?

cognitive ability

Select the work experiences that contribute to leaders' knowledge and skills.

hands on experience challenging assignments mentoring

Bill is in charge of hiring a new manager for the first shift on the production line. According to Katz' model, Bill should be looking for a person with which of the following types of skills?

human and technical skills

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

information processing

In the skills model, crystallized knowledge refers to which of the following?

intellectual ability acquired over time

Sara is criticized for shifting her management style too much and is known as a leader who watches out for herself. She is a/an

opportunistic leader.

According to Blake and Mouton, which leadership style includes rewards and approval for people in return for their loyalty and obedience?

paternalism/maternalism

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

skills approach

Select all the items that measure performance outcome.

standard external criteria

Larry dislikes giving instructions to employees. He is uncomfortable with which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

task behavior

Select the types of skills that are most important for leaders operating at lower levels of management.

technical and human

Select all the options that correctly complete this sentence: The individual attributes factor in the skills model suggests

that the skills model is not just a competency-based model. that traits are important to leadership.

Jim is a district manager of Wendy's West Michigan. When he hires people, the most important thing he looks for is whether people are good problem solvers. Which approach or model is Jim using?

the Mumford skills model

Which scholar(s) created the Leadership Grid?

Blake and Mouton

The skills approach is not descriptive.

False

The style approach is not heuristic.

False

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

True

Human skills are important at all levels of management.

True

Mumford's research studied military personnel rather than business and organizational leaders.

True

The skills approach is relatively new and has not been widely used in training and development.

True

The skills approach provides a structure consistent with leadership education programs.

True

Social judgment is an individual attribute in the skills model.

False

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

False

"She is a natural leader" is a phrase commonly expressed by people who take a process perspective toward leadership.

False

According to Blake and Mouton, the "authority compliance manager" is highly concerned with people and has little concern for results.

False

According to the Leadership Grid, opportunistic leaders rely primarily on the 5, 5 style of leadership.

False

Assisting group members in building cohesiveness is primarily a task behavior.

False

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

False

In the Leadership Grid, the 9, 9 type of leader prefers the middle ground, soft pedals disagreement, and swallows convictions in the interest of progress.

False

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

False

Leadership research suggests conclusively that it is best for leaders to be high task and high relationship in all situations.

False

Motivation and personality fall within the competencies component of Mumford's skills model.

False