MGMT

Problem solving is ______.

a competency

Technical skills are the ______.

ability to work with things

Leadership and management ______.

are both needed in organizations

Supportive leader behaviors can help group members feel more comfortable by ______.

asking for input

According to the Leadership Grid, a leader who treats employees as tools to accomplish tasks most likely falls under which type of leadership style?

authority-complience

According to the Leadership Grid, a leader who makes sure the personal and social needs of followers are met is displaying which leadership style?

country club

Information power is ______.

derived from possessing

Which of the following statements best describes situational leadership?

different situtations demand

A leader who gives followers instructions about how and when goals should be achieved and supervises them carefully is using ______ behaviors.

directing

The goal of the trait approach is to ______.

distinguish

Social competence in emotional intelligence includes ______.

empathy

Political, economic, and social issues that shape how leaders do their jobs are considered which type of environmental influence?

external

Of the Big Five personality factors, which is the most strongly associated with leadership?

extraversion

Adjusting leadership styles is based on the assumption that ______.

followers

According to the Leadership Grid, a leader who is indifferent and apathetic is displaying which type of leadership style?

improved

Coercive leadership ______.

is forcing

The behavioral approach focuses on ______.

leader actions

The skills approach, like the trait approach, takes a(n) ______ perspective on leadership.

leader centered

The situational leadership model is divided into two parts: ______.

leadership style and follower development level

The four key elements of the definition of leadership used in the text are ______.

process,influence,group,goal

Which of the following bases of power is considered personal power?

referent

What is the emphasis of the trait approach?

role of the leader

The skills approach to leadership shifts our focus away from traits and instead focuses on ______.

skills and abikities

_____ is one of the five major leadership traits that focuses on a leader's inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships.

sociability

The behavioral approach emphasizes which two types of leader behaviors?

task and relation