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