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Leadership Theory Test

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The textbook author proposes that a leader should have integrity because:
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In the introduction and discussion materials with this lesson I stated that _____ of the studies reviewed to determine the traits of leaders involved emergent leaders.
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Leadership emergence occurs:
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The textbook author feels that there is evidence of a renewed interest in the trait approach because of the:
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In the process of solving the problem of reducing health care costs in a large and complex organization, which of the following does the textbook author suggest as the last step?
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The textbook author indicates in the introductory chapter that the leadership approaches described in the later chapters apply:
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A major criticism of the trait approach is that it
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The publication of Stogdill's first survey marked the beginning of a new approach to leadership research that focused on:
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In 1991, Kirkpatrick and Locke proposed that six characteristics make up the "right stuff" of leadership. Which of the following lists are taken from those six?
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The skills model described in chapter 3 of the textbook was the result of:
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Which of the following options is a correct listing of the skills proposed by Katz in his Harvard Business Review article?
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In the skills model, _____ is described as intellectual ability that is learned or acquired over time.
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In 1977 Zaleznik went so far as to argue that leaders and managers are basically different types of people. Which of the following would be one of the phrases he would use to describe managers?
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The skills approach differs from other models we will study because:
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With regard to influence in the leadership process, the textbook author argues that:
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The definition of leadership the author of the textbook chose to use is comprised of four elements. Which of the following includes all of those four elements?
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According to the Katz article, human skill is needed most at what level of management?
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According to the skills model, which of the following is the correct listing of the aspects of motivation as an individual attribute?
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In a book that compared the functions of management with the functions of leadership, Kotter argued that the overriding function of management is to _________, whereas the primary function of leadership is to _________ .
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The textbook author feels that research on leadership traits can be criticized for failure to:
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the later approaches look at behavior patterns while the skills approach frames leadership as the capabilities that make effective leadership possible.
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he felt the need was equally great at all levels
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this inspires confidence in others
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research funded by the U.S. Army and Department of Defense using Army officers.
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emphasis many researchers place on visionary and charismatic leadership
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Check for issues in the organization that may infringe on the implementation of your changes.
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motivation, integrity, knowledge of the business
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technical, human, and conceptual
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crystallized cognitive ability
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leadership behaviors and leadership situations
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when others perceive an individual as the most influential member of a group or organization
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about ten percent
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ngness to lead, willingness to express dominance, commitment to the social good
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equally to emergent and assigned leaders
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provide order and consistency, produce change and movement
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without influence, leadership does not exist
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it is a process, involves influence, occurs in groups, and involves goals
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es not provide any benchmarks for what we need to look for in leaders
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they act to limit choices
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look at traits in relationship to leadership outcomes
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Katz proposed that technical skill was most needed at what level of management?
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Northouse feels that the process of dealing with novel, ill-defined organizational issues is complex and demanding, like a puzzle. He indicates that for leaders to deal with such issues, the skills based model suggests that _____ are essential.
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You have been assigned to develop a plan to reduce the company's health care costs. Which competency described in the skills model would likely be most crucial in effectively carrying out this leadership task?
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Which of the components of the Mumford, et. al. skills model is most like the trait approach?
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The textbook author feels that the impetus for research on leadership skills came from an article published in the Harvard Business Review in _______.
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Mumford, et. al. have divided social judgment skills into four categories. Which of the following is NOT one of their social judgment skill categories?
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Which of the skills model's social judgment skills involves communication and persuasion?
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Stogdill's first survey identifies a group of important leadership traits that were related to how individuals in various groups became leaders. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

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