Leadership Chapter 3

According to Katz's skills model, which two skills are most important for supervisory- (low-) level managers to be successful leaders?

The skills approach takes a ______ on leadership, like the trait approach

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

______ are what leaders can accomplish, whereas ______ are who leaders are

The research Katz completed for his article describing the skills of an effective administrator ______.

Leadership skills research attempts to ______.

The classic article "skills of an effective administrator" by Katz was published in the ______.

Who developed the three skill model of leadership?

Leadership skills are defined in the chapter as ______.

Technical skills are the ______.

At the upper-management level in an organization, ______.

Human skills are about working with ______.

A leader using human skills will ______.

A chief operating officer of the company who applies the level of administrative skills to the degrees delineated in Katz's model ______.

The research Mumford et al. completed used a sample of ______.

The main goal of Mumford et al.'s research was ______.

Mumford et al.'s model is characterized as a capability model because ______.

Which of the following is a competency in Mumford's skills model

Social judgment skill is similar to ______.

In Mumford's skills model, social judgment skill is defined as ______.

The environmental influences listed are all internal with the exception of ______.

Birds hitting a plane on takeoff causing engine failure in flight is an example of what component of the skills model by Mumford?

Which of these statements about the skills approach is false?

The two leadership outcomes outlined in the skills model are ______.

Who developed a capability model that includes individual attributes, competencies, and leadership outcomes?

Which of the following is not a competency in the skills model

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 ______.

Jim is a district manager of Wendy's in west Michigan. when he hires people, the most important thing he looks for is whether people are good problem solvers

Pat Smith is human resources director for a large bank. Her major goal is to find a person who has developed their ability to effectively work with others in solving organizational problems. Pat is basing her selections on ______.

In the skills model, crystallized cognitive ability refers to ______.

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

The individual attributes factor in the skills model suggests ______.

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

Which of the following is not an example of an internal environmental influence that can affect leadership outcomes?

The abilities that help a leader to work effectively with subordinates, peers, and superiors to accomplish the organizational goal

The environmental influences listed are all external, with the exception of ______.

By including such a large number of components, the skills approach and its models are criticized for ______.

All of the following environmental influences are external except ______.

According to Katz, the most important leadership skills for lower-levels of management are ______.

Within an organization, the employees in the information technology department are crucial for the success of the organization due to their ______.

You recently received a promotion to a higher level of management within your organization. this is your third promotion with your department. using Mumford's skills model, what best represents this type of promotion and its outcomes?

What best explains the comparison of the skills approach to sports such as golf and tennis?

Skills approach helps us best identify our ______.

The ideas and mental abilities that people learn through experiences can best be described as ______.

Which is not a social judgment skill?

Skill in persuasion and communicating change describes which social judgment competency?

Which skills model competency consists of creating a schema for learning and organizing data?

The problem-solving component of the skills model ______.

Problem solving is ______.

Which part of the skills model supports people as they apply their leadership competencies?

Johanna is excellent at applying tax law and other accounting principles in her job as a manager in her accounting firm. She has equally high skills in working with the employees she supervises but does not have as much skill in helping the firm shape the vision for growth. Applying Katz's skills model, at what level of management is Johanna?

Tamika uses her ability to sense and perceive her staff's emotions every day to help them feel comfortable in the workplace. She is very knowledgeable about day-to-day operations and also is quite successful at anticipating problems and sharing ideas for improvements up the chain of command. Applying Katz's skills model, at what level of management is Tamika?

Jonathan has equally high skills in managing relationships with the employees he supervises and in helping the firm shape the vision for growth. He is not as adept in the technical aspects of the company. Applying Katz's skills model, at what level of management is Jonathan?

Ashlyn focuses her energy at her car manufacturing company on assessing market fluctuations and shaping the goals of the organization for the future. She communicates well with her staff and enjoys the social aspect of work with the people around her. She leaves the details and daily operations primarily to other capable staff in the organization. Applying Katz's skills model, at what level of management is Ashlyn?

A supervisory-level manager of a company who applies the level of administrative skills to the degrees delineated in Katz's model ______.

The research by Mumford et al. was done on a sample of ______.

The problem-solving competency in the skills model is most similar to ______.

The knowledge competency in the skills model is most similar to ______.

Additional research completed by Mumford, Campion, and Morgeson used a four skill model to assess cognitive, interpersonal, business, and strategic skills in managers at junior and senior levels of an organization. the research findings in this study were most similar to ______.

Mumford's skills model contends that leadership outcomes are the direct result of ______.

The skills approach is primarily ______.

Individual leader attributes can affect the leader's skills, but it is the ______ themselves that are most important in addressing organizational problems.

Which is not a strength of the skills approach?

The structure of the skills approach is ______.

The breadth of the skills approach, which includes motivation, critical thinking, and personality, ______.

The skills approach is ______.

The skills approach framework ______.

Research data on Mumford et al.'s model was tested on military personnel. which of the following is true?

General cognitive ability is similar to which of the five leadership traits in this text?

The basic premise of the skills approach is to ______.

Katz started the research focus on skills during a time when ______.

According to the skills model, performance outcomes are affected by ______.

Katz describes human skills as ______.

Mumford's skills model includes which of these main components?

Social judgment competencies described in Mumford et. al.'s skills model are similar to skills in this framework

In the previous company Leo worked for, he led the downsizing of a major division and had to terminate hundreds of employees. This event had an impact on Leo that influences how he approaches his leadership role in his current company. According to Mumford's skills model, this is an example of ______.

Career experiences directly contribute to which of the other main components of Mumford et. al's skills model?

Which of the following problem-solving skills can best be described as the ability to define noteworthy issues or significant problems affecting the organization? A. problem definition

Which of the following problem-solving skills can best be described as the ability to anticipate the implications of executing a plan?

Abby is a gifted communicator in her club and has a talent for verbally articulating what the future can hold for the members. According to Mumford's nine key problem solving skills, which is Abby demonstrating